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Rainbow Six Siege Year 8 update finally ends reload frustrations

Have you ever cornered a lone Rainbow Six Siege operator as they reload and gone in for the kill, only for them to turn around and blow your head off? Frustrating, isn't it? The Rainbow Six Siege Year 8 update, however, finally fixes the FPS game's reloading system, as well as making some big changes to the compensator and muzzle brake.

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Rainbow Six Siege MouseTrap anti-cheat targets pesky spoofers

The all-new Rainbow Six Siege MouseTrap anti-cheat is yet another addition to the FPS game's ever-changing roster of protection systems. Specifically targeting spoofers, Ubisoft hopes that MouseTrap will stamp out some of R6's most irritating cheaters.

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Rainbow Six Siege leaks hint at console mouse and keyboard sanctions

We know this is something that should go without saying, but it's worth reiterating: accuracy is everything in Rainbow Six Siege. Sure, player positioning and team composition are important too, but you still need to land your shots - preferably before your oppontents - if you want to win. One way you can take advantage of the hardware to hand and get one up on your enemies when it comes to this is by using a mouse and keyboard on the console version of Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft, thankfully, is aware of the imbalance this can cause and new Rainbow Six Siege leaks are showing just how the developer is going to tackle players using keyboard and mouse input on consoles.

Ahead of the full Rainbow Six Siege Operation Commanding Force reveal, which Ubisoft is scheduling for the middle of the upcoming Invitational on February 18, Reddit user 'ProtonPacks123' has shared leaked images from 'lungu_r6' online that detail exactly how Ubisoft is going to introduce anti-cheat measures to Rainbow Six Siege on console by punishing keyboard and mouse players.

As you will be able to see for yourself below, it looks like anyone using a keyboard and mouse input on the console version of Rainbow Six Siege will have to deal with an additional input lag penalty that continues to increase over the course of several matches.

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Rainbow Six Siege Splinter Cell alumni Zero might be nerfed next

For Rainbow Six Siege, a tactical FPS with well over 50 different operators heading into its' eighth year of content, balancing updates are vital - perhaps even moreso than brand new content. However, just because they're important, doesn't mean they're easy to identify; for example, you can easily identify a bug that needs fixing in an update, and that's just as important. But, saying that, Rainbow Six Siege players are growing increasingly convinced that Splinter Cell alumni Zero is next on the chopping block; we disagree, and here's why.

As highlighted by this Rainbow Six Siege fan on Reddit, Zero has access to one of the best assault rifle options in Ubisoft's FPS: theSC3000K. Dealing decent damage while boasting a high fire rate and a large magazine size, this AR has benefitted hugely from the latest set of patch notes - which buffed the damage bonus from the Extended Barrel attachment by 15%.

In addition to this, Zero is also a three-speed Attacker. This makes him one of the more mobile Attackers in-game and a lethal operator in the right hands. One self-proclaimed Iana main on Reddit went as far as to say that Zero is "absolutely busted" on maps like Bank, right now.

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Rainbow Six Siege should introduce this Apex Legends ability in Y8S1

Ubisoft might be doing quite a lot of things right when it comes to its' tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege, but that doesn't stop this game's players discussing new mechanics and changes constantly online. While some of these ideas are... Just not that good, there are a handful that have quite a lot of merit. We know we said Rainbow Six Siege should adopt this useful Overwatch 2 feature in the future, but Rainbow Six Siege really should introduce this Apex Legends ability as soon as possible - it would be a game changer.

As suggested by self-proclaimed Bandit main 'Yebzey', there's a group of Rainbow Six Siege fans online that think Rainbow Six Siege should introduce a feature where downed operators could be dragged to safety before being revived. This is, essentially, what Apex Legends' Newcastle can do with his Retrieve The Wounded passive ability.

Now, we know Rainbow Six Siege operators can move a little while DBNO - just like players can in Apex Legends. However, there's quite a high chance that someone who goes down in Rainbow Six Siege isn't already in a great spot for a revive. You know, because they've been shot.

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