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Rainbow Six Siege: High Calibre teaser reveals Thorn and her gadget

The week of Rainbow Six Siege teasers continues as Ubisoft slowly unveils the details for the new season, High Calibre. Earlier this week, we got the season's name and a look at a new weapon - now we've gotten a cinematic look at the new operator, Thorn, and a clear demonstration of her new gadget.

Thorn will be in the Defender role, and if the red hair and accent in the trailer don't give it away, she's Irish. Her gadget is a sticky grenade that can be placed on a wall - it apparently works as a trap, because we see it explode into shrapnel when a group of enemies get close. We also see her wielding what appears to be the new SMG that appeared in the earlier teaser.

This all matches with what we've heard about Thorn from dataminers leading up to this reveal. According to the leaked info, those explosives are called Razorbloom Shells - once one is triggered, it'll turn red, then explode after a small delay, dealing proximity-based damage to enemies.

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Y6S3.3 Patch Notes

For additional information and further details on the changes listed below, please see our [Y6S3.3 Designer's Notes](https://rainbow6.com/DN_Y6S33).

[h2]Y6S3.3 PATCH SIZE[/h2]
Below you will find the download sizes for each platform.

Ubisoft Connect: 2.21 GB
Steam: 1.7 GB
Xbox One: 1.2 GB
Xbox Series X: 3.7 GB
PS4: 1.4 GB
PS5: 1.13 GB

[h2]OPERATOR BALANCING[/h2]

[h3]ALIBI[/h3]
Increased Mx4 Storm vertical recoil.

[h3]ARUNI AND MOZZIE[/h3]

Reduced P10 Roni Magazine from 19+1 to 15+1.
Increased vertical recoil and first kick recoil.
Total ammo is now 181 in PVP, 121 in Hardcore and 196 in PVE.

[h3]CASTLE[/h3]

Increased number of Armor Panels to 4 (was 3).
Reduced number of punches required to destroy an Armor Panel to 9 (was 12).

[h3]CLASH[/h3]

Replaced P-10C with Super Shorty.

[h3]HARD BREACH CHARGE[/h3]

Increased number to 2 (was 1).
Affected Operators include: Montagne, Buck, Fuze, Capitão, Amaru, Nøkk, Ying, and Zero.

[h3]KAPKAN[/h3]

No longer limited to placing 1 trap per door/window frame.

[h3]MELUSI[/h3]

Added Bulletproof Camera (removed Nitro Cell).

[h3]ORYX[/h3]

Reduced Dash refresh time to 8 seconds (was 12 seconds).

[h3]WAMAI[/h3]

Increased number of Mag-NETs to 6 (was 4).
Reduced catching area of effect to 3.5 meters (was 5 meters).

[h2]TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

[h3]PLAYER COMFORT[/h3]
Performance Metrics

PC users can now display real-time performance metrics in the HUD such as FPS, latency, and NVIDIA-related metrics. This feature can be turned On in the General section of the Options menu.

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]
FIXED – Attacker is removed from the match if they injure a hostage that is later revived and eliminated by a Defender.
FIXED – Ammo counter flashes red after switching weapons.
FIXED – The G36Cs rail reduces visibility when the Red Dot is equipped.
FIXED – If a player is reconnecting, round doesn't end when the last opponent is eliminated.
FIXED – "Join Party" option is not functional in the Ubisoft Connect overlay and client.
FIXED – Rim lighting is applied to Operators on the victory screen.
FIXED – Muffled sound is heard on some weapons.
FIXED – Defenders can vault on top of an unreachable location and secure a win for their team in the Doktor's Curse Event.
FIXED – The attacker's hammer animation freezes and loops without collision when holding down the trigger button in the Doktor's Curse Event.

[h3]LEVEL DESIGN[/h3]
FIXED – Bar shadow at 1F Bar disappears when viewed from trapdoor in 2F Library Entrance on Chalet map.
FIXED – Asset and collision issues on Bank map and Kafe Dostoyevsky map.
FIXED – The light of the wall cladding located at 3F Lounge disappears when LOD lowers when viewing it from 3F Casino on Yacht map.
FIXED – Player is unable drop the defuser on the roof above 2F Billiards Room on Coastline map.

[h3]OPERATORS[/h3]
FIXED – Kapkan is not receiving 20p for each activated trap.

[h3]USER EXPERIENCE[/h3]
FIXED – Various UI issues.
FIXED – Various localization issues.

Rainbow Six Siege caster Michael 'KiXSTAr' Stockley dies at 24

Michael "KiXSTAr" Stockley, a popular Rainbow Six Siege caster, streamer, and former professional player, has died at the age of 24, according to a statement from his family...
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Rainbow Six Siege's Halloween event is live

The Doktor's Curse has been unleashed on Rainbow Six Siege - or in other words, the multiplayer game's Halloween event has begun. The popular Doktor's Curse limited-time game mode that debuted in 2019 has made its return, running today through November 2. In it, one team of five hunters has to find the five monsters hiding in the Doktor's Castle, and there are spooky Halloween rewards to be had for playing the mode.

The event takes place on a spookified version of the Theme Park map, which has been decked out to transform it into the lair of an evil mad scientist. To queue up for the mode, you'll want to select a 5v5 match of Hide and Seek in Doktor's Castle. Once you begin, you'll play as either a hunter or a monster, without any of your chosen operator's usual firearms.

Hunters, instead, will have to use melee weapons and gadgets to find and destroy the team of five monsters who are hiding inside. Monsters have the same restrictions - it's an all-melee mode, but you can use gadgets and booby traps. The monsters win if they manage to survive all the way until the end of the countdown timer, or if all the hunters are eliminated.

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Rainbow Six Siege Halloween event adds spooky hide-and-seek today

According to video games, Halloween officially starts today. Look, I don't make the rules! Tonight marks the start of Halloween events in Overwatch, Apex Legends, and Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft's tactical first-person shooter is bringing back Doktor's Curse, its 5v5 hide-and-seek mode where a team of monsters have to survive in a spookily decked-out Theme Park while exterminators hunt them down. This year, new operators are joining the fray too.