Man, I've gone past 1100+ hours now....This game has truly made me addictive heh. Well, here's a review for those considering purchasing this game!

I was in the Closed Alpha, Beta, 2 of the Technical Tests, and the Open Beta (I have the exclusive skin to show off from alpha :3). I've seen this game grow from a game that Ubisoft had originally planned to scrap, to a Wonderful game filled to the brim with people.

Operation Health Update Review (General stuff still stays): Updated May 26th, 2017

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Rainbow Six Siege is Currently with 30,000+ Playerbase on Steam servers alone, and the numbers keep growing. The game is meant to be a Tactical game with droning ahead of time, clearing rooms, and communicating with your Team. Defending a position, flanking enemy attackers, etc.

People compare this game to CoD run-and-gun a lot, which makes me laugh. If they want to run and gun, I hear their *thump, thump, thump* from so far away, I can easily wallbang them (AKA: Shoot them through the wall). Any Person who plays proffesionally will tell you that running is ONLY to be used when your in a safe area, outside, or you know an enemies position/hear him and want to get the jump on them.

CSGO players will compare it, but R6 is a lot less twitch shooting based, and there are several aspects that CSGO doesn't have that R6 does. (but that would take a bit so don't want to bore you)

Now that you have a "general" idea of what this game is about, I want to address the main issues that seem to pop up with people, and talk about them to help alleviate fears of buying. (if I miss something let me know).

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Toxic Players ----- Generally speaking, most of the playerbase is quite nice, but since the numbers and popularity have made it grow, that won't be as prominent to some, and if they get on your nerves, Mute button is there to use. However, find that nice person whose willing to play with you and laugh with you at ridiclous things, and you've got yourself the start of a squad right there.

Teamkilling ------ A big issue of people who are TK in Ranked and Casual which Ubisoft has taken steps, and are still addressing. If you kill a teammate at the start of the round, you get kicked and penalized (doesn't matter ranked or casual). If you've extensivly TK in other games, you can get banned for longer. Friend and me did a test on it to confirm it.

Cheating ------ If you were to tell me BEFORE Battleye, I would've said STEAR CLEAR OF THIS GAME. However, since the addition of Battleye, there are rarely ANY cheaters now. Despite what you might "think" of a person is hacking, people like myself have trained very hard to get good and you need to be able to identify a cheater from a good player like any other game. Another benefit of Battleye is that it tracks the IP of the offender, and if that person gets another account from the same computer, Battleye can block them, or watch them closely to ban again.

Pay2Win ----- I'm not sure how anybody got this in their head, but there are people out there who do. This is easily destroyed since the game doesn't take weapons and specific operators as it does Skill and Game Knowledge. Plain and simple. For fun i've gone recruit (default class available to new people) and murdered enemy teams in casual. Thermite for example, is one of 2 operators who can breach Reinforced walls, While he can make things easier, he isn't required to win. There is nothing in this game you can't earn from just playing the game. This includes most skins and cosmetics. Pay2win is not anywhere in this game.

Teamkicked By Squads ------ Another thing that's been popping up from time-to-time is people complaining that people in a squad kick them in game to troll. This is something Ubisoft has been working on for a while now, and I managed to talk to a developer on this matter for a brief talk. There IS a program running to "check" frequencies of squads kicking people who aren't in their squad. An easier solution is just to form your own squad of buddies.

Spawnkilling ------ This comes down to game knowledge. In competitive, I'm suprised if they don't try to spawn kill me. You need to know which windows/doors offer the best "peaking" for killing people, and go out carefully. In casual you'll rarely see this as far as I know, but if your going into competitive, this is a heads up to make sure you memorize positions.

Running Outside To kill ------ Another "Game Knowledge" Category that you should know. If you see a completely broken down window/door, be very, very careful of people running out to kill you, or peak kill. Drone it out and kill that pesky roamer! Also, if they have to break down a window/door to get out to try and kill you outside, if you have a decent headset on, you'll hear that "CRASH" in no time. It then comes down to your reaction and pinpoiting the noise location. There are guides out there that can help you see the most prominent ones. If you take time to memorize, you'll get the hang of it!

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I removed the netcode question since it was lengthy and put it into the comments section so that I may update this review a bit more thoroughly. Check the comments section if you want to see it!

Operation Health...my, my, my. This has caused quite the stir since Ubisoft decided to not release a new operator or map into the game. The change however is a welcome one.

As I've played the game since release date, I'm extremely surprised that they decided to do this now instead of two years ago. This was a sorely needed update that wasn't entirely welcomed by the community for the cut content.

Many people are stating that they should be compensated by Ubisoft if they bought the season pass. This is quite an odd thing to say considering they still get the bonus skins, renown, more challenges to earn more renown, all season 2 operators a week ahead and free, legendary skins, etc.

So with Operation Health, it's essentially Ubisoft's way of saying, "We done goofed". Since releasing, people have had problems with netcode, hit registration, and much more. This season is specifically targeted to fix these issues which as I've said before: FINALLY!

Complaints regarding Operation Health aren't groundless though, and are well understood. We had a set basis for content release, and Ubisoft does a 180 two weeks before the Pro League Finals! My inital thoughts were "DANG IT!" but then after the first initiation of Operation Health hit, my Ping has gone down from an average of 60-80, to 40-60 which is HUGE.

For a brief synopsis on Operation Health:

One-step Matchmaking to improve it and prevent issues with disconnections, errors etc.

Map Fixes for bugs, glitches, and spawnkilling (adding more assests to prevent instant spawn killing)

HIt Boxes is basically improving and modifying the Hit Registration to improve it.

Map Adjustment: Some maps are VERY hard to defend in certain areas, and they're planning on modifying some areas for an easier defense.

Joining in progress bugs, and preventing someone from accidently joining a Ranked Match (few cases here and there)

All around bug fixes

My response is a grudging thankfulness for this. Not entirely happy, but by far not upset because I'm very excited for these fixes! For the Main website link for your own look:

https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-us/updates/health/roadmap.aspx

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I hope you have a better idea of the game, its pros and cons, and perhaps I'll see you in Ranked someday!

If you want me to answer some questions, feel free to leave a comment.