Rainbow Six Siege Future Fixes Revealed As Ubisoft Works To Get The Game Healthy

Recently Ubisoft surprised Rainbow Six Siege players by delaying the game's next DLC expansion in favor of a series of updates designed to improve overall "game health," which has left some people a bit confused. A video game can't exactly turn its head and cough, so what kind of health updates can we expect?

Well, Ubisoft has released a list of their top priorities as they work toward a happier, healthier Rainbow Six Siege. The plan is for most of these changes to be included in Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming 2.2.1 update, although some of them may slip to future updates. Here's the full list:

One Step Matchmaking

We are focusing on the testing and implementation of One Step Matchmaking. We are currently testing this on the TTS.

Map Fixes

Our level design team will be taking a pass on all maps to correct various bugs/glitches.

Game Crashes

Our technical team will be reviewing the layers of code that are leading to game crashes. This will provide you with a more stable playing experience.

Hit Boxes

Currently being tested on the Technical Test Server, the hit box refactor is continuing to under-go further testing prior to being deployed to the live build of the game.

Spawn Killing

We have seen the community's frustrations regarding spawn killing, and our level design teams will be taking steps to mitigate the locations where this is still possible. To be clear, spawn killing is when a Defender is able to kill you within seconds of spawning. Running towards the objective and dying for not using cover is not considered spawn killing.

Join in Progress

We do not intend for players to be placed into Ranked matches that are already in progress. We are also going to be working on the various bugs encountered by people when they join a match in progress in Casual.

Defuser issues (audio, planting, destroying)

Interaction with the Defuser is not always fluid and intuitive, and sometimes does not work as intended. We will be doing a pass on the Defuser as a whole to address these issues. The various Defuser issues will be worked on throughout the entirety of Operation Health.

Glaz

Glaz will be receiving some attention. Stay tuned for details!

A good varied mix of stuff, although my impression is the most contentious issue with Rainbow Six Siege is online lag. Of course, these issues are only the current top priorities – Ubisoft promises they'll address other problems as they continue to whip Rainbow Six Siege into shape.

Rainbow Six Siege is currently available for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.