Rainbow Six Siege Update Y6S4.2 Patch Notes (January 25)

After a few weeks of collecting feedback on test servers, the balance changes for Aruni, Ela, and Zofia will hit the primary servers of Rainbow Six Siege through update Y6S4.2 with patch notes revealing some bug fixes as well.

A few weeks earlier, the Test Servers for Rainbow Six Siege were enabled for collecting feedback on a few upcoming balance changes for a number of operators.

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Ela was the core of these changes as she will receive two nerfs and a small buff with this new update. The defender’s shotgun, FO-12, will now deal 25 damage (was 35). Also, the damage modifier of the shotgun’s Extended Barrel will be reduced.

On the other hand, both Ela and Zofia will no longer face speed reduction when affected by KS97 or Grzmot Mines.

When it comes to Aruni, the popular defender of Siege, she will get a Muzzle Brake for her Mk14.

Check out the full notes down below:

Rainbow Six Siege Update Y6S4.2 Patch Notes

Xbox Audio Issues

• Investigations are ongoing for the crashes related to audio issues on Xbox and it’s suspected to be related to sound data corruption.
• Today’s patch aims to help limit the number of crashes related to these issues and will allow the team to collect data from active cases to help further investigations.
• A new icon (see below) has been introduced and will appear in-game when a related audio issue is identified on your end.
• If you see this audio icon, rebooting the console at your earliest convenience should help avoid the issue and minimize the chance of crashing.

Operator Balancing

• Aruni
  • Added Muzzle Break to Mk 14.
• Ela
  • FO-12:
    • Reduced damage to 25 (from 35).
    • Reduced Extended Barrel attachment damage modifier to be consistent with other weapons.
• Ela + Zofia:
  • Removed movement speed reduction when affected by concussion effect of Grzmot Mine and KS79.

Bug Fixes – Gameplay

• FIXED – Camera goes out of bounds for an Attacker that’s watching a death replay when the end of round replay begins.
• FIXED – Bulletproof cam remains visually present when the deploy animation is interrupted.
• FIXED – Fuze’s Cluster charge cannot be deployed on Mira’s Black Mirror.
• FIXED – Razorbloom and Grzmot mine can be activated through a soft wall if the wall is shot with a small caliber weapon.
• FIXED – Ping doesn’t function when looking at a lower angle with Twitch’s Shock Drone.

Bug Fixes – Level Design

• FIXED – Destruction, clipping, and lighting issues on various maps.
• FIXED – LOD issues on various maps.
• FIXED – Some devices can be hidden behind the bookshelf in 2F CEO Office on Bank map.

Bug Fixes – Operators

• FIXED – While using a controller, player cannot lean and hold Ying’s Candela at the same time.
• FIXED – Animation is missing for the Victory Celebration of Ash’s Black Viper elite.

Bug Fixes – User Experience

• FIXED – Crash occurs when players shoot a certain locations on some maps.         
• FIXED – Various UI issues.
• FIXED – Various BattlePass issues.
• FIXED – Various shop issues.
• FIXED – The game soft locks when changing the mouse sensibility while eliminated.        
• FIXED – Various audio and SFX issues.
• FIXED – Various localization issues.
• FIXED – Various customization issues.
• FIXED – Players is removed for inactivity on Xbox after disconnecting and reconnecting a controller during a match.
• FIXED – Missing text on 3D preview in Packs after previewing items from different categories.    
• FIXED – Player gets redirected to the home screen after interrupting a Pack opening by pressing ESC.    
• FIXED – Compass Location and Orientation doesn’t update for a caster when switching from one player in first person to another in third person.         
• FIXED – Various HUD issues.

Rainbow Six Siege is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia, Luna, and PC. You can play it for free through Xbox Game Pass on PC or consoles.