Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Patch Notes: Flores and Balance Changes (March 2021)

Rainbow Six Siege's new season, Crimson Heist, began on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. With the new patch, a new operator with a new gadget, a few new weapons and some tweaks are among the first things that stand out.

First Look at the Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Update

Crimson Heist presents a new version of the Border map for players to enjoy, adding a balcony and some changes to help it better fit the modern state of the game, along with quality-of-life improvements. In addition, a new secondary weapon, the GONNE-6, with explosive rounds that can destroy bulletproof devices, takes its place in the new season.

Ubisoft has also released a beta of Match Replay, which lets you watch replays, explore the game from different angles and review footage to examine what happened.

The new map pool has also been revamped. Every map will also have the same bomb site each round, so newcomers will not have trouble becoming familiar with the maps.

The New Operator Brought by the Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Update: Flores

The new season also introduces Flores, an Argentine Attacker class operator equipped with the AR33 or SR-25 as primary weapon and the GSH-18 as secondary weapon. Whether you go behind enemy lines or create massive rotation depth, there is no escaping the new remote-controlled explosive drones! The RCE-Rateros of the new Operator Flores can easily take out a range of Defender obstacles, including bulletproof Defender devices such as barricades, deployable shields, barbed wire and Maestro's Evil Eyes. In addition, RCE-Ratero drones do not just explode; Flores can drive them much like a normal Attacker camera drone and steer them as he wishes. They have only one downside: they are highly vulnerable to bullets or any damage.

Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Balance Changes

Mute

• Mute's Signal Disruptor now disables Claymores and Nomad's Airjabs.
• Added the missing disabled-state feedback for other affected gadgets.

Mozzie

• The warning icon that appears when a drone is near one of Mozzie's Pests now pulses at different speeds depending on the drone's proximity to the Pest.

Blackbeard

• Blackbeard's Rifle Shield HP reduced from 50 to 20.
• Mk17 damage reduced from 49 to 40.

Dokkaebi

• Stun Grenades replace Frag Grenades.
• GONNE-6 replaces the C75.

Finka

• Stun Grenades replace Frag Grenades.
• GONNE-6 replaces the GSH-18.

Twitch

• Smoke Grenades replace Stun Grenades.

Kali

• CSRX 300 damage increased from 122 to 127.

G36 Recoil

• Improved recoil adjustments for the G36.

Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Gameplay Balance and Improvements

Defuser Priority

• If the defuser is not taken by the end of the planning phase, it will be given to the Operator with the highest priority for the defuser.
• For example, given the nature of their role, Thermite will always take priority for the defuser.

Forced Gadget Clean-Up

• On PC, activating or equipping a device will no longer force the player to clear it.

Situations

• Added progression locks to Situation difficulties.
• The difficulty of Normal and Hard Situations is reduced.
• Weapon Attachments were adjusted.
• Other quality-of-life changes were made.

Rainbow Six Siege Crimson Heist Player Comfort Adjustments

Playlist Parameter Consistency

• Round time in the Newcomer and Quick Match playlists reduced to 3 minutes.
• Defuse time increased from 5 seconds to 7 seconds for both Newcomer and Quick Match.
• Defuser carrier selection was added to empower players who want to reduce friction between teammates.

Kapkan

• Deployment of Kapkan's Entry Denial Device was improved to feel more intuitive and reliable.

ADS Toggle

• Players using the ADS Toggle option will no longer be forced back into ADS after performing an action that pulls them out of it.

Spectator Mode

• Multi-kill feedback and squad loadout were added.

Achievements and Trophies

• The titles of some achievements and trophies were updated.

New Voice Actors

• Operator voices for IQ and Capitao were re-recorded with new voice actors.

Red Ping Support

• Support for Lion, Alibi and Jackal's red ping was added in EOR.

Challenges

• Ubisoft Connect Daily Challenges were removed. The box with the trophy icon on the main screen now leads to Battle Pass Challenges.

Map Rotations

• Map rotations for Quick Match were removed.
• To increase variety, all maps (except Bartlett U.) are now included in the Quick Match map pool.