TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Y8S2 DESIGNER'S NOTES

Published by 15 May, 2023 0 likes

In this latest edition of Designer's Notes, we'll go into detail about the balancing changes that'll come with the Y8S2 Season Test Server and give you some insight into the reasons behind them.

BALANCING MATRIX AND TOP OPERATOR BANSWIN DELTA VS. PRESENCEPlease note that we are using presence to gauge the popularity of an Operator.

This notion had to be introduced to reflect the implementation of the pick & ban. Presence definition: pick rate of an Operator when not banned.

Win Delta: The Win Delta is aggregated from Operator's Win Deltas per Bomb Site.

OPERATOR BAN RATEGADGET BALANCINGOBSERVATION BLOCKERBASE STATS Amount: 3 per operator Barrier maximum width: 5 meters Barrier height: 2. 2 meters Type: Electronic Health: 1hp Vulnerabilities: Bullets, laser, melee, explosivesThe Observation Blocker is the new Secondary Gadget available for Defenders.

Once deployed, it creates a digital barrier that blocks vision from any Observation Tool, such as drones, Iana's Gemini Replicator, or Brava's Kludge Drone, so operators or gadgets cannot be spotted through it.

This barrier is only visible from Observation Tools, so it won't affect operators in any way. The arms of the device will adapt to the space available, so the projection won't go through walls.

Currently, the only way to deny Attacker droning is by playing Mute, Mozzie, or Solis.

The Observation Blocker will now also fulfill this role to a lesser degree, as drones can travel through the barrier with zero penalty.

This gadget won't replace those operators, but it will reinforce the gameplay around denying information and allow for more flexibility when a dedicated operator is not required.

During the Preparation Phase, the device can be used to hide information regarding the operators selected or the actual defensive setup.

Attackers will need to take more risks with drones to use Attacker Repick at its full potential as they won't know if a Defender is watching from behind the wall.

It can also be used to force Attackers to be more accurate when gathering information, as any corner covered by an Observation Blocker can hide a threat.

OPERATORSThe Observation Blocker is added as a 3rd secondary gadget option unless it is specified in the Operator Balancing section below.

Ela Rook Warden Caveira Kaid Maestro Pulse Alibi JägerOPERATOR BALANCINGALIBILOADOUT Removed Deployable Shield Removed Impact Grenades. Added Observation Blocker Added Proximity Alarm.

Alibi's Prisma blocks line of sight, gathers intel, and tricks attackers. We want to double down on this fantasy by changing all her secondary gadgets to focus on those aspects.

The Observation Blocker will contribute to the mind games around the Prismas allowing you to hide them from drones to be more effective against Attackers.

Proximity Alarms as an alternative, will gather intel and contribute to map control.

The removal of Impact Grenades will also help slow her down, as she will have to rely on the Baliff 410 to make all rotations. CLASHLOADOUT Added Deployable Shield.

To compensate for her limited fire power Clash will now be able to contribute more to the site setup. Similarly, to what was done with the Super Shorty, we wanted to give her more options.