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Oct 27, 2017
371
I need to remind myself to stay away from Ranked on free weekends. Went form Gold 2 to Copper 1 because every single ranked match I have had, 2 people on my team DC after the first round.

EDIT: Bronze 1, not Copper lmao. Whoops
 
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TheYanger

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,153
Just got done playing the free weekend. Fun but frustrating game.

I'd like to buy it but there's no way I'm grinding for all these operators. What's like the lowest price the Complete Edition has ever been at? I'm definitely willing to wait to get it discounted.
40 or 50 bucks. Since the game is getting more popular and not less I don't know that it'll drop that low again. Also the CURRENT complete edition has the third season pass, so it's actually more expensive. You can get the y2 complete edition for like 55 on cdkeys or other stes like that, keys from when it was on sale last time. Pretty sure I snagged it on sale just before Operation Health for 50.
 

Syder

The Moyes are Back in Town
Moderator
Oct 25, 2017
12,543
You can get the y2 complete edition for like 55 on cdkeys or other stes like that, keys from when it was on sale last time. Pretty sure I snagged it on sale just before Operation Health for 50.
Would getting a cheap Complete Editon with Y2 and then buying Year 3 pass be cheaper than buying the new Complete Edition?
 

TheYanger

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,153
Would getting a cheap Complete Editon with Y2 and then buying Year 3 pass be cheaper than buying the new Complete Edition?
Until it goes on sale it probably would. It would also get you 600 more R6 credits.

Like, if you buy a grey market reseller copy and the pass it'd come out to 80ish.

EDIT: That said, if you have everything up to year 3, you can also easily afford to just unlock the ops with renown. 25000 is not very much at a time, as long as you play the game reasonably often. The real issue is the mountain of unlocking the previous 16 DLC ops if you don't buy it. I play a good amount of siege and make ~100k renown a month, but if you're doing the weeklies you can probably make 40 thousand in 25% as much playtime as I put in since those are a big chunk of it. That's more than enough to keep up wiht releases. You only need 16.7k renown per month to buy all the ops as they release, which is a SUPER low playtime requirement.
 
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Darkmaigle

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,530
I broke down and bought all the season 1 and 2 operators. (Had the starter edition) I regret nothing this game is amazing.

Destroying someone with Caveiras pistol is life changing stuff.
 

Syder

The Moyes are Back in Town
Moderator
Oct 25, 2017
12,543
Until it goes on sale it probably would. It would also get you 600 more R6 credits.

Like, if you buy a grey market reseller copy and the pass it'd come out to 80ish.

EDIT: That said, if you have everything up to year 3, you can also easily afford to just unlock the ops with renown. 25000 is not very much at a time, as long as you play the game reasonably often. The real issue is the mountain of unlocking the previous 16 DLC ops if you don't buy it. I play a good amount of siege and make ~100k renown a month, but if you're doing the weeklies you can probably make 40 thousand in 25% as much playtime as I put in since those are a big chunk of it. That's more than enough to keep up wiht releases. You only need 16.7k renown per month to buy all the ops as they release, which is a SUPER low playtime requirement.
is it true that the Standard Edition will get you all 20 legacy (original) operators unlocked from the start soon (March)?
 
Oct 27, 2017
371
So you're blaming the servers or the people that are below level 20 in ranked?
It is a combo of both actually. Some people were getting genuine DC issues and did their best to reconnect in time. However, a good chunk were new players "meming" it up and leaving if their dumb strats failed the first round. For example, in the last game I played, two people DCed after getting smashed in the first round. 3rd player TKed our 4th at spawn and attempted to TK me. When he failed, he yelled "YOU LIL N****!" and left. This was round two lmao. These issues generally only arise for me during Free Weekends. I can deal with the toxicity no problem but it is a pain in the ass to rank up again. This is what I get for solo queuing though.
 

Echo

Banned
Oct 29, 2017
6,482
Mt. Whatever
Outbreak looks really cool, I'm genuinely shocked they're willing to toss all that work after a month. Or maybe they'll make it a yearly event.

I hope Siege itself isn't truly a 10 year plan lol. When next-gen hits I'd like the next R6 game, and hopefully it looks as good as Siege did at it's E3 reveal, only you know in real time by the end product.
 

Overflow

Member
Oct 29, 2017
3,156
Wollongong
What a perfect week for my internet to go out :( this all looks amazing.

Really looking forward to Outbreak, though I won't be buying Outbreak packs on principle (let me pay you for what I want Ubi, for fucks sake).
 

Saften

Member
Oct 26, 2017
216
Does anyone know if I buy the game from greenmangaming, can I then activate it on Steam, or does the key only unlock it for UbiPlay?
 

TheYanger

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,153
Does anyone know if I buy the game from greenmangaming, can I then activate it on Steam, or does the key only unlock it for UbiPlay?
Even if you own it on steam you have to open uplay to play it. There's literally no benefit to steam unless you're looking to use steam wallet (which if you're buying from gmg I'd wager the answer is no).
 

Salty_Josh

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,942
Blitz new cancer if he's 2 speed 2 armor
Ugh he's already so cancerous already with his stupid ass head hitbox that went from being too big to 5x smaller than it appears. Plus his dumb galloping bullshit and "balanced" hipfire accuracy. The number of times I've been ruined from across a room whilst suppressing his shield from him hipfiring me is pretty ridiculous. Maybe I'm just unlucky. It's probably more like I'm just really bad
 

dapperbandit

Member
Oct 30, 2017
1,162
Not sure what to think of the proposed changes to Clubhouse, too early to tell for Hereford but I hope once its all done that map goes back into Ranked rotation, so bored of playing with half of the maps in ranked now,
 

dapperbandit

Member
Oct 30, 2017
1,162
https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-us/game-info/seasons/chimera/index.aspx

Looks like blitz buff and kapkan losing his wires for impact nades is in

Some of the Quality of Life stuff is really cool:

RELOADING CHANGES
Changes to ammo update timings

When you reload your weapon there is always a point in the animation where your ammo count updates. We have overhauled the "key" moment where it happens during the animation. All weapons ammo updates are now slightly faster. They have been rationalized according to their animation. This should make reloading a lot more comfortable.

Interrupting tactical reload with going to ADS
You can now interrupt a tactical reload (reloading with a round in still in the chamber) with aiming down the sights. Before you could only do it with sprint, but now if you are reloading and someone surprises you and you want to shoot, all you have to do is go to ADS and fire instantly with your remaining ammunition.

Reload resume points
Missing reload resume points have been added to all weapons reloads. When you interrupt a full reload, if you have done certain steps (ie. Discarding the empty magazine) you won't do that step again when resuming the reload animation.
 

Salty_Josh

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,942
These changes are juicy. Feels like the team is actually clued in for once. Just surprised they keep making the same mistakes (releasing new ops with a full set of steroids). Hopefully these new boyos will be bearable
 

mf.luder

Member
Oct 28, 2017
1,675
The reload thing is neat although I think one thing that these games should do is something closer to realistic magazine/bullet management.

You should carry 3 mags and if you reload with half a clip left those bullets are either lost or you need to hold a button to simulate taking those bullets out and putting them into another mag.
 

fr0st

Member
Oct 28, 2017
4,492
The reload thing is neat although I think one thing that these games should do is something closer to realistic magazine/bullet management.

You should carry 3 mags and if you reload with half a clip left those bullets are either lost or you need to hold a button to simulate taking those bullets out and putting them into another mag.
There's tactical realism for you but only in custom game modes
 

Echo

Banned
Oct 29, 2017
6,482
Mt. Whatever
So glad Yacht is coming back. Lately been feeling like too little maps, and it was making me feel weird about them taking maps out of rotation. Also excited that other maps will be getting small changes here and there, and I hope it's enough to make them feel... not fresh, but different.
 

jtb

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,065
What's the cheapest way to buy the Y1 or Y2 operators if you already have the complete base game?
 

LAM09

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,211
I remember reading that one of the upcoming patches will be quite big (52GB~). Is that correct?
 

PeskyToaster

Member
Oct 27, 2017
15,314
On picks and bans, lots of games do it (like League of Legends) and it works really well but they also have lots of champions and role redundancies. A thatcher or mira ban will radically change the match while a Varus or Zoe ban won't.
 

TheYanger

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,153
On picks and bans, lots of games do it (like League of Legends) and it works really well but they also have lots of champions and role redundancies. A thatcher or mira ban will radically change the match while a Varus or Zoe ban won't.
Yeah, but the POINT of picks and bans is to create more variety and let ops that wouldn't be otherwise picked shine through better. I don't know that you need a ton of redundancies, because they affect both teams equally and reward those who can be creative outside of their comfort zone. For instance a twitch drone can basically do what a thatcher can, it's just not as simple.
 
Oct 25, 2017
4,648
I have this issue with picking a defender I really enjoy, unlike attackers where I have 3-4 I really enjoy. Ela losing impacts on top of gun nerfs puts me back to really just playing Caveira again...

God give frost her C4 back at least...
 
Oct 27, 2017
371
Yeah, but the POINT of picks and bans is to create more variety and let ops that wouldn't be otherwise picked shine through better. I don't know that you need a ton of redundancies, because they affect both teams equally and reward those who can be creative outside of their comfort zone. For instance a twitch drone can basically do what a thatcher can, it's just not as simple.
BTH, I can't wait to vote ban Twitch with Twitch mains lol.

I have this issue with picking a defender I really enjoy, unlike attackers where I have 3-4 I really enjoy. Ela losing impacts on top of gun nerfs puts me back to really just playing Caveira again...

God give frost her C4 back at least...
I am the opposite, I can't find a ATKer that I enjoy playing. I bounce between Sledge, Zofia, and Doki at the moment. Lot's of variety with defenders for me though.

I'm good with the recoil and nade Ela nerf but not the dmg nerf. But oh well.
 

LAM09

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,211
That was last year, when they restructured the game files and had no salvageable way to fix it other than redownloading the whole game. After operation Health.

I thought I heard something about how the Outbreak update could be around that size, but I'm guessing it's nonsense
 
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PeskyToaster

Member
Oct 27, 2017
15,314
Yeah, but the POINT of picks and bans is to create more variety and let ops that wouldn't be otherwise picked shine through better. I don't know that you need a ton of redundancies, because they affect both teams equally and reward those who can be creative outside of their comfort zone. For instance a twitch drone can basically do what a thatcher can, it's just not as simple.

I guess they are only doing 2 bans instead of 10 that league gets. Picks and Bans will also work differently depending on the level of play. Pros will pick/ban based on the strats and comps while people in ranked will pick/ban based on who they hate. Aka Ash and Ela mains better learn to walk without crutches.
 
Oct 25, 2017
4,648
I am the opposite, I can't find a ATKer that I enjoy playing. I bounce between Sledge, Zofia, and Doki at the moment. Lot's of variety with defenders for me though.
For offense I like Dokk, Hibana, and Buck. I don't mind Ying (her gun sucks but her ability can be super fun), Sledge (but would rather just play Buck), and Zofia.

I'm good with the recoil and nade Ela nerf but not the dmg nerf. But oh well.
I would've been cool with any 2/3. I generally hate not having access to either C4 or Impacts though, which is why I gave up on Frost after the C4 was removed from her.