Lesion was one of the top roamers due to his versatility, so developers decided to take away the 1.5x scope on his T-5 weapon. Players kept using Ash to disrupt enemy gadgets on the top floors, which is why her Breaching Rounds saw its damage range decreased to 2 meters. Melusi was also a good pick on Ranked because of her main weapon, so Ubisoft removed its angled grip. In addition, Ela will have the same treatment regarding her “extra” mine. Her impact grenades range also decreases from 3 to 2 meters. She now no longer has any resistance to concussion effects nor the Withstand effect. Zofia was one of the most picked attackers as of late and needed a nerf. While operators like Zofia and Ash really needed a nerf, others like Echo and Kali heavily underperformed and needed buffs. They looked at operator win rates and presence to make balanced changes. In this patch, Rainbow Six Siege developers took note of the meta. Ubisoft unveiled the Designer’s Notes for the Rainbow Six Siege Y5S4.3 patch, highlighting many balancing updates and changes to operators, gadgets, and weapons.
