Rainbow Six Siege Y11S1.3 Patch Notes Detail Operator Buffs and Weapon Adjustments

Rainbow Six Siege has released the Y11S1.3 patch, bringing a series of small adjustments aimed at polishing gameplay, improving consistency, and enhancing quality-of-life without drastically altering the meta. This update includes buffs for several operators and weapon recoil adjustments.

Operator Balancing

• CAVEIRA: Silent Step's maximum duration and total refill time increased to 15 seconds (from 12), enhancing flanking potential.
• KAID: RTILA Electroclaw activation time reduced to 3.5 seconds (from 4), allowing for more responsive counterplay.
• VIGIL: ERC-7's maximum resources and total refill time extended to 15 seconds (from 12), improving his ability to reposition and disrupt intel.
• WARDEN: Glance Smart Glasses' maximum duration increased to 22 seconds (from 20), making him more reliable against smoke and flash executes.
• ZERO: Argus Camera laser refill time reduced to 12 seconds (from 15), enabling more frequent gadget interaction and pressure on defender utility.

Weapon Adjustments

• AUG A2 (IQ, Wamai): Reduced vertical recoil on PC and Console for improved sustained fire control.
• M762 (Zofia): Reduced lateral recoil on PC for better predictability and controlled burst firing.
• SPEAR .308 (Finka, Thunderbird): Reduced first-shot kick and vertical recoil on PC and Console, making the weapon more manageable in longer engagements.

Bug Fixes

Level Design

• Fixed an issue where default defensive barriers were missing in Landmark Drill or Target Drill modes in Villa.
• Fixed an advantageous line of sight exploit on the generator in Oregon's exterior construction area.
• Fixed Defenders being marked as outside when entering Yacht's second-floor kitchen pantry.

Operators

• Fixed Solid Snake having two simultaneous functionalities on the left directional pad button.
• Fixed the Frag Grenade always being highlighted in Solid Snake's Gadget HUD upon spawning.
• Fixed Lion's EE-One-D screen being blank with the default model.
• Fixed Oryx's Climb ability being usable with a Proximity Alarm, allowing weapon use in unintended situations.
• Fixed Operators being able to vault under stairs on Border using Azami's Kiba Barrier.

Audio

• Fixed the missing sound effect for exploding fire extinguishers unless Ela or Zofia are present.

User Experience

• Fixed banned accounts being able to accept invites to custom online lobbies.
• Fixed players being unable to navigate to the Shop tab after purchasing Paragon & Elite Masterpiece bundles.
• Fixed multiple Operators loading on top of each other in the Hub screen.
• Fixed inaccurate Voice Chat Input Sensitivity title and description.