All Operator and weapon balancing changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

The operator and weapon balancing changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen have been carefully considered and are now live on servers worldwide. With the advent of the ninth chapter of Ubisoft’s tactical shooter, the developer has introduced a plethora of crucial changes that will alter the entire existing meta of the game.

Players will be excited to experience these massive changes, ranging from the introduction of the good old ACOG to increased ADS speed on most of the guns by hopping onto the servers.

That said, this article will provide an in-depth overview of the upcoming changes in the operator and weapon section of the game.

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Operator changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Azami

KIBA BARRIER

Barriers have 999hp
Barriers are vulnerable to bullet damage
The damage dealt to the barriers depends on the weapons' caliber or destruction output.

Finka

ADRENAL SURGE

Weapon reload speed increase bonus removed
Clears the shields' Suppressive Fire debuff. Reduces its effect by 50% if applied while affected by Adrenal Surge.

Weapon balancing changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Classes changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

GENERAL

New classes: Revolver, Sniper Rifle, Slug Shotgun

LIGHT MACHINE GUNS

Movement speed reduced by 10%

ADS TRANSITION

Normalized and simplified ADS curve transitions:
Fast: Handguns, Revolvers, Shotguns
Medium: Marksman Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Slow: Machine Pistols, Submachine Guns, Assault Rifles, Light Machine Guns, Slug Shotguns

ADS SPEED

Reduced ADS speed from idle/walk stances:
Handgun: 240ms (from 200)
Revolver: 240ms (from 200)
Machine Pistol: 380ms (from 280)
Submachine Gun: 460ms (from 300)
Assault Rifle: 520ms (from 400)
Light Machine Gun: 560ms (from 450)
Marksman Rifle: 520ms (from 400)
Sniper Rifle: 520ms (from 400)
Shotgun: 340ms (from 250)
Slug Shotgun: 520ms (from 400)
Hand Cannon: 240ms (from 200)
Reduced ADS speed from sprint (same proportion)
Launchers are also affected. The ADS Speed depends on the type of sight.

Sights changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

IRON SIGHT

Category: No Sight

Magnification: 1.0x
Added +10% ADS speed bonus

SIGHT

Category: Non-magnifying

Magnification: 1.0x
Added +5% ADS speed bonus

MAGNIFIED

Category: Magnifying

Magnification: ~2.5x
Attackers' distribution:
Available on every weapon
Defenders' distribution:
9mm C1: Frost
P10 Roni: Mozzie
9x19SVN: Tachanka
ACS12: Alibi, Maestro, Azami
AR-15.50: Tubarao
BOSG.12.2: Vigil
Mk 14 ERB: Aruni
MP5K: Wamai
MP5: Doc, Melusi, Rook
P90: Doc, Rook
TCSG12: Goyo, Kaid
UMP45: Castle
UZK50GI: Thorn
Vector .45 ACP: Goyo

TELESCOPIC

Category: Magnifying

Magnification: ~3.5x
Available only on Attacking DMRs

RETICLES

Increased middle dot size:
Holo A
Holo C
Red Dot C
Magnified A
Reduced middle dot size:
Holo B
Magnified C

Under Barrels changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

LASER

Removed Hip Fire bonus
Added +10% ADS speed bonus

GRIPS

Angled Grips

Removed ADS speed bonus
Added +20% weapon reload speed

Horizontal Grips

The "None" option is now called "Horizontal Grip."
Added +5% movement speed bonus

Vertical Grips

Bonus reduced to +20% vertical recoil control (from +25%)

BALLISTIC SHIELD

Base

Movement:

Every operator equipped with a Ballistic Shield will keep it in front while sprinting.
An operator equipped with a Ballistic Shield can push through a barricade without having to hit them twice. Does not work from rappel.

Weapon Handling:

The ability to hip fire has been removed
Reduced accuracy during the shield unequip animation
During the ADS animation with a shield, the weapon will not shoot until it is pointing forward
Reduced ADS time to 0.5 seconds walking and 0.55 seconds sprinting (from 0.6 both)
The reload animation is performed behind the shield
The reload will now be triggered automatically when the weapon runs out of bullets

Melee:

New defensive melee animation
The melee now deals pushback and 65hp damage (from 100% DBNO)
New gadget throws animation from behind the shield (the animation will arrive in a later update)
New gadget trigger animation from behind the shield
The Ballistic Shield remains equipped while escorting the Hostage
Touching fire will trigger the guard break with 40% intensity (same as electricity)

Free Look

Can hold the FREE LOOK button to check your surroundings while keeping the Ballistic Shield aiming forward
Can throw gadgets towards the direction you are looking

Suppressive Fire

The operator will be suppressed if the Ballistic Shield receives too many bullet impacts
Trigger: 10 bullets
Maximum intensity: 40 bullets
Fall off: 7 seconds
While suppressed, the operator cannot sprint
While suppressed, the visibility is reduced according to the effect's intensity

Operators Affected

Blitz
Fuze
Montagne
Clash (only suppressive fire)

LMG-E changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Recoil

PC & Console

Reduced first kick
Reduced vertical recoil
The recoil will remain stable for longer during a sustained fire burst

Operators Affected

Ram
Zofia

6P41 changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Recoil

PC & Console

Reduced first kick
Reduced vertical recoil
Reduced lateral recoil
The recoil will remain stable for longer during a sustained fire burst

Operators Affected

Finka
Fuze

M249 changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Recoil

PC & Console

Reduced first kick
Reduced vertical recoil
Reduced lateral recoil
The recoil will remain stable for longer during a sustained fire burst

Operators Affected

Capitao
Attacker Recruit

M249 SAW changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Recoil

PC & Console

Reduced first kick
Reduced lateral recoil
The recoil will remain stable for longer during a sustained fire burst

Operators Affected

Gridlock

G8A1 changes in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen

Weapon Recoil

PC & Console

Reduced vertical recoil
The recoil will remain stable for longer during a sustained fire burst

Operator Affected

Amaru
IQ

Hence, this concludes all the operator and weapon balancing in Rainbow Six Siege Y9S1 Operation Deadly Omen.

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