What changed in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege in 2015

Renamed Minimal HUD to Hardcore HUD.

Gameplay, Level Design, Online Flow, Visual, UI, and Miscellaneous fixes.

Increased the amount of characters available in the chatbox from 32 characters to 128 characters.

Fixed bugs on replication and kill cam including pawn rotation latency and shield positioning while rappelling.

PvP - Reduced time to detect Defenders outside from 5 seconds to 2 seconds.

Updated server tick rate for PC (intermittent & temporary).

PvP - Ranked playlist HUD has been synced with the Casual playlist.

Glaz scope visibility enhanced.

PvE - Reduced the maximum number of White Masks and reduced wave sizes in Terrorist Hunt - Disarm Bomb.

Ultra-HD Texture Pack now available for PC Players.

Implemented an auto-kick feature for intentional team killers.

Updated server tick rate for PC (intermittent & temporary)

Implemented an auto-kick feature for intentional team killers

Skill rank icon is now displayed on the game's main screen, next to your level

PvP - Reduced time to detect Defenders outside from 5 seconds to 2 seconds

Increased the amount of characters available in the chatbox from 32 characters to 128 characters

The penalty for abandoning a ranked game in progress has been temporarily reduced to 8 minutes

PvP - Ranked playlist HUD has been synced with the Casual playlist

PvE - Reduced the maximum number of White Masks and reduced wave sizes in Terrorist Hunt - Disarm Bomb

Ultra-HD Texture Pack now available for PC Players

HUD settings for Casual and Ranked playlists will be synchronized based on Open Beta feedback.

HUD settings for Casual and Ranked playlists will be synchronized based on Open Beta feedback.

Plans to develop and launch a dedicated hardcore playlist in 2016, pending player base support.

Plans to develop and launch a dedicated hardcore playlist in 2016, depending on player base support.

The Rainbow Six Siege open beta is now live for players to participate.

The Rainbow Six Siege open beta is now live for players to participate.

The open beta for Rainbow Six Siege is now live, starting at 12pm EST on 11/26.

The open beta for Rainbow Six Siege is now live, starting at 12pm EST on 11/26.

Play the Rainbow Six Siege Open Beta on 11.25.

Play the Rainbow Six Siege Open Beta on 11.25.

Players will earn Renown through various gameplay actions to unlock operators and skins.

4 new maps and 8 new operators with unique gadgets and weapons will be released.

Each new post-launch operator can be unlocked by playing approximately 25 hours or by spending R6 Credits.

Players can earn Renown through gameplay and use it to unlock operators, weapons, and skins, while R6 Credits can be purchased for faster access.

4 new maps and 8 new operators will be released, with new primary/secondary weapons and unique gadgets.

New cosmetic items, game modes, events, and/or activities will be introduced.

Over the course of a year, new content will come in the form of 'seasons' that coincide with ranked gameplay.

Over the course of a year, new content will come in the form of 'seasons' that coincide with ranked gameplay.

R6 Credits can be used to unlock operators and purchase premium weapon skins.

New cosmetic items and game modes will be introduced throughout the year.

New maps and modes will be free and available immediately for everyone.

The first season will include 1 new map, 2 new operators, new weapon skins, and gameplay upgrades.

Each season will introduce gameplay upgrades that impact the game meta.

Scopes, barrels, and underbarrels can now be added to firearms.

Players can now select from semi, burst, and fully automatic fire modes.

You can now lean without the need to aim down sights on PC.

Movement speed had already been reduced post-alpha, and we are continuing to fine tune the experience.

Opacity of teammate highlights has been reduced by 50% and a bug fix implemented.

Scopes, barrels, and underbarrels can now be added to firearms.

Movement speed has been further reduced post-alpha.

Players can now lean without the need to aim down sights on PC.

Players can now vote to kick unwanted teammates.

Opacity has been reduced by 50% and a bug causing highlights to show with clear line of sight has been fixed.

Transition time between standing and going prone has been doubled.

Transition time between standing and going prone has been doubled.

The kill-cam feature has been removed for ranked matches.

The kill-cam feature has been removed for ranked matches.

Players can now vote to kick unwanted teammates.

Players can now select from semi, burst, and fully automatic fire modes.