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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first person shooter, focused on teamwork, strategy and communication to complete various objectives against AI or human opponents. It was released in December 2015 and developed by Ubisoft Montreal, made available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first person shooter, focused on teamwork, strategy and communication to complete various objectives against AI or human opponents. It was released in December 2015 and developed by Ubisoft Montreal, made available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Players take on the role of an operator from one of a handful of special Counter Terrorist Units (CTUs) based upon real life counterparts, each operator has their own unique equipment.

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Can I permanently remove a game from steam without uninstalling the game, and then buy the game again without having to install it?

I'm looking to buy Rainbow Six Siege Standard edition so I can upgrade from the depressing starter edition. In order to do this, I need to permanently remove Rainbow Six Siege from my account and then buy the standard edition. Now, my question is:…
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Why is my game stuttering?

Rainbow Six Siege stutters every few seconds or so. My PC is definitely more than capable to run the game well but I have no idea why it still stutters. It has happened to me in other games, like CSGO. I have run virus scans and updated Windows. In…
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I didn't get 4 outbreak packs for free

Operation Chimera in Rainbow 6: Siege was just released and I saw a lot of posts about getting Ash's elite skin and 4 outbreak packs for free. The thing is, after I logged in and got into the game, I didn't get any of them. I restarted the game and…
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Does the recoil pattern change when peeking around walls?

Hello I've got a question about Rainbow Six Siege. In this game you have the ability to lean to your left or right to peek around a wall and you are able to shoot while doing so. My question is if shooting my weapon changes the recoil pattern? I…
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What happens to gadgets of players that leave a match

I'd never leave comp nor do I actually play it, I'm asking about a casual game! Say I'm a kapkan but for whatever reason I need to leave the game after the round has started. I've placed all 5 of my traps, what will happen to those once I've left…
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Does hiding in dead bodies work against enemies?

Just curious if dead bodies are client-side or server-side. I've seen plenty of youtube videos where players attempt to hide amongst corpses in order to fool enemies searching the area but not once can I recall if those corpses only show up on your…
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Can all infected types be exposed to finishers?

So default roaches seem to be able to be exposed to finishers in multiple ways: From the front if they haven't mutated yet From the back regardless of mutation/awareness When downed When exposed to stun/flash grenades Breachers also can be exposed…
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How reliable are smokes?

In games such as CS:GO, I believe smoke screens are rendered server-side. This allows for all players in the game to register the exact same smoke screen. (no differences in visibility) In other words, this makes smokes more reliable as you know…
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Will new operators always cost 25,000 renown?

Many operators cost 500 renown, but some operators costs 25,000 renown. Is this permanent or just until they are no longer new?
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How can I know if a game is being played in my area (where I live)?

I keep hesitating in buying some games on Steam for not knowing if there are active servers or players on that game where I live. I live in Afghanistan, that's probably Central Asia. I can play CSGO with an Ok ping (135 -160) with an Ok internet…
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What are the weapons with improved damage when using the heavy barrel?

In Rainbow Six Siege, the heavy barrel is can be misleading sometimes. On some weapons, it may reduce the damage at closer ranges or sometimes improve it. What are the weapons where the damage improves from all ranges while using the attachment…
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How much damage do Smoke's gas canisters deal?

Smoke's special ability is to throw gas bombs with a chemical agent inside that work like a damage dealing smoke grenade. My question is how much damage does the gas do (exact numbers) and does the damage get mitigated by armor?
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Can Jager's ADS hurt people?

When Jager places his ADS sometimes he says "Stay out of the ADS line of fire" so I was wondering if Jagers ADS can do damage to deployables / players and how much damage it does.
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How does MMR work?

I was looking at my ranks from previous seasons and I noticed that in Y3S4 I was Silver 2 with 2652 MMR then next season (Y4S1) I was Bronze 2 with 2500 MMR and this season I'm Bronze 1 with only 2000 MMR. Is there a reason that the amount of MMR I…
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Are there quantifiable benefits to using a frame rate higher than a multiplayer games server tick rate?

I was having a conversation about video games with a friend, and we got to talking about frame rates. I just got a 144Hz monitor, and my friend swears that he will stick to 60Hz, because there is no benefit to multiplayer games. We had this…
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