Seven years after the game’s launch, Rainbow Six Siege players can finally participate in solo target practice on the new shooting range.
Operation Vector Glare brings with it a slew of changes for Rainbow Six Siege. Long-range operators like Kali, Dokkaebi, and Tachanka are getting third secondary weapons that allow them to fare better in close quarters. Glaz has been transformed from a 2-speed, 2-armour operator to a fast-moving 3-speed, 1-armour operator. The new attacking operator, Sens, changes the battlefield with their R.O.U. projector system. Not only that, quality-of-life improvements such as the inclusion of operator tips allow new players to get better acquainted with the many characters who comprise the game’s playable roster.
Yet Operation Vestor Glare’s new shooting range has to be the most-requested piece of content. Before its inclusion, the only places players could warm up were in the Terrorist Hunt (T. Hunt) mode or a custom lobby. T. Hunt pits players against waves of A.I.-controlled enemies but was made to be more of an arcade mode than a shooting gallery. Custom lobbies, on the other hand, don’t provide players with any dedicated targets to shoot. They can get by shooting a streetlight or faraway object and gauging the accuracy of their shots, but the information players get from an empty lobby isn’t as precise as desired. Now that the shooting range is included in live servers, Rainbow Six Siege players can come to grips with the game’s many weapons in the comfort of a secluded practice space.
A Target For Every Situation
Booting up the shooting range from the Learning Area playlist takes players to a location with two shooting lanes. The lane on the left is a recoil lane where players can practice their accuracy on a circular or player-shaped target. The right lane features a dummy target that allows players to calculate how much damage they do when shooting a specific body part. The dummy’s orientation can be changed to mimic enemy player stances – standing, crouched, or prone positions. To change a lane’s target properties, players simply need to shoot at a monitor on the lefthand side of either shooting lane. This allows them to adjust the position or type of targets they are shooting at and the range of said targets (5, 10, 20, and 30-meter distances are available).
Swapping Rainbow Six Weapons, Attachments, and Characters is Easy
Once players set up the shooting range to their liking, they can fire away to their heart’s content. An enlarged view of the target on the left-hand monitor highlights where the bullets have landed so that players don’t need to zoom the target in to inspect their handiwork. A feature of the shooting range that might be overlooked is how the target indicators change colour whenever players swap weapons, attachments, or operators. This lets players more easily make adjustments to their aim or weapon. Gun attachments in Rainbow Six Siege tend to have vague descriptions, so having concrete evidence of their impact is very helpful.
When it comes to switching operators, Ubisoft made a great decision by allowing players to freely swap between any and all of Rainbow Six Siege‘s operators while in the shooting range, regardless of whether they own the character. This not only allows players to get a feel for the operators they are fighting, it also allows them to make more informed decisions when spending Renown or R6 Credits (the latter requires real money to purchase). Cosmetics for weapons and operators are fun, but most players (especially new ones) would much rather spend their currencies on operators they enjoy playing.
The much-awaited shooting range brings everything Rainbow Six Siege players were expecting and more. Ubisoft has already said it would be making changes to the shooting range according to player feedback. This means new features, such as more lanes and target variations (moving targets would definitely be appreciated), have a possibility of being introduced. The company promises to go all-in on revitalizing Rainbow Six Siege, and it looks like Ubisoft will be keeping that promise.
Rainbow Six Siege is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
