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Important Notes

Important Notes for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege



This section collects warnings, pitfalls, irreversible choices, missable content, difficulty spikes, grinding traps, online etiquette, anti-cheat notes, save management, and things players commonly regret not knowing earlier. Read carefully to avoid frustration and save time.

⚠️ Warnings & Pitfalls


  • Matchmaking Penalty: Leaving a match early (ranked or unranked) incurs a 15-minute ban for the first offense, escalating to 1 hour, 2 hours, 10 hours, and even longer for repeat offenses. Even a single disconnect can trigger this if you don't rejoin in time.

  • No Reconnect for Casual: If you disconnect from a Quick Match or Arcade match, you cannot rejoin. For Ranked and Unranked, you can reconnect within the same round if you return before the round ends (or during prep phase).

  • Team Killing: Accidental or intentional team kills result in a “Reverse Friendly Fire” penalty. The game will automatically reflect damage you deal to teammates after a warning. Repeated team killing leads to bans (15 min to perma).

  • Voice Chat Toxicity: Ubisoft uses a reporting system. Harassment, hate speech, or loud music can lead to chat bans (text or voice) or even account action. Mute toxic players quickly via scoreboard.

  • Ubisoft Connect Overlay Issues: Sometimes causes crashes or performance drops. Disable “In-Game Overlay for supported games” in Ubisoft Connect settings if you experience problems.

  • Cross-Play Limitations: Full cross-play exists between PC (Ubisoft Connect, Steam, Epic) and between consoles (PlayStation & Xbox). PC and console players cannot party together. Your account progress does not transfer across platforms.


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