Rainbow Six Siege Blood Orchid DLC Review

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Rainbow Six Siege Blood Orchid Review

 This is the sixth DLC for Rainbow Six Siege. It came after the much needed Operation Health that focused on fixing the games lighting, hitbox, net code, servers, and overall look of the current operators. With this DLC it released 3 new operators and one new map. This is a first as previous DLC’s typically brought two operators, one for defense and one for offense.

The first new operator is Ying which is my current favorite of the new operators. She has a light machine gun chambered in 5.56 so it acts more like a SMG rather than a heavy weapon. She also has a shotgun that is very unique as it set up like a revolver shotgun. So with every shot it cycles like a revolver would. The special ability is superb as it is a sphere that explodes into many flash grenades. You can either roll the ball under doors or even better yet set them onto soft walls and have them shoot into the room you are breaching. Overall her character is very well balanced and the recoil on the LMG is fantastic and easy to manage.

Lesion on the other hand is an extremely strong defensive player. His special ability is very unique to the game and helps to slow down rushing enemies. The device is a special little device that hold a toxic dart. The device can throw unto the ground and then turns invisible to the naked eye. Once an enemy steps onto the trap it will do 10 damage and then continue to hurt the attacker until they pull it out. This leaves the attacker very venerable for the brief moment it takes to pull out the trap. In my experience it has been effective against shield operators and can give you an idea of where the attackers are coming from. Lesion’s weapons are effective for close quarters only as he has a silenced shotgun and a SMG. However, his shotgun is unique as it is the only gun in the game that has a silencer.

Ela has the number one pick rate of all the new operators. Her special ability is to throw sticky laser stun mines. This mines will disorientate attackers for a while and make it extremely hard for them to aim at you. Just like Lesion this bombs help you figure out where attackers are coming from and can give you the edge in a firefight. Her weapons are well balanced as she has a shotgun that is mag fed and a SMG scorpion that is extremely fun to shoot. What stands out about her weapons is that she has the only pistol in the game that comes with a red dot for a sight.

Theme Park is a massive map that I am still getting the hang of. The map is a two story building set within a theme park that for every portion of the building is a new theme. The map destructivity is amazing and has numerous angles and ways to get in. However, I don’t like how open certain areas are for defending objectives. The map is designed for roamers but it also has numerous places to hide and wait for your unknowing attackers to chance upon you.

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