Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm patch notes: All Y7S3 changes

❘ Updated: 2022-09-08T04:58:20

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Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm has gone live with a ton of changes. The Y7S3 patch notes include a major recoil rework long in the making, along with new gadgets and a buff to Fuze and Kali.

Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm, the Year 7 Season 3 update, has hit live servers after a period of testing. That means players can tinker with new attacker Grim, the Stadium ranked map, and other miscellaneous updates.

Our first recommendation would be jumping into the Shooting Range though and testing out the recoil changes, which are the biggest update in the Operation Brutal Swarm patch. A total overhaul to recoil and gun attachments will drastically shake up the meta, but also give players way more customization.

There are a handful of operator balancing changes too ⁠— most notably for Fuze and Kali, but some smaller updates like a new EMP gadget that’ll give more attackers more denial power.

Read on for the full list of changes in Rainbow Six’s Operation Brutal Swarm, including the full patch notes.

What’s changed in Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm?

Major recoil changes shake up gun meta

Ubisoft has long teased major updates to the recoil system in Rainbow Six, and they’ve finally shipped with Operation Brutal Swarm.

Recoil across the board is going to be harder to control, with adjustments to both vertical and horizontal recoil during long sprays. This, developers say, should revert Siege into being about precise gunplay and not just holding down left-click on a 100-bullet LMG.

Ubisoft are also giving players more weapon attachment options on all weapons, making guns more customizable across the board and allowing players more control over their weapon choices.

New EMP grenade reduces Thatcher priority

Attackers will gain access to a new EMP grenade gadget as part of Operation Brutal Swarm. It works like an Impact Grenade, but instead of destroying walls and other objects, it merely disables gadgets within a small radius.

While Thatcher will still be the premier EMP option, it should free up other attackers to do his job to an acceptable level. Blackbeard, Montagne, Dokkaebi, Nokk, Gridlock, Sledge, Lion, and Osa are the lucky eight to get the Impact EMP Grenades as a third gadget.

Thatcher will have some friends who can EMP walls for hard breachers now.

Fuze & Kali get more buffs, but no major Finka nerfs

There are a handful of operator balancing changes on top of the new EMP grenade in the Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm patch. The two most significant changes are to Fuze and Kali ⁠— both of their gadgets are getting a helping hand, while Kali’s weapon will also have less recoil.

The controversial Finka is getting a nerf too, but nothing significant. The premier entry operator is having her Frag Grenades replaced by Smokes from here on out, reducing her firepower. Maverick also had a similar set of changes, now equipped with Flash Grenades.

Buck and Capitao have gained access to the Gonne-6, while Iana has lost it, and there’s some other smaller changes too. You can find the full Rainbow Six Operation Brutal Swarm patch notes below, live in game as of September 6.