A former professional in Rainbow Six Siege has now revealed a glitch in Ubisoft’s multiplayer shooter. The ex-professional Pengu states that an audio bug has been known to some professionals for a long time. They would not report the exploit to Ubisoft because they gain advantages from it.
This is the situation:
- Rainbow Six Siege is alongside CS:GO one of the leading tactical e-sport shooters of the last few years. This is a ‘serious’ e-sport title where it is important that everything is above board.
- The Dane Pengu was considered one of the ‘biggest names’ and ‘the face’ of e-sports in Rainbow Six Siege for years. He played for G2 Esports and earned around $370,000 from prize money with the game (via esportearnings). In March 2021, he ended his career.
- Now, Pengu reveals an exploit in the game and says he has heard that other professionals have been using it for years.
Audio bug silences sounds, makes grenade ready
What kind of exploit is this? It involves an audio bug with C4 explosives and grenades.
- Normally, in Rainbow Six Siege, players nearby hear when a grenade or C4 is readied. A characteristic sound can be heard.
- However, due to a bug, it is possible to stop this sound, so enemy players do not hear when the grenade or C4 is readied.
Was the bug already known? Yes, the bug is known. However, it was previously thought to be something that just occasionally happens in Rainbow Six Siege.
However, Pengu seems to have found a way to reliably reproduce this exploit. He does not explain how exactly it works. He states that the bug has been in the game for at least 4 years. It did not exist in the original version of Rainbow Six Siege; it came into the game later on.
Bug reportedly used by professionals for years, but kept ‘secret’
Is the bug known? Pengu says he has learned from other professionals in Rainbow Six Siege in private conversations that this bug has been used in the ‘professional scene’ for years. It has even been openly discussed in the professional scene of Latin America for a year.
For the ‘insiders’, it is advantageous to know this bug. Therefore, players and even professionals do not report this exploit to Ubisoft.
What will happen next: Pengu explains that he will record a video on the exact procedure of the bug and send this video to Ubisoft so they can fix the audio exploit. However, he does not want to explain how the bug works, because it would be abused otherwise.
If his followers on Twitter know of further bugs in Rainbow Six Siege, they should inform him. He will pass that
