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'Rainbow Six Siege' Update 5.1 news and updates: patch notes include removal of Vote Kicks in Ranked mode

Jessica Ferrera November 23, 2016 05:52 AM EST

\"Rainbow Six Siege\" update 5.1 is now available on all platforms. | Wikimedia Commons/Marco Verch

This week, Ubisoft released the detailed patch notes of "Rainbow Six Siege" update 5.1 that will primarily apply changes in the Vote to Kick feature and removing it from the Ranked mode.

Developers explained, "Since its implementation, we have noticed abuse of the Vote to Kick feature, especially in Ranked matches where there is a stiff penalty. While we are still looking at other ways to implement a system that will allow for a more pleasant player experience, we found it necessary to remove this feature in Ranked for the short term."

Ubisoft will not remove Vote to Kick in the Casual mode but will only increase the require Vote Kicks to pass.

The patch will also fix several issues encountered in the gameplay such as animation glitches, inaccuracy in the hitbox that surrounds Operator Castle's headgear, setting the melee range to a higher stance and more.

Game modes will also experience necessary fixes. In Custom Match, a bug that causes incorrect time display when Action Phase Duration is changed from 360 to 600 seconds will be addressed. In the Bomb mode, patch 5.1 will fix the animation glitch experienced in Operator Echo's tool to destroy defuser once his secondary weapon is drawn.

In the Hostage mode, a bug that results to the disabling of the auto-reload mechanism will be fixed while in Secure Area mode, players can now get rid of the issue that prevents them from gaining points when they discover items.

"Rainbow Six Siege" update 5.1 is also equipped of fixes for Operator-related bugs. The patch is promised to fix Sledge's hammer's inability to destroy Mute's Jammers. There have been reports that the game freezes in PlayStation 4 when Hibana fires her X-KAIROS and it is expected to be fixed with the patch. Operators Echo, Thermite, Doc, IQ, Twitch, Mute, Fuze and Pulse will also get their own fixes.

Update 5.1 will also fix issues on several level designs.

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