Favela was Rainbow Six Siege’s most hated map. Now it’s coming from Ranked

July 10, 2021

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Update Y6S2.2: Casual rework is heading to the big leagues.

Rainbow Six Siege’s most hated map from the past will be the first to move to Ranked play in a forthcoming patch. Favela, a map that is extremely destructive and was added in 2016, has been completely reworked in Siege’s North Star update. Although the map update was meant to be a “casual” rework for Quick Play only, Ubisoft now feels that it is well balanced for Siege’s most competitive mode.

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Favela, a new Favela, has a layout that addresses many of its problems while still maintaining its visual identity. You can see the most dramatic change on the exterior map. There are far fewer walls that can be destroyed.

It was difficult to defend its bomb sites before because of the sheer number of walls it had to cover or reinforce. The malleable map provided spawn peekers with many opportunities to score cheap kills on the attacking side. This map redo follows the same framework as Siege’s other maps: lots of breathing space at bomb sites, less opportunities for spawn peeks and more staircases to facilitate navigation.

New Favela feels like a Ranked Map in many ways. However, it is a night-only destination. Before Ubi took out the night variants from every map in 2018, it was necessary for balance reasons. Attackers might have been able to hide in the darkness outside. Ubi seems to have decided that night is the best way to play Favela.

Ubi states that Favela’s positive feedback over the first few weeks has influenced the decision to include it in Ranked. The rework is great so far. However, players will need to spend a few months to see if any maps are balanced. Favela can be played in Ranked on Siege’s testing server, or you can wait for patch Y6S2.2.