There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

Do the simple thing first. It is correct more often than the complicated thing people recommend instead.

  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • Write down what you changed, so you can undo exactly one thing if it goes sideways.

Siege rewards knowing the building more than knowing the gun, which is why map knowledge outranks aim here. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have.

When the usual advice fails

If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rainbow Six Siege. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

Why it works this way

The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • If a menu path does not exist for you, your build is older or newer than the one described.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.

Worth knowing alongside this

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters.

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. Rainbow Six Siege is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why.

The practical answer

A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

What to do instead

Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression.

Where people go wrong

  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.
  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.

Siege FAQ

Does this change between platforms?

The behaviour does not. Where menu paths or prompts differ, that is noted above.

What is the short answer?

It is the paragraph near the top. Everything after it exists for the cases where that paragraph does not quite fit.

Is this still accurate after the latest Rainbow Six Siege update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Why do people disagree about this?

Mostly because they are describing different versions. Version drift explains the majority of contradictory advice about Rainbow Six Siege.

Anything that shifts with the next Rainbow Six Siege update will show up as a changed number, not a changed approach.