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

Short answer

The direct answer is above the fold; the reasoning underneath is there for when the direct answer does not fit your situation.

  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • Expect one number in every guide to be out of date; the method is what matters.

Siege rewards knowing the building more than knowing the gun, which is why map knowledge outranks aim here. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rainbow Six Siege.

When the usual advice fails

Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. 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. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters.

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first.

The practical answer

It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over.

  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Give a method one honest attempt before deciding it does not work.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Write down what you changed, so you can undo exactly one thing if it goes sideways.

Worth knowing alongside this

Rainbow Six Siege is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration.

There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice.

Why it works this way

Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed 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. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why.

A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression.

What to do instead

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

Where people go wrong

  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.
  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.

Siege FAQ

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.

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

Does this change between platforms?

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

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.

That is the whole of it — if something here stops matching Rainbow Six Siege, the game changed, not the method.