Rainbow Six Siege Has Toned Down Ela In Its Latest Test Server Patch

Ela, an Operator added in Rainbow Six Siege's second year, is getting powered down a bit. Ubisoft has outlined the patch notes for the latest update done on the game's Public Test Server, which will test out a slightly modified version of Ela's Scorpion EVo3 gun.

Here are the four changes made to Ela in this patch.

• Reduced recoil now only applies to the first 11 bullets.
• Increased resettle time after burst firing
• Faster uptime to increase vertical recoil
• Slightly increased recoil + spread

As the post says, since Ela was buffed in a recent Year 4 Season 4.3 patch, there's been a huge spike in her being picked, and her win ratio has gone up a little too much. These changes will make her slightly less deadly, and give players a better sense of balance.

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