My Messy Dive Into the New R6 Ranked Rewards
Alright, season just rolled over yesterday. Booted up my PC, coffee steaming, ready to see what fresh nonsense Ubisoft cooked up for ranked this time. Launched Siege, clicked over to the ranked section like I always do after reset.
First thing I noticed? The UI got shuffled again. Took me a good minute of poking around to find where they hid the rewards screen now. Seriously, why move it every season? Found it tucked away under some new tab called “Seasonal Info”. Clicked that.
Biggest shocker right off the bat: The charm is GONE. The little trinket thing you used to get for your final rank? Poof. Not there anymore. They actually listened to all the complaining, I guess? Good riddance, honestly. Those charms just collected dust anyway. We all know nobody puts those ugly things on their guns after the first week.
Then I scrolled down. New stuff staring me in the face:
- Seasonal Weapon Skin: This new skin for the season. Looks… well, it looks okay. Kinda futuristic lines? Bit shiny. Definitely going on one of my main guns for a spin.
- Profile Banner: Got myself a new banner frame showing off whatever rank I claw my way to. Seems cleaner than last season’s, less noisy. Actually might use this one.
- Rank Weapon Skin: Still here! Thank goodness. This is the skin showing your highest rank, not your final one. Big difference. Pushed for Diamond last season? You get the Diamond skin. Got reset to Copper yesterday? Still get the Diamond skin. Makes climbing worthwhile.
- Unlockables: Now this part is weird. Below the main rewards is a new track with little bits and bobs. Looked closer. Seems you unlock these extra things – like a charm (surprise!), maybe some boosters, probably some renown – just by playing ranked games. Doesn’t matter if you win or lose, just play matches and progress this little bar. Less stressful, maybe? We’ll see.
Checked how the actual ranking works. Still the same “Placement Matches” crap. You jump in blind after reset, no idea where you stand. Play 10 placement games, and boom, slapped with a starting rank. Doesn’t seem like they changed how those matches affect your rank dramatically from last time. Still feels like rolling dice.
Compared this stuff to last season? Big downgrade on charms, but upgrading the banners and adding that little unlock track feels… okay? The main Rank Weapon Skin being based on peak rank is honestly the one good constant in this whole ranked rollercoaster. That keeps me playing.
So, how do I actually know this stuff? Because I started playing my placements immediately after seeing all this. First game: got slapped. Hard. My teammates seemed like they were still asleep. Finished placements this morning. Ended up significantly lower than where I ended last season. Guess the reset hit harder? Or maybe I just played like trash yesterday. Either way, now begins the climb. Grind time again.
The rewards feel slightly better thought out this time, less fluff. But that placement match system? Still feels awful. Pure chaos. Why do I put myself through this every few months? Honestly? For THAT rank weapon skin. That’s pretty much it. The unlock track stuff? Meh. The new seasonal skin? Okay, I’ll take it. But that peak rank skin? That’s the trophy. Gotta go chase it again. Wish me luck, this grind’s gonna suck.
