New Rainbow Six Siege PC hotfix means you can only play with a friend in your squad Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New Rainbow Six Siege PC hotfix means you can only play with a friend in your squad "Players can no longer use an exploit to force themselves into squads with other players." News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 12 Jan 2021 1 comment UPDATE 12/01/21: Ubisoft has reached out to clarify that players can still matchmake "as usual" with other players, but to join a "pre-made squad", you need to be a squad with a pal to accept an invite. Original story follows. ORIGINAL STORY 10/01/21: Ubisoft has released a hotfix to help stop players using an exploit "to force themselves into squads with other players" in Rainbow Six Siege. The change is in response to a recent spike in hackers forcing their way into private lobbies and refusing to leave, and there's currently no way to kick players from your squad. Right now, it's only been deployed on PC. "To fix an exploit where players could join lobbies uninvited, we have released a hotfix that will require PC players to have at least one friend already in the squad," explained a tweet on the official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account. "Thank you for all your patience! "To clarify, now players can only join games in which they have a friend already in that squad (whether it be the squad host, or someone else already in that party)," the account clarified a short while later. "Players can no longer use an exploit to force themselves into squads with other players." To clarify, now players can only join games in which they have a friend already in that squad (whether it be the squad host, or someone else already in that party).Players can no longer use an exploit to force themselves into squads with other players.- Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) January 8, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings For most players who have a regular fireteam this is unlikely to be problematic, but it will temporarily prevent those who rely on matchmaking with random people from getting online. Just in case you missed it, Rainbow Six Siege has a free next-gen console upgrade. It means existing players of Ubisoft's hugely popular competitive FPS can get the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S version at no extra cost when upgrading within the same family of consoles, which run at up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution. At the end of 2020, Microsoft added Rainbow Six Siege to Xbox Game Pass after teasing a cryptic tweet on its social media channels. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store