Rainbow Six Siege 10 Mistakes Players Make With Maverick And How To Correct Them

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Rainbow Six Siege 10 Mistakes Players Make With Maverick And How To Correct Them

Maverick and his blowtorch are welcome additions to the Rainbow Six Siege game. Avoid these noob mistakes players can make. Rainbow Six Siege is a remarkably complex first-person shooter, and a large number of operators—each with their own distinct abilities and loadout—multiply the possibilities. No one game is the same, given the map that players attack or defend, as well as the composition of the teams present. Defenders can hold a position using a variety of equipment and strategies, and attackers can try to breach the fortifications and traps using a multitude of tactics. But despite all the options available to players, there are still mistakes that can be made no matter the circumstances. And if you’re persistent, there are techniques to keep in mind that can help keep you alive no matter what map you’re playing on or what operators you’re up against. We’re going to start by looking at Maverick, a relatively recent addition to the operator pool. He’s got a blowtorch for cutting into reinforced walls, and he can be an excellent addition to any team composition. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Moving With The Rest Of The Team

Maverick is not meant to be a primary hard-breacher. That role stays with Thermite and Hibana. They are the two operators meant to provide access into the defensive points. Their skillsets grant them the unparalleled ability to open up a wall for attackers to pour through. Maverick is designed to flank the opposition. So don’t follow the majority of your team because that’s where most of the defense will be focusing. Move to the side of and behind the main push of your team. This allows you to create murder holes and angles of attack that pressure the defense.

Creating One Hole With Your Blowtorch

After the recent update, it’s easier to hear Maverick using his blowtorch to burn through soft or reinforced walls, which puts you at an increased risk when undermining the defensive fortifications. This makes it all the more important to avoid small errors. If you only burn one hole in the walls, then defenders have only one location to train their sights. If you create multiple small breaches with your blowtorch, you’re ensuring that defenders can’t cover all the openings in their perimeter. This works to your advantage, spatially and psychologically. You want to weaken their position and unsettle their resolve.

Staying Directly Behind Your Breach

You can burn with your blowtorch at an angle, and that is a strategy you must always remember. Standing directly behind the hole you’re creating is a surefire way to get yourself killed. Maverick’s holes are small. Usually, your rifle or pistol and your head are the only visible parts showing. If you’re not aware of your surroundings, the defenders will be able to score a headshot. Create breach points that don’t immediately threaten your safety. If you coordinate with your team members, you might be able to burn a hole that they can see through at a different angle. You’re protected, and you’ve outmaneuvered the defenders.

Wasting Fuel In Your Blowtorch

Maverick has a limited supply of fuel from the start of each round. If you’re careful, it’s a plentiful amount for the job ahead, but if you’re sloppy or careless, you can waste precious fuel that you might need later in a round. The two most common scenarios that waste fuel are burning through hatches and creating holes in walls large enough to pass through. Practice makes perfect. There are techniques that you can use to maximize the efficiency of your blowtorch. Know the size necessary to pass through a wall. Only burn a perimeter because the rest will break when the edges are joined. And always be positioned close enough so that you can smoothly trace the blowtorch along the path you need.

Not Using Your Drone

This mistake applies to all operators, but there are instances where it can negatively affect Maverick’s style of play. The best times to breach walls are when defenders are unaware of your presence or when they’re occupied with another threat in a different direction. You can’t know that, however, if you’re not sure of defenders’ locations or movements. Rainbow Six Siege is frequently a war of information. The more you have, the greater advantage your teams possesses in the conflict. If you start to burn through defenses when you don’t know what’s in the room next to you or the hallway behind you, it likely won’t end well. Stealth and surprise are key.

Forgetting Your Loadout

Some players get comfortable with a loadout, and they forget to switch between weapons and equipment depending on the location or team they’re facing. It’s important to adapt. Maverick has two primary weapons that play very differently. One is a hard-hitting rifle with less ammunition but incredible stopping power. It’s better at range but has strong recoil. The other primary weapon is a more ordinary assault rifle, and it’s got larger clips and easier control. Depending on how you’re playing the operator, you might need to adjust the kit you’re bringing to the fight. The same goes for his equipment. You might want the claymore for protection or the grenades for pressuring the defenders.

Never Communicating With Your Team

Maverick is an independent operator. If you’re playing with Thermite or Hibana, it would be foolish to not be accompanied by a Thatcher or Twitch. But Maverick is a bit of a loner. You can play and it’s possible to avoid contact with the rest of your team as you push from a different point on the map. It’s possible, but not preferable. Constant, effective communication can change the tide of a round. If you’ve opened parts of the wall, inform your team. If you need support while attacking the defensive fortifications, ask for it. Even if you’re spatially separated, the combination of your attacking efforts and positioning can influence how the offense is handled.

Staying By Your First Breach Points

There’s an instinct to remain where you first disrupt the enemy defenses. The desire to get a kill, or the impression that a defender will show up any moment, can stall your play. There are times when the defenders still hold a stronger position on the breach points you’ve created. Or the defenders may not even be visible. If you’ve destroyed the equipment that you can, or if there isn’t a viable approach, then you need to relocate. Remember: more angles of attack provide a greater chance of uprooting the defense. The operators inside an objective must act under pressure to avoid more ways for attackers to penetrate the fortifications.

Rushing To Open Up Holes

Most rounds are decided in the last thirty seconds. That means that staying alive until the end can provide the added boost your team needs to overwhelm the opposition. It’s easy to think that as soon as a round starts you should be heading toward your intended point of attack. At the beginning of the round though, defenders are at their strongest. The objective is the most secured, and all the traps and nullifying aspects of their perimeter are in place. Push into the map like the rest of your team, but let the defenders get distracted or pinned down before you pounce.

Using The Same Points Of Attack Repeatedly

When something works, it’s natural to want to repeat the process. But Maverick is weakest when the enemy is prepared for the location and strategy of his attack. If you’ve won an attacking round, the defenders likely will pick that same location the next round or in a future round. And they’ll expect you to replicate a strategy if it worked the first time. Don’t give in to that urge. Devise new tactics. Approach from a different part of the map. Open new breach points. Disorient the defenders and force them to adjust. Control the pressure of the round.