Whenever a brave Rainbow Six Siege newcomer joins a game with my usual group, we offer a gentle warning: This might take a while. If the game restarts a couple times when you launch it, don't worry: That's normal. Can't see the squad invite? Normal. Some kind of crossplay matchmaking error? Yeah, that's normal. Try restarting the game. Try restarting Ubisoft Connect. Try restarting your PC. You're in? Great. You crashed? Normal.
Ubisoft's 5v5 tactical shooter is just so consistently, comically buggy that I've ceased being frustrated when something baffling happens—what can you do? That's just Siege. Sometimes I even feel a little thrill when I encounter a new bug, like a birdwatcher spotting a rare warbler. Oh, I finally got the thing where the sky flickers!
