Players ofRainbow Sixknow that the game isn’t just set squarely in the West but sometimes takes its explosive matches on the backdrop of other countries. InRainbow Six Siege, theFortressMap is evidence of such an international prestige. Thanks to the Fortress, fans ofRainbow Six Siegeget a full-blownRainbow Sixexperience set in a mudbrick kasbah in southern Morocco.
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In this map, players get a full-blown tacticalRainbow Sixexperience, complete with a huge main entrance as well as two towers that can easily become defensible positions. Likewise, its complex interiors and huge layouts make for a great tactical experience for players who want to blast their way through their opponents or approach things with a bit more finesse. How should fans approach the Fortress?
The Fortress: Use Fortifications For The Advantage
Despite its nature as a two-story map, the Fortress is quite massive and has its fair share of complex layouts for each story. Thankfully, the generally-square size of the Fortress doesprovide some degree of familiarityto both teams, who can use this structure in order to carve out some basic approaches for both offense and defense. At its core:
Basic Defense: Fortify, Intel To Secure The Defense
Thanks to the layout of the Fortress Map, it’s relatively defensible even by virtue of its layout. Its interior aesthetics are great forcreating extremely well-defended positions, especially near objective sites. Spamming deployable shields and hard shields can make it ridiculously difficult for Attackers to penetrate any defense.
In terms of specific areas, the 1F and 2F Courtyards are often patrolled by both sides but don’t offer as much in terms of default placement locations. As such, players are advised to try placing intel devices there - and spot enemies trying to do the same and catch them in the act.
Reinforcements: The Key Is In The Name
Players on the Defender side don’t have to worry as much about fortifying the natural defenses of the Fortress particularly because they’re well-defended enough, to begin with. However, there are important considerations when it comes to choosing the right kind of Defender utilities and approaches to cementing this kind of defense:
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Reinforcements: Consider Size, Openings
Given the sheer size of the Fortress, even its site locations offer both large spaces and passageways to various hallways, providing both Defenders and Attackers quite a hard time tochoose optimal attack and defensive points. For the Defenders, it’s integral to take these elements into consideration when building a considerable defense, which may help if these are taken into account:
Defender Operators: Reinforcement Is Key
Due to the defensible nature of the Fortress, Defenders are likely going to want to roam around and trap the Attackers before they can secure the advantage. With that in mind, it helps to use Defenderscapable of fortifying defensesto maximize protections the Fortress can provide their sites, ensuring Attackers have double the hard time tearing through them. Ideal Defender Operators are the following:
Basic Attack: Mind The Roam, Verticality
Given the complexity of Fortress as an area, it’s easily one of the most ideal roaming maps around. As such, Attackers need to be wary of where they’re going and how they can best secure their protections. This easily extends as early as their spawns, as Defenders at Front Entrance can easily peek at those spawning at Parking and Main Gate.
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Alternatively, playersneed to take advantage of vertical approaches, such as 3F Tower Renovation, 3F Old Tower, and 3F Guard Tower offering safe vantage points toward the rooftop. Not only that, but a lot of the 1F ceilings tend to be fragile as well, making a vertical top-down approach an ideal option. Players need to be careful, however, as Defenders may camp in 3F Old Tower to kill Attackers.
Offense: Control The Vertical
Since the Fortress ishighly leaning towards roamers, it’s very likely for Defenders to rely on gunfights in order to seal the deal and win the round. Attackers can circumvent this by not giving them this luxury, and can instead capitalize on the vertical control the map provides:
Offense: Destruction Is Key
Contrary to other maps, the highly-defensible nature of Fortress may imply thatan extremely aggressive pushis the way to go to secure contested areas. When it comes to securing high-value targets with a lot of defenses, going straight for the jugular instead of playing around with tricks could be ideal. Sub-classes for Attackers might be better with the following:
Attacker Operators: Devastate Defenses
Given the complex nature of Fortress as a map, Attackers should be able tobreach through areas as fast as possibleand go hard on the map’s natural defenses. Thankfully, there are a couple of Operators with kits fierce and aggressive enough to destabilize defenses pretty quickly for an aggressive lead:
Rainbow Six Siegewas released in 2015 and is available for play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Microsoft Windows.
