This is our first step towards managing toxicity in Rainbow Six ... This ban system is targeted speech that is designed to hurt, not weird banter among friends.

By simultaneously banning an enemy operator on each team, Pick and Ban will offer a quick way to balance the playing field ...

Ubisoft, however, is taking a different approach with Rainbow Six ... looks for context - playful banter among friends may still result in a ban, for example.

There's also plans for a Rainbow Six Siege pick and ban mode, which will be tested first in the Pro League. Plans to expand that to the custom and ranked modes will follow. Prior to a match ...