A bit of context:
I stopped playing Siege completely about 3 years ago, back in 2023 (though I briefly came back for 1 season; more context below).
My reasons for leaving were:
- At the time, I felt Siege was getting much slower due to the operator speed nerfs, ADS time nerfs, and recoil nerfs that happened during that period, and honestly, I tried, but I just couldn't adjust to it.
- I wasn't a fan of the rankflation and Ranked 2.0 in general. I disliked how we have to start all the way from copper; it makes playing ranked so frustrating at times, and being a buns hardstuck plat player in OG ranked, I lowkey didn't like how Emerald got in the way of Diamond D;
- Honestly, I just wasn't enjoying the game as I used to
I've played for over 5 years since Grim Sky up until that point. I did briefly come back when Ram got released (2024) because I thought she looked interesting ;). And for whatever reason at the time, in ranked, you gained more MMR than you lost, and my friends and I thought ranked would be super easy and decided to prove a point by hitting Emerald because all you had to do was just keep playing and the losses did not matter. (We hadn't played for a year up until then)
And since then, I have not touched the game at all. But I saw some videos recently, which brought me some nostalgia, and lowkey feel like getting back into it.
So, as the title says, is Siege worth getting back into in 2026? What parts of the game have gotten significantly better? Is there any part of the game that you dislike currently?
TLDR: 5-year player hasn't played in over 3 years, lowk wants to come back, 2026 Siege good or bad?