The Downfall Of The ACOG.......(Rainbow Six Siege)

Today I will be discussing the downfall of the Acog sight and how it went from being one of the most popular optics in R6. To now being under picked compared to the rest. Hopefully you guys enjoy!
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[@kailo4016]

definitely hit hard when my mate who is new to the game didn't know what I was talking about when I told him to use the acog

[@imyellowteeth4691]

I remember i didnt use acog and my friend told me to and i did a lot better

[@breckendudley2067]

@@imyellowteeth4691 l started playing in dust line and it was so fun when nearly everyone had acog

[@DeclanUK]

@Flare shut up you nerd

[@DeclanUK]

@Flare 🤓

[@DeclanUK]

@Flare shut up you fucking basement dweller

[@itsezzzy_v3]

crazy how one year later and its the acog is making its comeback

[@taiwandxt6493]

Even though it's been revived. I don't think it's a comeback because of the way gunplay works in Siege now. I ultimately think that had they slowed down the gunplay and movement, but kept old recoil, the ACOG and perhaps even if they added the 1.5 wouldn't have been the huge balancing issue they both respectively became. The reason why TDM meta has gotten as bad as it has is because of a combination of laser beam recoil, the prioritization of prefiring corners, and the lack of any sort of stamina system.

[@Gamingproductionv2]

Doesn’t the acog still amplify the visual recoil? Plus it’s slower to aim compared to iron sights

[@Jaapst]

@@Gamingproductionv2just use a laser on attack now and you go

[@dankim7831]

Forgot to mention that the old acog magnification is not the same as the current acog. The old one was 3.0 but then got reduced to 2.5, and the new marksman scopes on dmrs is the old acog, just redesigned

[@crabtaker9490]

It's always been 2.5

[@real-horse]

@@crabtaker9490 No. It was 3x. It was always listed as 2.5x, but it was inaccurate until y5s3 with the scope changes

[@daniellaurin9566]

The other crazy part the 1.5x is not even 1.5x zoom. I have to watch old icycat video on it. Something like 1.7x

[@tyqwax]

It feels so zoomed in too

[@roachdoggjr99]

@@daniellaurin9566 rip icycat

[@noahbenavides9405]

I was there when the smg11 had acog. I was there to witness the acogs downfall. I know nothing but pain.

[@louison3216]

Same...

[@Husqvarna575XP]

If you were there - you remember the Frost Sniper Shotgun ;)?

[@sootzing2245]

@@Husqvarna575XP the sniper 90, ah the good times

[@Husqvarna575XP]

@@sootzing2245 Sniper 90, Frost Traps amd those Flasjnamk or Blitzt rates.

[@Husqvarna575XP]

after Frost and Buck - valk and Blackbeard appierd. Valk could throw there cams in prep face outside and there lasted and also don't glow very bright. So you habe very good outside cams and Blackbeard with a 10.000 HP rifle shield that was later nerved to 1.000hp, 500hp and now 150 I guess. Armory spot in boarder was an easy win with blacky

[@BeingBOTisCareer]

I just started playing siege again after a 3 year break. So, you can imagine my surprise when I realized that acog is long gone and forgotten.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Same I was so confused to come back at 1.5x scopes and like a thousand of the same sight

[@offsetsface2135]

Same bro this game is just rushing on attacks now

[@cookiecaine4188]

I'll never get over Zofia lacking one

[@josiahnguyen3082]

Saaaame bro, came back to a new ranked system, new optics, attachment changes, new meta, it's such a different game now lol

[@BeingBOTisCareer]

I just had a dream last night about the acog. That's how much I miss it lol

[@tosicdash0242]

it's crazy how meta the acog went to being the worse i still cant believe when everyone use to run acog lol

[@kenny8712]

the acog is too fucking huge that i almost have 0 periperal vision

[@Funnygaming470]

I still use it when I find it on a weapon

[@cheesyraptor4494]

I still use it on every weapon I can

[@dogsidog0074]

I feel like you should've touched based on Doc and Rook acog. Those had a pretty big impact too but in the end, did make sense.

[@kredoros3856]

rip doc

[@StckyyyOnYT]

rooks 2x sight on the mp5 is disgustingly good

[@fluffywuffyable]

Facts rook and doc acog was a time

[@cole.-4688]

I just remember running out on the top balcony of the old skyscraper onto helipad every single round without fail with rook. RIP to my old account with 500 rook hours banned due to toxic behaviour

[@owenbrunet1279]

i quit r6 because of that lol

[@taterazor9629]

I’m still a firm believer that Blackbeard should have an acog on his scar 17 it just fits his play style, and maybe give him back his breach charges…

[@kobical9395]

Exactly, his whole gadget is based around his gun, he has nothing else. Why not make his gun and him as an operator worth using.

[@kapitanhenri695]

They just need to rework Blackbeard all together. One of the most useless ops in my opinion.

[@snowflake-jaret109]

Blackbeard should lose his shield and get a M72 LAW for his gadget. 1-2 shots max but can punch a vault hole in an electrified reinforced wall. Doesn't destroy the electric unless it destroys where it's attached and can be grabbed and destroyed by jager ads, wamai puck, and aruni gate

[@arminlutz8294]

@@snowflake-jaret109 He definetly needs something else, but vault holes in electrified walls sounds way too broken xD

[@snowflake-jaret109]

@@arminlutz8294 the electric stays though so if you jump through you're taking damage. Combine the fact that you only get one or maybe two shots and they can be intercepted there's a decent chance your shot will be wasted. They could do 1 shot AP and the other HE and make the HE essentially just an ash charge while the AP puts a hole in reinforced. Either way it's easier to balance than eliminating the CORE aspect of the game ie OHKO headshots

[@MandatoryFruit]

I use the ACOG on every gun that it's still available on. I hate that it's been removed from so many weapons.

[@chaiepage-winn1693]

Same with me man in my opinion it made the game so much more competitive and fun but hey everyone loves to cry about every gun being op because they are bad at the game

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

@@chaiepage-winn1693 thanks to "pro players" who can only whine in siege pro scene. ubisoft deleted almost 90% of fun stuff or even logic stuff which made the game at least slightly semi-tactical

[@dizo-jp2td]

If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus Is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9

[@kojimmy3823]

well i mean, ubisoft removing 1.5 and 2x scope is probably brining back acog meta again

[@fancho123]

i wish i still love the acog but the truth is 1.5 and 2.0 are just way better in the current state bcs movement is so slow now and they're just way more clean that it helps u to flick and survive more with the slow movement. meanwhile the old acog was widely used for headshot bcs u can move and ads faster to escape from a situation

[@kruppelfield]

Technically the 1.5 is an acog too

[@liquitosoto4287]

i agree i heavily prefer the 2.0

[@Darsquarius]

The yapping is top tier

[@fancho123]

@@Darsquarius 😂

[@rick-wo9wj]

i'm a new player and i never understood why the acog is praised in the game. thanks for the video man, keep it goin

[@BMP]

No problem. Im happy you enjoyed it

[@sandvich3943]

You just had to be there

[@isaitorres1356]

You don’t understand because you’re new 😪

[@gregory3434]

acog was the best sight in this game because well it was zoomed in and just made getting kills with it so damn njce. plus you really just had to be there

[@magago5104]

before then, we only had 4 sights in the game, the holo, reflex, red dot and the acog, and the variants were only avaiable in certain guns

[@willbelokur5621]

I started in 2018 and I remember not getting why people like it and then after using it for awhile It became my favorite. Then Ubi constantly kept taking it from my favorite characters which at this point only a few have

[@Xtraqk220]

Well who’s here after the ACOG made its comeback after Y9S1 changes got announced

[@justsomeguywithamoustachea2712]

The thing is I don't really care about the zoom but the sight itself is really nice I wish they would add more customization to pick how ur sight looks regardless of zoom like 1.0 and 1.5 acogs

[@kredoros3856]

you are one of the first persons i see saying they prefer the acog sight,generally speaking the circles-dots combo is much easier to aim with,it would be nice to add more customization to pick sights(kinda like pubg had with their reflex you are able to choose triangle dot or anything)but i doubt it will happen since not many people will use the sight similar to acog

[@arminlutz8294]

@@kredoros3856 I prefer the acog sight aswell, but maybe im just used to it. For 1x holo is so much better than reflex, so its not the triangle/arrow itself i guess. Just feels right with the acog.

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

1x ACOG is frankly stupid, but otherwise I agree

[@Han-bw5zn]

@@kredoros3856 maybe the acog is worst but I like the style, the 2x and 3x are and feel really good but thy are ugly

[@StripedJacket]

@@Han-bw5zn I think the holographic, reflex and 1.5x are all ugly [I think treyarch CoD’s had really good reflex, red dot & Holo’s] The best looking probably is the 2x & Acog

[@magicthyme6134]

I used to use red dot sight and lie to myself that i’m using a defender’s Acog😢

[@BMP]

lol I relate to that all too well

[@mohamadalsalman2485]

1.5x is basically new acog

[@jakob4321]

Can't wait for the downfall of the 1.5 video 😂😂

[@BMP]

Probably gonna be cooking that up soon lol

[@zay0113]

Y9S1: Uprise of the ACOG

[@bzt6168]

lmao

[@westernguy3211]

I love the fact that i saw this video after the Y9S1 release video came out

[@killjoysthename]

I miss how gory a singular bullet impact would spill and stain the surrounding enironment. The Acog would heighten my attention to those details during a gunfight. It's what hooked me initially. Mag dumping on a target used to feel so visceral and brutal through an Acog, compared to today's feel with the x1.5. It's still satifying, but definitely lost some spectacle. It hurts moderately as of late with the looming/continuing absence of the Acog.

[@elijuvan4131]

the recoil too. the grim sky recoil changes really decreased my enjoyment of the game

[@user-hn6oz3uv2d]

Well well well

[@aydenhyde445]

Came back to this video and I’m so happy the acogs are making a return

[@Wolfie_Animations_]

''i dont know why ubi gave maestro the acog in the first place'' ubi: '' for shits n giggles''

[@Alex324]

Watching older footage Vs more recent I've noticed that people used to play by adsing and then unadsing. This was possible because of the faster aim down sight speed and facilitated the use of a more magnified optic as if you wanted to zoom out you just did. Now with the slow ads, going un adsed is dangerous as the amount of time taken to zoom back in will most likely get you killed. This is less of a danger with the 2x because you can see more and so don't need to un ads as with the ACOG.

[@jhevier]

excellent documentry brother. Subbed to you. Please more of these kind of documentry on siege. I am maining siege as a game since 2018 and this video hit me hard. Thanks

[@edimsm6069]

i quit the game a long long time ago and it still hurts when i remember ash`s r4c acog removal, i loved how the r4c looked with it and just felt to play and i miss how the game played back then

[@northkoreanrefugee]

I stopped playing in 3-ish years ago and barely came back this week, it was surreal seeing all of the new gadgets but as well the fact that when people talk about an ACOG they no longer talk about the sight that I remembered using back in 2019.

[@lyndyannajones3117]

Watching this video, it reminds me of what I used to think balanced the acog from 1x sights back then. The acog wasn't the cleanest sight to have, but the 2.5x zoom was it's advantage, where as 1x scopes like red dot and reflex were super clean and straight forward. I think adding other zoom sights that were arguably nicer to look at than the 1x like the dominant 1.5x, is another huge reason for acogs downfall.

[@A22A221N]

man this is a trip down memory lane been around since Y2S1 might get back into seige after not really playing for a little over a year now it'll be nice finally playing with the boys again on the game we made so many memories on

[@jimmy5516]

I came back to the game after like a 3 year break. I used to use the acog on thermites gun. I tried using the 1.5 and 2.0 scopes on it to get with the meta but just could not hit anything with it. I switched back to the acog and literally felt like Benja when challenging fights. instantly headshotting whoever i was fighting. Close or long range. I dont know why, but the acog still feels better to me on thermites gun to this day despite maybe the other scopes being better for the majority.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Finally a fellow thermite main

[@schossa6061]

And yet here we are all hyped for the return of the acog

[@burghurs976]

I remember having acog on every single gun that had it available and whoever didn't have it you'd get called a noob immediately. Now there's not a single gun that I use acog on. Crazy how times change.

[@GhostlyGaming0]

You earned a sub and my favorite is the the holo a and reflex a and bro the nostalgia from this video is crazy

[@justa.321]

I started playing whit this game back in red crow on xbox. It was fun, and simple at the same time, but now… we have map/operator bans, more complex map desings and many more. This is not just about the GOAT ACOG downfall, it’s about the whole game… and damn i wish i could bring back those good old days…😔

[@seekthuth2817]

This is a fantastic video, 100% worth a sub imo. Definitely wanna see more content in a similar vein as this.

[@AnttiTolamo]

Thermites gun is pretty stable with ACOG and silencer. Ultra smooth. Always enjoy to play

[@BMP]

Same but I think we may be the minority

[@albertofava865]

Thermite gun is one of the few that (if i Remember correctly) has never been nerfed or buffed because it always have been good and balamced

[@jaswanthcs]

I would also add the AR33 on Thatcher and F90 on Gridlock to be solid guns with the ACOG

[@italo-hungariananimation2149]

I still use the ACOG , i started playing in 2017 and even if it got removed from many weapons i still like it lol

[@jimmy5516]

Same here. I cant play with the 1.5 or 2.0 on thermites gun for example. I tried it, failed miserably and when i switched back, my aim was way better.

[@bruc850]

Great content man! Hopefully the algorithm blesses you

[@bullet-sm5gd]

Makes me wanna time travel back to 2016-2017😢 I can’t believe it’s been 7.5 years since this game been out

[@Roisome]

Another thing I think is because of Siege’s lightings and graphics in the earlier days where it was much harder to see an enemy, alone or through effects without an acog.

[@diancie.]

I played since cav and capitao season and remember all the ACOGs running around. I came back a few months ago and was so surprised by all the new sights and nobody running acog.

[@deshawnmarquist]

I always found higher recoil made it easier to hit my shots because I get more of a grip on the guns recoil pattern faster, which helps me predict where I need to position my sights and how to maintain a steady shot.

[@monamiebelle3821]

"That didn't age well"

[@M3liyyy]

I stopped playing the game nearly 2 years ago and got back into it recently and didn't know why nobody was using acog. Thanks for clearing it up.

[@fernandoruizayala5040]

I stoped playing around the time after blood orchid, and returned to the game a few weeks back, and I felt so strange not seeing the ACOG anywhere

[@Pilipali420]

this was so nostalgic, thx dude for making this. maybe we will see the GREAT RETURN OF THE AGOC, but not in near future.

[@timex7253]

Amazing vid im one who loved the acog all the time. And it’s pretty sad that you cant play it anymore cause it not available anymore or the recoil is to hight to really use it

[@mr.rawbuttereater4253]

have not played siege in 4 years and I wasn't aware of the fall from grace. nice vid 👍

[@Boaib112018]

Siege at this point is like really different. I don't even get to play the version that i fell in love with. I got into it back in 2017 and One of my favorite way to play the game was using Acog's on Ash, Zofia, Buck and IQ (my most played OP's). I miss that now and not to mention the atmosphere and lightning was a Different vibe back then...

[@thatcooldudeisawesome876]

Yeah everyone else in the comments talking about how 1.5x and 2x are technically better but as you say, it was fun just to dick around with the acogs and do stupid shit, regardless of if we won or lost.

[@damonwatson4468]

I miss acogs and still use it when i can. In a game about holding angles and 1 headshot kills accuracy matters. Its so much easier in my opinion to see and visibly linenthe shotn up. Also on many guns i actually find it easier to control the recoil. My accuracy definetly suffered with removal of acogs

[@rileywebb4178]

You missed a very important fact, the old Acog was apparently a 3x zoom for five years and when they added the new 3x scope they kept the zoom from the old Acog and changed the zoom of the Acog down to the current zoom. It's confusing and very strange, but you can look up proof, coreross for example proved it at the time.

[@lourencothomaz981]

Hit me the hardest when they removed it from the MP5. Actually was the last straw, and after 3 years of playing siege, I stopped playing Siege. Been thinking about trying it again tho

[@chavonjames8941]

3:14 as I would pick up Ash when I felt like the original or the 1.2/5? Update of the red dot/holo worked so well with her. Although I and many people can agree that the 2.5x also was a nice addition for her, I feel the removal of her acog is the only nerf that I actually fully agree she needed. Even as an alibi main, i never got behind the idea of giving her a 1.5x, but originally removing from frost which she definitely needed at the time when new scopes were being discussed. Now after all the balancing I feel Ash is more than a great spot-she is literally the embodiment of what rainbow 6 represents: fast, able to hit hard, frag out, and secure position and hold for the team. Aside Sledge, she was the go to for a LOT of players since she really could have done it all of you played her right

[@kredoros3856]

ash is becoming better and better after the removal of nades from many opps,now when you need that shield down or to destroy bandits,ash is more commnly used for that,after the zofia buff she can be used too with her m762,so the two of them are making a comeback

[@chungusballshd8743]

I love the 2x for guns with low recoil like Zero's, especially on attack.

[@nexus1698]

its great to see it coming back with year 9!!!

[@FontoLeaf]

Came when Frost was introduced but just never played seriously & deleted it & came back in 2020 for a few games w irl's. But now play which is sad when I go back on how I missed out on a lot, you can imagine how my old R6 mind was mindblown w no operator intros & all the new operators that were introduced 😂

[@timmy5876]

i recently changed to the 2x on hibana from acog because it just doesn’t feel the recoil as much, with acog the reticle seems to bounce more

[@zsoltimatyas4682]

i used to play sledge alot back in the day, life is never been the same since his acog got removed

[@cdxx.]

Started playing back in 2017 and I’ll say I definitely miss the acog but in its current state the 1.5 is just the more reasonable choice

[@UacnDinoo]

Spawn peeking on Hereford Base with 416-C ACOG on defence and playing with unbreakable glass shield on attack. Damn this feels like a memory from another life.

[@Reshi9984]

I remember getting Ash's elite skin then it getting announced that her R4C was losing ACOG like a week after. That is probably when I started playing the game less and less lol

[@ol1mar]

Sometimes I forget how long I've been playing this game compared to the majority of the playerbase now. I forget how different the game was in Velvet Shell when I started playing

[@adamberes1246]

My favourite has always been the acog... But I think you didn't mention Rook,'s Doc's and Echo's acog's removals...

[@wyzmeister5067]

he did mention echo

[@adamberes1246]

@@wyzmeister5067 when?

[@brownie81]

I just came back to the game and still use it when I can, but I was unaware of all of these changes haha

[@arminlutz8294]

Id pick it back up on c8sfw any day. They really hated buck for a few years taking his frags first and then completely butchering his optics. At least he got a gone 6 now but that doesnt change alot. ACOG C8SFW was so much fun once you learned to handle its recoil.

[@Peter-yo2wm]

I stopped playing for a very long time, and just started watching videos on siege today. I’m blown away that people don’t know about how meta the acog was forever, and I also didn’t know it wasn’t still meta.

[@TheAndrew1987]

i only ever used it a lot on sledge but rn i like the 2x because of the better sight picture and less bulk on screen

[@pschohan9379]

Now we have the downfall of the 1.5

[@MrAutomaticAXYB]

I run acog on thermite and gridlock pretty often. I use 1.5 as well, but acog is still great if you use it properly tbh

[@matasxd]

I would kinda like to see some alternative sights like a couple different 1.5 scope designs and maybe even an additional 2x scope

[@simplycody370]

Yeah the 2x scope just has too much clutter. If it had the same reticle as the 1.5x or 2.5x i would use it

[@T0ast3r]

i miss the days of R4C, 416 and MP5 ACOG

[@mugoftoothpaste1507]

We're so back!

[@watter7212]

just got back from a long, long break. new scopes + acog being bad is mind-blowing and I still kinda believe it

[@catwithaneyepatch]

I like the 2 times and red dot b because they are very small, so you can actually see what’s going on outside of the zoomed area, the ACOG is just way too damn big

[@eggboi101]

Ngl i totally forgot sledge even HAD an smg-11

[@ParthkerkarMUSIC]

btw update @BeastModPlayer acog is back in y9 s1 although recoil and ads speeds are worse

[@Flaxo97]

cool video, also when i never played rainbow six siege this was very entertaining lol

[@bacjam6139]

As a day one player who stopped playing awhile ago it's crazy how far it's fallen

[@Julio_nasty]

Acog is back and 1.5 isn’t a 1.5 anymore and 2x is gone the 1.5 is a reticle for a 2.5x now so now it’s an acog but slightly more chunky and all the ops pretty well will have acog including f2 again and melusi is getting acog

[@d0ni504]

I swear the time it takes to ads now with a vert grip is long enough for me to get a snack from my pantry

[@Alkivo]

Man, I just hope and pray Ubisoft doesn’t remove acog on my main man thermite, been running that load out for years

[@WarriorPleb]

416 acog main since beta, was a tough day seeing that sight gone

[@icetea8946]

I remember when Ash had access to the acog there was almost as much people using the 1x green reflex and just W keying into the objective because she didnt have a headhit box

[@slateman_8490]

Guess who's back!!!

[@JoeIsTheGoat]

I miss it on doc 😭 I haven’t played since secure area was still in the comp rotation.

[@junior_7y]

and just like that its back.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

maybe if you were able to zoom out and in sights in game the acog might be a reasonable choice, my issue is majority of gunfights are close up engagements so why do i want anything higher then maybe a 2.0 on even the most longest of maps. it just seems weird to have sights ingame you cant adjust like kalis scope.

[@RaeuberFotzenRotz]

Man videos like these always show me how fun the game used to be not only mechanic wise but the game also looked so much better.

[@JINSEOK3716]

I remember Blitz was the scariest shield op ever due to his spamming flashes, and his ads time.

[@viertelbeherrscher]

In the fırst season i hit Diamond with my beloved smoke and the acog smg. They called me the headshot King and i even got invited once to Train with the FC Schalke team to see if i would fit pro lvl. I rly miss those Times. :(

[@cookiecaine4188]

I miss IQ's commando acog. Same with Zofia, her AR still to this day just feels wrong without that sight.

[@ryryhc]

You didn't mention the doc and rook acog, it was so prevalent, spawn peeking doc was so common. Everybody believed that ubisofts philosophy was that only 3 armor defenders could use an acog so when maestro and other 3 armors got theirs removed people were pretty confused

[@presidentobama6209]

It has returned

[@jackdina5353]

I still run the highest magnification possible on pretty much every gun. I just use the russian 2.5 because it takes up less screen space. Especially vertically.

[@doyouevenhack4149]

i love how most clips are from beaulo ❤️

[@KindaGhostyy]

No one seems to know this, but i remember when you had to PAY for each individual attatchment for all your guns. You had to pay renown if you wanted a holographic sight, but suprise, if you want that same holo for a different gun you had to buy it for that gun. Feels like nobody remembers that time...

[@sedimentality5710]

i remember the time where Maestro dominates the meta, the only Anchor who capable of dealing multiple choke points, gathers intel, denies site plant, can create rotations and has firepower enough to melt enemy team at distance, his camera combined with Jager's ADS sounds like complete BS at the time as Maestro cam glass didn't break after it gets punched

[@C-W-S]

The funniest part is during Shadow Legacy, Hibana lost the ACOG then like 2 weeks later got it back

[@sens_120ms]

I think we need 1 operator with smg that has acog, at least 1, so u can vibe and feel good with it

[@100StepProgram]

It’s worth mentioning that the acog was changed from a 3x scope to a 2.5x scope iirc.

[@TelevisionMaturity]

Decent change tbh

[@actys3820]

The game was soo good back then.. now it‘s just something you would play because you have no other game