Kapkan places down his Entry Denial Device on door and window frames which, when triggered, deal a significant amount of damage to the unlucky attacker. Operators that fall into this category are Kapkan, Lesion, Frost, and Ela. Due to the nature of Siege being heavily reliant on audio queues, Trap operators often work best with information operators. Trap operators do exactly what their name implies, they place traps to delay a rush, stall an attack, or outright shut down an entire team. The interaction of these gadgets with the rest of the team is what makes them such an invaluable asset to any defensive set up and is what earns them the name, Anchor. All of these gadgets can help turn the tide of the fight, but ultimately the gun skill of the player is always the best horse to bet on. This special gadget allows for the securing of a decisive kill, or even a delay to the planting of the bomb de-fuser. Last on the list, but certainly not least is Echo, who deploys his Yokai drone which is a mobile secondary camera with the added bonus of firing concussive blasts to disorient attacking operators. He has access to a mounted LMG that gives him ridiculous amount of firepower, but leaves the player stationary and relatively easy to kill. He can be difficult to use effectively due to the nature of his gadget. Tachanka is a much loved icon among the Siege community, but unfortunately is hard to fit into many team compositions. These cameras excel as information gathering tools in that they can see through even the thickest smoke. In its active mode the Evil Eye can be destroyed but can also fire low damaging laser bolts to destroy gadgets and harm enemy players. Maestro is a new operator, slated for release within the week, who deploys his Evil Eye cameras that are invulnerable to both bullets and melee attacks while in its shell mode. The Black Mirror is best used in locations where long sight lines can be held or to cover popular entry points.

This provides lines of sight beyond the walls in order gain better information about what is going on. Mira can deploy her Black Mirror gadget on both reinforced and unreinforced walls alike. The armor plating also guarantees a DBNO state, provided the player is not taken down by a headshot. Rook provides armor plating that can increase the overall survivability of the team. Additionally, it can bring players back from a down but not out state (DBNO) and get them back into the fight without having to risk another friendly coming over to pick them up. Doc carries a Stim Pistol that provides additional health to anyone, even attackers that are shot with it. Operators that are considered Anchors are Doc, Rook, Mira, Maestro, Tachanka and Echo. Anchors are generally 3 armor, 1 speed ops that carry powerful guns, some of which have access to the coveted ACOG optic that allows them to hold deep angles with relative ease and safety. They utilize their gadgets to help their team hold the objective more easily or assist the other Operators by providing extra health or armor plates. The Anchors are the last line of defense for the objective sites. The first tier of operators on the list are known as Anchors. Note that one operator can fit into more than one category. For the purposes of this piece, Operators will be broken up into five categories: Anchor, Trap, Information, Denial, and Roamer. Defensive rounds can make or break a game depending on their results, just the same as attack rounds, however on defense you have direct control over how you want the round to play out by utilizing reinforcements, gadgets, secondary gadgets, and of course, the angle holds and gunplay. This article is geared towards players who are newer to the game.

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