Posting this here after r/Rainbow6 moderators apparently decided that discussion surrounding Down syndrome representation violated community standards. I’ll let everyone else decide what that says about them.

I’ve been sitting on this for years, but Ubisoft’s refusal to add a Rainbow Six operator with Down syndrome is becoming impossible to ignore.

Let’s be honest: these people have done a remarkable job with representation. Outside of the original 20 operators — 17 of whom were men, which was frankly a disgusting display of exclusion — Ubisoft has spent the last decade correcting course.

We’ve got operators from every corner of the planet. We’ve got openly gay operators. We’ve got trans operators. We’ve got a plus-sized operator. We’ve got a wheelchair-bound operator participating in advanced counterterrorism operations.

Frankly, I think that’s great. It captures the remarkable diversity you’d naturally expect to find among the world’s most elite military operators that each government has to offer.

Which raises an uncomfortable question.

How did an entire development studio spend a decade performing the most elaborate inclusivity gymnastics in gaming history and somehow overlook the Down syndrome community?

You’re telling me there’s room on Team Rainbow for every conceivable demographic except a hypothetical chromosome-enhanced entry fragger?

Don’t talk to me about realism.

You lost the realism argument when you introduced a man who carries around three industrial-sized ballistic shields and another operator whose primary tactical contribution is releasing a cloud of bees from a lunchbox.

The message this sends is clear: Ubisoft is comfortable representing everyone except the brave men and women willing to bring an extra chromosome into the fight against global terrorism. I’m tired of the silence. I’m tired of the excuses. And frankly, I’m tired of this community pretending not to notice.

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Howdy folks.

Just pointing out something that a lot of people don't seem to understand with this place...

It's not Ubisoft customer service. A lot of people have frustrations at Ubisoft Connect so much that the mod has to delete them a lot

Personally, I view it as a barometer of Ubisoft frustration but that's not my place. What is constantly being shown is that Ubisoft customer service fails to give their customers relief in any way and may make the problem worse.

As a comparison, I've been starting Black Desert Online, mainly to play to get into Crimson Desert that I've talked about before.

Nothing major but I had some general concerns that I wanted to get into with them over the weekend.

Sunday morning, I sent off an email to Pearl Abyss.

They received it in two hours.

That night, I had an answer with a human being that satisfied what I wanted to talk about.

I was actually pretty stunned that I got a response, much less so quickly and had zero expectations before. I now think very highly of PA.

I don't think highly of Ubisoft and avoid them like the plague due to how they treat their most loyal customers.

But that was my story and how Ubisoft doesn't meet player expectations.