The first step of moving on, is to realise that the relationship is not what it once was. That it is now unhealthy for you. That Ash rushing into the object like a Formula 1 car, without a head-hit-box and absorbing bullets as if she were a 3 armour operator is not okay.

You’ve realised that Siege is not doing you any favours. What you need to do is separate yourself from Siege.
To do that;

1. Go to your library,
   
2. Find Siege,
   
3. Click on the cog,
   
4. Go down to manage and click uninstall.
   
5. After that go take that shortcut on your desktop or in a folder and drag it into the recycle bin where it belongs.

Letting go of something you love does not mean you have to ignore the truth, but do not let it influence your current path. It is okay to get in a fit and upset and blame Ubisoft that the person you were shooting at did not die when you used your entire magazine, but don’t forget that most of those bullets you shot landed on the wall, not even close to them. It is human nature to point the finger at Ubisoft, your teammates or your connection instead of yourself.

Henry: OMG HOW DIDN’T HE DIE?! WTF?! HE’S ONE SHOT!!!
Cindy: You didn’t even hit him once.
Henry: It must be lag then!
Cindy: You have 9 ping.

You have realised that your relationship with Siege does not bring you happiness, you have uninstalled the game and stop blaming Ubisoft and your teammates, what now?
Even though Siege is now physically behind you it can be quite the opposite for you mentally. You may still find that you are holding on to past experiences. This will not help if you are wanting to move on from virtual hell , I mean Siege.

• Forgive Siege for all the unregistered headshots, those patches that made more bugs instead of fixing them and its flaws.
  
  
• Forgive yourself for all the team kills you have done, the objects you have thrown in fits of rage, not playing the objective, blaming your teammate for a loss when you fully well knew that you were also at fault and your own flaws.

If you want to let go and ultimately move forward, it can be helpful to look at your experience with gratitude.
We all know that Siege is not all rainbows (even though it’s in the name) and sunshine but we also know that Siege is not all gloomy and bad. Remember Siege for what it was. There were probably times where you broke a controller, mouse and/or keyboard because of sheer anger or close to, and also times where you were laughing so hard you could barely breathe or finished a game with a big grin on your face, proud of what you had accomplished.

Focus on what you can take away from Siege and be grateful for all Siege has done, however big or small that may be.

Moving on and forward from Siege will not happen overnight. It is a process that takes time and compassion. It is normal to have thoughts arise like;

• “Did I make the wrong choice?”,
  
• “If I go back, will I stop being team killed?”
  
• “If I go back will Ash finally have a head hitbox?”
  
• “Will the servers now finally be decent?”
  
• “Will the community stop being so toxic?”
  
• “Will the ex-diamonds and champions stop going on about how they ‘used to be diamond/champion’ or how they have ‘hit diamond/champions before' as if it meant something?”
  
• Or something similar

When you find yourself looking back, thinking of Siege, remember to stay present, you left because you decided that it was not good for you. Focus on moving forward and creating a new story for yourself.

In conclusion Siege holds a special place in many hearts, consensually or not , but when you realise that is not doing your well-being any justice you must ask yourself;

• “is it worth staying?”

Just because you no longer enjoy it or have that burning passion you once had does not mean that Siege is the problem or even yourself, it is just that the relationship you have with it has become noxious. Letting go and moving forward is a process, enjoy that. You will have times where you are challenged but so long as what you are doing comes from compassion, you will be okay.

Thank you for reading and I hope you have enjoyed this guide.
Recently I’ve stopped playing Siege after being with it since year 1 and I wanted to write this as a goodbye. Playing RainbowSixSiege has brought out the best in me and the worst, tears of both joy and anger and has made me outright question my existence. That all aside it has taught me valuable perspectives and for that I am grateful.

To finish off this guide, I would like to quote our lord and saviour Tachanka ~

Originally posted by Tachanka:

“My work here is done.”