GameVerse vs Ubisoft Connect: a launcher built for rewards, not teammates
Ubisoft Connect is the official hub for every Ubisoft PC game, including Rainbow Six Siege: your library, your achievements and your friends list, all in one client born from the 2020 merger of Uplay and Ubisoft Club. But here is the paradox: Siege is one of the most tactical 5v5 shooters on the market, where playing with silent strangers is a direct handicap, and Connect still has no way to find a new teammate. GameVerse does not replace Ubisoft Connect, it fills the hole Connect was never built to fill.
What Ubisoft Connect actually offers to find players
- Friends list: carried over from Uplay and Ubisoft Club. Great for people you already play with, useless for meeting new ones.
- Group chat: added in 2021, capped at 24 members, and everyone in it has to already be on your friends list first.
- Newsfeed: shows what your existing friends are playing and unlocking, not who is looking for a teammate.
- Cross-platform friends: friends on PlayStation or Xbox appear automatically once accounts are linked, still limited to people you already know.
- Age verification on social features: Ubisoft is rolling out account age checks in 2026 that further restrict who unverified accounts can interact with.
None of this discovers a stranger who plays your rank, your role or your schedule. Ubisoft Connect manages a library and a friends list, not a matchmaking pool.
Ubisoft Connect vs GameVerse side by side
| Finding teammates | Ubisoft Connect | GameVerse |
|---|---|---|
| Teammate discovery | None, friends only | AI matching on rank, role and schedule |
| Rank based matching | None | Copper to Champion, division aware |
| Role filtering | None | Entry fragger, anchor, roamer, support, IGL |
| Group chat capacity | 24 members, friends only | Persistent duo and squad matching with new players |
| Comms and behavior filtering | None | Comms discipline plus behavior score |
| Time to find a duo | Depends entirely on who you already know | Under 3 minutes |
Do I still need Ubisoft Connect?
Yes. It stays the only way to own, launch, patch and cross-save Rainbow Six Siege and every other Ubisoft PC title, and it keeps your achievements and rewards. GameVerse plugs in next to it: find your Rainbow Six Siege duo or full 5-stack on GameVerse first, then launch and party up through Ubisoft Connect as usual.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ubisoft Connect have a way to find new Siege teammates?
No. Its group chat requires everyone to already be friends first, and there is no matchmaking, LFG or discovery tool that filters strangers by rank, role or schedule.
Does Rainbow Six Siege itself have an in-game LFG or party finder?
No official one. Siege has no built-in looking-for-group tool, which is why players turn to Discord servers and third-party trackers, and why a rank-aware matcher like GameVerse fills a real gap.
Does a fixed duo actually matter in Siege's rank system?
Yes. Ranked runs on eight tiers from Copper to Champion, each split into five divisions, and a duo who shares your rank bracket and role (entry fragger, anchor, roamer, support, IGL) turns solo-queue randoms into rounds where someone actually drones, calls intel and holds the site.
Try GameVerse for free and give your Rainbow Six Siege sessions the teammates Ubisoft Connect never finds you.