Marvel Rivals Will Continue to Frustrate Players as Devs Stay Put On Highly Requested Feature

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Marvel Rivals Will Continue to Frustrate Players as Devs Stay Put On Highly Requested Feature

Marvel Rivals is the new hero shooter from NetEase Games and has been a massive hit since its December 6 launch. The game’s vibrant visuals, diverse character roster, and faithful nods to Marvel lore have drawn widespread praise with it getting 10 million players within the first 72 hours. However, it’s not without any issues.

The game has been a big hit. | Image Credit: NetEase Games

If you’ve been an Overwatch player for a while, you’ll know the pain of not having role ****** in a hero shooter game. And that’s exactly what’s happening in Marvel Rivals right now as ranked games are being filled with imbalanced team compositions. But despite community complaints, the devs have no intentions of adding role ****** anytime soon.

Marvel Rivals isn’t getting role ****** anytime soon

The concept of role ****** is familiar to fans of competitive hero shooters, where players can lock in roles like tank, damage, or support during matchmaking. In Marvel Rivals, characters are classified into Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist. But without restrictions, many teams end up unbalanced.

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“Right now, we’re not considering a role ******,”

Marvel Rivals Dev offers an update on role ******:

“From the data we’re seeing in our back end, things are going pretty solid”

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Guangyun ‘Guangguang’ Chen, the game’s creative director, recently addressed the role ****** debate in an interview with

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. “Right now, we’re not considering a role ******,” Chen stated. He explained that the team’s goal is to prioritize player freedom to pick their favorite Marvel superheroes without being constrained by rigid role assignments.

Despite the controversy, Marvel Rivals has enjoyed unprecedented success in a genre dominated by giants like Overwatch. The game’s accessible free-to-play model, coupled with a star-studded roster of 33 Marvel characters, has been a key factor in its rapid rise. Unlike many live-service games, Marvel Rivals launched with all characters unlocked with no payment barrier. This consumer-friendly approach has been a hit.

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Another factor driving the game’s popularity is its clear passion for the source material. Fans have praised the attention to detail in character design, with abilities and animations that faithfully reflect the personalities and powers of Marvel’s heroes and villains. Combined with free seasonal content like skins and maps, Marvel Rivals has managed to avoid the “cash grab” label often associated with live-service games.

There are pros and cons but for now we have to trust NetEase

NetEase is confident it can make it work. | Image Credit: NetEase Games

NetEase views its hero designs as flexible and multi-functional rather than strictly adhering to the traditional tank-healer-DPS archetype seen in other games like Overwatch. For example, characters like Cloak & Dagger can be used as healers while also dealing damage. And who knows what kind of creativity will be put into upcoming characters?

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But players argue that without a role ******, matches are too dependent on individual players’ willingness to adapt. Fans point out Overwatch’s notorious GOATS meta where an absence of role limits led to unbalanced, chaotic games. For many players, having a role ****** is a given and not implementing it is a step backwards.

While NetEase has shown no immediate intention of adding a role ******, the developers remain open to observing player behavior and adjusting accordingly. Chen noted that the team is closely monitoring emerging team compositions and their impact on gameplay.

Still, the question remains whether NetEase will eventually reconsider its stance on role limits. Fans have pointed out that Overwatch, often seen as Marvel Rivals’ closest competitor, didn’t have role limits for three years before adopting the system in response to player demand. Some believe Marvel Rivals may follow a similar trajectory as the meta evolves and community feedback grows louder.

Have you been playing Marvel Rivals since its launch? Do you think it needs role ******? Let us know in the comments!

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