**Marvel Rivals will be playable on PC, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series X/S ** , with the PC option including both Steam and the Epic Games Store as possible marketplaces. The comic hero shooter will support crossplay on release, but this feature will be turned off for the competitive mode. This is almost surely because of the difference in input devices – mouse and keyboard for PC users, and controllers for those on consoles. As of now, there has been no indication if cross-platform progression will be a feat
Flanking the enemy team as Hela is also vital to her gameplay thanks to her Astral Flock ability that allows her to transform into a flock of ravens and quickly soar a distance before changing back. As a result, Hela has something for everyb
This is an example of Marvel Rivals branching out to add atypical characters, as Cloak & Dagger are nowhere near the levels of, say, Iron Man or Black Panther. However, they prove that iconicism is not always important as they still look like they will be effective charact
Captain Marvel has become a crucial part of the Marvel franchise and would be an explosive addition to the hero shooter. Though she could work as a Vanguard, her powers fit the Duelist role more . She would also have a myriad of options for synergy abilities, with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers being the most obvi
Unfortunately, balance with a game as expressive and chaotic as Marvel Rivals , especially in the hero shooter genre, is a lot easier said than done. Even with its resources, Blizzard couldn't properly balance its groundbreaking hero shooter and, ultimately, retreated back to a launch version of the game with Overwatch 2 Classic . With the roster that the game will boast at launch, and what it will grow into, **Marvel Rivals ** will have an extremely difficult task in keeping itself balanced, but if it manages to do this, then it could see itself standing on top of the hero shooter ge
Recently, via YouTube , **Marvel Rivals has released a content roadmap, revealing what players can expect from the full release on December 6 ** , and there is a lot to enjoy. There are eight maps for both Quick Match and Competitive play, a new Practice Range, a Conquest Map, and thirty-three characters at launch. The closed beta began with an impressive twenty-one characters, with Thor and Jeff the Land Shark being added during the beta to bring the roster to twenty-three characters total, and even this was a big collection of characters for a hero shoo
Another hero shooter that has enjoyed prolonged success is Team Fortress 2 , with the series being famous for starting the genre. **TF2 has nine classes, has a relatively small roster for a modern hero shooter, ** and doesn't get much attention at all from Valve, yet it still has some balancing issues. Having a balanced hero shooter experience will help Marvel Rivals shine in a genre known for having poor balance, but that becomes more difficult as the roster gets bigger, and Rivals is starting very big compared to many of its competit
Marvel Rivals **** _ has announced its release date and other details during a trailer at Gamescom 2024. This hero shooter takes popular characters from Marvel's __ franchises and pits them against each other in multiversal madness. The title saw a closed beta in late July that gave potential users an insight into what can be expected. Though it was not without its issues, _Marvel Rivals closed beta showed the immense promise of a PvP-only game for one of the world's most beloved comic franchi
For context, Overwatch 1 launched with twenty-one characters and was reasonably well-balanced at launch. This balance went out the window as more characters were added, leading to the infamous GOATS comp . GOATS comp omitted DPS, running three supports and tanks, becoming so dominant in competitive play that the DPS role became useless. Overwatch then added role queue to try to fix this, but by then, the balance of the game had been irreversibly damaged because of its still growing ros
Matches in Marvel Rivals work in a 6v6 format over various game modes. These game modes will feel familiar to fans of hero shooters, varying from payload escorts to fighting over control points. Characters are split up into three classes: Vanguard (Tank), Duelist (DPS), and Strategist (Support). As of now, there is no limit to how many of each class can be in a team, but having a proper balance and synergy will lead to the most succ
The best way to describe Hulk in Marvel Rivals is that he is essentially a reverse version of D. Va from Overwatch . Instead of a big character who turns into a smaller character for a last-minute escape, the player starts as Bruce Banner with his gamma pistol and must choose the right time to transform into his alter
marvel rivals Story guide Rivals already had excitement due to the popularity of the franchise, and it seems like that continued with the well-received closed beta. However, post-release content and balancing will play a huge part in the long-term success of the game. As Marvel Rivals ' __ chief competitor will be Overwatch 2 , which seems to always be on a rollercoaster of success, the comic shooter could siphon a lot of players if developed correctly. Until more information is known, likely before any announced beta or the game's full release, this is all that is currently known about _Marvel Rivals