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
One of the selling points of the hero shooter genre is that it offers a wide variety of gameplay types. Unlike other arena-based shooters, hero shooters aren’t entirely focused on run-and-gun gameplay . This makes characters like Invisible Woman from Fantastic Four perfect for Marvel Riva
With his signature shield, Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America , is a powerful Vanguard character in Marvel Rivals . Not only can he throw his shield to ricochet and deal heavy damage, but when he uses it as a shield, it is deadly and protective at the same time, since it can rebound attacks such as Iron Man's ultimate ability right b
Much like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange is all about his sparkling portals, and they make him into a crafty Vanguard in the right player's hands. Not only can Doctor Strange create a portal to transport teammates across the map, but teammates can use the portals like open windows to shoot out at enem
It isn't long until **Marvel Rivals ** ' launch, and there is a lot of excitement around this particular hero shooter, especially after its successful closed beta playtest. Thanks to the power of the Marvel universe and a mighty budget, it looks to be the first hero shooter to actually challenge Overwatch 's monopoly on the genre, with stylish visuals, chaotically fun gameplay, and a wealth of popular characters. Something that will help the game move forward is its free-to-play model and how almost everything, besides cosmetics, is completely free to use, going away from the MOBA style mo
With confidence clearly flowing throughout the Marvel Rivals team, I asked Chen if there was any fear that what happened to Concord could happen to their game. His answer was simple, "No, we’re confident with our ga
Tougher, bigger enemies are going to be the bane of your existence in Marvel Rivals as you seek to win matches. You will have a harder time taking them down outside of your Ultimate, so you want to stay on the outskirts of the fighting and keep yourself from being too vulnerable . Move, fire, rep
As a hero shooter, Marvel Rivals is entering one of the most competitive spaces in the video game market. In the last 18 months alone, Deadlock , Overwatch 2 , XDefiant , The Finals , and the disastrous Concord have all made their play for the crown, while stalwarts operating in a similar space, like Apex Legends and Rainbow Six Siege , continue to draw huge numb
**Marvel Rivals boasts an impressive roster of heroes ** , but there are some that still must be added post-launch. Along with the 25 characters confirmed for launch, another 15 were leaked back in May. These 15 are likely to be added as well due to the list containing characters who made the initial roster. However, with a franchise as rich with superheroes and villains as Marvel , there is still plenty left to incl
As long as Marvel Rivals receives continual updates from NetEase games, it will largely avoid the issues of Team Fortress 2 , since a lot of its balancing issues can be attributed to negligence from Valve. It also has the budget and creativity behind it to eclipse many other free-to-play hero shooters by default , such as Paladins and Pixel Gun 3D , along with one of the biggest IPs in the world to maintain interest. If the game is as fun as the playtest suggests, Marvel rivals News Rivals will kick off, but maintaining popularity will be the hard p
With Marvel Rivals launching with a massive roster of thirty-three that eclipses Overwatch 's launch roster of twenty-one, balance could be a problem at launch, let alone later on, as the game continues to grow. Although the closed beta can be excused due to not being the final product, it had some balancing issues that need to be addressed before the full launch. **Marvel Rivals will launch with a competitive mode ** , and although it is an impossible task, any competitive game massively benefits from adequate bala
Despite having godlike power as one of the most powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy , Adam Warlock is not the damage dealer that one might expect. Instead, he focuses on healing teammates with a simple snap of his fingers that can even heal tanks at incredible ra
"We have a statistic model that helps us to deal with the balancing problem, and we run tons of tests to see whether these numbers need to be adjusted," Chen tells me. "We also have tests to manipulate what happens when beginner players use a character, and we have super good players in our team to replicate the pro playe
