Interestingly, there are some major omissions thus far in Marvel Rivals ' roster , despite its size. Of course, a few are yet to be announced, but some of Marvel 's most famous heroes, like Wolverine, Deadpool, any member of The Fantastic Four, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and many more aren't in the roster yet, but if Rivals does well, it wouldn't be surprising to see all of these characters join the cast, eventually. As the roster continues to grow, however, balance will be a problem going forward, especially if the characters are released quic
"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
With the Marvel universe as a setting, as well as **a hint of multiverses with both a Spiderverse map and two Doctor Dooms from different timelines ** , there is a wealth of characters that are yet to be announced to the roster. It will likely continue to swell as time goes on, and if the game does as well as many think it will, becoming not only a rival to Overwatch but its usurper, a League of Legends -sized roster might not be too far off. There are enough Marvel characters to do this, from the famous to the obsc
Rivals already features its fair share of X-Men, so it would make perfect sense for Xavier’s Institute to make an appearance in this game, possibly as a Domination map . Moving between the inside of the school and the area surrounding it as both teams attempt to capture multiple control points would work like a dream h
With the Timestream Entanglement completely shifting the fabric of the multiverse , an intergalactic force as powerful as the Nova Corps would likely get involved in such a grave situation. A battle taking place on their homeland of Xandar would fit in nicely h
This is according to Twitter user Wensoing ( backed up by Fortnite insider Shiina ), who claims to have found an image of the crossover on the Marvel Games website. This image features Marvel Rivals lead character Galacta surrounded by various gems and crystals, each one with a name of a game over the top, as this appears to be a collaboration with several of Marvel's ongoing live service tit
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
League of Legends is perhaps the most popular instance of this, and the free rotation is known as a feature of many MOBAs, also seen in Heroes of the Storm and Smite . It has leaked its way into other genres, like with Overwatch 2, Paladins , and Multiverses , but this is something that Marvel Rivals is avoiding. In fact, all the characters will be free to use at launch and beyond , which is amazing, considering that the roster of heroes and villains is massive for a game that is yet to be relea
Chen also feels like the hero’s individual powers offer differentiation from Rivals competitors, telling me, "The ideology behind our design is to make it fun for players, and we use the Marvel IP to do this. For example, Spider-Man can fly, and Doctor Strange can open portals. These are all recognizable things from the Marvel universe that we’ve added to the ga
"The first thing we want to show is our specialty. We have the Marvel IP. We are under the Marvel storyline. We have over 85 years of Marvel Rivals abilities history, and we have countless heroes and maps," Chen tells me when I asked if the team was concerned about the space it would soon launch
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
The best-of-three game mode could see players battle it out across an array of arenas, from amongst its sublime mountain ranges and thick jungles; to within the intricate infrastructure of the city; to deep underground where its high-speed Maglev Trains are h
In-house testing isn’t the only way the Marvel Rivals team is dealing with data, though. Chen mentions recent betas "received like 100,000 pieces of feedback from players," something the team "will carefully consider to see whether they can help us to improve our ga