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Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 went live earlier this month, adding another Duelist to the game. Blade is now the 41st playable character, and while he’s been fun to play, he further ruined the balance of the game. The past two seasons added two Duelists, and now, 21 out of 41 playable characters are damage dealers. Fortunately, NetEase is aware of this issue and is working on fixing it.
The new season of Marvel Rivals is set to come out on September 12 and will bring a new hero. Guangguang, the game’s creative director, recently spoke with Rivals Assembled, sharing his thoughts regarding the hero imbalance. Due to this, we expect the next hero to be either a Vanguard or a Strategist.
Marvel Rivals developer is aware that the game has too many Duelists
The original Marvel Rivals hero lineup had 33 heroes. With the first season, NetEase brought the Fantastic Four, bumping the count to 37. Later on, the game creator added Emma Frost, Ultron, Phoenix, and Blade. The original lineup had 17 Duelists, which was more than half, and the game creator added four more over the first three seasons.
“Going forward, we will address it — we are aware of the issue,” Guangguang responded when asked about Duelists dominating the Marvel Rivals roster. “However, the whole process from confirming a hero roster to production and final release takes quite a long time,” he added.
The creative director shared that the development team has already prepared many heroes in advance. “Under these circumstances, we are paying attention to the problem and gradually working to solve it. It won’t happen overnight, but over time, a new balance will form.”
With Season 4 dropping in September, we hope NetEase will bring more tanks and support heroes. The creative director also revealed that more villains will come to Marvel Rivals, opening up even more possibilities.
Marvel Rivals
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Genre(s):
Fighting, Shooter
