NetEase Games has announced its superhero-focused take on Overwatch, named Marvel Rivals, will release early next month with an impressive launch roster of 33 playable characters. 27 have been revealed so far, leaving a further six to be confirmed for the 6th December 2024 launch. All will be playable for free on release.
The news comes from a new "Dev Vision" video uploaded over the weekend, where it's stated the game will begin with a shorter Season 0 phase that'll tide it over until the proper Season 1 unveiling in January 2025. Season 0 will be called Dooms Rise, and given the shorter nature compared to the main three-month seasons, it'll be priced accordingly for the Battle Pass and any other contents. Nine maps β eight for Quick Match and one for Conquest β will be live at launch.
So far, the following 26 superheroes have been confirmed for the Marvel Rivals release date:
1. Adam Warlock
2. Black Panther
3. Captain America
4. Doctor Strange
5. Groot
6. Hela
7. Hulk
8. Iron Man
9. Jeff the Land Shark
10. Loki
11. Luna Snow
12. Magik
13. Magneto
14. Mantis
15. Moon Knight
16. Namor
17. Peni Parker
18. Psylocke
19. Punisher
20. Rocket Raccoon
21. Scarlet Witch
22. Spider-Man
23. Star-Lord
24. Storm
25. Thor
26. Venom
27. Winter Solider
It's promised there won't be any pay-to-win elements in the game, and monetisation will come from the usual sources: a Battle Pass and in-game store packing bonus skins and cosmetic gear. The early December period marks a busy time for new live-service titles, as Infinity Nikki is out just 24 hours earlier. Which of the two games is more your style? Let us know in the comments below.
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Marvel Jesus is a glaring omission. DLC?
Was it confirmed if this will be a 5vs5 or 6vs6 (or other config). Was a huge fan of OW but the transition to 5vs5 (and other stuff) killed it for me.
Also, was it confirmed if there will be classes like tank, dps and support?
That's a huge roster. I hope the game will be balanced at launch!
OK, Overwatch copy (multiplayer at all) is a stop sign for me. And missing Wolverine is only confirmation of zero interest.
please, please, please put a massive dent in overwatch π i liked concord, & i hope i like this . i could always use more multiplayers to play, there isnβt enough these days π
@djlard considering that it's a shooter, would Wolverine make much sense in the game?
You had me at Psylocke. Though honestly not big on these types of games but maybe I'll give it a try. If they add Elektra I won't have a choice lol.
No Wolverine, no deal
@naruball with that logic Black Panther should be removed
Im looking forward to giving it a try.
Hopefully they add wolverine deadpool and jean grey
The Concord beta was better than the Marvel Rivals beta, just saying!
Sort of a weird roster too.
@naruball
Itβs not a shooter itβs a hero based game similar to how Overwatch is.
Cap is in the game and heβs a hand to hand combatant hero, same with Hulk, Black Panther and Magik
@AdamantiumPriest it's not that he should be removed. It's that these characters make very little sense for this type of game.
seems like a case of quantity over quality, the balance seemed awful during beta
@somnambulance i kinda agree i am massive overwatch fan but this didnt scratch that itch, felt like mobile game
Put Doop in, you cowards.
@Toot1st Yeah, agree 100%. It felt more clone than Overwatch in the term Overwatch clone. About the best I can say about it is that itβs better than Suicide Squad. Not a very high bar. The beta screamed 5/10 game hard. Thing is, Iβve fallen out of interest with Overwatch because of how the game has changed the last few years, and I want the βnext Overwatch,β but not like this.
Really excited for this. It launches just as pay day hits so i will most likely buy the battle pass and see how it goes.
@naruball OK does Marvel characters headlessly shooting each other make more sense? I think, in case of this game, logic is something that happens elsewhere.
6 more characters? Bet Wolverine is the last one they show off, I'd guess Hawkeye is also among them; Daredevil, Elektra and Iron Fist are also easy guesses that will get in eventually if not in those spots. Deadpool is def getting his own themed season next year with Deadpool Corp costumes for various characters.
I hope we get some more weird characters like Ursa Major.
@djlard oh, don't get me wrong. I totally agree. It's one of the few Marvel games that I won't even try for this very reason. But you gotta admit, Storm, Spider-man and Iron Man make more sense for range attacks.
@Dragoon1994 doesn't Captain America throw his shield as a range attack in most games? I don't recall any similar moves that Wolverine has used in past games.
@naruball
Maybe so but he mostly has physical moves based on hand to hand combat.
I never even said anything about Wolverine in my reply
@naruball Then where are basic range characters Deadpool and Cyclops?
BTW Black Panther, Thor and especially Hulk are typical ranged characters (sarcasm).
@djlard maybe they'll be included later? Who knows. I don't know much about Black panther, but Thor's hammer is perfect for range attacks and I Hulk's range attacks also work because of his massive strength https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfjTbyNSrBk
@Dragoon1994 yeah, fair enough.
@naruball So Hulk will be just running, screaming and clapping? Sorry I don't buy it...
let it be... more and more we think about it, it goes weird and weird...
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