I was poking around the latest updates about Marvel Rivals, and oh boy, there’s some stuff going down with Season 3.5. So NetEase, the big brains behind the game, just threw out some matchmaking changes. And guess what? People aren’t exactly thrilled. This kicks off when Season 3.5 drops, and it’ll shake things up a bit, ya know? It’s supposed to keep the game fresh and fun, but maybe it ain’t doing the trick.
So here’s this new, shiny poster of Phoenix – looks kinda epic, to be honest. But anyway, Season 3, which launched back in July, introduced the ominous Knull, the god of symbiotes. Sounds spooky, right? Jean Grey, as Phoenix, entered the scene to combat that big old threat. Can’t forget they tossed in a new map, Klyntar: Celestial Husk. I had to Google what Husk means. Someone said it’s a “domination mode” map. Sounds intense, but also kind of cool? Plus, there are new Team-Ups – like Phoenix teaming up with Wolverine. Still can’t picture how that works, though I bet they look rad.
Then there’s this brouhaha about how the new matchmaking’s barring players at high ranks (Platinum and up) from joining five-person squads. Over on Reddit, some user smaughh wasn’t holding back, calling it downright bizarre. And yeah, I get it — lots of folks play with their friends, and this change? Kinda messes with that. Over 900 comments on the thread! People are nervous, thinking it’ll lead to more “smurf” accounts, whatever that means. I’ve heard it’s something about experienced players pretending to be noobs. Go figure.
Honestly, for us who are just hanging around in Bronze, Silver, or Gold, it’s business as usual — we can still party up with five folks. But reaching those illustrious tiers like Celestial, Eternity, and One Above All? You’re capped at two or three people per squad. Plain unfair, some might say.
Looking ahead to August 8, the real hype is about Blade – he’s finally making an entrance. There will be Team-Up tweaks too, like with Moon Knight and Cloak and Dagger. Meanwhile, Adam Warlock and Luna Snow are getting a new groove. Oh, and The Thing’s got this fancy new symbiote look coming up. Free costume alert, folks!
Also, just came across this rad display of ratings and details about Marvel Rivals, solid 9/10 score apparently. Developed by NetEase — no surprises there. It runs on the Unreal Engine 5, which they say is quite something. But hey, who cares about the tech when there’s an army of gamers either loving or hating the latest tweaks?
So there it is, a mishmash of events in the world of Marvel Rivals. Change is supposed to be good, right? But maybe not this time, not for everyone. Guess we’ll see how it unfolds with the community. Got sidetracked there, but you get the gist. What a wild ride.
