Oh man, the buzz around Marvel Rivals lately is wild. Like, just when you think you’ve wrapped your head around it, bam! Another twist. So, let me attempt to unpack this chaos. NetEase just dropped a bombshell with their plans for matchmaking in the new season – 3.5, I think – and let me tell you, folks are not thrilled.
Here’s the deal: they wanna tweak how players team up, which seems fine, right? But wait – Platinum level and up, you’re gonna be stuck with only three-player squads. Platinum is below Diamond and Grandmaster, and those peeps are crying out loud. Because, yeah, what about the camaraderie, the whole experience of strategizing with five of your best buds? That’s out the window. One Redditor – smaughh, if I’ve got that right – called it “odd” and you really can’t blame them. Does “preventing massive stacks” even make sense? Or is it just an excuse for another issue?
Oh, oh, and this one’s funny – because drama never punches out early – people say this change might lead to more smurfs. Won’t that be a laugh? Picture folks in high ranks making new accounts just to play the way they used to. The irony isn’t lost on anyone.
But hey, some silver linings. Season 3 did see Jean Grey/Phoenix joining the fray. Love me some Phoenix, to be honest. If you’re keeping count, though, now we’re also getting Blade. Yeah, suave vampire hunter guy. It’s turning into quite the party, teaming up with heroes like Moon Knight. And, oh, costume enthusiasts rejoice! The Thing’s getting a symbiote outfit which sounds… quirky?
Anyway, that’s the gist of it. As ever with gaming communities, you never really know if changes will sink or swim until everyone dives in, right? We’ll just have to see if players embrace the new setup or revolt. Either way, somewhere in all this – I’m just trying to remember why I even started playing this game. Maybe for the chaos itself.
