5 things Marvel Rivals needs to improve in 2025
Marvel Rivals is currently one of the most popular online multiplayer games. The hero shooter has received a lot of accolades for its gameplay and presentation. NetEase has proved itself worthy of the praise and has successfully delivered Marvel its first big hit in the multiplayer genre.
While the game's success is definitely impressive, it isn't perfect by any means. Some changes or additions can be made to improve its overall quality. Below is a list of five such things that Marvel Rivals needs to improve in 2025.
Note: This list is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinions.
Improvements that can be made to Marvel Rivals in 2025
1) More hero additions in Strategist and Vanguard
Marvel Rivals has a total of 33 heroes, who are divided into three roles: Duelists, Vanguards, and Strategists. Out of these 33, 17 heroes are Duelists, while Vanguards and Strategists have eight and six characters, respectively.
On top of this, most of the popular Marvel superheroes like Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Iron Man are Duelists. This creates a big problem during matches as players tend to choose their favorite superheroes, all of which end up being under the same category. While it isn't impossible to win with a six Duelists composition, it can be a very painful and exhausting process. Marvel Rivals needs to add more heroes for the Vanguard and Strategist categories in 2025 so that players will automatically lean towards playing other roles.
2) A detailed tutorial for every hero and the game's basic functions
NetEase's hero shooter can be quite overwhelming for players due to the many heroes and their unique abilities. The game does help counter this with a practice range where players can try out their kits alongside testing the team-up abilities and its effects.
However, the game doesn't always explain a hero's ability properly. For example, the ability list for Thor does not state that he can gain bonus health using Storm Surge and Hammer Throw. This is a crucial piece of information that helps make Thor a force to be reckoned with. Marvel Rivals also doesn't tell you how each character has a Melee ability which can be used by pressing the 'V' button.
While Melee attacks don't do a lot of damage, they can be extremely helpful, especially when a long-range hero is stuck in a close combat situation. The game also has a separate vision — accessed by pressing 'B' that highlights the destructible objects on a map. This can be very helpful for players, who want to create their own angles and sight lines. Marvel Rivals needs to include these basic functions in their tutorial to make the game more approachable for newcomers.
3) Better progression system
Marvel Rivals has already received a very positive response when it comes to their cosmetics items like skins, sprays, titles, etc. The developers also provided players with some free skins for certain heroes like Iron Man and Jeff the Land Shark through bundle codes and events.
However, to earn the skins, players need to finish a certain amount of challenges. These challenges are limited and once finished leave the players with nothing to grind for in-game currency. This is especially problematic for players who want to finish unlocking their Battle Pass cosmetics. Marvel Rivals needs a better progression system that incentivizes players to come back to the game frequently. A slower progression system will only take players away from the title.
4) Some hero balancing
As mentioned previously, Marvel Rivals has a total of 33 heroes in its arsenal. All of these heroes bring something special to the table, allowing for experimentation in the team composition. However, some heroes have certainly looked very overpowered.
This includes Duelists like Hela and Hawkeye who do an insane amount of damage alongside Strategists, Mantis and Luna Slow who have ultimates that make heroes feel almost invincible for a temporary period. These heroes need to be tweaked if NetEase Games wants some variety in team compositions. Otherwise, players might keep losing to the same heroes, forcing them to quit the game out of frustration.
5) Different ultimate voice lines depending on the team
This is an issue that has been talked about by many players in the community. As of now, all the heroes in Marvel Rivals have only one variation of a voice line attached to their ultimate abilities. This creates a problem during a match.
For example, if a player hears Hulk's ultimate abilities voice line, they may try and retreat to safety. However, the chances are that it might be a teammate's using the same hero and activating their ultimate, in which case they might need added support. Given the game's fast-paced and chaotic nature, this can be very confusing for players. The solution to this is to have two different ultimate voice lines for each hero depending on if they are a teammate or an enemy.
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