This year, one of the games that surprised the most with its closed beta was Marvel Rivals, a third-person hero shooter featuring all the characters from this famous universe. NetEase is developing this game, which shares mechanics with Blizzard’s popular title, Overwatch, and anticipates its launch sometime this year.
The lucky few who had the opportunity to try it have already started favoring certain characters and suggesting changes. Apparently, several players believe Venom is one who could use a change.
Players Are Making Initial Suggestions to Change Marvel Rivals Characters
NetEase surprised everyone with the announcement of Marvel Rivals, an online game allowing team battles between six players, a classic feature of the PvP genre. It will introduce a massive roster of characters from this universe for players to choose from.
Much like Overwatch, this title will have different classes of characters, each fulfilling a role in battle to balance each team. The few players who got to try it are already making suggestions to tweak the abilities of certain characters.
On platforms like Reddit, users are already proposing changes to various characters. One user mentioned how Venom is very well-designed overall, with quite refined combat.
One tiny issue about venom that bothers me a bit
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However, they also added that this antihero should have different attacks that align more with the physicality of his powers. The character relies heavily on the use of his symbiote tentacles, according to this user.
Does Venom Have Too Many similar Abilities to Doc Ock?
Another comparison this user made was between Venom and Doctor Octopus, recommending that Venom’s abilities are too similar to Doc Ock’s. This antagonist should focus more on his punches than his symbiote.
Venom should use more melee attacks, which could easily characterize him as a tank. Several users responded to this Marvel Rivals player’s suggestion with mixed opinions.
For instance, one user pointed out that the studio seems to want to avoid overusing melee characters, hence the direction they took with Venom.
Another observation by this user is that the studio chose this path for Venom to avoid similarities with other heroes who also use their fists a lot, such as Hulk. It seems the characters in the game will be well-balanced by the time it is released.
Only console users will be able to access the new closed beta of Marvel Rivals. No date has been confirmed yet, but it is believed to be soon.
NetEase, the studio behind the game, is quite pleased with the reception from the first users who tried the game. This brings the launch closer than ever, as numerous fans are eager to give it a try.
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