Key Takeaways
- NetEase Games will share key data with players, like pick and win rates, to enhance community engagement.
- Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play game offering 28 diverse playable characters and in-game cosmetic purchases.
- The developer’s focus on building a transparent and engaging relationship with the community will be crucial for the game’s success.
In a recent developer update, the lead combat designer of Marvel Rivals announced that NetEase games will share data like pick rates and win rates with the community. Marvel Rivals recently had a closed beta test that took place from July 23 to August 5. The game earned a lot of attention from fans as streamers played on Twitch and other platforms. All of this has helped build some hype around the game’s upcoming release on December 6.
Marvel Rivals is a fresh free-to-play team-based hero shooter coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. While the game is free, players will have the opportunity to spend money by purchasing in-game cosmetics. NetEase Games has announced 28 playable characters, such as Captain America, Iron Man, Magneto, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Venom, and many more. The developer has been very busy leading up to the game’s launch, regularly announcing new characters, maps, and showing off gameplay. Marvel Rivals is even hoping to pull in some Fortnite players by offering a free glider for playing the hero shooter.
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In the recently released developer diary, Marvel Rivals Dev Vision Vol. 2, lead combat designer Zhiyong assured fans that his team is hard at work preparing the game for launch. In the video, Zhiyong announced that the developers will be sharing data like win rates and pick rates with the community. Such data will allow gamers to view which characters are being chosen the most and performing the best. This level of transparency would allow people to decipher which characters are considered the most powerful and choose them while playing. This is welcome news for some players, but many fans are still disappointed features like cross-progression won’t be in Marvel Rivals at launch.
While there appears to be a lot of enthusiasm for the title from fans, NetEase Games has acknowledged that it’s entering a very competitive market. The developer even commented on what Marvel Rivals might do differently in the wake of Concord‘s unfortunate launch and subsequent shutdown. Sharing data like win rates and pick rates doesn’t appear to be common, but the game’s target audience seems to be welcoming this news with open arms.
Many fans already have a good feeling about the relationship between NetEase Games and its community. The company has even released a poll asking Marvel Rivals players which characters they would like to see next. Live-service games succeed and fail based on their ability to generate community engagement. Fostering a healthy and transparent relationship between the developer and its players could spell success for Marvel Rivals. With launch just around the corner, it seems like fans have a lot to look forward to in the near future.
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