Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update Patch Notes Detail Tournament Changes and Bug Fixes

NetEase Games has published the Marvel Rivals Season 1 patch notes, revealing all the changes coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S players when update version 20250110 will be out later this evening.

The full description includes mentions of the bigger additions we knew about, such as the new heroes Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, as well as smaller changes such as the streaming feature and more detailed graphics and settings options on PC. . We’re also now taking a first look at fixes for some of the glitches and bugs players have been experiencing, including a new “unstick” feature that can be used when your character gets unintentionally stuck to an area.

The upcoming Marvel Rivals update will also bring various changes to many of the heroes in the roster. For example, several “minor inconsistencies in movement abilities” have been fixed in Doctor Strange and Magik, and the Winter Soldier’s ultimate ability will now respond more consistently. This is a list of mostly small changes for players on all platforms that should provide a smoother gameplay experience for everyone. Tournaments have also seen a number of changes, such as an auto-tracking feature, a faction reporting feature, and an observation channel.

“We will continue to vigilantly monitor bugs in the game and fix them as quickly as possible,” adds NetEase. “We also have another patch with new content!”

Team detailed hero balance settings elsewhereproviding a list of all the buffs and nerfs that will shake up the Marvel Rivals meta in Season 1. Highlights include hits on characters like Hela and Hawkeye, while heroes like Moon Knight and Storm enter the new season with some improvements to their damage output. exit. With these changes comes what NetEase calls his hot list of heroeswhich includes pick and win statistics for each of the playable characters.

The first season of Marvel Rivals officially kicks off tomorrow and you can click Here to see its global release time. With him An introduction to the Fantastic Four, this is a story where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes battle Dracula. and his legion of undead. The first half of the season gives players access to Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, while the second half gives players access to the Thing and the Human Torch. Meanwhile, as if Dracula’s appearance wasn’t enough of a clue, a recent leak suggested that Vampire Hunter Daywalker Blade may appear as a playable character in the second season.

While we wait for more information about the future of NetEase’s popular hero shooter, you can read full list of patch notes below.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update Notes Version 20250110

Rivals, gather together!

As the lights go out and eternal night falls, Dracula and his legion of undead have seized control of New York. Before we embark on the epic battle to banish the darkness and restore the light, dive into the exciting details of this update!

1. New content

1.1 All platforms

Heroes and costumes

– Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman are joining Marvel Rivals!
– New costumes: Mister Fantastic – Creator; The Invisible Woman – Malice!

Maps and modes

– Explore the new Convoy map – Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown.
– Get ready for an exciting arcade mode (Doom Match) and its map (Sanctum Sanctorum): 8-12 players will participate in the battle, with the top 50% emerging as winners.
– New feature: In Convoy and Convergence modes, both sides can move to the next spawn room some time after the attacking side reaches the current objective.
– Improved feature: When loading a quick match, you can now view both sides’ nameplates.

Season and store

– Unlock a stunning new Battle Pass, including 10 brand new Heroic Costume Packs!
– Take part in the exciting first half of the Midnight Possibilities season!
– Dive into the latest Twitch Drops event, featuring rewards like Hela’s Will of the Galacta costume. (Keep an eye out for official announcements at specific times)
– We have revised the update times for various in-game content. Starting from Season 1, the unlock time for daily missions, the availability of new items in the store, and the start time of most events have been changed from 7:00 (UTC+0) to 9:00 (UTC+0).
– Additionally, we have optimized mission types and removed some of the more difficult ones.

Rating

– Introducing the Heavenly Rank, a level above Grandmaster and below Eternity, consisting of 3 divisions.
– Rank reset: Based on your last rank in Season 0, ranks will be lowered by 7 divisions. For example, if you finished Season 0 on Platinum I, your Season 1 journey will begin on Silver II.

Tournaments

– Newly added automatic tracking feature when registering for a tournament: faction members can follow the captain on the registration page. When the captain/coach initiates or cancels the registration process, the following participants will automatically confirm it. Please note: once activated, this feature is only valid for the current season.
– New faction reporting feature: Report suspected misconduct to factions in the same tournament in the last 90 days.
– New Observation Channel: Chat in real time with other opponents while watching the same match.
– While spectating, the target player’s hotkeys and crosshair settings will be displayed prominently.
– New setting option: block all active invitations and requests to join factions.

General

– Streaming Mode: New settings have been added under Settings – Social in Social Media Settings to allow streamers to hide their name as needed (valid locally only; other players in the same match can still see it).

1.2 pcs

Graphics and settings

– Improved and optimized graphics settings to improve performance:
· New: Added new “Off” option in the “Smoothing” section.
· New: Added “Performance” option for “Model Details”.
· New: Added new “Off” option in the Global Illumination section.
· New: Added new “Off” option for “Reflection Quality”.
· Optimization: Various parameters in graphics settings have been adjusted and optimized.
– Mouse Settings: In the Settings section, the Keyboard – Combat category now includes new anti-aliasing and mouse acceleration settings, allowing you to customize them as needed.
– Intel® XeSS 2 support: With Intel® Xe Super Sampling 2 (XeSS 2), gaming becomes faster and smoother, with higher visual quality and a more interactive gaming experience thanks to Intel® Xe Frame Generation (XeFG), Intel® Xe Low Latency technology (Kcell).

2. Corrections and optimizations

2.1 All platforms

General

– Resolved numerous issues related to notifications.
– Various text errors have been fixed.

Maps and modes

– Resolved several terrain issues that caused characters to get stuck or move to unusual locations. Similar issues will continue to be monitored and resolved. We’ve also added an “unstick” feature: if a character gets stuck in an area for a certain amount of time, you can now control them to return to the spawn room.
– Fixed various issues including floating broken objects, collision bugs, etc.
– Fixed various problems with the sound of the map.
– Resolved an extremely rare issue where overtime could not be started or would not finish.
– An extremely rare issue with abnormal rendering has also been resolved.

Heroes

– Fixed minor inaccuracies in the movement abilities of some heroes (such as Doctor Strange and Magik) at both low and high frame rates.
– Fixed occasional crashes or inability to use Wolverine’s command ability.
– Fixed occasional incorrect reset of the Winter Soldier’s ultimate ability.
– Fixed an issue where the Winter Soldier’s ultimate ability would sometimes fail to hit targets within range.
– Fixed cases where Iron Man’s ultimate would sometimes pass through Hela during her ultimate.
– Resolved occasional problems with synchronization between Venom and Spider-Man after swinging and crawling on walls.
– Fixed a situation where Rocket Raccoon, while on Groot’s shoulders, could irregularly place Battle Revive Beacons (BRBs) in abnormal locations on the map, trapping teammates after reviving.
– Fixed occasional camera glitches after Loki transformed into certain characters while using his ultimate ability.
– Fixed a visibility issue that could sometimes occur when Adam Warlock/Mantis/Star-Lord was in soul form in the fog in Wakanda maps, where they could not see or be seen by others.
– Fixed cases where Squirrel Girl’s ultimate ability could get stuck in certain terrain.
– Fixed random loss of damage on Rocket Raccoon’s main attack.
– Fixed bugs and occasional failures to stop Wolverine’s Ferocious Leap, as well as occasional abnormal behavior.
– Fixed cases where Luna Snow’s ultimate ability would sometimes fail to heal teammates.
– Fixed random audio glitches that could occur after absorbing Jeff the Land Shark’s ultimate ability.
– Fixed various sound and voice errors in the abilities of some heroes.
– Optimized the rules for playing hero ability voices during combat to reduce auditory confusion.

2.2 Console

– Resolved an issue where, after matchmaking on console, teammates on Xbox would incorrectly appear as muted on other platforms, requiring manual muting to remove the status display.
– Fixed cases where for some heroes, when changing the field of view, the intensity of the auxiliary sight and the sensitivity of the sight were not adjusted accordingly.
– Resolved an issue where some button settings were not taking effect as expected.
– Global focus switching algorithm has been optimized for smoother operation.

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