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Marvel Rivals’ next update will bring Strategist buffs due to the ‘increased pressure’ of healing the team
Much of the discussion of late surrounding Marvel Rivals' season two has been around the game's healers and how unrewarding it can be to play a Strategist in competitive play. And the dev has heard it all. NetEase Games, in a new post, said that season two of Marvel Rivals "shifts the spotlight to coordinated attacks and focused targets, along with the necessary collective protective strategies and counterattacks which has led to a more intense combat rhythm." Because of this, the dev says healers need some help. Screenshot by Destructoid "In this fierce environment, Strategists face increased pressure, needing to monitor teammates' health closely while carefully using their key abilities and being mindful of their positioning on the map," NetEase said in the blogpost. "Meanwhile, Vanguards and Duelists must not only attack effectively but also provide better protection for their Strategists to achieve victory." In light of the discourse surrounding Strategists in season two, NetEase says it will "enhance the damage capabilities of certain Strategists to elevate their threat levels, which in turn, will increase team composition possibilities" in an upcoming update ahead of season 2.5. Not only that, but two of the more oppressive Vanguards in the game, Captain America and Groot, will get "slight reductions in survivability," while Spider-Man, AKA a healer's worst nightmare, will have his Amazing Combo damage range decreased. "Since this is a mid-season balance adjustment, we aim to be cautious, keeping changes minimal to enhance the experience of certain heroes without drastically altering the overall meta," NetEase said. "As we move into S2.5, with Ultron's arrival and new Team-Up Ability adjustments, we'll consider broader, more comprehensive balance changes." And when it comes to Strategist players feeling as though their rank point gains and losses feel way worse than their Duelist counterparts, NetEase says there is at least a little bit of fire to support that smoke. "We've noticed that, compared to previous seasons, a small number of Duelists have a slight advantage in performance ratings in Season 2.0, while some Vanguards and Strategists face a slight disadvantage," NetEase said. "However, most heroes remain balanced. In the upcoming patch, we will optimize the performance rating calculations based on the latest data to ensure fairness across all heroes." Screenshot by Destructoid I haven't played much of season two myself as I've been busy with several other games in the meantime, but I have seen quite the discussion on social media about players actually boycotting the Strategist role for a variety of reasons. Oof. Hopefully, this upcoming update, which doesn't have a release date just yet, will rebalance the scales a bit because if there's one role that the game cannot do without, it's healers. The post Marvel Rivals’ next update will bring Strategist buffs due to the ‘increased pressure’ of healing the team appeared first on Destructoid.
Much of the discussion of late surrounding Marvel Rivals' season two has been around the game's healers and how unrewarding it can be to play a Strategist in competitive play. And the dev has heard it all.
NetEase Games, in a new post, said that season two of Marvel Rivals "shifts the spotlight to coordinated attacks and focused targets, along with the necessary collective protective strategies and counterattacks which has led to a more intense combat rhythm." Because of this, the dev says healers need some help.
"In this fierce environment, Strategists face increased pressure, needing to monitor teammates' health closely while carefully using their key abilities and being mindful of their positioning on the map," NetEase said in the blogpost. "Meanwhile, Vanguards and Duelists must not only attack effectively but also provide better protection for their Strategists to achieve victory."
In light of the discourse surrounding Strategists in season two, NetEase says it will "enhance the damage capabilities of certain Strategists to elevate their threat levels, which in turn, will increase team composition possibilities" in an upcoming update ahead of season 2.5.
Not only that, but two of the more oppressive Vanguards in the game, Captain America and Groot, will get "slight reductions in survivability," while Spider-Man, AKA a healer's worst nightmare, will have his Amazing Combo damage range decreased.
"Since this is a mid-season balance adjustment, we aim to be cautious, keeping changes minimal to enhance the experience of certain heroes without drastically altering the overall meta," NetEase said. "As we move into S2.5, with Ultron's arrival and new Team-Up Ability adjustments, we'll consider broader, more comprehensive balance changes."
And when it comes to Strategist players feeling as though their rank point gains and losses feel way worse than their Duelist counterparts, NetEase says there is at least a little bit of fire to support that smoke.
"We've noticed that, compared to previous seasons, a small number of Duelists have a slight advantage in performance ratings in Season 2.0, while some Vanguards and Strategists face a slight disadvantage," NetEase said. "However, most heroes remain balanced. In the upcoming patch, we will optimize the performance rating calculations based on the latest data to ensure fairness across all heroes."
I haven't played much of season two myself as I've been busy with several other games in the meantime, but I have seen quite the discussion on social media about players actually boycotting the Strategist role for a variety of reasons. Oof.
Hopefully, this upcoming update, which doesn't have a release date just yet, will rebalance the scales a bit because if there's one role that the game cannot do without, it's healers.
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