Marvel Rivals will not have character weaknesses like Overwatch 2 for more variety in gameplay.

 

Early this month, those who follow gaming news would have known that Marvel Rivals, a new Hero Shooter game that pits Marvel heroes and villains against each other, if you close one eye and look at many parts of the game, is very similar to Overwatch 2. This has led to a small war between Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals fans, with some minor drama occurring in our country. Meanwhile, a major drama came from a former Blizzard executive who said that Marvel Rivals intentionally copied the name of the character Black Widow from Marvel Rivals, saying that it copied the name Widowmaker from their Overwatch 2 game, which caused them to lose face and quickly deleted the game. Most recently, the creative director of Marvel Rivals said that Marvel Rivals will not have character weaknesses like Overwatch 2, in order to maintain variety in gameplay.

This story comes from Dot Esports, who interviewed Mr. Guangyun Chen, the creative director of Marvel Rivals, who said, "We are not considering the role queue (character's weaknesses) at the moment. The team's goal is to offer a variety of team formations through team skills and their own design, so that people can play as Marvel superheroes instead of limiting players to choose only one role." Mr. Chen also said, "We want people to experience Marvel where they can freely choose what they want, not be forced to use a certain character to counter each other."

For those who don't understand the concept of countering characters in Overwatch 2, to put it simply, it's a character that has an advantage over the other characters, which we call a counter. For example, when the other team uses Roadhog, if the other team uses Anna, they can counter Roadhog because Anna can prevent Roadhog from taking his medicine and shoot him with a tranquilizer when he's fighting. Or to counter Olisa, who is the game's toughest character, if we pick Saria or Simetra, we can easily defeat Oliva. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage of this game. If someone doesn't know how to counter them, the game may be difficult to play or even lose. This doesn't happen in Marvel Rivals. That's what Chen told the players.

In fact, both games have their own advantages and disadvantages. Because Overwatch 2's character solving makes playing and planning more fun. When the other side is at a disadvantage, teammates must help fill this gap. Therefore, it is a collaborative game that Marvel Rivals doesn't have. But being able to choose a team freely makes the team unbalanced, especially the healer side that people don't often play. That might put your own team at a disadvantage. It's up to you whether you're okay with and like the style of which game. Go play that game. There's no right or wrong. We, the players of this game, are the ones who decide which game to play. You're the one who decides, not the game.