MultiVersus Modders are Getting Hit With DMCA Strikes

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MultiVersus rapidly rose to fame when it became clear that Warner Bros. Games was serious about producing a Smash competitor that wouldn't be limited to Nintendo devices. Featuring beloved and widely recognized characters from IPs such as DC, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, and Looney Tunes, the game's open beta has already achieved high praise and remarkable momentum.

Being a new and approachable free-to-play experience that's surprisingly easy to mod, it didn't take long before MultiVersus became a veritable melting pot for a fledgling modding community. Warner Bros. Games is, however, throwing a wrench into the works with its recent announcement that plainly stated that it would issue DMCA strikes against videos and other media that show off modded MultiVersus gameplay.

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It's immediately worth pointing out that the vast majority of existing MultiVersus mods don't affect game balance. In a recent interview with VG24/7, modders talked about this subject and explained how the community is all about character asset replacements and other visual changes, which means the upcoming MultiVersus nerfs couldn't be reversed, for example. A modder by the name of Ghost explained that they're not necessarily surprised with WB's take on the situation, but they certainly are upset about the way this is being handled.

By the looks of it, all the prominent MultiVersus mods aim to alter a character's model or replace it with an entirely different, custom character model instead. These changes don't actually feature hitbox alterations, either, which means that mods are entirely local and should not affect gameplay in any way. Though MultiVersus already has a rich character roster, it's not