There’s One Massive Problem With Marvel Rivals Introducing New Characters

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The hype train hasn't seemed to stop since its release, with each update adding more reason to try out the newest free-to-play hero shooter on the market. Aided by a unique art style with a fresh but familiar take over its competitors, has more than enough potential to become a new pillar of the genre. One of greatest strengths is its broad roster of iconic comic book characters with plenty more on the way, but there's one big problem with future releases.

While the competitive hero shooter is filled with iconic characters expected from a big-budget title, such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and Thor, also benefits from introducing lesser-known characters from the Marvel Universe. Not only do these unique characters add some unexpected variety to roster, but they have also given much-deserved attention to underrated characters from the comics themselves. The developers have a near-infinite number of heroes or villains to choose from, and is already facing a big problem when it comes to surprising fans with exciting new characters.

While it can be exciting to search for rumors about content releasing soon, has already had a majority of its upcoming characters leaked months in advance, with The Fantastic Four being the first victims of the trend. While it's not the developer's fault that some dedicated players are adept at digging through ' hidden files or getting an insider scoop, leaks can harm the planned excitement over future seasons and event-based character drops.

While certain Marvel characters like Deadpool are almost guaranteed to make their way into and would cause little surprise to see leaked in advance, it could, unfortunately, spoil the more obscure characters NetEase plans to give the spotlight to in .

Marvel Rivals has already overshadowed the iconic hero shooter, but there's one feature that could mark the end for this long-lived competitor.

Given that 's developers have already discussed their new character release goals of roughly one hero every