The name currently making waves in the gaming community is Marvel Rivals – a game that has launched and is causing a stir in the final days of the year.
Since its release, Marvel Rivals has received countless praises from various gaming critics. The fast-paced battles, engaging gameplay, and numerous surprises have contributed to NetEase’s successful launch. Without spending too much time, Marvel Rivals achieved impressive milestones, reaching nearly 10 million players just three days after its release.
As of now, Marvel Rivals has reached a player count in the hundreds of millions, but fresh challenges continue to arise.
Specifically, many players of Marvel Rivals believe that bots have been integrated into some of the battle matches, making it difficult to determine who should really be a part of the game. The purpose of these bots seems to be to increase player counts; however, many games face backlash over their implementation of bots in battle matches. It’s also puzzling when a game like Marvel Rivals, which has a high level of diversification, decides to use this feature.
Even the developers have released statements about the existence of bots in battle matches. Specifically, according to research from a number of players, whenever a player loses two or three consecutive matches, they tend to end up in a match where all opponents, including bots, are of a much higher rank. Although this feature could be beneficial for newcomers to Marvel Rivals, those seeking competitive battle matches may not appreciate this mechanism.
Of course, because they are bots, they cannot perform as well as human players, especially when activating their Ultimate abilities. Therefore, the developers of Marvel Rivals are confident that their game will improve the gameplay experience if this issue is not resolved. With Marvel Rivals still in its early stages, it is likely that this is NetEase’s approach to gaining market share. Every day, the competitive nature of Marvel Rivals continues to spark debates because players feel that the bots negatively affect the competitive balance.
