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What y'all think about Marvel Rivals ? Question

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So first of all, tons of games worth their salt straight up copy and build off of games that come before. That's the industry and it happens in every genre - WoW doesn't exist without Everquest and a half-dozen other mmos, Overwatch doesn't exist without TF2, etc.

So that outta the way - yea it has potential. It's some jank in the gameplay and obvious the balance is really rough but it could be fun if they polish it properly. Also if it gets another 20 characters at release within a year it'll already be very close to OW and probably has an easier time making new heroes with the sheer # of concepts they have to play with so it could be a real competitor.

I'm rooting for it, if only because Overwatch has little pressure to evolve or change when there is nothing like it on the market. And it looks different enough that it's not even a real OW replacement, just a sort of side game to play one when tired of the other.

Oh and the actual gameplay seems fun, he lack of snipers feels appropriately good(Hela is only a sniper because she's brokenly strong). Tanks seems a bit weak on purpose almost, meant to sponge damage more than be impactful with anything else(why does Magneto ult suck so much?) but there is a ton of time for actual gameplay mechanics and especially balance to change.