Right upon its initial reveal, NetEase Games’ Marvel Rivals was projected to be the “Overwatch 2 Killer”. It was yet another hero-shooter, but the fact that it had a cast of iconic Marvel heroes, fun gameplay mechanics, and non-predatory monetization practices immediately grabbed players’ attention.

The Marvel hero shooter is making waves in the gaming community. (Image via NetEase Games)

Now that NetEase’s hero-shooter is finally out in the wild, the early predictions are coming to fruition. Gamers are jumping ship from Overwatch 2 to Marvel Rivals, despite the fact that Blizzard’s ex-boss labeled it as a cheap copy. Blizzard’s hero-shooter is at an all-time low right now, and if it doesn’t bring this one feature, it won’t be long before it joins the same club as Concord.

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