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The unbalanced roster is basically beginning to turn out to be an issue.
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Marvel Rivals’ latest hero, the Vanguard/tank hero Angela, is an absolute blast to play.
She has infinite flight capabilities, a spear, twin axes, and an final that tethers foes and slows them down for a follow-up assault. She’s essentially the most enjoyable I’ve had within the sport in a very long time, and he or she’s the newest purpose why this sport is a nightmare to play.
For assist gamers, it’s a unending assault on the backline with quite a few dive characters, and Angela is simply the newest in an extended line of pains within the ass to play in opposition to. Along with her flight capabilities, she’s additionally in a position to make use of her spear to seize and push gamers for a brief distance. Good luck coping with that whereas additionally heading off Spider-Man, Iron Fist, Magik, Venom, or Black Panther.
The large, muscular Asgardian angel is the third Vanguard/tank that has been added since Rivals launched final December. When Daredevil involves the sport subsequent month, he’ll be the fifth Duelist added since launch. There have been two Strategists/healers (Invisible Girl and Ultron) added since launch. This wants to alter.
I’m a Vanguard foremost, so I used to be having a blast enjoying Angela, diving the backline and wreaking havoc on squishy characters. I switched off after a number of video games and performed a Strategist, as one does since everybody else auto-locks Duelists in most matches, and it felt like torture. As Luna Snow, I instantly was getting dived by Magik, Spider-Man, and Angela, as my oblivious frontline was off dying elsewhere.
And so I switched to Ultron, a healer who may also fly. However guess what? Angela’s infinite flight capabilities makes her a nightmare for him, too. As Ultron, you should utilize your motion skill to maneuver laterally and get a minor velocity increase, but it surely doesn’t matter as Angela is relentless.
When season 4 ends, Rivals could have 22 Duelists, 11 Vanguards, and a paltry 9 Strategists. This has to alter quickly, as a result of the sport is a balancing nightmare as it’s. The roster itself wants to seek out extra steadiness ASAP, as a result of the hero selection for healers is sort of pathetic at this level.
I feel the following two or three heroes must be Strategists to even start to attempt to proper the ship. Will NetEase do this? I doubt it, particularly for the reason that overwhelming majority of datamined heroes are, you guessed it, Duelists.
With rumors of Gambit and Rogue becoming a member of the sport in season 5, leaks say the latter will likely be a healer of some variety, so it’s a begin. However we want extra, and rapidly, lest we get some type of Strategist strike, as a result of enjoying that function proper now could be a troublesome ask for anybody.
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