Marvel Rivals Down on April 11 to Usher in Season 2: Here’s When You Can Play
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Season 2 of Marvel Rivals is almost upon us! Before that happens, the game’s servers need to be taken down for a few hours. During this server outage, players will be unable to login or access the game.
What time will you be able to log back in? Read on for server schedule and Season 2 details.
Marvel Rivals Down for Server Maintenance on April 11 for Season 2
According to NetEase, the Marvel Rivals server downtime starts April 11 at 5 am EDT/2 am PDT/5 pm HKT/6 pm JST. The expected downtime is 2-3 hours, which means servers should be back up by 8 am EDT/5 am PDT/8 pm HKT/9 pm JST at the latest.
As to what to expect for Season 2, here’s an overview.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 Overview
New Characters
- Emma Frost (available at the launch of Season 2)
- Ultron (available in the second half of Season 2)
New Maps
- Hellfire Gala: Krakoa
New Team-Up Abilities and Tweaks to Existing Ones
- Arcane Order (New) – Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch
- Mental Projections (New) – Emma Frost, Psylocke, and Megneto.
- Stars Aligned (New) – Captain America and Winter Soldier
- REMOVED – Metallic Chaos
- REMOVED – Voltaic Union
- Gamma Charge – Doctor Strange has been removed from this team-up and replaced with Namor.
- Ammo Overload – Winter Soldier has been removed from this team-up.
- Dimensional Shortcut – Psylocke has been removed from this team-up.
- Chilling Charisma – Namor has been removed from this team-up.
Mission System Adjustments
- Weekly missions will be implemented so players can earn more Chrono Tokens and complete the Battle Pass by the end of the season.
Costume Colors and Gifting Costumes
- New color options are coming to some of the popular costumes.
- A new feature is being added to allow players to gift costumes to their friends.
Replay Compatibility Update
- Upgrades have been made to the game’s network protocol to enhance performance. Sadly replays from Season 0 and 1 will no longer be supported, with he studio urging players to record them now before the update drops.
Balance Roadmap for Season 2 and Season 2.5
- Mister Fantastic, Penny Parker, Scarlet Witch, Black Widow, Rocket Racoon, and Jeff the Land Shark will be fine-tuned via team-up abilities and general balance adjustments. These will take time so they will be rolling out through both portions of Season 2.
- Peni Parker will be getting buffs.
- Captain America will be stepping up his competitive edge now that he is a new team-up anchor.
- Doctor Strange is getting a nerf to his offensive powers, with improved survivability.
- Scarlet Witch, Winter Soldier, Mister Fantastic, and Moon Knight will debut brand-new aggressive team-up abilities.
- Rocket Raccoon team ability will be enhanced.
- Loki’s Regeneration Domain and Adam Warlock’s Soul Bond will get modest nerfs.
- More balance announcements are coming ahead of the Season 2 launch.
Ranked Adjustments
- Competitive ranks are being reset.
- Based on the player’s Season 1 standing, each player will drop nine divisions. For example, if you ended at Diamond I, you will start Season 1 at Silver I.
- Hellfire Gala: Krakoa is entering map rotation.
- Yggsgard Royal Palace and Tokyo 2099 Shin-Shibuya are leaving rotation.
- Tournaments will use the same maps and modes as ranked.
- Quick matches and custom games will still have every map.
Competitive Enhancements
- The minimum level to enter competitive increased from level 10 to level 15.
- Pick/ban will now come into play starting from Gold III rather than Diamond tier.
- Individual performances will now have a bigger weight in rank. The better you perform, the more points you’ll earn in victory, and the fewer you’ll lose in defeat.
Tournament Plans
- The studio is preparing for future tournaments.
Roadmap Ahead
- The studio has been exploring and prototyping new modes they plan to introduce eventually.
- Starting from Season 3, a new hero will debut every month.
- Related systems will be adjusted accordingly.
If the maintenance window is extended, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
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