The Marvel Rivals Season 1 replace seems to have accomplished greater than add the Unbelievable 4 — gamers say it is also cracked down on mods.
Ever since Marvel Rivals’ vastly profitable December launch gamers have used mods to create customized skins regardless of concern over account bans. Well-liked mods embody turning Iron Man into Vegeta from Dragon Ball and Mantis right into a goth. There’s even a mod that turns Jeff the Land Shark into Pochita from Chainsaw Man.
Utilizing mods violates Marvel Rivals’ phrases of use, and developer NetEase itself has warned gamers in opposition to modifying recreation recordsdata. Regardless of the threat of getting banned, Marvel Rivals mods stay vastly well-liked.
Till now. Gamers are reporting the Season 1 replace has added asset hash checking, which in flip has disabled mods. The official Marvel Rivals Discord is beginning to refill with questions from bemused gamers who’re asking why their mods aren’t working, and social media is now effervescent up the clarification.
NetEase instructed IGN: “It isn’t beneficial to modify any recreation recordsdata, as doing so carries the threat of getting banned.”
Some have prompt mod makers could have the ability to challenge workarounds for his or her creations, however because it stands Marvel Rivals is a mod-free recreation. And the crackdown maybe comes as little shock. NetEase generates income from the free-to-play hero shooter via the sale of premium skins. If modding threatens that income in any method, NetEase can have taken a dim view.
Marvel Rivals Tier Listing: Finest Heroes
Marvel Rivals Tier Listing: Finest Heroes
We’ve seen the same crackdown from different builders who promote premium skins for his or her video games. Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive and writer Focus Leisure at one level disabled mods for the recreation, though later reversed its determination. Will NetEase for Marvel Rivals?
In the meantime, take a look at the Marvel Rivals Season 1 patch notes, and official stats that reveal Marvel Rivals’ choose and win charges in Quickplay and Aggressive modes for Season 0. And regulate the newest Marvel Rivals codes at no cost skins, and vote on the strongest Marvel Rivals characters in our neighborhood tier checklist.
Picture credit score: Vegeta as Iron Man mod on Nexus Mods.
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