Marvel Rivals community debates over a major feature the game needs

The Marvel Rivals community has been growing at a fast pace. The game was released on December 6, 2024, by NetEase Games and has already climbed up to the top five in both the Steam sales and player charts within a day. As more players picked up the game, the developers started getting hundreds of feedback on various social media platforms.

Popular Overwatch 2 streamer @KarQGames took to X.com to give his views related to matchmaking the option for players to pick any hero they want. This post has received over 20,000 likes within a day, with hundreds of players giving their views on the situation.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and rely upon the writer's opinion.

The streamer stated that though Marvel Rivals is fun to play, the fact that there is no role lock feature will make it not fun after the initial hype. He mentioned that it was not particularly enjoyable when the players did not lock the characters strategically, with the majority primarily picking Duelist class heroes.

The comments seem to have mixed reactions from the community, with some players mentioning that it does not need role locking, while others believe that it is the core of any hero-based game.

For those who don't know, role lock is a basic tactic that games use so that both the teams in the match have a balanced lineup of heroes. There are three classes: Vanguard, Strategist, and Duelist, each having its pros and cons. Role locking can ensure a balance of all three classes in the game, limiting two players to each role, so that people realize the importance of them all and play as a team.

User @hamess_ kept his opinion strongly in favor of the post, stating the game is unplayable without role-locking and believing it will be added.

Comments from the community (Image via X || @KarQGames)

Interestingly, many players believed that role-locking is not required, with users like @PaddaChachi and @4MRB simply disagreeing without giving a proper reason. User @Ovalfps said to keep this Overwatch feature away from Rivals.

More comments from the community (Image via X || @KarQGames)

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Does Marvel Rivals need role-lock for better balancing?

Hero selection page (Image via NetEase Games)

Though it is a hot topic, role-locking improves the experience for a lot of players in any hero-based game. Many players think that this problem can be solved by simply adding the role-locking feature in the competitive mode while leaving the casual game modes free of it. This will ensure that more serious players will be able to play a balanced game, away from trolls.

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