Guangyun “Guangguang” Chen, artistic director behind Marvel Rivals, says that whereas many gamers have requested a task queue system, a matchmaking choice to assist create balanced groups, there are presently no plans to implement one within the free-to-play character shooter.
The free-to-play third-person hero shooter launched earlier this month and has rapidly change into one of many largest video games of the yr, already hitting over 20 million gamers. And a few of these gamers are uninterested in being tossed into matches the place their complete workforce is duelists, forcing them to play healer or tank to assist steadiness the lineup.
One resolution to this downside is a task queue. Present in video games like Overwatch 2, a task queue lets gamers decide a task, like tank, after which discover a match that wants that particular function. In Overwatch 2‘s case, this implies each match has a tank, two attackers, and two healers. This could result in extra balanced groups, however the devs behind Rivals don’t appear desirous about including this method to the shooter.
Chatting with Dot Esports, Chen mentioned that the studio is “not contemplating a task queue” in the meanwhile.
“The workforce’s aim is to supply a greater variety of workforce composition by team-up expertise and their very own designs, to let folks play their Marvel superheroes somewhat than limiting gamers to picking a task.”
Chen additional defined that information from matches exhibits that Rivals presently doesn’t want a task queue system.
“We would like folks to have a Marvel expertise the place they’re free to pick out what they need. [Since the beta test earlier this year], issues have been rational and inside expectations. In our Aggressive play lately, there may be loads of completely different compositions rising from gamers and we’d wish to proceed to watch these enjoyable compositions and the way they impression our recreation.”
Whereas some is perhaps upset that Chen and developer NetEase aren’t speeding to steadiness the sport or add a task queue system, I’m completely happy to see a web based multiplayer recreation studio step again and let issues be chaotic and messy for a bit earlier than leaping in to sand issues down and make every part extra truthful and balanced.
One of many causes I take pleasure in Rivals is as a result of everybody feels highly effective and matches not often play out the identical manner as almost each character appears viable with the suitable comp or technique. And whereas a task queue is perhaps good in ranked mode, I hope whether it is ever added, it doesn’t sign a shift to balancing all of the enjoyable out of Marvel Rivals.
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