Marvel Rivals gets new heroes and rank reset for major mid-season patch

Marvel Rivals has continued to be a huge success in the months since launch. At this point, players are well into the game's first season, but there is a major mid-season update on the way. Not only can we expect two more characters on the roster, but there will also be a rank reset. 

When Marvel Rivals Season 1 first went live, the developers introduced two members of The Fantastic Four – Reed Richards and Invisible Woman. Now for the mid-season update, Human Torch and The Thing are also joining the line-up of playable characters. As you would expect, The Thing is a tank character (otherwise known as a Vanguard in Rivals) and Human Torch is a DPS character (known as a Duelist in Rivals).

This update will also usher in a rank reset, knocking the entire player base down by four divisions. That means if you are currently in Gold, you'll be bumped down to Silver. Future rank resets will knock players back down by six ranks.

We typically see rank resets taking place at the beginning of a brand new season. It is unclear if a mid-season reset will be scheduled for all seasons moving forward, as Net Ease has also said that it will slow down the cadence of new character launches after this first introductory season.

KitGuru Says: Have you been playing Marvel Rivals in recent weeks? Are you looking forward to the new characters? How do you feel about the mid-season rank reset? 

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