Marvel Rivals has been on a rollercoaster these past few days. The game has been performing superbly, holding onto its playerbase better than any recent live-service game. However, that didn't stop NetEase from laying off its entire US-based contingent. And now, Marvel Rivals is ready to drop the Central Park map, Human Torch, and The Thing tomorrow.
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While most of the buzz has been about how OP Human Torch appears to be, especially his team up with Storm to create a fire tornado, fans want something entirely different from The Thing. Creating random games using character abilities has been a trend since Marvel Rivals launched, and with The Thing being able to pull off a Fastball Special with Wolverine, players have conceptualized another one.
One of the things that was revealed in the trailer for The Thing was that he will also be able to perform the Fastball Special team up with Wolverine. That makes him the second big hitter in the game to be able to perform this move, along with Hulk. This has led one player to conceptualise a game of Fastball volleyball.
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