Marvel Rivals players have been suffocated by the dive meta since the beginning of Season 2, going so far as to call a "support strike" in an attempt to either get NetEase to make changes, or get other players to give the role some respect. Captain America and Iron Fist are borderline immortal in the right hands, while healers keep getting deleted by Black Panther and Spider-Man.
Please don't put me back in bot jail NetEase.
Thankfully, NetEase itself addressed the issue a couple of days ago, promisingthe patch notes for this mid-season balance update significant buffs for several Strategist characters to help them deal with dive characters a little better. Fast-forward to now, and the patch notes for this mid-season balance update have been released ahead of their implementation on April 30.
For starters, Captain America and Groot have had hits to their survivability, with the former getting a health reduction and the latter having a health reduction to his Ironwood Wall. Spider-Man has had his combo range nerfed, Doctor Strange will be able to use his Eye of Agamotto ultimate more often, and Bucky will have two levels of charge to his Tainted Voltage...
