"The Star Rating Is Meaningless": Marvel Rivals Players Think The Character Difficulties Make No Sense

"The Star Rating Is Meaningless": Marvel Rivals Players Think The Character Difficulties Make No Sense

From TheGamer (Written by Rhiannon Bevan) on | OpenCritic

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Marvel Rivals characters are always a touchy subject in the community. Which ones need a nerf? Which ones should be buffed? But if there's one thing guaranteed to upset people, it's suggesting that their main is actually super easy to play.

Well... that's the case with most characters, anyway. You see, Marvel Rivals does have a system of indicating how hard a character is to play. Everyone is ranked out of five stars, with five being the hardest. However, many players think this is way off, with some even admitting that their go-to heroes on the roster are actually a lot easier to play than the game says they are.

This was kicked off by Reddit user KingOfFroggiez, who highlighted that Mantis is ranked one star in terms of difficulty, but Cloak & Dagger are three stars. Now, as a dedicated Cloak & Dagger main myself, I would have to agree that's pretty wild. Sure, you have more cooldowns to keep track of, but that also means almost always having something at your disposal. Then, there's also the fact that both Cloak and Dagger don't require aim, which is great.

This isn't just a problem with the Strategists, too, as others...

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