"It’s Just A Bit Of Free Server-Wide Rank Inflation": Marvel Rivals Players Are Rallying Against The Game's New Chrono Shield Cards

"It’s Just A Bit Of Free Server-Wide Rank Inflation": Marvel Rivals Players Are Rallying Against The Game's New Chrono Shield Cards

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

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Marvel Rivals is a bit of a mess at the moment. You have complaints about overpowered, immortal characters such as Iron Fist and Captain America, supports getting bullied by fifty different dive players, and the ranked system that gives you points based on individual performance is extremely flawed and gives DPS an unfair boost.

In an attempt to inject a bit of positivity into the game, NetEase has introduced a new Galacta's Gift event, which you can participate in t earn free rewards and a Costume Coin. It's a pretty neat little event, but all anyone can talk about at the moment are the new Chrono Shield Cards, which are newly introduced consumable items that will stop you from losing points in ranked mode.

Almost instantly, Marvel Rivals fans took to social media to really drive home how much of a horrible idea this is, claiming that the cards will almost certainly cause "server-wide rank inflation", a problem that Marvel Rivals fans have been dealing with for a while. It's also been pointed out that, while you can earn 8 cards from the Galacta's Gift event, the limit you can have is 20, meaning there will be ways to get...

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