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Marvel Rivals Season 2 Arrives with Emma Frost and Extensive Updates
The highly anticipated Marvel Rivals Season 2 is set to launch on April 11 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms, delivering a wealth of fresh content. Players can expect a new playable character, Emma Frost, along with exciting Battle Pass rewards, a new map, and seasonal events. This comprehensive update, detailed in the Marvel Rivals Season 2 patch notes, requires a substantial download and installation to access all the new features.
Heroes and Costumes
New Playable Hero
- Emma Frost: The Diamond Queen makes her grand entrance into Marvel Rivals as a playable character.
New Costumes
- Emma Frost X-Revolution Costume: A stylish new look for Emma Frost.
- Emma Frost Blue Sapphire Costume: Another stunning alternate costume for the new hero.
Maps and Modes
New Domination Map
- Hellfire Gala: Krakoa: Experience intense battles on the glamorous new Domination map set on Krakoa.
Map Rotation Changes
- Competitive Map Pool Update: Hellfire Gala: Krakoa joins the Competitive map rotation.
- Retired Maps: Yggsgard: Royal Palace and Tokyo 2099: Shin-Shibuya are removed from ranked competitive play but remain available in Quick Match and Custom Games.
- Tournament Maps: Tournament map selection will mirror the competitive mode map pool.
Quick Match Optimizations
- Substitute Player Logic: Refined system for substitute players in Quick Match ensures victories are counted, while losses do not negatively affect combat history or scoreboard.
Battle Pass and Seasonal Events
New Battle Pass
- Season 2 Battle Pass: Unlock a brand-new Battle Pass featuring 10 sets of heroic costumes and other exclusive rewards.
Season Event – Cerebro Database
- Cerebro Database Event: Participate in the launched season event to earn the free Mantis – Flora Maiden costume.
Bonus Seasonal Rewards
- Scarlet Witch – Chaos Gown Costume: Obtain the free Scarlet Witch – Chaos Gown costume by completing 9 matches during the season.
Twitch Drops Event
- Twitch Drops: Tune in to official streams for a Twitch Drops event to receive the Namor – Will of Galacta costume, nameplate, spray, and emote. Check official announcements for event specifics.
Mission System Revamp
- Updated Mission System: Weekly missions and rewards have been refreshed. Adjustments made to daily and challenge missions to balance Chrono Token distribution. Hero-specific missions have been reduced in proportion.
Ranked Mode Updates
Rank Reset
- Rank Demotion: Ranks are reset based on Season 1.5 final rank, with a demotion of 9 divisions. For example, Diamond I will be reset to Silver I.
New Rank Rewards
- Gold Rank Reward: Achieve Gold rank to earn the exclusive Emma Frost – Golden Diamond costume.
- Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and Top 500 Crests of Honor: New Crests of Honor awarded for reaching these top ranks.
Competitive Mode Level Requirement
- Level 15 Minimum: New players must reach level 15 to participate in Competitive mode. Players who have previously played a competitive match are exempt from this requirement.
Pick/Ban Phase Adjustment
- Gold III Pick/Ban: Pick/ban phase now activates starting from Gold III rank, lowered from Diamond tier.
Queue Restrictions for Top Ranks
- Eternity and One Above All Queue Restrictions: Players in Eternity or One Above All ranks are limited to solo or duo queuing in ranked mode.
Performance-Based Score Adjustments
- Individual Performance Weight Increase: Season 2.0 will increase the impact of individual performance on score gains and losses in Competitive matches. Better performance leads to more points earned for victories and fewer points lost for defeats.
Tournament Updates
Marvel Rivals Championship Season 2
- Upgraded Championship Rewards: Champion, runner-up, and third-place nameplates now feature dynamic designs. Adjusted rank requirements and revised sign-up phase for Season 2. See official rules for complete details.
Global Tournament Region Enhancement
- Region Expansion: Tournament regions are expanded to Americas (AMERICAS), Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and the Pacific (PACIFIC) for better server node organization.
Knockout Stage Faction Search
- Faction Search Function: New faction search functionality added for the Knockout Stage.
Revamped Tournament Overview Page
- Improved Overview Page: Tournament Overview page redesigned for better visual accessibility of core information, process details, and rules for advancement and elimination.
Championship Nameplate Emblem Customization
- Emblem Customization: Players with a Championship Emblem can now customize its display in Career – Customize.
Custom Game Tournament Room Options
- Tournament Room Feature: New Tournament Room option added to Custom Game with tournament-specific features.
Pause Function in Tournament Room
- Game Pause Feature: Room hosts and authorized players can now pause matches within the Custom Game – Tournament Room.
“Away” Status in Tournament Room
- “Away” Status: Non-host players can set their status to “Away” in the Custom Game – Tournament Room for visibility.
Faction Updates
Faction Recruit and Seeking System
- New Faction System: Introducing Faction Recruit and Seeking Factions systems to facilitate squad formation for tournaments.
New Faction Emblems
- Emblem Variety: Added new faction emblems; players can switch emblems through the faction details interface.
Faction Reporting Functionality
- Reporting Feature: Reporting functionality for inappropriate faction custom content including names, abbreviations, and announcements is now available.
General Updates
Friend Gifting Feature
- Cosmetic Gifting: Players can now gift cosmetics to friends.
Career Overview Hero Form Selection
- Hero Form Selection: Career Overview page now supports specific hero form selection.
Rank Leaderboard in Career
- Rank Leaderboard Display: Rank leaderboard added to the Career section.
Voice Chat Optimization
- Real-time Voice Chat Improvements: Interface prompt added for push-to-talk voice chat activation.
Spectator Exit and Rejoin in Custom Games
- Spectator Flexibility: Spectators in Custom Games can temporarily exit and rejoin matches.
Room Host Transfer Function
- Host Transfer: Room hosts can transfer host privileges to other players via right-click in Custom Games.
PC Specific Updates
Graphics and Settings (PC)
Experimental Shader Compilation Mode
- Switch Shader Compilation Mode: Experimental feature where shaders compile only on the first game launch after updates or driver changes.
Console Specific Updates
Vertical Deadzone Sensitivity Settings (Console)
- Vertical Deadzone Sensitivity: Customize additional acceleration sensitivity after reaching the vertical deadzone.
Sensitivity Acceleration Delay Settings (Console)
- Acceleration Delay Settings: Adjust delay time for acceleration activation after reaching the deadzone.
Character Movement Stick Deadzone Settings (Console)
- Movement Stick Deadzone: Set maximum and minimum deadzone values for the character movement joystick.
Trigger Deadzone Settings (Console)
- Trigger Deadzone: Define trigger depth required for activation.
Player Initial Settings Feature (Console)
- Initial Settings Reminder: First-time players receive a reminder of default sensitivity, vibration, and trigger effects upon game entry.
Focus Memory Optimization (Console)
- Focus Memory Upgrade: Focus feature remembers the last screen position.
Fixes and Optimizations
General Fixes (All Platforms)
General Updates
- Resolved numerous notification issues.
- Corrected various text errors.
- Fixed spectator exit issue in Custom Games.
- Fixed rare settings reset issue on game restart.
Maps and Modes
- Fixed terrain issues causing characters to get stuck or clip.
- Resolved floating objects and collision errors.
- Addressed map sound issues.
- Fixed rare spawn room transfer issue on Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown in Custom Quick Match.
Hero Fixes
- Captain America Shield Bounce: Fixed ricochet issue when moving backward.
- Adam Warlock Spector Sightings: Fixed abnormal camera angles after revive.
- Namor Super Soldier Shenanigans: Fixed Ultimate Ability damage failure on Hydra Charteris Base.
- Winter Soldier Time Warp: Fixed descent before ascent during Ultimate Ability in unstable networks.
- Cloak & Dagger Form Flaw: Fixed character model lingering during form switches.
- Iron Fist Floating Fumble: Fixed rare indefinite floating glitch.
- Wolverine Ferocious Leap: Fixed state where Wolverine gets stuck and unable to finish move.
- Wolverine Claws and Consequences: Fixed ability disabling after being hit by Feral Leap.
PC Specific Fixes
Graphics and Settings (PC)
- Fixed low brightness issue with AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card.
Console Specific Fixes
- Fixed raw mouse input affecting controllers issue.
- Fixed button prompts displaying as keyboard/mouse inputs in console matches.