Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update Patch Notes Detail Tournament Changes and Bug Fixes

NetEase Games has released Marvel Rivals Season 1 patch notes, revealing every change coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S players when Update version 20250110 drops later tonight.

Included in the full overview are mentions of more significant additions we’ve known about, such as new heroes Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, as well as minor changes such as a streaming feature and more detailed graphics and setting options on PC. We also now have a first look at fixes for some of the glitches and bugs that players have been dealing with, including a new “get loose” feature that can be used when your character finds themselves inadvertently attached to the terrain.

Also set to arrive in the upcoming Marvel Rivals update are a number of tweaks to many of the roster’s heroes. Doctor Strange and Magik, for example, have had a few “minor movement ability anomalies” fixed, while Winter Soldier’s ultimate will now react more consistently. It’s a list of mostly small tweaks for players on all platforms to ensure everyone enjoys a smoother experience across the board. There have also been a number of changes to tournaments, such as an auto-follow feature, a faction reporting feature and a spectator channel.

“We will continue to monitor game bug issues and fix them as soon as possible,” NetEase adds. “We also have another patch with new content coming!”

The team detailed hero balance adjustments elsewherethat provides an inventory of every buff and nerf set to shake up the Marvel Rivals meta in Season 1. Highlights include hits to characters like Hela and Hawkeye, while heroes like Moon Knight and Storm enter the new season with some improvements of their damage production. With these changes comes what NetEase calls its Hero Hot Listwhich includes pick and win rate statistics for each of its playable characters.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 officially starts tomorrow and you can click here to see its global release times. With his the introduction of the fantastic four comes a story that pits earth’s mightiest heroes against dracula and his legion of undead. The first half of the season gives players access to Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, with the second half set to bring The Thing and the Human Torch. Meanwhile, as if the appearance of Dracula wasn’t enough of a clue, a recent leak has suggested that the vampire hunting Daywalker Blade may appear as a playable character in Season 2.

While we wait for more information about the future of NetEase’s popular hero shooter, read on the full list of patch notes under.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 Version 20250110 Patch Notes

Rivals, unite!

As the light fades and eternal night falls, Dracula and his undead legion have seized control of New York City. Before we embark on the epic battle to banish the darkness and restore the light, dive into the exciting details of this update!

1. New content

1.1 All Platforms

Heroes and costumes

– Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman join Marvel Rivals!
– New costumes: Mister Fantastic – The Maker; Invisible Woman – Evil!

Maps and modes

– Explore the new Convoy map – Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown.
– Prepare for the exciting arcade mode (Doom Match) and its map (Sanctum Sanctorum): 8-12 players will participate in battle, where the top 50% will win.
– New feature: In Convoy and Convergence, both sides can move to the next spawn room sometime after the attacking side completes the current objective.
– Improved functionality: During the loading phase of a Quick Match, you can now see the nameplates on both sides.

Season & Shop

– Unlock a dazzling shiny new Battle Pass with 10 brand new sets of heroic costumes!
– Take on the exciting first half of the Midnight Features Season Event!
– Dive into the latest Twitch Drops event featuring rewards such as the Hela – Will of Galacta costume. (Watch for official announcements about specific times)
– We have revised the update times for various content in the game. Starting with Season 1, the unlock time for daily missions, the availability of new items in the shop, and the start time of most events have been adjusted from 7:00 (UTC+0) to 9:00 (UTC+0).
– In addition, we have optimized the mission types and removed some of the more challenging ones.

Ranked

– Introduction of Celestial Rank, a rank above Grandmaster and below Eternity, consisting of 3 divisions.
– Rank reset: based on your final Season 0 rank, the ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you finished Season 0 on Platinum I, your Season 1 journey will begin on Silver II.

Tournaments

– Newly added auto-follow feature for tournament sign-ups: Faction members can choose to follow the captain on the sign-up page. When the captain/coach starts or cancels the registration process, the following members will automatically confirm. Please note that this feature, once enabled, is only effective for the current season.
– New faction reporting feature: Report factions for perceived misconduct in the same tournament within the past 90 days.
– New Spectator Channel: Chat in real time with other rivals while watching the same match.
– When spectating, the target player’s hotkeys and crosshair settings will be prominently displayed.
– New setting option: Block all active invitations and faction membership requests.

General

– Streaming Mode: In Settings – Social, new settings have been added under the social setting to allow streamers to hide their name as needed (only effective locally; other players in the same match can still see it).

1.2 pc

Graphics and settings

– Improved and optimized graphics settings for improved performance:
· New: Added a new “Off” option under “Anti-aliasing”.
· New: Included a “Performance” option for “Model Detail”.
· New: Integrated a new “Off” setting under “Global Lighting”.
· New: Added a new “Off” setting for “Reflection Quality”.
· Optimization: Adjusted and optimized various parameters within the graphics settings.
– Mouse Settings: Under Settings, the Keyboard – Combat category now includes new settings for mouse smoothing and mouse acceleration, allowing customization as needed.
– Intel® XeSS 2 Support: With Intel® Xe Super Sampling 2 (XeSS 2), experience faster, smoother gameplay with higher image quality and a more connected gaming experience with Intel® Xe Frame Generation (XeFG), Intel® Xe Low Latency ( XeLL ).

2. Corrections and optimizations

2.1 All Platforms

General

– Fixed several issues related to notifications.
– Fixed various text errors.

Maps and modes

– Fixed several terrain issues that caused characters to get stuck or move to unusual locations. Such issues will continue to be monitored and addressed. We’ve also added a “get loose” feature: if a character is stuck in terrain for a certain duration, you can now direct them to return to the spawn room.
– Fixed various issues including floating broken objects, collision bugs, etc.
– Fixed various map sound issues.
– Fixed an extremely rare issue where overtime could not be triggered or would not end.
– Also fixed an unusually rare abnormal drawing issue.

Heroes

– Fixed minor movement ability anomalies for certain heroes (such as Doctor Strange and Magik) at both low and high frame rates.
– Fixed occasional malfunctions with or inability to use Wolverine’s team-up ability.
– Fixed occasional incorrect resets of Winter Soldier’s ultimate abilities.
– Fixed an issue where the Winter Soldier’s ultimate would sometimes fail to hit targets within its range.
– Fixed instances where Iron Man’s ultimate would sometimes pass through Hela during her ultimate.
– Fixed occasional sync issues for Venom and Spider-Man after swinging and wall crawling.
– Fixed a situation where Rocket Raccoon, while on Groot’s shoulders, could irregularly place Battle Rebirth Beacons (BRB) on abnormal map locations and trap teammates after reviving.
– Fixed occasional camera glitches after Loki transformed into certain characters during his ultimate ability.
– Fixed a visibility issue that could sometimes occur when Adam Warlock/Mantis/Star-Lord were in soul form in the fog on Wakanda maps where they could not see or be seen by others.
– Fixed cases where Squirrel Girl’s ultimate could get stuck on specific terrain.
– Fixed occasional loss of damage in Rocket Raccoon’s primary attack.
– Fixed glitches and occasional failure to finish Wolverine’s Feral Leap, along with occasional abnormal behavior.
– Fixed cases where Luna Snow’s ultimate would occasionally fail to heal teammates.
– Fixed occasional audio glitches that could occur after being consumed by Jeff the Land Shark’s ultimate.
– Fixed various audio and voice bugs for several heroes.
– Optimized the playback rules for hero ability voices during battle to reduce auditory confusion.

2.2 Console

– Fixed an issue where teammates on Xbox were incorrectly displayed as disabled on other platforms after console matchmaking, necessitating manual deactivation to remove the status display.
– Fixed cases where for some heroes, when the field of vision changed, the extra vision intensity and crosshair sensitivity were not adjusted accordingly.
– Fixed an issue where certain button settings were not taking effect as intended.
– The global focus shifting algorithm has been optimized for smoother overall operation.

We will continue to carefully monitor game bug issues and fix them as soon as possible. We also have another patch with new content coming! Be sure to follow our socials for all the latest news!

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