Summary
- Marvel Rivals players find Luna Snow's ultimate too strong and are calling for a possible nerf.
- Suggestions include reducing the duration of Luna's ultimate or lowering the healing rate.
- Players debate potential nerfs to Luna's ultimate, hoping for adjustments in future updates.
Luna Snow's ultimate ability is being called too powerful by some Marvel Rivals players, who are calling for some sort of adjustment to come from developer NetEase in a future update. Marvel Rivals fans have been enjoying the arrival of the first two Fantastic Four members into the game, Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman. The super family will be rounded out midway through Season 1 when Human Torch and The Thing bring Marvel Rivals' roster count up to 37.
One of Marvel Rivals' original 33 launch heroes, the ice-based Strategist Luna Snow has become one of the more popular support heroes in the game. Her primary fire heals allies and damages foes, and she has a defensive ability in Absolute Zero which can freeze opponents trying to dive her. Luna's ultimate ability, Fate of Both Worlds, can be compared to Zenyatta's Transcendence ultimate in Overwatch 2. Once activated, she can toggle back and forth between a 250 health-per-second healing boost for her and nearby teammates and a 40% damage boost.
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Some Marvel Rivals players feel Luna Snow's Fate of Both Worlds ultimate ability is too strong. Reddit user extremerick11 called for NetEase to deliver a nerf to the duration of Luna's ultimate, bringing it from twelve seconds down to ten. Many players feel helpless when Luna Snow uses her ultimate and often opt to sit back and wait it out before resuming the fight.
Marvel Rivals Players Call for a Nerf to Luna Snow's Ultimate
Many commenters under extremerick11's post agree that Luna's ultimate should be nerfed, but have different ideas about what a nerf to Fate of Both Worlds should look like. One fan feels like the ultimate's duration should remain the same, but that the 250 health-per-second boost should be lowered. While it may seem so, Luna herself isn't invincible while in her ultimate and can be killed by other heroes' ultimates, like Scarlet Witch's Reality Erasure or The Punisher's Final Judgement. However, many don't think it seems fair to have to burn their ultimate abilities just to knock Luna's out of hers. A lower healing rate would make Luna more vulnerable while in her ultimate and give the opposing team a chance to end it early if they focus on her instead of sitting back waiting for the twelve-second duration to expire.
Other Marvel Rivals fans under the Reddit post raise the option of making Luna susceptible to specific crowd control abilities, like Mantis' sleep or Magneto's Mag-Cannon, that can cancel her ult. However, this may make Luna too vulnerable. Killing an ulting Luna would still take more time than stunning her out of it, even if her healing-per-second was lowered. If NetEase were to simply lower the ability's duration, extremerick's suggestion of ten seconds may still be a tad too long; an eight or nine second duration would likely be the sweet spot.
Luna Snow's potential ultimate abiltiy nerf seems like a complicated balance, but NetEase may not even be planning to tweak her ultimate at all. Players will likely need to wait until the next update, which is likely mid-Season 1, to see whether any changes to Luna's ultimate have been made.
Marvel Rivals
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 78 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
- Released
- December 6, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Violence
- Developer(s)
- NetEase Games
- Publisher(s)
- NetEase Games
WHERE TO PLAY
Marvel Rivals is a Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter!
Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel universe!
A Deep and Varied Marvel Roster
Choose from a vast array of fan-favorite and cult-classic Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and many more from across the Marvel Multiverse.
Fast and Fun 6v6 Action with Ever-Changing Game Dynamics
With intricate environments, fast-paced gameplay, and ever-changing battlefields, there's never a dull moment in Marvel Rivals! Battle as Super Heroes and Super Villains with incredible abilities and combine your powers to bring unexpected fun to the battlefield in a matter of seconds.
Dynamic Hero Synergy
Coordinate unique combinations between characters to ignite surprising Team-Up Skills! Unleash the synergy of combined superpowers and invent new tactics that can turn the tide of combat. Ride on Groot's back as Rocket Raccoon to take on your enemies as a dangerous duo, unleash Gamma energy as Hulk to charge Iron Man's armor for massive damage, and so much more!
Creative Environment Destruction
Tear your way through iconic Marvel worlds across destructible environments! From Asgard to the Tokyo of 2099, use superpowers to alter these environments, reshape the terrain, and craft a strategic advantage on the battlefield! Take cover to dodge attacks or use makeshift weapons to strike down enemies. Players will find countless ways to utilize the environment to claim victory!
Continually Evolving Universe and Robust Post-Launch Updates
The Marvel Multiverse brings infinite possibilities! Each seasonal drop will introduce new Super Heroes to the battlefield along with challenging and diverse maps! Unlock new content to implement across various gameplay strategies while experiencing thrilling action and endless possibilities in these adventurous team battles!
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Limited - console crossplay, no PC crossplay
- Cross Save
- No
- Franchise
- Marvel
- Number of Players
- 1-6
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- December 6, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- December 6, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- December 6, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Action, Multiplayer
- How Long To Beat
- 7.5 hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 20 GB
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
