Hold your competitive rank close, because it’s going to disappear next week when Marvel Rivals’ mid-season patch drops. In a dev diary post today, developer NetEase announced that ranks will be reset twice per season: once at the beginning and once halfway through.
“After careful observations and consideration, we have concluded that players’ ranks during the first half of Season 1 are the best indicator of their competitive skills within the season,” it wrote. “So, we will be introducing [an] additional rank reset to better align with the upcoming content and changes!”
Next week, on Feb. 21, everyone’s rank will go down four divisions. Marvel Rivals has three divisions per rank (except for the top two ranks: Eternity and One Above All), so if you were Gold I, you’ll drop down to Silver II when the rank reset happens. At the start of new seasons, your rank will go down six divisions. NetEase says it will “tune this” if the competitive mode turns into pure chaos as everyone settles into their proper rank.
According to public account data from RivalsTracker, most people who actually play competitive are somewhere around Silver I to Gold III, which means a big pool of players will be partying in bronze for a while.
Anyone grinding for the Blood Shield Invisible Woman skin will have to hit Gold III by next Friday. Once the mid-season patch hits, a new skin reward will take its place. Additionally, you will now have to finish 10 matches to earn it, preventing high-rank players from getting it without having to play the game.
The rank reset might hit certain players harder than others depending on what “major balance adjustments” NetEase says its making with the patch. Most people will tell you that healers are absurdly overpowered right now, while others would just like Moon Knight’s ultimate to behave properly. And there’s no telling what will happen when the Thing and Human Torch start showing up in matches either.
