NetEase has confirmed Marvel Rivals will receive a new hero every month and a half, but won’t be adding enforced roles.
Speaking to Metro, game director Guangyun Chen was asked about the cadence of heroes joining the game.
“Every season we’ll be rolling out fresh seasonal stories, new maps, and new heroes,” said Chen. “We’ll actually be breaking down each season into two halves. The length of one season is three months. And for each half of the season, we will introduce a new hero. We just eventually want to continue to enhance the experience, and, you know, keep everyone excited in our community.”
Chen also discussed why the team has not included enforced role lock – setting a limit on what class types can be in a team, for a balanced spread of healers, tanks, attackers – which is something the community wishes to change.
It appears the team won’t be altering this, but will instead provide new possibilities with the team-up mechanic.
“At its core, it’s really about the game balance,” said Chen. “So, what we want to offer is more line-up or more team comp possibilities through our hero design and our team-up mechanic. So, we’ll be taking a little bit more of a Marvel-inspired approach.