The entire Thor and Jeff controversy in Marvel Rivals explained
Image via NetEase Games.
Season 2.5 in Marvel Rivals is a matter of time now. With brand new content like Combat Chest and addition of Ultron, the game has also planned a lot of balance changes as well. Many of the characters are getting their respective buffs and nerfs, but it seems fans couldn't stand the upcoming changes of Thor and Jeff the Land Shark.
For any multiplayer PvP shooter, striking a proper balance between the characters and their abilities has always been the main challenge for the developers. However, in order to maintain that, sometimes some characters become OP, and sometimes some characters face harsh destiny. In similar fashion, fans are hugely disappointed with the upcoming changes on those two characters.
Marvel Rivals: The Thor and Jeff Controversy
Since NetEase Games revealed
the patch notes of Season 2.5
, fans became utterly disgusted with the changes made on Thor and Jeff the Land Shark.
Characters like Captain America, Emma Frost, and many more are getting nerfs. But those never stirred controversy the way the former two characters did.
However, NetEase has addressed the issue via Twitter and after seeing this explanation, it can be clearly understood that the upcoming changes on Thor and Jeff can't be marked simply as buffs or nerfs. And that is where the main problem arised.
Fans can't even understand if it will go positively for those two characters, as far as the upcoming changes are concerned. That is why they are concerned about the future of these two characters. The fans even went on to post a
petition on Change.org
for Marvel Rivals to scrap the upcoming changes.
So, what are the upcoming changes to these two characters which have sparked so much debate? For Thor, the Hammer Throw ability has now got a 6-second cooldown and the damage has also been decreased. Not only that, his survivability, which is Thor's biggest vulnerability, is also decreased as well.
In the case of Jeff the Land Shark, its primary ability Joyful Splash will now damage enemies but his allies will now get less healing. Also, its Healing Bubble charges have been decreased from 6 to 3. As NetEase has leaned towards making Jeff a supportive healer, its groundbreaking ultimate ability, It's Jeff, will only close 450 energy instead of 4000, in turn granting bonus health for its allies.
These are the changes fans are mostly worried about. NetEase has
tagged these changes as reworks
, but fans fear these 'reworks' will decrease the pick rate of these character even more, and they might be stacked under other overpowered games forever.
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