Marvel Rivals Season 2 is here: Check key patch note updates

The wait for Season 2 of Marvel Rivals comes to an end as the game's developers deployed the much-awaited update to its servers on Friday, April 11. Let's take a look at some of the major announcements that were made by Marvel Rivals' developer, NetEase, in the patch notes for the latest update.

The first and foremost of these announcements was about the introduction of Emma Frost, the latest playable character of the popular video game. The character was already unveiled in an official teaser released on April 3.

Here are some of the other key announcements that were made by NetEase in its patch notes for Marvel Rivals on April 8:

Marvel Rivals Season 2: Maps and Modes

- Domination map Yggsgard: Royal Palace and Convergence map Tokyo 2099: Shin-Shibuya have been retired from ranked play.

- A key change has also been made to Quick Match mode. From now on, wins will be counted normally and losses won't impact the player's combat history or scoreboard.

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Marvel Rivals Season 2 Battle Pass

- The new Battle Pass for Marvel Rivals Season 2 features 10 brand new sets of costumes.

- One of the exclusive bonus rewards for Season 2 includes the free Scarlet Witch - Chaos Gown costume. Players will be able to unlock the free reward upon completing nine matches.

- "The mission system has been revamped: new weekly missions and rewards have been added, and the balance of daily and challenge missions has been adjusted while maintaining the overall Chrono Token distribution," the game's developers said.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 updates for PC gamers

NetEase has introduced a feature exclusively for PC gamers on an experimental basis. Called "Switch Shader Compilation Mode," the setting, when activated, will cause shaders to compile only the first time the game is launched on the system following a new version or graphics driver update.

The developer claims that the feature will "significantly" reduce memory usage and will also result in decreased in-game stuttering. The change will affect the gameplay on systems that have RAM of up to 16 GB.

Marvel Rivals Season 2: Console updates

The Season 2 update allows console players to customise the additional acceleration sensitivity after reaching the vertical deadzone. The players can also tailor the delay time for acceleration to begin after the deadzone is reached.

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Marvel Rivals S2: Character ability update

The developers have said that an issue that rendered Captain America unable to ricochet oncoming projectiles while moving forward has also been fixed.

FAQs

1. When did NetEase release the patch notes for Marvel Rivals Season 2?
The patch notes for Marvel Rivals Season 2 were released on April 8.


2. What has NetEase introduced in Marvel Rivals Season 2 for PC gamers?
Marvel Rivals Season 2 has introduced an experimental feature that will lead shaders to compile only the first time the game is launched on the system following a new version or graphics driver update.