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[Draugoth]

Marvel Rivals has debuted with a strong player count of over 50k players on first day of open beta (Steam), the player numbers continue to rise as beta keys keep rolling out on Twitch.
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Marvel Rivals Twitch drops​

The Marvel Rivals Twitch drops will be available from July 24 at 5PM PT / 8PM ET / July 25 1AM BST until July 27/July 28.

Unlike most Twitch drops, the Marvel Rivals keys are available on a first come, first served basis. You must watch for one hour and claim your reward on the same day. If you miss out, you can try again each day of the campaign, with the rewards refreshing at 5PM PT, 8PM ET, and 1AM BST each day.

How to claim your Marvel Rivals CBT key​

To claim a CBT key, you must link your Twitch account to the Marvel Rivals official website. Once you have watched an hour of participating streams, redeem the reward in your Twitch inventory and claim your code on the Marvel Rivals official site.

If you’re unsuccessful, there’s still a bit of a wait until the Marvel Rivals release date. Fret not, though, as there are plenty of free Steam games to try out. If you’re a big comic book fan, one of those is Marvel Snap, one of the best PC card games right now.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Game is better than it has to be, especially as early as it is. Things could change if they don't play their cards right. But it's on the right track at the moment IMO.

 

[The_hunter]

More than expected

 

[March Climber]

More than expected

What was the ballpark?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[KiteGr]

I think this is a reaction to Concord...

 

[NickFire]

This looks fun - good in the official videos IMO.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

You're too fast off the mark man

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

damn. I know a game that whises to have half of those users.

 

[VolticArchangel]

RIP Concord.

 

[jorgejjvr]

I thought this was a console closed beta

 

[Sleepwalker]

Yeah but what about helldivers player count?

 

[VolticArchangel]

Draugoth where are these numbers from? SteamDB or Charts?

 

[Clintizzle]

How dare you.

 

[Draugoth]

Draugoth where are these numbers from? SteamDB or Charts?

SteamDB

 

[wipeout364]

I hope it’s good and not a huge money grab. But I fear it will be over monetized. Anyway unlike Concord I will download and give this a shot.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I thought this was a console closed beta

Nah console was just included this time around.

 

[ManaByte]

I hope it’s good and not a huge money grab. But I fear it will be over monetized. Anyway unlike Concord I will download and give this a shot.

All of the skins in the beta can be unlocked with currency you earn in-game. No idea how it’ll work in the final though.

 

[MiguelItUp]

All of the skins in the beta can be unlocked with currency you earn in-game. No idea how it’ll work in the final though.

Yeah, that's the biggest concern I have is how the final release will be monetized. I hope Netease doesn't screw it up, lmao.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

That green line that barely rises above the x axis is Concord.

 

[clarky]

Nice one.

 

[balls of snow]

Not even really open.
The real open beta gonna be wild.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Not even really open.
The real open beta gonna be wild.

Exactly. These are numbers from players that were in the alpha + new closed beta players. Still pretty impressive. I saw a lot of PS players, so I'm wondering what the numbers are as a whole.

 

[Black_Stride]

OMG hahahahahaha!


This really should have been first post.

 

[Spyxos]

Is it really a open beta? Can't download.

 

[dreamstation]

No Australian server... nobody cares about us down here. We're scum.

Is it really a open beta? Can't download.

It was as simple as clicking "request access" and then "welcome to the playtest" for me. So yea basically.

 

[Spyxos]

No Australian server... nobody cares about us down here. We're scum.

It was as simple as clicking "request access" and then "welcome to the playtest" for me. So yea basically.

 

[GymWolf]

That title seems a bit too specific...

 

[ByWatterson]

So people DO want a Marvel hero shooter.

Just not a knockoff Marvel hero shooter full of virtue-signaling character designs and utterly useless pronoun preferences.

 

[SJRB]

In a shocking turn of events it turns out people want to play as Spider-Man or Iron Man, and not as a purple haired cat lady with pronouns.

Who could’ve guessed?

 

[dreamstation]

So people DO want a Marvel hero shooter.

The combat is too spammy for me. People jump around everywhere it's like wtf is even happening. Prefer something a little more methodical personally like FINALS or Valorant. I'm just checking it out because it's free.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

So people DO want a Marvel hero shooter.

Just not a knockoff Marvel hero shooter full of virtue-signaling character designs and utterly useless pronoun preferences.

Well the bigger question is for how long it will be able to sustain its numbers. That's the main challenge. Just like with the Finals - it launched good and then fell off.

 

[StueyDuck]

It shows the power of known characters or likeable ones.

(it's still a crappy hero shooter type game, I'm not going to play it just like I'm not going to play OW2 or Concord).

 

[ManaByte]

The game is UE5 and I'm shocked how well it runs on a 3080 even in Beta. Have DLSS set to Quality and everything else on Ultra. Looks great.

 

[Ic3man]

 

[DaGwaphics]

Is this going to be F2P or $70?

 

[MiguelItUp]

Is this going to be F2P or $70?

I don't think it's really known ATM, but it's assumed to be F2P. I'm sure we'll know more soon enough.

Edit: In their SDCC stream they definitely confirmed it would be F2P.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Is this going to be F2P or $70?

I think they said that it was going to be F2P

 

[Arsic]

Anybody have an extra code they could DM me? Really want to try this.

I’m watching a twitch stream now to see if I luck out.

 

[Saber]

The game has appeal(Marvel heroes). Something that some clowns and executives don't seem to understand.

 

[MayauMiao]

The game has appeal(Marvel heroes). Something that some clowns and executives don't seem to understand.

Stop hurting Firewalk Studio's feelings!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Live Service is a marathon, not a sprint. How many more days until we get our first "Marvel Rivals lost 90% of it's player base" articles?

 

[Saber]

Stop hurting Firewalk Studio's feelings!

It could be worse. They could come with "alternative versions" of Marvel heroes, just like Suicide Crap. Like Lesbian Iron Woman, drag Spider-they, Pronoum Pink Hulk, etc.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Draugoth is already preparing the draft for “Marvel Rivals player count plummets to 1,000 players”

 

[dreamstation]

The game has appeal(Marvel heroes). Something that some clowns and executives don't seem to understand.

The gameplay is garbage though. I've already uninstalled the beta because it's not even remotely fun. Every game is just a spam fest.

 

[tmlDan]

its not open beta tho?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

The game is fun enough in short bursts, but I hate this MCU version of mantis they went with, at least the GotG game got her right....still I mostly use mantis or scarlet witch; venom and team up groot seem very strong.

 

[Saber]

The gameplay is garbage though. I've already uninstalled the beta because it's not even remotely fun. Every game is just a spam fest.

True, but I believe their prime objective is to bait players so them they can retain them. Marvel heroes its an excellent strategy, theres no one that doesn't recognize the most popular heroes from Marvel.
Even though the gameplay its garbage they can supposelly fix up with changes and tune(in theory, not saying they will). But without strong appeal, this game would be on similar ranks to Concord or Suicide Squad.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Watched a lot of the gameplay. Looks way too chaotic for my tastes.

 

[Embearded]

Watched a couple minutes of gameplay and i hated how everyone constantly jumps right and left.