Marvel Rivals Latest Update Has Removed Mod Support

Since last December Marvel Rivals became the hot new hero shooter. It can owe a lot to that its visualsand PC gamers have since created skin mods that play the role of the game non-marvel charactersLike doing Jeff the Shark Chainsaw Man’s Pochita or Iron Man Dragon ballVegeta.

Unfortunately, NetEase seemingly killed it Marvel Rivals mod skin scene with the newest update of the game. The recent arrivals of Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman were part of the game’s first season update, and players noticed that the update came with an asset hash check, which disabled all mods on the PC. as IGN notes that using mods violates the shooter’s terms of use, and that NetEase sells premium skins for each Competitors regular character. It’s also willing to enforce its own rules, as it issued a statement advising players to “not modify any game files” as it risks being banned. So for PC gamers, they will have to appear as characters made for the game.

NetEase is probably sealed Marvel Rivals mod skins because they would kill the revenue potential of the game. Information about the game is provided He earned 136 million dollars only in launch month, but if you’re on PC why spend money looking like the Winter Soldier thunderbolts* When you can be like Captain America Presidents Joe Biden or Donald Trumpor convert Black Panther becomes Ryan Goslingone of our hardest working white actors? The skins came out because of it Competitors The community is at its heart, and the boom in properties like this makes them even more motivated. smile and Godzilla they enter Call of Duty and Fortnite.

Will this mod stop the skin scene completely? Probably not, but it makes it difficult for those moderators – hopefully, things won’t work out War Thunder ridiculous levels.

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