Summary
NetEase has known it was onto a winner withMarvel Rivalsever since its beta last summer whenmore than 50,000 peoplewere playing the invite-only test during its first day. Betas are usually used to eliminate issues from games before a full release, but there’s something from the Rivals' test its players want back - the exclusive skins.
Several skins available in Marvel Rivals during the beta haven’t returned for its full release. The aptly namedRivalSkinsshared screenshots of four of them on Twitter, a Spider-Punk 2099 many players might not have even seen before among them. Not only are these skins not available to buy or unlock in the game, but even those who obtained them during the beta were not able to keep them for the full release.
There are a couple of exceptions to that for those who played the Rivals beta and the closed alpha before it. Alpha testers were allowed to keep Scarlet Witch’s Moonlit Witch skin, and if you made it to level 30 during the beta test period, the Cyan Clash Venom skin you might have seen players wearing was also gifted to you to keep for the game’s full release last month.
Marvel Rivals Players Want The Beta Skins To Make A Comeback
And A Second Chance To Unlock Venom’s Cyan Clash
While I’m sure there are a lot of you out there who would jump at the chance to unlock the Moonlit Witch skin, Cyan Venom and the Spider-Punk 2099 looks appear to be the two that players would like to see make a return the most. Replies to posts pining for them are filled with a surprising amount of optimism. A belief that they will eventually return, whether that be via the luxury battle pass or available to buy through the in-game store.
Anyone hoping to see them in season one’s battle pass have had their hopes dashed. Rivals' season one battle pass is loaded, but none of the skins you can unlock are ones that were available during the beta. I am still siding with the optimists on this one, though. A lot of work has gone into those designs. So much so that it would be a shame not to add them to the game permanently. It’s also an opportunity to fill a battle pass slot with something ready to go rather than make something new from scratch.
Marvel Rivals season one is underway and we will undoubtedly be learning new things about the hit hero shooter over the coming days. Most notably whether Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman are worth your time. There are alsoHawkeye and Hela nerfs to take note of, andJeff’s Ultimate should now be a little easier to avoid.
Marvel Rivals
WHERE TO PLAY
Marvel Rivals is a Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel universe!
