Listening to the fans, NetEase has announced thatMarvel Rivalsplayers will now be able to turn their excess Chrono Tokens into units.Despite the game’s massive success since launch, it’s not all been smooth sailing, and one of the many concern points for players has been over the game’s Battle Pass currency, Chrono Tokens.
While currently useless if players have already redeemed everything possible, NetEase has now announced a big change toMarvel Rivals. Moving forward,if players purchase the Luxury Battle Pass and redeem all its rewards, they’ll be able to turn the leftover tokens into units.As the paid currency inMarvel Rivals, this is incredibly generous for players to now earn paid skins for free. Explaining the change in aMarvel Rivalsdev video, creative director Guangguang, said:
“We’ve heard your feedback about excess Chrono Tokens and how frustrating it can be when they don’t carry over. So we’re excited to announce a brand-new redemption system!Now you’re able to convert those excess Chrono Tokens into Units. If you purchase the Luxury Battle Pass and redeem all its rewards, you’ll be able to convert any leftover Chrono Tokens for units at a specific ratio.
We want to verify that your gaming experience is marvellous, and that you never feel like you aren’t rewarded for your efforts!”
Big Changes To Currency Are Heading To Marvel Rivals
NetEase Listen To Player Feedback For Marvel Rivals
At present,players can earn Chrono Tokens to unlock cosmetic items in the battle pass.Once completed, however, these tokens continue to amass before expiring into the next season, leaving many disappointed to miss out on using them up. Now, players will be able to convert their leftovers into units at a fixed rate aftercompleting the Premium Battle Pass, allowing them to save up for other in-game items or future battle passes with this alternative currency.
Entire Marvel Rivals Seattle Team Laid Off, Including Director, Months After Successful Launch
NetEase has made the controversial choice to lay off a large part of the Marvel Rival’s development team, including the lead designer and director.
With Guangguang noting that “We’ve heard your feedback”,it’s clear this change was very much inspired by the playerbase,showcasing the importance of listening to fans for the success of games. This isn’t the first time that NetEase has listened to player feedback either, having previously made no secret of implementing game tweaks and upgrades - like giving playersaccess to win rates and pick rates- based on player reception. While not every player critique is guaranteed to be heard, it’s nice to see how successfulMarvel Rivalshas been with it in mind.
Season 1.5 Brings Even More Changes To Marvel Rivals
The Fantastic Four Come To Life
This isn’t the only big change coming to Season 1.5, withMarvel Rivalsalso dropping new playable charactersThe Thing and The Human Torch. As eager fans have been waiting for more of The Fantastic Four to join the roster, they’ll now finally be able to get their hands on them and enjoy their unique abilities for themselves.With new team-ups, tornadoes, shockwaves, fire bolts and more,these two look to be an exciting new addition to shake up the already forming metas.
Players can also enjoy the new map Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park in this upcoming update,where you can embark on a raid of Dracula’s castle. As the game only continues to improve with new content and features, there’s plenty to look forward to in the next few months forMarvel Rivals.
