Marvel Rivals is, yet again, reliving the past. This entails reintroducing the old skins that had for long been thought lost and also the quite loud ban for some of them, right? Absolutely that. The RivalsLeaks account has been the most reliable source of a new batch of ancient seasonal skins that will not only be winter skins but there will also be a sale of skins based on the Lunar New Year and some more from the galaxy for the Discord Shop. The response from the players? It is really diverse with some people being very thrilled, others somewhat puzzled, while others are showing their anger openly by calling it blending.

In case the game is unknown to you and you have missed it, here is the tweet that explains everything. The classic winter bundles that come back are _____ Venom – Snow Symbiote, Magik – Frozen Demon, Rocker Raccoon – Wild Winter, and Groot – Holiday Happiness. Along with them, the two winter mascot skins are: Widow Black – Lion’s Heartbeat and Iron Fist – Lion’s Gaze. Besides these, the one cosmic skin each for Captain America – Galactic Talon and Hawkeye – Galactic Fangs is included. Such a massive power of cosmetics will be descending upon the shop.

Now, what is the Discord Shop? The very first thing that many players thought of was this question in the replies. In the same way that Tyler59480169 asked, “What is a discord shop, dude?”. That is an understandable question. The Discord Shop is somewhat of a digital shop situated inside the official Marvel Rivals Discord server where you can buy in-game stuff, in some cases, there are also exclusive bundles or early access. The leaker RivalsLeaks even clarified in a follow-up that these skins will “most likely also come to the in-game shop” later. So, do not worry if you do not use Discord that often.

This is where the drama begins. There are players who are very excited about. User Freddy1565 just replied with “They are??? Yay!!” And KnicksHateMe said “LIONS GAZE BANGGGGGGG” as if this is really happening. For them, this is just like getting a second chance to get a cool skin that they might have missed during a busy season or they were just not playing yet. Talk about a win!

But then on the other hand there is the other side. The side of those who laboriously. The side who showed their exclusive digital drip love to the utmost. Take SaiyanSnack, for example. They were quite unambiguous in their reaction: “lol I’m so mad I grinded to get that star lord skin lmao.” And they refer to the Star-Lord Galactic Fangs skin that seems to appear in this wave. They completed the event, put the grind in, and now it is going to be—most likely—just available for purchase. Actual joke: “just wish I knew I could have waited to buy instead of grinding have a job 😂😂😂😂😂.” To be honest, straight to the point.

The same emotion was experienced by ChickenNugLover who just posted, “RIP the OGs who got this skin.” It is a timeless question that keeps coming up in the gaming industry: Which is better, exclusivity or accessibility? If players had to do an event to get a cosmetic item, should it be special forever or is it fair to allow newer players to get a shot at it later? The discussion in the replies turned into an ongoing dialogue. User randommferz tried to calm the situation, saying, “the starlord skin never left the shop. It just been buried under all the new skins. Only the BW and IF skins were limited,” referring to the Black Widow and Iron Fist Lunar New Year ones. Is it that the panic is uncalled for? But still, the feeling lingers for some.

And then… boom! The copypasta is here. Oh my God, the copypasta. User dejunamr couldn’t help but post this amazing comment: “Do not buy the skins if you respect OG Marvel Rivals players. It is more than a skin; it is a sign of their early commitment and grind. Let them have their exclusivity. Show your respect by valuing its rarity, not possessing it. Some things are better not touched.”

I mean, this is so dramatic and overblown. And as it was pointed out by several users in a jiffy, it was a direct copy from an old Fortnite Renegade Raider copypasta. Xisman04 remarked, “This has to be bait.” And igna0311 confirmed it: “Fortnite renegade Raider copypasta strikes again.” It is quite humorous because it captures the most extreme version of the “OG” attitude but as a joke. At least, we hope it is a joke. This kind of Marvel content often sparks debate across PlayStation and Xbox platforms.