Marvel Rivals is starting the Halloween season with a loud bang through a massive Twitch Drops campaign for Season 4.5 and players can thus redeem exclusive rewards by just watching the game streams. The event is scheduled to run from October 10, noon, UTC till November 7, 9 am, UTC, during which gamers will be able to grab sprays, emotes, a nameplate, an emoji, and a brand new Mister Fantastic costume, which will cost nothing for every Marvel Rivals player to give their heroes new skins.
What’s the whole clockwork behind it? The simplest way is to watch the game streams on Twitch that have drops enabled. There are speculations and guesses in the community about which channels the drops will be coming from. One player, LiveBeware, very bluntly asked, ‘Are there any channels that are eligible?’ While another, Clark_Kent_SM_, was more specific, questioning, ‘Which channels for Mr. Jeff? I must know’. But it looks so easy—just streams containing drops either in the title or description. A gamer named BombadilJayJay even shared this great tip, saying, ‘To be honest, they are very easy to find. Just browse the Rivals category and most streams will have it in their titles, like, ‘drops enabled.’ So, the truth is, no one can really make excuses.
The rewards list is a continuing source of many different opinions and discussions, especially the new Mister Fantastic costume, which is a hot topic. Player Drewski24_ referred to it saying, ‘One of my favorite heroes in my favorite color, purple 🔥’. Another player, Mper0rOnTwitch, echoed the same sentiment and remarked, ‘That purple and blue are kinda fire on fantastic’. Still, not everyone is pleased with the balancing updates. Jmars0217 flagged what appears to be a rather odd choice, tweeting, “nerfing Fantastic’s survivability then buffing Venom is crazy work”. It really raises the question why the developers choose to buff one character while the other gets nerfed.
Plus, the issue of Jeff has not gone unnoticed. Who on earth is Jeff? There is a lurking shark in the game, and players are going bananas over him. IONcoded just couldn’t help it and wrote, ‘OMG! The Jeffy spray and emoji!!! 🥺💗’. And mirYouhei just simply said ‘JEFF THE THINKER’, which is hilarious. Players also wanted the ‘fin-tastic win emoji’—two players, twopinesmamba, were eager saying ‘The fin-tastic win emoji is so cute!! I MUST HAVE IT’. So, Jeff almost figures as the mascot of this drop event and indeed people are really on his side.
Now, with every Marvel Rivals update, there is a lot of talk among the players about character balancing and features. A debate has been going on around Scarlet Witch/Wanda. KatebyDaylight came up with several suggestions like “since daredevil is upon us, please make Wanda’s phasing completely invisible, since it only lasts 1.5 sec and there’s a red orb that enemies can track”. Their request for a damage buff was “devs, make scarlet missiles 45 dmg and 45 explosion dmg and chaos control 90 dmg/sec, cloak has 80dmg/sec and he is a strategist”. CamponesaSafad4 thinks that Wanda needs more fundamental changes saying “please consider transforming Wanda into a Vanguard hero or making her kit more interesting, for even Daredevil has more tools at his kit and he is a street-level character”. And TaroSnaps added, “Better yet they should bring back her percentage damage”. So, it is clear that the main players of the character expect and want something from the developers.
The issue of costumes does not end with the new Mister Fantastic outfit. Richel_renan wants more visual effects and is pushing “please add VFX ultimate for older legendary costumes such as Zombie Strange, Phoenix Wanda, bride Sue” and later adding, “please add VFX Ultimate and color options for Wanda’s Phoenix costume”. They even questioned “any VFX ultimates this mid-season? I hope so”. Therefore, the players would love their premium skins to be more special with unique effects.
Moreover, there are some interesting speculations. KatebyDaylight raised something from the promotional material and asked “are we getting a zombie horde mode??” which if true, would be, like, insane. And Greyangelll is requesting new chars, posting “Come on marvel rivals Ellie is waiting for her spot in the game” with a pic of who seems to be Ellie from The Last of Us? That would be an epic crossover but probably not in the works.
Along with Tell_Sen saying “That really cracks me up—@neo_jpeg has basically become the official artist at this point.” there is a shout-out to the game’s art style. LovelyDuckie__ doubted “Did they finally get the original art from the og artist’s or am I dreaming?” which hints that the art quality has either improved or become more consistent.
There are also players asking for some quality-of-life improvements. AkitoGamer777 said “please add mouse and keyboard support on consoles, I don’t want to use this character anymore just because I can’t aim in controller n I don’t have a pc”. And Manel88 is concerned about the competitive scene, asking “Will there be rank reset again?” which is always a big question at the beginning of a season.
On the other side, there are some players who are not happy with the current state of things. LiveBeware said “Every single twitch drop is a Galacta palette swap. sybau” meaning that they consider the rewards only to be color variations of existing content. And dethlined just stated “okay bro can we change the color scheme” referring to something, but it is unclear what exactly they meant.
The engagement of the community surrounding this Twitch Drops event is simply wonderful. Players are not just passively collecting rewards—they are having actual discussions regarding game balancing, character designing, and future content. It is incredible how much people care about making Marvel Rivals the best version of itself. Despite the myriad of suggestions and criticisms, the anticipation for the new season and the free goodies that come along is overwhelming.
Hence, if you are a Marvel Rivals enthusiast, do not forget to participate in the Twitch Drops event during this month. Whether you are going for the stunning new Mister Fantastic costume, the adorable Jeff cosmetics, or just want to help your favorite streamers while collecting some free stuff, the time to turn on is now. The event runs until November 7, so you have plenty of time to achieve everything. Just remember to link your Twitch and Marvel Rivals accounts before doing anything else, then find a stream that allows drops, start watching it, and go about doing other things in the meantime. You are getting rewards simply for watching the game you love—there’s no better deal.
