The announcement about the patch for January 8 at 9 AM UTC, along with the mentioned updates which include the assurance of different enhancements, was made through the official Marvel Rivals social media account. There was no server downtime, so players can simply update their clients and resume their matches right away! Though the patch comes amid discussions in the player community about the game’s balance, still, there are voices that call for the tuning of some characters.

Hey, it’s great that Marvel Rivals got the patch, but wait a minute… just check the replies first! The developers mean “updates and improvements” positively, but all the gamers have to say about is getting some heroes to be nerfed unrecognizably. So, it is pretty much chaos, but fun chaos where you get to see what really ticks people off.

Support characters became the focus of the debate right away. Not just one support character but the whole category is apparently a nightmare. A player called Cade made a comment where he asked for “More anti-heal characters or nerf supports some. Mostly invis tbh.” And that was just the beginning of the floodgates opening. The “invis” he refers to is Invisible Woman, Sue Storm, and boy, she really has a target on her back. A whole topic was opened by user Silent, who claims to be an Invis main and is defending her kit against what seems to be the whole internet.

Silent was having a back-and-forth talk with all of the others, claiming that Invisible Woman is not the real issue; it is the triple-support meta that makes games unbearable. “The new meta is simply terrible because triple-support is so common,” they noted. Their suggestion? Nerf Gambit’s ultimate charge and decrease the healing on Invis’s shield, not completely remove the character. However, others wouldn’t have it that way. One user, Vivian, chimed in saying, “Its not DPS players. Its literally everyone that doesn’t play Sue, other supports included.” Ouch. When even the players who belong to the support category are calling for a nerf it is seriously the case.

But, hold on, it is not just Sue Storm that gives players a hard time. Moon Knight’s ultimate seems to be ready much too soon. A user called Kaz asked, “Pls nerf Moon Knight ult cost I’m tired of playing and 25 seconds into a round I’m being THE MOOOOOOON’d. thank u.” Twenty-five seconds! That does sound a bit… too much. And then there is Scarlet Witch. User Renji uploaded a video showing someone simply moving past her ability with the caption “REWORK HER PLEASE EEEEEWW.” So either Wanda’s kit is quite weak or simply bugged?

Even so, players are not only concentrating on nerfs and balancing; some are even asking for features and fixes. One of the players, shaybutta96, brought up a bug that stops highlights from being saved properly: “Wish they’d fix highlights not populating and add not having to watch the whole match to save it. They don’t even populate at all anymore.” That is definitely a critical quality-of-life problem. Another participant, Bac, only asks for one game mode to be restored: “bring back clone rumble.” Straightforward and simple. Then, there is an unusual request from SleepDeprivedGamer: “Rivals when are we getting a Loki and Mantis wedding skin PLEASE!!!!” Well, this one, for sure, is a must to be shown! Just the thought of it is incredibly delightful.

Among the topics of balance left aside, there was also a weirdly funny discussion about… troll faces? One user in the conversation put a troll face emoji and Silent reacted with, “Troll face in 2026 is insane work.” It is the moments like these, small yet pure, that remind you that you are reading real human comments and not responses coming from a corporate feedback form. People are passionate, they are frustrated, and they are also somewhat hilarious.

The official notes are linked but they have not been detailed in the tweet. Players’ feedback is coming in not only in great numbers but also in very specific ways which create great expectation. Gamers are no longer asking for general “improvements”; they are pointing at Moon Knight’s ult meter, Invisible Woman’s shield healing, and Scarlet Witch’s broken CC. If this patch is not addressing at least some of these top community concerns the reaction on the 8th might be even louder. It shows that Marvel Rivals has a very committed player base that cares a lot about the competitive integrity and fun of the game. They are not just playing; they are studying it, arguing about it and wanting it to be the best it can be in the desperate way. The forthcoming patch is also anticipated by the wider PlayStation and Xbox communities.