Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is getting another big update on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
The latest Marvel Rivals update reimagines a major feature of the game, splitting the emote and spray functions into separate wheels with dedicated hotkeys for swapping between the two.
Players will be able to equip a spray to the spray wheel and share it across all heroes. Likewise, a new quick-equip feature lets users automatically add newly acquired emotes to the wheel.
The news was announced by NetEase on X, alongside confirmation that no server downtime is required.
“We’ve reimagined the emote and spray wheel, implemented a new quick equip for emotes, and tweaked a few minor bugs to make your overall game experience run more smoothly,” NetEase explains.
“No server downtime! Simply update your game client and continue your heroic journey! We have plenty more surprises in the works, stay tuned to our official announcements for more information!”
In addition to the new features and bug fixes, NetEase is about to add two new cosmetic bundles to the game.
The Rocket Raccoon and Squirrel Girl Sunshine bundles will be available at 3am BST UK time on May 9. That’s 7pm PDT on May 8 for fans living in the US.
You can see the other changes by checking out the Marvel Rivals May 8 patch notes below…
Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes…
New Content
• The emote and spray wheel has been reimagined!
– They are now split into two separate wheels with dedicated hotkeys for lightning-fast switching.
– In the Cosmetics – Sprays menu, you can now set your current spray wheel to be shared across all heroes.
– A new quick-equip feature has been added: Emotes can be automatically slot into the corresponding hero’s emote wheel upon acquisition; and when the spray wheel is set to “Apply to All”, newly earned sprays can also be equipped instantly.
• Portraits in “Heroes” have been updated to reflect their currently equipped costumes.
Fixes
Maps and Modes
• Vanquished a glitch that would sometimes occur under rare circumstances where players who didn’t provide the most healing in a match were mistakenly awarded the Gifted Healer badge.
Heroes
• Jeff’s Missing Meal: We’ve wiped out a glitch where, in controller mode, when Jeff the Land Shark swallowed 6 enemies with his Ultimate Ability, only 5 avatar icons showed up on screen. Now, our fin-tastic friend will see his 6-piece meal every time!
• Banner’s Space Out: A bug that left all three forms of Bruce Banner unable to bind the jump action to the Spacebar has been fixed. Now, Banner can leap into action as intended.
Other
• An oversight has been remedied, where in anonymous mode, using voice chat still revealed your original name.