Marvel Rivals has just received a big new update ahead of the imminent Spring Festival in-game event.
The latest Marvel Rivals update lays the foundation for the upcoming event, which comes with a new game mode and brand new set of rewards.
The Spring Festival event has a January 23 release date on PC and consoles. It runs until February 14. Once the update is downloaded and installed, fans can jump into the action from 9am GMT UK time.
Needless to say, the update also makes various bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, which you can see in the patch notes further down the page.
As for the Spring Festival’s Fortune and Colours event, the headline new feature is the release of the Clash of the Dancing Lion game mode.
Seemingly inspired by games like Speedball and Overwatch’s LucioBall, Clash of the Dancing Lion sees Iron Fist, Star-Lord, and Black Widow compete to score goals in Wakanda’s World Arena. You can see the mode in action by watching the trailer below.
Fans will also be able to unlock new rewards by playing the event, including the Star-Lord Lion’s Mane costume, which is available for free.
That’s on top of a free Gallery Card, which is available by completing event missions and challenges. Players will unlock a magical dye by completing challenges, something that can be used to “fill a vibrant illustration with colour”, before it’s framed.
The item shop will also feature the Black Widow – Lion’s Heartbeat skin and the Iron Fist Lion’s Gaze costume.
While you wait for the event to start in full, check out the Marvel Rivals patch notes below.
Marvel Rivals System Adjustments
General
• Optimised the alternate name feature in Streaming Mode, allowing players to define their own alternate names instead of relying on system-generated ones.
• Added a season dropdown menu to the Leaderboard for easy access to different season rankings.
• Enhanced the Career system by introducing a feature to view historical season rank information.
Bug Fixes
General
• Resolved an issue where the game would freeze after battles under certain conditions.
• Fixed an inconsistency with avatars when switching heroes while defeated in the Doom Match.
• Addressed an issue where if Winter Soldier’s used his ultimate ability to defeat a shapeshifted Loki, it wouldn’t count towards the ultimate ability consecutive KO achievement.
• Corrected a delay in synchronizing certain data on the Friends Leaderboard.
Maps and Gameplay
• Implemented a series of fixes for various performance issues related to destructible environments.
• Resolved multiple instances where players could get stuck in unique terrain.
• Addressed several Reverse-Destruction performance issues after destruction repaired in Empire of Eternal Night maps.
Hero Bug Fixes
• Hawkeye’s Precision: Fixed an issue where Hawkeye’s passive ability Focus progress would sometimes display incorrectly. It’s now as accurate as he is.
• Wolverine’s Unyielding Berserk Claw Strike: Frame rate no longer affects the number of attacks in the enhanced Savage Claw after using Feral Leap.
• Invisible Woman’s Psionic Stranglehold: Mobility abilities for specific heroes are now fully operational within the range of Invisible Woman’s Psionic Vortex – no more containment issues!
• Mister Fantastic Double Trouble: Addressed a bug where having two Mister Fantastic (like Loki in transformation) sometimes allowed one to reuse the second part of Distended Grip.
• Namor and Invisible Woman: Fixed an issue preventing Namor and Invisible Woman from unleashing their ultimate abilities at certain door locations—now they can break through any barrier!
• Storm’s Doppelganger: Resolved a problem where under low frame rate conditions, activating Storm’s ultimate ability as Loki after transforming into her would be canceled.
• Wolverine’s Fury Corrected: Fixed an issue where Wolverine’s ultimate ability occasionally wouldn’t end properly after landing after being pulled back.
• Heroic Hint Harmony: Corrected abnormal ping prompts for some heroes.
• Magik’s Misstep: Addressed a bug where Magik could not use Stepping Discs after activating her ultimate ability in certain situations.
• Peni Parker’s Precision: Fixed an issue where Peni’s Bionic Spider-Nest would be unintentionally lifted along with the Klyntar device when raised—now, her tech remains grounded and ready for action!
• Loki’s Transformation Tweaked: Resolved a problem where Loki, after using his ultimate ability to shapeshift into the Punisher, if Warrior’s Gaze was triggered when the transform was about to end its effects lingered too long. The Warrior’s Gaze effect will now fade as soon as the ultimate concludes—no more lingering vision trickery!
• Web-Slinging Adjustments: Fixed an issue where, in certain situations in Convoy Mode, if Peni Parker fired a Cyber-Web below the vehicle, her web would move with the vehicle. Now, her webbing sticks like it should.
• Mister Fantastic’s Resilience Restored: Resolved a bug where if Mister Fantastic was knocked offline while in his inflated state and then rejoined, Mister Fantastic might be unable to use some abilities after reconnecting. He’s now back in action and ready to stretch into battle!
• Webbing Dynamics Corrected: Corrected an issue where Peni Parker’s web being pulled back could be blocked by enemy heroes, leading to positional anomalies. Now, her webbing will behave as intended.
• Camera Alignment Fixed: Fixed a camera misalignment issue that could occur while KO’d and revived by Adam Warlock while spectating Hela just as she rises up to launch her Ultimate Ability.
Console
• Fixed an issue where the crosshair movement would automatically stop at extremely low pushing angles on the Xbox controller.
• Resolved a problem where the camera would automatically move for Xbox controller users after being KO’d in certain situations.