Marvel Rivals boosting goes viral as players pay for better profiles

NetEase’s Marvel Rivals has been praised not just for its tremendous post-launch support with new heroes coming every month-and-a-half, but also its brilliant anti-cheat solution. However, Marvel Rivals boosting is now a brand-new issue as players pay for better profiles.

Marvel Rivals boosting becomes an issue

Account boosting has been a particularly trendy topic of late after infamous billionaire Elon Musk admitted to paying others to play Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 for him. While Musk doesn’t play NetEase’s new hero shooter, at least we hope not, other gamers are paying for Marvel Rivals boosting to look better than they actually are.

Since release, dozens of Marvel Rivals boosting services have reared their heads online with many of them taking up sponsored slots on Google Search. With alleged “thousands” of users, gamers can pay others to play the game in their stead to hit desired ranks, complete events and finish battle passes.

Problematically, players are actually hunting for and engaging with the new boosting service to quickly nab cosmetics or pretend they’re better players. Over the past week, searches for the topic have skyrocketed as more and more services pop up.

Of course, we are not pro-boosting—mostly because it’s hard to understand why players would pay others to play their games for them. It’s also worth noting that, in the past, some boosting services have been labelled scams, and any player who engages in Marvel Rivals boosting could be at risk of having their accounts stolen.

Additionally, the game’s EULA also states that players “may not share, sell or transfer” their accounts with other players. As boosting requires players to share/transfer their accounts to random people across the globe, this could also result in an account-wide ban.

Marvel Rivals is far from the only game to have a rampant boosting issue. In fact, every major free-to-play game suffers the same issue, including Valorant, Apex Legends and many, many more. As was evident with Musk’s Diablo 4/Path of Exile 2 tirade, some people just want others to think they’re good at something instead of being fine with simply having fun.

For more Rivals coverage, check out the Marvel Rivals Rumble Event rewards or even check out the Losers Queue theory. We also have a codes list you should bookmark to make sure you always know what free stuff you can nab whenever they’re available.