Marvel Rivals Dev Talk 12 reveals Season 1 rewards are here to stay in new update

Marvel Rivals has addressed a surge of player feedback on its competitive season structure in a series of dev talk blogs that have piqued the community’s interest. Recent conversations in Dev Talk Vol.10 indicated a large mid-season half-rank reset for the current Season 1, which sparked early fears among players. The concept aimed to reduce player ranks by four divisions on February 21, 2025, while also adding new heroes such as The Thing and Human Torch and making substantial balancing changes.

However, the pushback was fast and loud, with players voicing their dissatisfaction across several platforms, underlining the demotivating nature of regular rank resets. The community’s answer was clear: the strain of advancing the rankings twice in a single season did not make sense.

Responding to this input, NetEase took an unusual move by reversing their decision in less than 24 hours via Dev Talk Vol.11. Instead of a reset, players would keep their ranks from the first half of the season, requiring only 10 matches in Competitive mode to qualify for new awards. Now, a new Dev Talk Vol.12, has been released which promises more good news for the player community.

Marvel Rivals announces two free competitive skins for players in new update

Marvel Rivals has released a new Dev Talk 12 blog on their website, talking about Seasonal Rewards that players can get with the February 21 update for Season 1: Eternal Night Falls.

The devs said, “After the recent Dev Talk on rank adjustments, we have been closely monitoring the community’s feedback. As the first half of Season 1 draws to a close, we recognize that some players are concerned about not having enough time to reach Gold rank and earn the Invisible Woman costume, Blood Shield reward. We have decided to make some adjustments to the reward system to accommodate and help support these players”

The adjustments made are as follows:

1. The first half of the season will conclude on February 21, 2025, at 8:00 AM (UTC+0). Eligible players will receive their respective rewards, allowing them to enjoy the fruits of their hard work ahead of time.
2. The Gold rank costume rewards for the second half of the season will include: the Invisible Woman costume, Blood Shield, from the first half of the season, and the brand-new Human Torch costume, Blood Blaze, for the second half of the season. In order to claim both rewards, players must participate in at least 10 competitive matches during the second half of the season and reach Gold rank or higher. Keep in mind, this is the last opportunity to earn these costumes, as they will be replaced with new rewards in Season 2.
3. The Crest of Honor rewards will remain separate for each half of the season. This means that the Crests of Honor for the first half of the season can only be earned during that period, while the Crests of Honor for the second half of the season can only be obtained within its respective timeframe.

This shows the commitment by NetEase towards the Rivals player base as they will receive not one but two Fantastic Four skins for free by grinding in the game’s competitive mode. While you’re working hard to unlock these two skins, check out how to get free Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman Valentine’s skins as well.