Placement Matches Are Coming to Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals is about to make a major competitive adjustment that players have been asking for since launch. NetEase has confirmed that placement matches will be coming soon, giving everyone a better way to earn their initial ranking in the game’s competitive mode. We expect this useful feature to come with Season 5 in two weeks.

Placement matches will give everyone a fair start, which should drastically improve the quality of the ranked gameplay. Marvel Rivals has made a huge comeback in terms of the player count over the past week. With an improved ranked mode, the number of active players could skyrocket once again.

When Will Marvel Rivals Add Placement Matches?

Since its beta period, the Marvel Rivals community has had mixed feelings about ranked matchmaking. Some players reported huge skill gaps between matches, especially at lower tiers. Placement matches should fix that by smoothing out the early progression curve and giving newcomers a fair shot at finding their true rank faster.

At the moment, the release date of Marvel Rivals placement matches is unknown. While NetEase has confirmed this feature, we don’t know when exactly it will come out. However, since the addition of placement matches was revealed ahead of Season 4, there is a good chance that it will come on November 14.

November 14 is the release date of Season 5, which is the next major update in the game. Considering that each Marvel Rivals season brings major changes, the next one could finally add placement matches.

Another big thing that is coming in the next season is cross-progression. At the moment, this feature is available only to select players who applied for it. However, once Season 5 comes out, NetEase will roll it out for everyone, making progression between multiple platforms much smoother and easier.