Official website data reveals intriguing character popularity trends in Marvel Rivals. In "quick play," Jeff reigns supreme, outperforming Venom and Cloak & Dagger. However, the competitive landscape shifts dramatically. On PC, Luna Snow, Cloak & Dagger, and Mantis dominate, while console players favor Cloak & Dagger, Penny Parker, and Mantis.
Surprisingly, Mantis, despite leading the popularity charts in competitive mode, also boasts the highest defeat rate. She maintains her top spot across both PC and consoles, surpassing Hela, Loki, and Magic. This console dominance is further underscored by fourteen other characters achieving over 50% win rates.
Conversely, the least popular characters differ across game modes. Storm, Black Widow, and Wolverine lag behind in "quick play," while Nemore occupies this position in competitive play.
Marvel Rivals, having received over 500 mods in a single month, is now facing controversy. Nexus Mods' removal of modifications replacing Captain America's head with Donald Trump and Joe Biden images has sparked significant player backlash.
Nexus Mods' owner, TheDarkOne, explained the decision in a private Reddit discussion, emphasizing the simultaneous removal of both "moderators" (the Trump and Biden mods) to avoid accusations of bias. This action aimed for impartiality by eliminating both simultaneously.
However, this explanation appears to have been largely ignored by YouTube gaming commentators.
