A new costume for Iron Man inMarvel Rivalshas created a ripple effect within the community due to the colors of the skin and the ability animations not matching the image seen on the costume screen. Costumes, also known as skins inRivals,allow the player to customize their hero more to their liking, and several new costumes were introduced with the season one battlepass, including one for Iron Man.
The “Blood Edge Armor” costume showcases Iron Man with glowing red hands and feet on his suit of armor. A recent Reddit thread posted byMOONBOI99discussed how,when using Iron Man in the game, his basic attack bolts are still blue, rather than the red colorshown on the costume screen. The post now has over 3.7k upvotes and 381 comments, bringing a lot of attention to the initial question of why Iron Man doesn’t shoot red bolts with the red costume.
Some Fans Wish Ability Colors Were More Consistent In Marvel Rivals
But It Can Make Sense Why Some Colors Don’t Change
The original poster goes on to state that the costume screen showcases Iron Man using red beams, rather than his standard blue, but in-game that is not the case.They state that they do wish legendary or epic skins changed the colors of the abilitiesto match whichever skin is in use, but some fans think this might not be the best idea. Usersmilingfishfoodstates,“It’s definitely a game balance thing, it would be confusing for your teammates if your projectiles were enemy team colored.“Enemy abilities, other than for Scarlet Witch, as her abilities are red on either side, usually display as red, so players do not mistake them for their own team’s abilities.
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Changing Iron Man’s bolt to red for the player and their allies might confuse teammates.On the other side of that coin, others mention that for the enemy team, Iron Man does shoot the red bolts seen in the animation on the costume screen. Some do agree with the original post, though, as user Historical_Wish_5599 says, “Legendary skin attacks should 100% be different. Subtle but different. Smite does this pretty successfully.“While the changes do not need to be drastic, fans do wish that the animations for attacks were changed slightly to fit the skin’s aesthetic.
Our Take: Can The Different Ability Colors In Marvel Rivals Confuse Your Team?
It Could, But Honestly, It May Not Make Much Of A Difference
There are a few heroes on the roster that have abilities that look the same for both sides. Loki’s main attack looks the same for both teams, and Scarlet Witch has red abilities, regardless of whether she is on your team or not. Do I believe that changing the colors slightly would confuse teams? No, personally, I do not.I think adding custom colors for skins players have worked hard to unlock or pay for should be different in some capacity,and changing the colors of the abilities might be just enough to persuade fans to purchase them.
Marvel Rivalsis an extremely successful title, and these small changes might make more fans inclined to either play or continue to purchase cosmetics. Only time will tell if NetEase decides to add a bit moreflair to the costumesor not. For now, there are still plenty of exciting new things to look forward to inMarvel Rivals.
