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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 66394" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/02/20/nvidia-overlay-tx2bj0y1sp-1740035710757.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>NetEase Games has promised to release at least one new <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-rivals" target="_blank">Marvel Rivals</a> hero <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-promises-a-new-hero-every-month-and-a-half" target="_blank">every half-season</a>, but that didn’t stop one creative player from bringing his idea for a playable Doctor Octopus to life.</p><p></p><p>Reddit user <a href="https://x.com/WickedCube" target="_blank">WickedCube</a> surprised <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/" target="_blank">r/MarvelRivals</a> followers earlier this week with <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1isc6a2/we_need_more_vanguards_so_i_made_one_doctor/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>a 30-second video showing what looks like rough gameplay</u></a> from NetEase’s smash-hit hero shooter. At a glance, the footage seems to focus on a pre-Hulk Bruce Banner suspended in midair in what appears to be a testing room – but it’s more than that. Marvel fans will recognize this eight-armed version of the gamma-infused doctor as an unpolished, Marvel Rivals-inspired take on classic Spider-Man villain Doctor Octopus.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's stiff and a touch goofy, but the likeness is unmistakable. Squint and you’ll see a well-thought-out concept of what Doc Ock could potentially look and move like should NetEase ever decide to send Otto Octavius crawling into Marvel Rivals. With his arms able to magnetize the player up and around obstacles, WickedCube’s idea come-to-life essentially allows the character to fly so long as he’s close enough to a stable structure – an important note in a game with destructible environments. This rough Doc Ock concept even comes with named abilities, including Havoc Claw for the standard melee attack and a ranged move called Wrecking Grip. At 16,000 upvotes at the time of publication, it’s impressive, playable, and made entirely by one person.</p><p></p><p>“Doc Ock has always been one of the coolest villains in Spider-Man, and his tentacles would be a challenge to implement,” WickedCube tell us, describing where his inspiration stemmed from. “As far as I know, they haven't been fully implemented with playable 3D movement in a game before.”</p><p></p><p>I thought, ‘Since I can't play right now, why not make it myself?’</p><p></p><p>The India-based indie game developer previously worked with Space Engineers studio Keen Software House before resigning <a href="https://wickedcube.itch.io/" target="_blank">to focus on his own project</a> in January 2024. He's been looking for contract positions and prototyping mechanics since then, so character work usually isn’t a priority. Creating a controllable version of Doctor Octopus in Unity required clearing a few hurdles, but it’s this exact challenge that helped WickedCube pursue the idea. The rest of the push came from an unlikely source: the recent PSN outage.</p><p></p><p>“It all started when PSN was down and I couldn’t play Marvel Rivals,” WickedCube explains. “While browsing Twitter, I came across some <a href="https://x.com/LordDepis/status/1883639630404407479" target="_blank"><u>really cool Doc Ock fan art</u></a>. I thought, ‘Since I can't play right now, why not make it myself?’”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The result has seen thousands of players appreciating his ideas for Doc Ock, with some calling for NetEase to bring him onto the team. WickedCube calls the reception “incredibly rewarding,” adding that he’d be more than happy to see the Marvel Rivals studio lift some of his ideas should Doc Ock officially make his way into the game. Although he has no plans to polish the design further, the goal is to release a playable version of the character in the near future.</p><p></p><p>“After seeing the response on Reddit, I want to share this and future concepts as a YouTube tutorial series,” WickedCube added. “I also plan to open-source the code on GitHub and make the playable versions available on Itch.”</p><p></p><p>NetEase will charge forward with its Marvel Rivals post-launch plans with two new official characters this Friday: <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-sets-february-release-date-for-the-thing-and-human-torch" target="_blank">the Human Torch and The Thing</a>. Both heroes follow their Fantastic Four teammates, Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, who launched early last month. It’s a shockingly strong start that outpaces competitors in its field, but comic book fans can’t help but look to Marvel’s catalog of heroes and villains as a universe with limitless potential.</p><p></p><p></p><p>WickedCube’s post says his viral project was born out of the community’s desire to see more Vanguard, or tank-like characters, added to its roster. Not even the strongest rumor has suggested we’ll see Otto show up in-game any time soon, but the Doc Ock designer says he’s already cooking up more ideas for other potential heroes. Two names on his mind are X-Men mainstays Nightcrawler and Professor Xavier.</p><p></p><p>“The character roster at launch is large enough to keep the game enjoyable for a long time, and the rate at which they’ve promised to release new characters is mind-blowing,” he added. “The designers clearly understand how to make a fun game, which, in my opinion, is the hardest thing to get right.”</p><p></p><p>Marvel Rivals is primed to deliver its Season 1 mid-season update tomorrow, February 21. In addition to those aforementioned character releases, the content update will add balance changes, gameplay tweaks, and more. While we wait for launch, you can read up on <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-director-and-entire-seattle-design-team-laid-off-netease-tells-fans-not-to-worry-about-the-game" target="_blank">layoffs that recently impacted the U.S. team at NetEase’s Seattle branch</a>. You can also learn about why <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-says-theyre-not-trolling-dataminers-wed-rather-spend-our-time-developing-the-game" target="_blank">the studio isn't entertaining the rumors surrounding planted hero leaks</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/a-marvel-rivals-player-created-a-playable-doctor-octopus-concept-and-fans-love-it" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 66394, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/02/20/nvidia-overlay-tx2bj0y1sp-1740035710757.png[/IMG] NetEase Games has promised to release at least one new [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-rivals']Marvel Rivals[/URL] hero [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-promises-a-new-hero-every-month-and-a-half']every half-season[/URL], but that didn’t stop one creative player from bringing his idea for a playable Doctor Octopus to life. Reddit user [URL='https://x.com/WickedCube']WickedCube[/URL] surprised [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/']r/MarvelRivals[/URL] followers earlier this week with [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1isc6a2/we_need_more_vanguards_so_i_made_one_doctor/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]a 30-second video showing what looks like rough gameplay[/U][/URL] from NetEase’s smash-hit hero shooter. At a glance, the footage seems to focus on a pre-Hulk Bruce Banner suspended in midair in what appears to be a testing room – but it’s more than that. Marvel fans will recognize this eight-armed version of the gamma-infused doctor as an unpolished, Marvel Rivals-inspired take on classic Spider-Man villain Doctor Octopus. It's stiff and a touch goofy, but the likeness is unmistakable. Squint and you’ll see a well-thought-out concept of what Doc Ock could potentially look and move like should NetEase ever decide to send Otto Octavius crawling into Marvel Rivals. With his arms able to magnetize the player up and around obstacles, WickedCube’s idea come-to-life essentially allows the character to fly so long as he’s close enough to a stable structure – an important note in a game with destructible environments. This rough Doc Ock concept even comes with named abilities, including Havoc Claw for the standard melee attack and a ranged move called Wrecking Grip. At 16,000 upvotes at the time of publication, it’s impressive, playable, and made entirely by one person. “Doc Ock has always been one of the coolest villains in Spider-Man, and his tentacles would be a challenge to implement,” WickedCube tell us, describing where his inspiration stemmed from. “As far as I know, they haven't been fully implemented with playable 3D movement in a game before.” I thought, ‘Since I can't play right now, why not make it myself?’ The India-based indie game developer previously worked with Space Engineers studio Keen Software House before resigning [URL='https://wickedcube.itch.io/']to focus on his own project[/URL] in January 2024. He's been looking for contract positions and prototyping mechanics since then, so character work usually isn’t a priority. Creating a controllable version of Doctor Octopus in Unity required clearing a few hurdles, but it’s this exact challenge that helped WickedCube pursue the idea. The rest of the push came from an unlikely source: the recent PSN outage. “It all started when PSN was down and I couldn’t play Marvel Rivals,” WickedCube explains. “While browsing Twitter, I came across some [URL='https://x.com/LordDepis/status/1883639630404407479'][U]really cool Doc Ock fan art[/U][/URL]. I thought, ‘Since I can't play right now, why not make it myself?’” The result has seen thousands of players appreciating his ideas for Doc Ock, with some calling for NetEase to bring him onto the team. WickedCube calls the reception “incredibly rewarding,” adding that he’d be more than happy to see the Marvel Rivals studio lift some of his ideas should Doc Ock officially make his way into the game. Although he has no plans to polish the design further, the goal is to release a playable version of the character in the near future. “After seeing the response on Reddit, I want to share this and future concepts as a YouTube tutorial series,” WickedCube added. “I also plan to open-source the code on GitHub and make the playable versions available on Itch.” NetEase will charge forward with its Marvel Rivals post-launch plans with two new official characters this Friday: [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-sets-february-release-date-for-the-thing-and-human-torch']the Human Torch and The Thing[/URL]. Both heroes follow their Fantastic Four teammates, Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, who launched early last month. It’s a shockingly strong start that outpaces competitors in its field, but comic book fans can’t help but look to Marvel’s catalog of heroes and villains as a universe with limitless potential. WickedCube’s post says his viral project was born out of the community’s desire to see more Vanguard, or tank-like characters, added to its roster. Not even the strongest rumor has suggested we’ll see Otto show up in-game any time soon, but the Doc Ock designer says he’s already cooking up more ideas for other potential heroes. Two names on his mind are X-Men mainstays Nightcrawler and Professor Xavier. “The character roster at launch is large enough to keep the game enjoyable for a long time, and the rate at which they’ve promised to release new characters is mind-blowing,” he added. “The designers clearly understand how to make a fun game, which, in my opinion, is the hardest thing to get right.” Marvel Rivals is primed to deliver its Season 1 mid-season update tomorrow, February 21. In addition to those aforementioned character releases, the content update will add balance changes, gameplay tweaks, and more. While we wait for launch, you can read up on [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-director-and-entire-seattle-design-team-laid-off-netease-tells-fans-not-to-worry-about-the-game']layoffs that recently impacted the U.S. team at NetEase’s Seattle branch[/URL]. You can also learn about why [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-says-theyre-not-trolling-dataminers-wed-rather-spend-our-time-developing-the-game']the studio isn't entertaining the rumors surrounding planted hero leaks[/URL]. [I]Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/a-marvel-rivals-player-created-a-playable-doctor-octopus-concept-and-fans-love-it"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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