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Marvel Rivals Players are Already Worried Human Torch Is OP Days Before Mid-Season Update
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 66391" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/02/18/rivalsthumb-1739895338806.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>As <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-rivals" target="_blank">Marvel Rivals</a> players plot how they’ll use the Human Torch to smoke enemy teams when he arrives alongside a mid-season update later this week, others are already worried the fiery Fantastic Four member will be overpowered at launch.</p><p></p><p>NetEase Games pulled back the curtain on its next Duelist hero addition yesterday, revealing a first look at how Johnny Storm’s gameplay will light up the Marvel Rivals battlefield. While it’s easy to look at things like flight as standout features for the character, there are a few specific abilities that have players fearful of Human Torch takeovers once the Season 1.5 update launches February 21.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Concerns about the fire-based Marvel hero’s impact really kicked off when content creator Necros shared <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/necros/video/2384596174" target="_blank">an early peek at some of the character’s abilities</a>. It was here players got a closer look at how the Pyro Prison ability, which allows Human Torch to burn enemies within a certain area, can be used to control a match. In short, Pyro Prison’s reach can extend across massive portions of a stage, inflicting constant damage to any enemy who steps in the affected location. It’s not an insignificant amount of damage either, as the viral clip shows training range bots losing health at a staggering pace.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There’s also <a href="https://x.com/DanielFenner/status/1892056385975693636" target="_blank">Human Torch’s team-up ability with Storm</a>, which allows the X-Men hero to create a giant fire tornado. The move seems to be one of Marvel Rivals’ stronger team-up moves, and although we don’t know exactly how effective it will be in your average match, there are plenty of players already worried about running into this exact strategy for the next few weeks. X/Twitter user <a href="https://x.com/xBattledR0id/status/1891988089796538631" target="_blank">@xBattledR0id</a> is convinced this means we'll see Human Torch "perma banned" in upper-tier competitive games out of the gate.</p><p></p><p>"I am just being honest," they added in <a href="https://x.com/xBattledR0id/status/1892013067107549226" target="_blank">a follow-up post</a>. "Between this and the Storm team-up there will be very few games where he isn't banned."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Making matters worse is Human Torch’s ability to fly, a feature that has already had players fearful of Iron Man attacks from the sky since launch. As with any live-service title, new character additions will draw attention from players regardless of their preferred playstyle. In other words, expect to see a lot of Johnny Storms lighting up matches for the foreseeable future.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, some fans are looking for their own solutions to a potential Johnny Storm problem. Many have jokingly come up with the idea that water-based heroes like Jeff the Land Shark and Namor should be able to extinguish Johnny's flames or even do a bit of extra damage. There's no sign that any such mechanic will be made available in Marvel Rivals for now, of course. We won't really know how the new hero will shift the meta until he launches in a few days.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Human Torch isn’t the only Fantastic Four member touching down this Friday. When the Season 1 mid-season update launches, it will <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-sets-february-release-date-for-the-thing-and-human-torch" target="_blank">also introduce The Thing as the newest Vanguard member</a>. Although the rocky hero isn’t quite as scary as his silver-tongued teammate, he’ll almost certainly be showing up in most players’ matches in the weeks ahead.</p><p></p><p>For more on Marvel Rivals, you can read about <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"><u>NetEase’s recent decision to cut members of Marvel Rivals' U.S.-based design team in Seattle</u></a>. You can also learn more about why NetEase those <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-fans-fear-netease-is-planting-fake-hero-leaks-to-throw-off-dataminers-but-whats-really-going-on" target="_blank"><u>rumored hero leak plants</u></a> are <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"><u>nothing to worry about</u></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/marvel-rivals-players-are-already-worried-human-torch-is-op-days-before-mid-season-update" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 66391, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/02/18/rivalsthumb-1739895338806.png[/IMG] As [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-rivals']Marvel Rivals[/URL] players plot how they’ll use the Human Torch to smoke enemy teams when he arrives alongside a mid-season update later this week, others are already worried the fiery Fantastic Four member will be overpowered at launch. NetEase Games pulled back the curtain on its next Duelist hero addition yesterday, revealing a first look at how Johnny Storm’s gameplay will light up the Marvel Rivals battlefield. While it’s easy to look at things like flight as standout features for the character, there are a few specific abilities that have players fearful of Human Torch takeovers once the Season 1.5 update launches February 21. Concerns about the fire-based Marvel hero’s impact really kicked off when content creator Necros shared [URL='https://www.twitch.tv/necros/video/2384596174']an early peek at some of the character’s abilities[/URL]. It was here players got a closer look at how the Pyro Prison ability, which allows Human Torch to burn enemies within a certain area, can be used to control a match. In short, Pyro Prison’s reach can extend across massive portions of a stage, inflicting constant damage to any enemy who steps in the affected location. It’s not an insignificant amount of damage either, as the viral clip shows training range bots losing health at a staggering pace. There’s also [URL='https://x.com/DanielFenner/status/1892056385975693636']Human Torch’s team-up ability with Storm[/URL], which allows the X-Men hero to create a giant fire tornado. The move seems to be one of Marvel Rivals’ stronger team-up moves, and although we don’t know exactly how effective it will be in your average match, there are plenty of players already worried about running into this exact strategy for the next few weeks. X/Twitter user [URL='https://x.com/xBattledR0id/status/1891988089796538631']@xBattledR0id[/URL] is convinced this means we'll see Human Torch "perma banned" in upper-tier competitive games out of the gate. "I am just being honest," they added in [URL='https://x.com/xBattledR0id/status/1892013067107549226']a follow-up post[/URL]. "Between this and the Storm team-up there will be very few games where he isn't banned." Making matters worse is Human Torch’s ability to fly, a feature that has already had players fearful of Iron Man attacks from the sky since launch. As with any live-service title, new character additions will draw attention from players regardless of their preferred playstyle. In other words, expect to see a lot of Johnny Storms lighting up matches for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, some fans are looking for their own solutions to a potential Johnny Storm problem. Many have jokingly come up with the idea that water-based heroes like Jeff the Land Shark and Namor should be able to extinguish Johnny's flames or even do a bit of extra damage. There's no sign that any such mechanic will be made available in Marvel Rivals for now, of course. We won't really know how the new hero will shift the meta until he launches in a few days. The Human Torch isn’t the only Fantastic Four member touching down this Friday. When the Season 1 mid-season update launches, it will [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-sets-february-release-date-for-the-thing-and-human-torch']also introduce The Thing as the newest Vanguard member[/URL]. Although the rocky hero isn’t quite as scary as his silver-tongued teammate, he’ll almost certainly be showing up in most players’ matches in the weeks ahead. For more on Marvel Rivals, you can read about [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'][U]NetEase’s recent decision to cut members of Marvel Rivals' U.S.-based design team in Seattle[/U][/URL]. You can also learn more about why NetEase those [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-fans-fear-netease-is-planting-fake-hero-leaks-to-throw-off-dataminers-but-whats-really-going-on'][U]rumored hero leak plants[/U][/URL] are [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-rivals-dev-says-theyre-not-trolling-dataminers-wed-rather-spend-our-time-developing-the-game'][U]nothing to worry about[/U][/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/marvel-rivals-players-are-already-worried-human-torch-is-op-days-before-mid-season-update"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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