Massive unrest has hit the Marvel Rivals community, as hundreds of thousands of support role players have gone on strike after enduring ridicule. Tired of unfair changes and constant criticism from streamers, support mains are making their voices heard.

Multiplayer games often encounter friction within their player bases, especially when different roles create divides. Marvel Rivals, launched just four months ago, now faces one such crisis, reigniting debates over the responsibility of DPS and tank players to protect support characters. However, the situation has taken an unusual twist: support mains have organized a widespread boycott, refusing to compete in high-ranking matches.

The beginning of Season 2 marked a turning point. Although no new DPS heroes were introduced – Emma Frost joined as a tank and Ultron as a support – updates affecting the support role, coupled with buffs to aggressive characters, have left many support players feeling exposed. The situation worsened when top streamers, who generally do not play support characters, publicly criticized the support experience.

Comments like Necros’s claim that supports are “the worst players on the team” fueled the fire. Many streamers abandoned their usual roles to switch to DPS characters, damaging match quality across all ranks. Frustration mounted as Necros and others argued that playing support requires less mechanical skill than operating tanks or DPS heroes.

While certain support characters like Cloak and Dagger or Mantis feature mostly automatic healing abilities, others like Luna and Adam Warlock demand precision and timing. The debate became so heated that even personalities like Ninja admitted that, although support might be less mechanically intensive, surviving in competitive matches remains a real challenge for support mains.

Marvel Rivals players strike as developers pledge updates

At the heart of the protest is not a desire for praise, but a demand for basic respect. Criticism from streamers has fractured the community, sparking viral Reddit threads exposing harassment and the general lack of recognition for support players. The situation deteriorated further when point system adjustments reduced ranked rewards for supports, pushing even more players away from the role.

Responding to the mounting dissatisfaction, Marvel Rivals developers have promised significant changes. They plan to make Season 2.5 emphasize coordinated attacks and team protection strategies, making the support role more challenging yet more rewarding. Additionally, they aim to boost the damage output and rating point gains for support characters, adapting to the current dive-heavy meta.

Source: 3djuegos