{"id":1106653,"date":"2026-01-28T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=512436"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:24:01","slug":"a-thankless-job-marvel-rivals-healers-are-tired-of-being-overlooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-thankless-job-marvel-rivals-healers-are-tired-of-being-overlooked\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A thankless job\u2019: Marvel Rivals healers are tired of being overlooked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Healers often get a raw deal in hero shooter games. Classes capable of keeping players alive are critical, and can make the difference between a team that wins and a team that loses. Despite risking life and limb for teammates who may not deserve it, healers say they are rarely appreciated. This axiom was true in the days of the original Overwatch<\/em> and its controversial resurrection mechanics, and held steady for the sequel even as Blizzard spent years tuning said gameplay. Now that Marvel Rivals<\/em> is in the spotlight, healers are having a bad case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. This time, though, healers find themselves in a literal popularity contest.<\/p>\n

At the end of a Marvel Rivals<\/em> match, after a winner is declared, the game crowns a most valuable player (MVP) and a runner-up on the losing team (SVP). During this screen, players can watch match highlights for each individual contributor and take the opportunity to speak to their group one last time. Here, participants can send each other thumbs-up votes, presumably as a measure to help build camaraderie between fans. You can send as many votes as you\u2019d like, including to yourself, for some reason. There\u2019s arguably some incentive to send people votes, as some seasonal challenges award cosmetics such as sprays.<\/p>\n

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But based on conversations with nearly a dozen Strategists \u2014 Marvel Rivals<\/em>\u2019 official term for characters whose mechanics are built around aiding others \u2014 more often than not, healers are the class type most likely to get shafted. Characters in this category include the recently released Invisible Woman and the Jeff the Land Shark. Strategists like Rocket Raccoon and Mantis both have some of the highest win rates around<\/a>. The importance of a Strategist seems inarguable, yet many of them feel as if they do not get their flowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think healers in this game don\u2019t get a lot of credit,\u201d said Hayes Madsen, a Cloak & Dagger main who has logged over 100 hours in NetEase\u2019s shooter. Madsen estimates that he\u2019s spent 60% of that time playing Strategist, and throughout, he said, he\u2019ll only get an upvote \u201cif [he\u2019s MVP or SVP] on [his] team, or here and there randomly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most of the\u00a0Strategist players I spoke to agree that the end-of-game voting as a whole can be hit or miss. It\u2019s likely that dejected players on a losing team will mash their way out of the screen that\u2019s reminding them of their failure. Marvel Rivals<\/em>\u2019 virtually instant queue times make it easy to move on to the next ordeal as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Like anything else, there are exceptions for when Strategists do and do not get their due. If you\u2019re playing with actual friends, for example, then those pals are more likely to throw you a bone. The mode you\u2019re queuing for sometimes changes this dynamic as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are way better about voting in ranked and will typically recognize my efforts even if we didn\u2019t do so hot,\u201d said Otachis, a Jeff main who sometimes plays with her vote-ready boyfriend. <\/p>\n

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Hushbuppy, a Mantis main who maintains that healers \u201cdo not get particular recognition even when they perform very well,\u201d has witnessed differences between Quick Play and Ranked as well. Though Strategists may get votes in the former mode, potential nods sometimes feel like they are out of obligation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn quickplay people seem to either not vote or just vote the whole team so there’s usually not singling out,\u201d Hushbuppy told Polygon. \u201cBut in ranked people seem more selective, and there I find that [damage-per-second] roles usually get the votes (if the team won) while healers often don’t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The segregation between damage-dealing characters and classes who play support roles was widely noted by interviewed players. On the whole, Rivals<\/em> players seem more likely to upvote people with high kill\/death ratios than other types of teammates. While the game itself recognizes Strategists who heal in great numbers with a badge, overall, support types are less likely to be deemed an MVP or SVP. Some classes feel the stinginess more than others, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find Mantis easier to get MVPs with due to her having pretty good damage on top of her ult sometimes just being enough to flip the balance to secure objectives or maintain on Overtime hold while waiting for my team,\u201d said Synda, a gold-ranked player whose above-average gameplay has allowed them to get upvotes in Quick Play and Ranked alike. <\/p>\n

Perceptions around \u201coptimal\u201d team compositions influence how Strategists fare during voting as well, based on conversations with numerous players. Rivals<\/em> players can earn seasonal bonuses, like additional damage or health, by playing specific characters together. These dark horse picks, which often defy conventional knowledge, tend to be overlooked during the postgame, players said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEnd of game voting has felt like if you don\u2019t pick meta characters [like Mantis or Luna Snow], you\u2019re not very recognized unless you manage to pump out insane amounts of healing and receive the \u2018Most Heals in Game\u2019 icon on the end game scoreboard,\u201d said Loki main Yabba. <\/p>\n

As some tell it, while they might strike out during voting, they\u2019ll occasionally find other signs that suggest others aren\u2019t taking them for granted. Luca, a Jeff player whose multi-kill abilities sometimes net endgame votes, said that players often express appreciation during the match itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had some people thanking me in chat when my healing is clearly saving them, and others where people just ignore me,\u201d Luca said.<\/p>\n

When Strategists do win votes, it tends to come from players who directly benefited from the heals. Hushbuppy, for instance, said that players with intensely mobile mains like Spider-Man tend to be more grateful than others. <\/p>\n

\u201cI suspect it\u2019s just they recognize the difficulty in getting to them at all with how fast and how wildly they move,\u201d Hushbuppy said. \u201cIron Man and Storm players also seem more appreciative, and I\u2019d guess it\u2019s for similar reasons as flying characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

But for all the niceties, there seems to be an equal number of ingrates who sour the experience. Ryan, an Adam Warlock enthusiast, called the role a \u201cthankless job\u201d where \u201cno matter how well you\u2019re doing you still have people spamming \u2018need healing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of this grumbling will sound familiar to anyone who has played team-based shooters before. But beyond the voting \u2014 which isn\u2019t a mechanic in Overwatch 2<\/em> \u2014 playing as a support class in Marvel Rivals<\/em> does hold some distinctions from its predecessors. Multiple players told Polygon that playing support feels slightly less like a chore than it does in other games in the genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI found myself having quite a lot of fun with Cloak & Dagger and now play them for genuine enjoyment rather than necessity,\u201d says Dennis. While some Strategists, particularly those in Quick Play, might be picked less frequently, surprisingly, healers aren\u2019t necessarily the rarest class in the game. Instead, players seem to shy away most from the tank-heavy Vanguard class. Multiple players I spoke to claim their matches tend to have at least one Strategist, maligned as they might be. Then again, there aren\u2019t that many Vanguard characters to begin with, which might explain their scarcity.<\/p>\n

The stigmata surrounding character types are different in Rivals<\/em> as well. Where Overwatch<\/em> players had to endure gender-specific harassment tied to characters like Mercy, Rivals<\/em> came out of the gate with more support characters as well as gender parity for the class. The characters who can resurrect, like Adam Warlock and Rocket Raccoon, are also male. Typically, the initial support characters in team-based games tend to be women.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember the term \u2018Mercy main\u2019 being thrown around as derogatory a lot and people assuming that all women played mercy because they lacked skill in other roles,\u201d said Otachis. \u201cThankfully I haven\u2019t seen much of that in the Rivals<\/em> community.\u201d <\/p>\n

While the downer vibes aren\u2019t as rancid as they were in games like Overwatch<\/em>, and despite the occasional upvotes, in general, Rivals<\/em> Strategists tend to feel the brunt of the blame when things go south. \u201cIt\u2019s always been one of those roles where if you\u2019re doing it well, no one notices,\u201d says Ryan. \u201cBut if you drop the ball, everyone points at you first.\u201d <\/p>\n

Strategists do concede that anyone who plays poorly will likely face harassment during or after matches. Strategists are scapegoats, however, because their role is directly relational to other players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith healers, it\u2019s easy to think that you died because your healers are bad, versus your positioning wasn\u2019t good or they were just busy saving someone else,\u201d said Loki main Jason Michaels. \u201cI also think healers get the spotlight because if they\u2019re \u2018not doing well,\u2019 you’re getting killed and not getting to play your game.\u201d<\/p>\n

With all the pressure and potential negativity, why do Strategists bother? Players like Ryan will readily admit that playing a Strategist opens an inherently \u201cmasochistic\u201d dynamic. But if you want to win, then someone has to brave it. <\/p>\n

\u201cI play healer, as I always have, because I believe deep down that heals will make or break a match,\u201d Ryan stated. <\/p>\n

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Healers often get a raw deal in hero shooter games. Classes capable of keeping players alive are critical, and can make the difference between a team that wins and a team that loses. Despite risking life and limb for teammates who may not deserve it, healers say they are rarely appreciated. This axiom was true in the days of the original Overwatch and its controversial resurrection mechanics, and held steady for the sequel even as Blizzard spent years tuning said gameplay. Now that Marvel Rivals is in the spotlight, healers are having a bad case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. This time, though, healers find themselves in a literal popularity contest. At the end of a Marvel Rivals match, after a winner is declared, the game crowns…<\/p>\n

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