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Hold your competitive rank<\/a> close, because it\u2019s going to disappear next week when Marvel Rivals\u2019<\/em><\/a> midseason patch drops. In a dev diary post today<\/a>, developer NetEase announced that ranks will be reset twice per season: once at the beginning and once halfway through.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter careful observations and consideration, we have concluded that players’ ranks during the first half of Season 1 are the best indicator of their competitive skills within the season,\u201d it wrote. \u201cSo, we will be introducing [an] additional rank reset to better align with the upcoming content and changes!\u201d<\/p>\n

Next week, on Feb. 21, everyone\u2019s rank will go down four divisions. Marvel Rivals<\/em> has three divisions per rank (except for the top two ranks: Eternity and One Above All), so if you were Gold I, you\u2019ll drop down to Silver II when the rank reset happens. At the start of new seasons, your rank will go down six divisions. NetEase says it will \u201ctune this\u201d if the competitive mode turns into pure chaos as everyone settles into their proper rank.<\/p>\n

According to public account data from RivalsTracker<\/a>, most people who actually play competitive are somewhere around Silver I to Gold III, which means a big pool of players will be partying in bronze for a while.<\/p>\n

Anyone grinding for the Blood Shield Invisible Woman<\/a> skin will have to hit Gold III by next Friday. Once the midseason patch hits, a new skin reward will take its place. Additionally, you will now have to finish 10 matches to earn it, preventing high-rank players from getting it without having to play the game.<\/p>\n

The rank reset might hit certain players harder than others depending on what \u201cmajor balance adjustments\u201d NetEase says its making with the patch. Most people will tell you that healers are absurdly overpowered<\/a> right now, while others would just like Moon Knight\u2019s ultimate<\/a> to behave properly. And there\u2019s no telling what will happen when the Thing and Human Torch start showing up in matches either.<\/p>\n

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Hold your competitive rank close, because it\u2019s going to disappear next week when Marvel Rivals\u2019 midseason patch drops. In a dev diary post today, developer NetEase announced that ranks will be reset twice per season: once at the beginning and once halfway through. \u201cAfter careful observations and consideration, we have concluded that players’ ranks during the first half of Season 1 are the best indicator of their competitive skills within the season,\u201d it wrote. \u201cSo, we will be introducing [an] additional rank reset to better align with the upcoming content and changes!\u201d Next week, on Feb. 21, everyone\u2019s rank will go down four divisions. Marvel Rivals has three divisions per rank (except for the top two ranks: Eternity and One Above All), so if you…<\/p>\n

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