Marvel Rivals fans divided over controversial report on bot lobbies

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Summary

  • Marvel Rivals uses lobby bots for players losing streaks.

  • However, bot lobbies only appear for quick losing streaks, not competitive play losing streaks.

  • Some players see bot lobbies as a source of trust, while others wish they could disable them.

A new report suggests so Rivals of wonder developer Netease Games is using a unique strategy for bot lobbies in its game, which involves using them only when a player loses consecutive games in a row. Bot lobbies are always looked down upon in competitive gaming, but that seems to be the case Rivals of wonderit divided the community instead of completely angering the majority of fans.

Rivals of wonder quickly climbed the charts and established itself in the looter shooter genre. Whereas the genre has been dominated by games like Surveillance AND Paladins, Rivals of wonderthe success is nothing short of commendable. However, there are some aspects that fans are not happy about and bot lobbies are one of them, at least for some players.

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In a new post on Rivals of wonder subreddit, user ciaranxy shares a detailed report he compiled on bot lobbies Rivals of wonder. Contrary to the common belief that bot lobbies only appear when players are new to the game, the report apparently suggests that this occurs even if players end up losing consecutive games in Quickplay mode. Also, supposedly, players are placed on a team with four human companions and one robot, while the opposing team is completely filled with robots. The user also notes some tips that players should consider to identify bot accounts, as they reportedly have the level set to 1 and account privacy set to limited.

Marvel Rivals fans are divided over bot lobbies

This report divided the Rivals of wonder community. On one hand, there are players who absolutely despise the idea of ​​bot lobbies, similar to other competitive games like Fortnite. However, there is a considerable portion of players who think that bot lobbies in Quickplay are not that bad since they do not affect the competitive aspect of Rivals of wonderas ranked mode does not have this feature. Not to mention, some feel it's probably a good confidence boost for them to get a few kills and wins in the bot lobbies after playing a few tough matches.

As for the players against it, they want an option to allow or disallow bots in the matchmaking settings. They think it's unfair for players to encounter bot lobbies outside of AI modes in the game. Some believe that developers are doing this to artificially inflate players' perception of skill, which will end up keeping them engaged longer. Rivals of wonderSeason 1 is only a few days away, so it will be interesting to see if the developers fix these bots in the next community update.

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