Summary
Marvel Rivalsseems to be cracking down on some players who leave ranked matches early, hitting them with penalties that can keep them out of the game for longer periods of time. There doesn’t appear to be any official announcement about these harsher penalties from theMarvel Rivalsdevelopment team, but some players are reporting that the time-out periods are no longer something they can walk away from so easily.
There are a variety ofgame modes inMarvel Rivals, offering a solid mix of action and challenge for players of all skill levels. Many of the more casual modes don’t carry big penalties for players for hopping in and out of matches, simply replacing leaving players with fresh ones partway through. But ranked matches are more serious, as entire teams can face a potential drop in rank when one member decides to make an early exit and set the rest up for a losing situation.
Normally, the game penalizes players who leave matches early by immediately enacting a 15-minute lockout from entering new matches. However, one player, who posts on Reddit under the tag ttyler1789, has reported that after accidentally queueing up for another match while intentionally shutting the game down, they returned later to find that the 15-minute lockout instead began as soon as they booted the game up rather than going into effect when the system was shut off. This apparent change to the penalty system was not detailed in the latest set ofMarvel Rivalspatch notes, which was released on March 27 and introduced an April Fool’s Easter egg along with a collection of bug fixes tied to specific heroes and maps.
Marvel Rivals Players May Face Harsher Penalties for Leaving Early
The player who reported this new development was not upset with the temporary lockout starting at the beginning of a new session, stating that although it was the result of an accident, they feel the need for harsher penalties against players who bail on matches before they reach their conclusion. That seems to be a popular sentiment, and many others responding to the post are also looking forchanges to desertion penalties inMarvel Rivalsthat dissuade players from giving up on their teammates when things aren’t going their way. Suggestions for how to address this issue range from longer time-out periods to outright bans.
Still, others are concerned that the potential change is an unjust punishment to players who leave matches unwillingly. Crashes anddisconnections inMarvel Rivalshave been an ongoing problem since its release in December 2024, and many players are upset that the game will not allow them to join new matches based on problems that they did not cause.
