Summary

  • Marvel Rivals fans are already calling for Ultron buffs, as many think his low healing and damage output is underwhelming.
  • On top of that, many think that his Ultimate is kind of rubbish, and that he's not worth picking over other triple support characters like Mantis and Adam Warlock.

Marvel Rivals is just a few days away from Season 2.5, in which we'll get exciting new additions like the Jeff-nado, some cool new team-ups, and the breaking of every dive character's kneecaps, much to the joy of every single support player (and me) in the game. On top of that, we're also getting Ultron, but a lot of people don't appear to be too excited about his healing and damage output.

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Over the past few days, Marvel Rivals streamers and content creators have been given the chance to try out Ultron before release, and what a lot of them are finding out is that his healing output is definitely on the lower side of the Strategist roster. Ultron's only healing ability is a drone that he can place on allies, though it does need line of sight to remain active. Outside of that, it's just his Ult.

He's obviously a more damage-focused Strategist like Mantis and Adam, but unlike those two, it looks like he doesn't pack much of a punch either. His primary fire has unlimited range and no drop-off, but he's severely lacking in offensive tools too, with his Ultimate not hitting particularly hard either.

Marvel Rivals Fans Aren't Happy With Ultron, Already Calling For Buffs

His design is very cool, but he's also a bit underwhelming from a balance perspective. Unsurprisingly, a lot of Marvel Rivals players have taken to social media to complain about Ultron's potential lack of viability, including a Reddit user called Thee_Wolf, who disregards the arguments that he's meant to be played in a triple support setup, and that he will be "disappointing like many others unless he gets buffed."

In another post, a user called Big-Direction8078 calls Ultron a "flying sniper with some basic heals", and says that they're "disappointed with what we are getting". Ultron's ultimate has also been catching some strays, as while it's kind of lacking in both healing and damage, one user called 74ratsinacoat thinks the design is "bland" and hates that it's just a bigger hitbox with copy and paste drones.

Of course, it's worth keeping in mind that just because a hero can look underwhelming, it doesn't mean they are. Once they're in the hands of players and experimentation is being done en masse, we might see a playstyle emerge that makes Ultron quite good. If he is in the bottom tier like many expect him to be, then it should be simple enough for NetEase to give him a few buffs. I'd rather him be initially weak than have to deal with a broken Ultron for two weeks.

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