marvel rival It’s finally in the hands of players, except that the contract they have to sign to play Alpha technically doesn’t allow them to say anything bad about it.
Obviously developers never want people to say bad things about their games, but overall, that comes with the territory. Not everything will suit everyone, and even if someone likes something, they will receive a lot of criticism. So how to avoid this situation? Why, by creating a section of For Your Alpha’s terms of service in which signatories “agree not to make any public statements or engage in discussions that would bring the game into disrepute.” That’s exactly what Marvel Rivals is doing, as former professional esports player and Twitch streamer Brandon “A_Seagull” Larned shared about the contracts players and content creators must sign in order to play the game.
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This particular section of the contract is titled “Non-Disparagement,” explaining that “this includes, but is not limited to: making disparaging or sarcastic comments about any game-related material (such as game features, characters, or music)” and “engaging in Making a malicious comparison, or disparaging the gameplay or differences of Marvel Rivals, or providing a subjectively negative review of the game.” That last part is definitely weird wording, since virtually all reviews are subjective, so I’m not sure how anyone could say that about them. The evaluation of games is somewhat objective.
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As Eurogamer points out, an FAQ posted on the game’s Discord server states “No [non-disclosure agreement] Conducting our Closed Alpha Testing” and “encouraging players to share their experiences and all types of content across all platforms. “Some players have clearly pointed this out This was mentioned in the game’s creator Discord, but no changes have been made yet.
Marvel Rivals was announced back in March and is essentially Marvel characters from Overwatch (though obviously it’s much more than that in its own right).