Multiversethe Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter with Batman, Shaggy, Arya Stark and others, is really out this time after being turned into a one-year hibernation. Now that it’s back and out of beta, the fighting game community is testing whether it can match the longevity of fighting games like Super Smash Bros. And some have already realized that smaller local tournaments, which often keep the scene alive, could have problems MultiverseThis is because a significant change to the free-to-play model could make hosting prohibitively expensive Multiverse tournaments.
Above the Multiverse SubredditFans are voicing issues with the game’s character selection restrictions for local play. In short, you can now only use characters you’ve unlocked through in-game currency in offline battles. This wasn’t the case in the original beta (you could play any character in offline mode) and has dampened some fans’ enthusiasm for the game’s return. Unlocking a character in Multiverse costs 1000 “Gleamium” in-game currency or 3000 Fighter currency, which can either be earned through grinding or purchased with real money for $10. Multiverse Only a handful of characters are playable for free at any one time and they change.
“This kind of thing is a nightmare for tournament play,” wrote Reddit user Dr_PuddingPop. “The big guys can afford to buy all the characters for a ton of consoles, but the base players will struggle.”
Some fans defended the decision and claimed Multiverse has to make money somehow and with the free-to-play model that is simply in the nature of things.
“Everyone is so self-righteous these days,” wrote 420BiaBia. “11 years ago Killer instinct innovated with the exact same character monetization and rotating test characters and was praised for it. Now everyone expects every F2P game to provide all core content for free at launch. This game has to make money to survive.”
This change has taken the wind out of the sails of some fans and made some hesitant to return at all, especially now that it has become impossible to try out characters before paying for them.
“Wait, characters are locked during local shared screen PvP,” wrote Reddit user ThaBrownie. “Because that’s all I play Multiverse for. The whole hype was thrown overboard for me.”
Multiverse has only been back online for a day, so it’s entirely possible that these changes will be reverted in a future update. Some fans are suggesting that those unhappy with these changes should inform Warner Bros. and developer Player First Games.
“Give feedback,” wrote EntertainerStill7495. “It’s a live service game, so chances are they’ll listen if there’s enough outrage about it. Features like this should be available at launch, no doubt about that. But leaving feedback could ultimately be beneficial if they decide to listen.”
My city We have reached out to Warner Bros. and Player First Games for comment on the situation and will update the story if we receive a response.
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