Marvel Rivals Developers Explained Why They Don’t Listen to the “Vocal Minority”: They’re Always Negative
The crew behind Marvel Rivals say they try not to react to every upset post or clip. It’s less cold calculation and more filtering—loud voices don’t always equal majority experience, and sometimes a supposed problem has a trivial gameplay answer.
Consider Jeff, the so-called land shark. Players clamored for a nerf, claiming he was broken; yet testers found his core move is easily avoided with a well-timed jump (e.g., timing and positioning matter). The uproar looked big in chat, but smaller in match logs.
“The vocal minority shout that everything is broken, but the data from the majority says otherwise,” explained producer Danny Koo.
To get past the noise the balancing group mixes regular players and pros, so decisions aren’t based on extremes alone. That method helps, though it can come off as dismissive to those who felt wronged—understandable, imo.