Marvel Rivals producer says 'it's not the time' for original heroes, the devs are more concerned with it's UI

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Marvel Rivals’ roster is growing rapidly, and with two heroes per season, one for each half, NetEase is quickly running through the list of fan-favourite superheroes. Luckily, Marvel has more than enough to go around, which means NetEase can hold off on making any original heroes for the time being.While NetEase does have the greenlight to make original heroes for Marvel Rivals, producer Danny Koo simply says that “it’s not the time” for that right now as they already have “so many” known heroes lined up at least until season 8 (via IGN). (Image credit: NetEase)”The game comes first,” Koo says, . reassuring fans that the priority for the time being is how the game itself functions rather than original character designs: “We have so many characters in Marvel, [we’re] not looking outside of Marvel. We do have collaborations with other Marvel games, let’s say. At this point, we have so much content.”Article continues below You may like All Marvel Rivals characters: Current roster and upcoming heroes Marvel Rivals’ latest balance update continues to fan the flames of a broken meta: ‘Today’s patch notes have made me lose all hope’ Marvel Rivals made Blizzard ask ‘what if we could just drop 30 new heroes into Overwatch?’ and inspired its