Update: NetEase has confirmed that Marvel Rivals' premium currency will cost $1 for 100 coins, though it's happily exchangeable for the game's free currency at a 1:1 rate. Cosmetic prices have also been announced, with standard bundles costing between $16-22 and legendary bundles costing between $24-33, which is definitely gonna hurt a few wallets. At least Marvel Rivals' approach to battle passes is generous.
Original Story: Marvel Rivals' in-game micro(macro)transaction storefront has been unofficially shown off and prices for its cosmetics might just, ahem, rival Overwatch's.
Shared by Miller Ross on social media, it seems some streamers with early access to the hero shooter have accidentally shown what its storefront looks like. The Marvel Rivals screenshot below specifically reveals a selection of MCU movie-related skins, like Logan's outfit from Deadpool & Wolverine and Wanda's witchy get-up from Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
Oops! Sacriel showed off the featured page of Marvel Rivals' Store, revealing prices for a selection of skins, and the Deadpool & Wolverine MCU skin for Wolverine. pic.twitter.com/xUuDWuMzmGDecember 4, 2024
What's more interesting here are the prices shown, however. We don't yet know what Marvel Rival's real world currency exchange rate is, but in most live service games like Overwatch 2 and Apex Legends, $1 is normally worth around 100 coins. If Marvel Rivals sticks with the genre convention, then one MCU skin would cost around $24 without any promotions, making Overwatch 2's $19 legendary skins look generous by comparison.
It should be noted that Marvel Rivals skins, or at least the MCU ones, come bundled with some admittedly sick MVP highlight introductions. The aforementioned Scarlet Witch MCU skin, for instance, has Wanda crawl across the floor and rejig her own joints in an homage to the movies - so it's difficult to make a straight up value comparison between Marvel Rivals and any other game at the moment.
i think alot of people have to remember you are also getting a fully animaited MVP Scene with some of these skins pic.twitter.com/Inqz4yl0dlDecember 4, 2024
NetEase didn't immediately respond when asked about whether these prices will hold up when the game fully opens up to everyone on December 6 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Either way, I hope Marvel Rivals at least offers some way for players to earn currencies via challenges or the battle passes, too, just as its competitors do.
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