You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereMarvel Rivals has successfully established itself as a top-tier hero shooter with dynamic gameplay and a free-to-play model that has drawn in a massive player base. However, underlying the bright team-ups and iconic characters is a growing shadow that threatens the games competitive integrity: cheating. NetEase, the games developer, has already cracked down on apparent exploits, banning third-party applications like Blitz for providing players with unfair benefits through real-time statistics.Despite these attempts, a more serious problem is festering in the games ranked mode, aggravating players and risking its long-term viability. Reports of cheating have increased, with the community blaming the rising tide of smurfing. Smurfing, which involves strong players creating new accounts to dominate lesser ranks, has transformed Bronze and Silver lobbies into imbalanced battlegrounds.Newer players, anxious to climb the competitive ladder, are outmatched by Grandmaster-level opponents posing as beginners. Streamers that exaggerate the issue by displaying educational smurf runs merely add gasoline to the fire, infuriating a community clamoring for fair play.Marvel Rivals has a Smurfing problem only mid-season Rank Resets could solveIn Marvel Rivals, smurfing has gotten out of hand and has been ruining the ranked mode since it came out. The situation is getting out of hand, and the only way to fix it is to change ranks in the middle of the season.High-skill players are slashing lower-tier players in lobbies using alt accounts. Image by VideoGamer.Chrono Shields and low-rank punishments arent enough to fix the problem right now. The smurfs quickly get back up, and high-rank inflation fills lower levels with people who dont have the right skills. A mid-season change of ranks is the answer. If NetEase had wiped the ranks in the middle of Season 1, everyone would have played a fair game by now.Players on YouTube are suggesting similar solutions as according to them, Smurfing is heavily hurting the games competitive scene right now where more than half the player base is still sitting on Bronze III and rank distribution numbers are as wide as they could be. They suggest the game incorporated skill-based matchmaking that could put players in lobbies with similarly skilled players rather than smurfs.NetEase could pair this with stricter rules for alt-accounts, but resets get to the root of the problem: they stop smurf growth right away. Unlike changes made at the end of the season, a reset in the middle of the season surprises smurfs and levels the playing field when its most needed.So the next time NetEase announces a mid-season full-rank reset, dont push them to reverse their decision. The devs know what theyre doing and its best for the games overall health and fair play in ranked lobbies.Marvel RivalsPlatform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Fighting, ShooterRelated TopicsMarvel Rivals Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share