MARVEL RIVALS WOLVERINE PROBLEM

Marvel Rivals is the new hero shooter and leader in the field. The game has been racking up some impressive numbers and even drew someone like me who is not interested in the genre.

While the balance of heroes is more or less good I have one gripe with it… Wolverine sucks.

Despite what you see some rank 1 players pulling off with him… A master with a broken sword can still use it to great effect.

How To Fix Wolverine

To begin with, what is the Wolverine’s role in the game? He is a MELEE DUELIST. 

The idea behind the character was that he was supposed to “kidnap” Vangurds(Tanks) and kill them. This is obvious from his abilities.

What is the problem then you might ask. Well, he is just not very good at it. 

Any tank with full HP and half a brain will escape before you can kill him because you just used only decent mobility ability to kidnap them in the first place. Not to mention if they have a decent healer… then you are screwed.

So what can be done about it? Well, we are gonna list his abilities one by one and suggest fixes to make a Wolverine decent character and let me tell you, he needs a lot of fixes.

SAVAGE CLAW: (it is your primary attack that deals 15 Normal DMG + Deal damage equal to 1.5% of the target’s Max Health, with an extra 0.045% damage for each point of Rage)

FIXES: 

1. Needs a slight Normal DPS boost… we are talking up to 5%. 
2. More importantly outside of your FERAL LEAP buff window, there is a pause after 4 slashes. The pause needs to be removed, he should be able to attack continuously.

THE FERAL LEAP buff should only speed up your attacks.

FERAL LEAP: (Jumps forward and grabs the first enemy he enters in contact with, dealing damage equal to 1% of the target’s Max Health, with an extra 0.035% damage for each point of Rage. Then, his basic attack changes to Berserk Claw Strike, which is faster and deals more damage.)

FIXES:

1. 25% more distance covered.
2. I don’t know what is wrong with hitboxes on this thing. Unless you are at the right specific very precise location next to your target, you will miss and then you have to wait for another 12 seconds to try again.

In short fix Hitboxes if they are bugged or make them more generous.

VICIOUS RAMPAGE: (Wolverine dashes forward and unleashes a Claw Strike, dealing damage equal to 1.5% of the target’s Max Health, with an extra 0.045% damage for each point of Rage. )

FIXES:

1. 10-15% more distance covered.
2. Add a second charge to the ability 

REGENERATIVE HALING FACTOR: (This passive ability kicks in when Wolverine’s health reaches zero. Wolverine is granted a small portion of temporary HP based on rage. If Wolverine survives for a short time, the temporary HP turns into permanent health, and the Regenerative Healing Factor goes back on cooldown.)

FIXES:

1. From 90-sec cooldown to 70 (90-sec cooldown guys… are you f-ing kidding me?)

BERSERKER RAGE: (Passive ability that builds up his rage meter by attacking enemies or receiving damage, and for each point of rage, he deals more damage with his skills and basic attacks.)

FIXES: 

1. Add a passive percent-based HP regeneration as the rage drains.

(you know, CUZ THAT IS HIS GOD DAMN POWER IN COMICS.)

The last 2 abilities Undying Animal and Last Stand are fine and they don’t need to be touched in our opinion.

So in SUMMARY… We gave him more mobility, more DMG against Duelist and Strategist (DPS and healers), and passive HP regeneration when your Rage Bar drains.

This way we can see the AMBUSH playstyle work. 

You have enough mobility to pounce on targets and chase when they try to escape.

You have enough DMG to harm DPS and HEALRS as well.

And you are self-reliant as when you back out and hide if you build enough rage your HP will regenerate by itself and your get-out-of-jail-free card is not on the god damn 90sec cooldown (who thought this was a good idea? WTF)

That’s all the fixes we propose for Wolverine for now my dudes and dudettes. Hope it’s Friday where you’re at and Game On.