Marvel Rivals: Players Face Bans

Summary

• NetEase Games warns Marvel Rivals players that modding violates terms of service and risks permanent account bans.
• Season 1 introduced anti-modding measures, but workarounds were quickly discovered.
• It remains unclear whether NetEase Games has yet issued bans for modding.

NetEase Games, developer and publisher of the popular team shooter Marvel Rivals, has issued a strong warning: players who continue to modify the game risk permanent bans. The company reiterated that any modifications, from cosmetic changes to performance-enhancing add-ons, directly contravene the game's terms of service.

This announcement followed the launch of Marvel Rivals Season 1, which included hero balance adjustments and added Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic from the Fantastic Four to the playable roster. (Human Torch and The Thing are slated for future updates.) Since its December 2024 release, Marvel Rivals has been a critical and commercial success, even earning a nomination for Online Game of the Year at the upcoming DICE Awards 2025 (February 13th, Las Vegas).

Despite attempts in Season 1 to prevent modding by checking game asset hashes, players have found workarounds. As reported by IGN, a Nexus Mods add-on bypasses these checks. The mod's creator, Prafit, acknowledges the risk of bans and recommends it only for high-end PCs. Furthermore, another mod, created by Ercuallo and shared by RivalsLeaks on Twitter, transforms Mister Fantastic into One Piece's Luffy.

Marvel Rivals Warns Users to Stop Modding or Risk Bans

While NetEase Games hasn't publicly confirmed any modding-related bans, the company has clearly stated that modifications, cheats, and hacks are unacceptable. Although some mods, including one featuring US President-elect Donald Trump, have been removed from Nexus Mods, Prafit's workaround remains available, boasting over 500 downloads at the time of writing.

Marvel Rivals has experienced issues with false bans since launch. However, the consequences of violating the terms of service are now explicitly clear. The future response from NetEase Games to the ongoing modding situation remains to be seen.