Courtesy: Google

Courtesy: Google

The new Marvel Rivals patch notes have been released on 19 December 2024, featuring a brand new Winter Celebration special event, a new mode, costumes, and some fixes. The Winter Celebration is set to kick off on December 20, 2024, at 7 AM UTC (Dec 19th, 11 PM PST; Dec 20th, 2 AM EST). Check out the Marvel Rivals patch notes below. 

Marvel Rivals patch notes

Special Event - Winter Celebration

Players can enjoy the frosty festivities and discover a treasure trove of exciting features. Join the fun and earn the Jeff the Land Shark - Cuddly Fuzzlefin series costume rewards completely for free. 

  • Event Duration: 2024/12/20 07:00:00 ~ 2025/01/09 15:59:59 (UTC+0)

New Mode - Jeff's Winter Splash Festival

This lovable little rascal is ready to spread joy in his festive gear. In this delightful new mode, take control of Jeff the Land Shark and spray snowflakes to transform the garden of Yggsgard: Royal Palace into a winter wonderland.

Commemorative Gallery Card - Season's Beatings

During the Winter Celebration, complete missions to earn Golden and Silver Frost. Use these precious rewards to unlock and upgrade a dazzling array of greeting card decorations. Craft a personalized winter greeting card that captures your unique style and serves as a memento of this unforgettable celebration!

New Costumes - Winter Holiday Series

To celebrate the season, developers unleashing an exciting Winter Holiday themed costume series for these beloved heroes:

  • 1. Jeff the Land Shark - Cuddly Fuzzlefin (Free to obtain during the 'Winter Celebration' event)

  • 2. Groot - Holiday Happiness (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/20 to 2025/01/10 UTC+0)

  • 3. Rocket Raccoon - Wild Winter (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/20 to 2025/01/10 UTC+0)

  • 4. Venom - Snow Symbiote (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/27 to 2025/01/17 UTC+0)

  • 5. Magik - Frozen Demon (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/27 to 2025/01/17 UTC+0)

Among these festive offerings, Jeff the Land Shark - Cuddly Fuzzlefin is up for grabs at no cost during the event, while the other costumes will be available for purchase in the store.

Additionally, the Captain America 'Galactic Talon' bundle and the Hawkeye 'Galactic Fangs' bundle will be removed from the store on December 27th.

Bug Fixes

All Platforms

General

  • 1. Double-Elimination Tournament Display: Fixed an issue where the round display was as twisted as Loki's schemes. Now, it's crystal clear.

  • 2. Tournament Exit Glitch: No more leaving the faction after a tournament and hitting a white screen of doom has been fixed.

  • 3. Historical Faction Access: After a tournament ends, disbanding top factions won't let you peek into the historical faction interface from the Legends Born leaderboard anymore. 

  • 4. Faction Exit Scheduling: Exiting a faction post-tournament no longer messes with your scheduling info. All sorted.

  • 5. Squirrel Girl Achievement: Enemies defeated by Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami that get KO’d two seconds after being released now count towards the achievement.

  • 6. Network Stability: Under poor network conditions, the map loading issue has been partially resolved.

Maps and Gameplay

  • 1. Collision Issues: Some maps had characters stuck in edge positions like they were caught in a web. Developers are monitoring this and will deploy fixes quickly.

  • 2. Convoy Mission Performance: Developers corrected an issue with abnormal vehicle performance during special convoy missions. All vehicles should now run as smoothly.

Hero Bug Fixes

  • 1. Doctor Strange's Portal Power: No more teammates charging Doctor Strange's ultimate ability through portals. Also, the portal terrain KOs are back in action.

  • 2. Winter Soldier Speed: After using his ultimate, the Winter Soldier's movement speed issues upon respawn have been fixed. He's back to full combat readiness.

  • 3. Rocket Raccoon's Jet Packs: Fixed the issue preventing Rocket's beacon-generated rocket jet packs from being picked up.

  • 4. Venom's Emote: The "Cyan Clash" emote's texture has been corrected.

  • 5. Star-Lord's Low Gravity Glitch: Star-Lord's unexpected shaking when using Shift while holding Space in low gravity zones has been fixed.

  • 6. Jeff the Land Shark's Ultimate: No more premature ends to Jeff's ultimate after swallowing a target.

  • 7. Terrain Deaths with Jeff: Fixed an issue where Jeff's ultimate would cause terrain KOs and occasionally lead to invisibility.

  • 8. Hulk and Hela Ultimate Countdown: The countdown for Hulk and Hela's ultimate transformations is now properly managed.

  • 9. Hela's Wind-up Fix: Hela's ultimate can no longer be interrupted prematurely. 

  • 10. Punisher's Ultimate Damage: Fixed the occasional damage issue with Punisher's ultimate caused by intense fluctuations in network conditions.

  • 11. Duplicate Characters: Fixed the issue where two identical characters might appear in some special cases.