Developer NetEase Video games has introduced a brand new function for aggressive shooter Marvel Rivals that may additional permit gamers to customize their characters. The function, Costume Customisation, permits gamers to alter the color combos on varied characters instantly within the Costumes tab. The function will likely be obtainable in an replace at present.
Whereas the function had followers of the video games fairly excited, the corporate has since revealed by a separate publish on social media platform X that this new function won’t be obtainable without cost. Quite, gamers must pay 600 Unstable Molecules for costumes with customised colors. In its publish, the corporate has said that the change fee between Unstable Molecules and Lattice is 1:1.
This announcement has caught fairly a little bit of flak from followers of Marvel Rivals, because it basically provides a brand new paywall on high of the already-present paywall for getting new costumes. As the corporate notes that the function will solely be obtainable for a number of costumes, gamers must first purchase a supported costume earlier than they’ll then spend extra money on altering its color scheme.
“Personalized Shade Costumes will price 600 Unstable Molecules for change,” posted to Marvel Rivals X account. “Unstable Molecules may be exchanged from Lattice at a 1:1 fee. You should first acquire the costumes earlier than you possibly can customise them. Initially, solely a choose few costumes can have this function and we are going to increase extra over time to different costumes.”
“Once you customise your colours, this may have an effect on Intro Animation, MVP and Emotes. Beginning Season 3, we are going to present extra choices to acquire Unstable Molecules. Please tell us which costumes you need to see with Personalized Colours sooner or later!”
For context, the 600 Lattice that it will price to make use of customized color schemes amoutnts to round $5.98 by the 600 Lattice bundle obtainable within the in-game retailer. That is finally an extra price on high of no matter a participant may need to spend on buying a fancy dress that’s appropriate with the function to start with.
Regardless of this, nevertheless, Marvel Rivals has been fairly profitable for NetEase. Again in February, the corporate revealed throughout its earnings report that the shooter had been performed by greater than 40 million gamers. Since this milestone was hit, NetEase has continued so as to add content material to the sport, together with the addition of The Factor as a playable character.
Again in March, director Guangyun Chen had mentioned that efficiency optimisation for Marvel Rivals was additionally a precedence for the studio. In an interview throughout GDC 2025, Chen mentioned that the studio is engaged on decreasing the RAM utilization of the sport, and that Season 2 may carry with a function that might doubtlessly assist gamers on low-specced PCs in getting higher body charges.
For extra particulars about Marvel Rivals, take a look at our overview. The sport is out there without cost on PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S. It’s also possible to take a look at rumours a couple of attainable cancellation of the sport earlier than it was launched.
