"Reed Changes Are NOT Fantastic": Huge Mister Fantastic Nerf In Marvel Rivals Has Fans Deeming Him Unplayable

Marvel Rivalsseason 1.5 just went live earlier today, and it seems that the changes to Mister Fantastic are not as great as fans had expected. Mister Fantastic was introduced at the start of season one, alongside Invisible Woman. While the rest of The Fantastic Four, including The Thing and The Human Torch, were added to the roster today with the new update, it seems that Mister Fantastic might no longer be viable due to a significant nerf.

Reddit user Ogbn posted "GM1 Fantastic Player here: The changes are a HUGE nerf.", then went into detail on the changes made to Mister Fantastic that have caused absolute destruction to his toolkit. The main takeaway from their post seems to be what made Mr. Fantastic, well, fantastic, has been stripped away in the blink of an eye, and the OP is not the only player who believes this to be the case.

Mister Fantastic Has Lost A Bit Of His Luster In Marvel Rivals

Fans Are Not Happy With Reed's Changes

Mr. Fantastic was known as a bit of an "in-between" role, as he doesn't really feel like a DPS, but he also wouldn't fit in as a tank. Those who main Mr. Fantastic know he is more "annoying", as the original poster states, than anything, as he is there to basically become a rubbery shield that can pop ults constantly. The OP states what made Mr. Fantastic a great hero has been taken away, and how he now feels a bit clunky.

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Commentor doomsdaysock01 agrees with the original post, as they state, "Who wanted a knockback on his dash? It just makes playing him feel so much worse." Others agree that the changes to the cooldown time of Flexible Elongation make him very vulnerable, with one player known as Sandi_Griffingiving their own summary on the changes made, writing,"They really went lets add knockback to the move he uses to chase enemies so they can get away easier then nerf the cooldown so he's more likely to die while chasing them because he can't retreat. You're welcome."

Our Take: Several Heroes Have Been Drastically Changed In Marvel Rivals Season 1.5

Some Have Been Buffed, Others Have Been Nerfed

While this may be discouraging to Marvel Rivals fans, as they might main Mister Fantastic and feel a bit underwhelmed for now, there are a lot of other changes players can look forward to. Of course, the new heroes are something fun and exciting to try out and learn to play, while other heroes such as Loki have been buffed just a bit to make them more viable in competitive matches.

Hopefully, NetEase does end up tweaking and balancing out some of the heroes throughout the season in Marvel Rivals, as it might already be apparent that The Human Torch is broken due to the constant bans, but only time will tell.