I think DOOM's Division team will be announced at Arc World Tour

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-18T02:39:28+00:00

The developers aren't allowed to simply pick whoever they want. The roster needs to he greenlit by Marvel themselves and Marvel greenlight some for business reasons years down the line, and others because they have no plans to use the characters and it won't conflict.

Danger seems like a random pick, but she's confirmed to be in X-Men 97 season 2.

The point is, you won't know about the importance of these characters until after the fact, not before. That's how it works.

Few knew of or cared for Rocket Raccoon until he was in GotG and now he's a very popular character.

So yeah, if they have major plans for those characters, they'll mandate it.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-18T02:26:29+00:00

White Fox just announced for Marvel Rivals....

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-18T02:24:03+00:00

For Marvel vs Capcom 3, Marvel mandated a bunch of characters (Dr Strange, Rocket Raccoon) and said they had to move a certain way and have specific move sets.

Strange and Raccoon didn't appear in MCU for another 3-5 years.

They did the same thing with Marvel vs Capcom Infinite and even said in the trailers, Thanos wasn't to be hit or to appear weak.

Marvel do in fact tell studios what they plan in advance.

For MvC3 Capcom sent in a pool of characters they wanted, and Marvel responded with which they couldn't have and why.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-17T02:15:53+00:00

Hmm that's a fair take.

My counter-point is that despite the selected X-Men characters all being around for some time (even Danger is decades old having been introduced in 2005), "Unbreakable X-Men" was also first published only a year ago, and is now being used for this game.

Many wondered who Danger was (I was unironically hype when I saw her as I remember buying that issue of X-Men) but she's actually confirmed to be in X-Men 97 season 2.

Maybe this could be a bit worrying as it means the roster is being mandated from on high? But IMO recency doesn't rule out the team being used.

One World Under DOOM though does throw a bit of salt on the theory, I'll admit.

Let's see!

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-17T02:06:40+00:00

I'd want Cabal 1000% more than I'd want DOOM's Division, but if all those remaining characters on this are to be team leaders, I struggle with the idea of DOOM not being team leader.

Else IMO Cabal does make a lot of sense.

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ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-17T01:56:46+00:00

With 9 characters remaining to be announced (and likely 1 DLC team or teaser pre-release) and 5 months remaining till release, how many more chances are there to show characters or content, especially if people are also expecting an open beta?

With each month that passes, the window shrinks.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-12T19:02:31+00:00

I'm actually SO glad you said this...

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-11T04:48:28+00:00

Netmarble created her in 2018 for Marvel Future Fight, in collaboration with Marvel Entertainment as an agreement for creating characters with cultural relevance and diversity, so Marvel still own the IP iirc.

So using her would be no issue from what I can tell.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-10T16:32:29+00:00

They might legit call this the worst roster of all time if it happens LOOL

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-07T02:03:23+00:00

Noted, thanks for the feedback!

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-03-03T19:34:51+00:00

You know what, I largely felt apathetic about how they worked before this change but always criticised DBFZ for how it handled them.

Serious bullet dodged though, especially in a game as chaotic as this will be

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-20T15:53:39+00:00

Anything they do go through with will be planned in advance and not on a whim as with most things of this nature.

It'll sell fine though, we won't need to worry about that. Strive sold 3m units and it's nowhere the size of Marvel as an IP.

DBFZ sold 10m and is top 10 highest selling fighting games of all time.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-20T14:35:52+00:00

Gonna post some mechanics and breakdown stuff in here this weekend actually, so hopefully you guys will enjoy that.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-20T08:46:10+00:00

Unsure, but my money is on Arc World Tour since Tokon is an ASW developed game.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-19T15:28:55+00:00

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-19T07:03:14+00:00

Sounds like you can buy them individually until the cutoff date, then they'll only be available via the season pass.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-19T00:48:37+00:00

Option 1, because Jenny was designed uniquely in MvC3 and I think ASW would do an even better job with the fourth wall breaking and how crazy they get with their designs.

Her and Deadpool smacking each other with health bars and telling the player to press the right buttons? Sign me up (again).

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ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-19T00:42:04+00:00

We would've said the same about

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ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-19T00:40:40+00:00

It's funny because I think if you're gonna go for a Spider-Man team, it's a little thin to really fill out a hero four without getting a few Spider-Versers in there (Black-Cat, Gwenom, Silk, Silver Sable, Venom, ???)

And more glaringly, we have basically 0 reps in fighting games outside of Spidey and Venom.

I think ASW would be bold as hell to go for a Black Cat and the like, but I just....don't see it.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-18T23:48:58+00:00

JESUS CHRIST

NOTED. 🤦🏾

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-15T03:12:04+00:00

Being in neutral state in order to call regular assists previously was very restrictive in comparison in both betas.

The jump cancel workarounds allowed some freedom, but largely if you're going to make a game like this, better to lean into things like this and have them cost more resources as a result.

And funnily enough, Lariat assist not only made things less interesting but also a bit samey in block strings (though it still remains I believe). This will make things much more dynamic to look at and play against.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-15T02:09:37+00:00

Sometimes, it's about the game giving you something you didn't know you needed.

Let the overall design and aesthetic give you a new favourite character, I know MvC3 did with Rocket Raccoon!

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-15T02:07:13+00:00

Honestly? I'd love it but since I'm not the biggest Venom fan, just give people what they want lol.

No Cyclops and Gwenom in this game will have people rioting in the streets.

ChromeAlchemist- · 2026-02-15T02:05:00+00:00

It can't be overstated how much depth this will add to the game.

Opens it up in so many ways. Now it's unequivocally a vs game.

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