{"id":4014,"date":"2017-03-04T12:02:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/marvel-contest-of-champions-update-triggers-a-player-revolt\/"},"modified":"2017-03-04T12:02:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T19:02:32","slug":"marvel-contest-of-champions-update-triggers-a-player-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/marvel-contest-of-champions-update-triggers-a-player-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Contest of Champions update triggers a player revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just after Netmarble acquired Marvel Contest of Champions, it has a big headache on its hands in the form of a player revolt.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Netmarble acquired the Vancouver studio<\/a> of Kabam, the maker of the Marvel game, in a transaction that closed last week. The studio launched a Patch 12.0 for the game, and it triggered an outburst of anger from players, who vented on sites such as Reddit<\/a>. And those once loyal fans who generated more than $450 million in revenue for the game are quite mad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are massive bugs across numerous characters that makes it seem like the game was not properly tested prior to this 12.0 update being released.\u00a0You now have thousands of players flooding review boards, support pages, forum pages, Netmarble\u2019s pages etc.,\u201d said Scott Donelle, one of the players, in an email to GamesBeat. \u201cAs well as Apple support and Google play support demanding refunds by the droves.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, Netmarble said, \u201cMarvel Contest of Champions recently released a new game update as part of our ongoing efforts to maintain a balanced gameplay experience for all players. It was a substantial update, to address current imbalances and support larger future plans. However, the result was a game that changed more than we anticipated in a very short period of time. We\u2019ve heard the players loud and clear and are taking their feedback seriously. We are in the midst of prepping a new update that will address the biggest problems and our players\u2019 concerns. Players can visit the Marvel Contest of Champions blog later today for more information on the upcoming changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company also posted a blog message<\/a> for players.<\/p>\n

Some of the fans still remember when Kabam faced a big player revolt for its Dragons of Atlantis game in 2013.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one of the videos where the complaints are laid out.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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