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Ever since its release at the tail end of 2024,Marvel Rivalshas taken the gaming world by storm, and the hero shooter is destined to do the same in 2025. The fact that Blizzard has fumbled withOverwatchleaves the NetEase Games title with no competition.
But that doesn’t mean everything is going smoothly for the hero-shooter. Gamers have complained about various balancing issues and lack of in-game features. However, now, gamers have found another major problem in the game that somehowOverwatchmanaged to get away with, despite the backlash.
Marvel Rivalsbanned innocent gamers out of nowhere
In the last couple of weeks,theMarvel Rivalscommunity has seen an uptickin reports of players getting banned. While you might think they’re getting banned for cheating, that’s not the case. All of these bans happened for no reason, and gamers were frustrated as they were not able to play the hero-shooter without worrying about inappropriate bans.
However, NetEase Games has addressed this massive issue and explained why players are getting false bans. According to community manager James on the game’sofficial Discord server, these bans are affecting gamers who are playing the hero-shooter on compatibility layers programs.
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With these programs, players can usually play games or run various kinds of applications on other operating systems. Although it’s not cheating in any way or sense,Marvel Rivals‘ anti-cheating software did not end up accounting for it and flagged users.
The developers have resolved this issueand removed bans for those affected by this frustrating issue, apologizing to everyone who was accidentally banned. NetEase has promised that it’s working to fix its anti-cheat, and players won’t have to deal with the issue in the future.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen false ban waves in hero-shooters. One of the most infamousfeatures inOverwatch 2is the game’sban system, which Blizzard introduced to safeguard the community. The feature acts against toxicity, monitors all voice chat communications, and takes strict action against abusive players.
However,Overwatch 2‘s ban system has led to some accidental bans. For instance, some players faced the ban hammer after joke reports were sent containing phrases such as“hurt my feelings.”Gamers have even reported bans for saying things such as“GG”and“yippie.”
Marvel Rivalswon’t let you say“Winnie The Pooh”
It’s not just false bans inMarvel Rivals; players have also discovered that the game doesn’t let you say the phrase“Winnie The Pooh.”Whoever types the loveable bear’s name in the in-game chat will receive a message stating,“Text contains inappropriate content.”
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You might be wondering what’s so bad about Winnie the Pooh. Well, it’s because the character is connected to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which is why it’s banned from the game. In the last decade, Winnie The Pooh has been used to criticize Xi and China on various social media platforms.
Games such as Kingdom Hearts 3 completely censored Winnie the Pooh to avoid getting in trouble with Chinese authorities. Considering thatMarvel RivalsdeveloperNetEase is also a Chinese company, it’s not surprising that it’s not letting gamers say Winnie the Pooh.
That’s not all;Marvel Rivalsdoesn’t allow gamers to say phrases such as“Free Taiwan”and“Hitler”either.Gamers are likely to come across more phases as they play the game.
With that said, were you affected by this ban wave inMarvel Rivals? Let us know in the comments below.
Dhruv Bhatnagar
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With over 4 years of experience in content writing and more than 1,000 articles published for FandomWire, Dhruv is a seasoned writer when it comes to the gaming space. He’s deeply passionate about titles such as GTA Online, Forza Horizon, and Pokémon Go, committed to bringing readers deep dives and latest updates.
