It's Episode 18 and Nick and Josiah lose track of time talking through all their first impressions of this half-season, as well as pouring over the balance patch changes in what is probably the most impactful balance patch the game has seen. There's also some news with Ultron's Battle Matrix coming this week, and the friends draft Armed & Dangerous teams to pit against each other in the new mode. Finally there's a comment edition of the mailbag and Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:

News:

Wolverine & Jeff Skins: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/1929583882556326074

Patch Notes 6/5: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250603/41548_1238163.html

Ultron's Battle Matrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVIUnElubKk

Balance Patch:

Hero Hotlist for Season 2.0: https://www.marvelrivals.com/heroes_data/

Balance Post: https://www.marvelrivals.com/balancepost/20250522/41667_1236166.html

Reddit Take of the Week:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/ikH0EOJHA3

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