The Marvel Rivals Version 20241219 Patch Notes are live with a deeper look at the Winter Celebration and some solid bug fixes.
Marvel Rivals is here with patch notes for Version 20241219. As you can see, they don't go off of seasonal numbers or even a patch number schedule. Instead, they label their versions after the date they are released. And with this most recent set, we get a better look at the winter event.
You'll also find some shop updates and bug fixes galore. This includes the return of terrain KO's for anyone that tricks the other team off the map with a Dr. Strange portal. Let's take a look at what the patch brings.
Highlights of the Marvel Rivals Version 20241219 patch notes
Here are the main features of the update, before we get into the full notes:
- Winter Celebration is loaded into the game
- Jeff's Winter Splash Festival game mode
- Shop updates that include limited-time winter costumes and the removal of Captain America's Galactic Talon and Hawkeye's Galactic Fangs
- General bug fixes for all platforms
- Collision fixes for most maps
- A long list of hero bug fixes
There's plenty to look forward to with the Marvel Rivals Version 20241219 update and its patch notes. Now, we'll take a closer look at everything.
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More information on the Winter Celebration
The big focus of this patch is the Winter Celebration event. It begins on December 20 and goes until January 9 UTC. Some of the costumes will stay longer, however. So, play Jeff's Winter Splash Festival to have a bit of fun and complete missions to collect Golden Frost and Silver Frost.
There is a commemorative gallery card available. Use the Frost you collect to unlock and upgrade different greeting card decorations. You can craft a personalized greeting card to immortalize the joy you experienced during the event.
Lastly, here are the shop times for the winter costumes:
- Jeff the Land Shark - Cuddly Fuzzlefin (Free to obtain during the 'Winter Celebration' event)
- Groot - Holiday Happiness (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/20 to 2025/01/10 UTC+0)
- Rocket Raccoon - Wild Winter (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/20 to 2025/01/10 UTC+0)
- Venom - Snow Symbiote (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/27 to 2025/01/17 UTC+0)
- Magik - Frozen Demon (Limited-time store release: 2024/12/27 to 2025/01/17 UTC+0)
Bug fixes in the Marvel Rivals Version 20241219 patch notes
Here is the rest of the patch notes in full, which consists of a mountain of bug fixes:
- General
- Double-Elimination Tournament Display: Fixed an issue where the round display was as twisted as Loki's schemes.
- Tournament Exit Glitch: No more leaving the faction after a tournament and hitting a white screen of doom!
- Historical Faction Access: After a tournament ends, disbanding top factions won't let you peek into the historical faction interface from the Legends Born leaderboard anymore. Fixed it faster than Quicksilver!
- Faction Exit Scheduling: Exiting a faction post-tournament no longer messes with your scheduling info.
- Squirrel Girl Achievement: Enemies defeated by Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami that get KO’d two seconds after being released now count towards the achievement!
- Network Stability: Under poor network conditions, the map loading issue has been partially resolved! We're on the case, ensuring you don't get kicked offline due to connectivity issues.
- Maps and gameplay
- Collision Issues: Some maps had characters stuck in edge positions like they were caught in a web. We're monitoring this and will deploy fixes faster than Spider-Man can swing through the city!
- Convoy Mission Performance: We've corrected an issue with abnormal vehicle performance during special convoy missions.
- Heroes
- Doctor Strange's Portal Power: No more teammates charging Doctor Strange's ultimate ability through portals. Also, the portal terrain KOs are back in action!
- Winter Soldier Speed: After using his ultimate, the Winter Soldier's movement speed issues upon respawn have been fixed. He's back to full combat readiness!
- Rocket Raccoon's Jet Packs: Fixed the issue preventing Rocket's beacon-generated rocket jet packs from being picked up. They're now ready for action!
- Venom's Emote: The "Cyan Clash" emote's texture has been corrected. No more blue-black tentacles looking like they belong in a horror movie!
- Star-Lord's Low Gravity Glitch: Star-Lord's unexpected shaking when using Shift while holding Space in low gravity zones has been fixed. Now he'll rise with style!
- Jeff the Land Shark's Ultimate: No more premature ends to Jeff's ultimate after swallowing a target. He's now living the ultimate life longer!
- Terrain Deaths with Jeff: Fixed an issue where Jeff's ultimate would cause terrain KOs and occasionally lead to invisibility. He's back in a visible form!
- Hulk and Hela Ultimate Countdown: The countdown for Hulk and Hela's ultimate transformations is now properly managed. No transformations will go amiss!
- Hela's Wind-up Fix: Hela's ultimate can no longer be interrupted prematurely. She's ready to unleash her full power!
- Punisher's Ultimate Damage: Fixed the occasional damage issue with Punisher's ultimate caused by intense fluctuations in network conditions. His firepower will be felt!
- Duplicate Characters: The clone saga is over! Fixed the issue where two identical characters might appear in some special cases.
- Console only
- Memory Mastery: We've taken our optimization powers to the next level, ensuring that console memory management is smoother than Star-Lord's dance moves. Say goodbye to crashes caused by insufficient memory and hello to uninterrupted gameplay!
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