Updated at 11:23 am EST: NetEase has confirmed the leak is accurate and that Marvel Rivals players will be able to trade in their unused chrono tokens for units “for a specific ratio”. Exactly what that ratio will be hasn’t been confirmed.
Summary
Two and a half months in and so far, NetEase has barely put a foot wrong withMarvel Rivals. The hero shooter has attracted a massive player base and managed to avoid a steep drop-off so far, anda commitment to a steady flow of new charactershas fans excited about who’s to come. One of the only complaints so far has been the handling of Chrono Tokens, and a new leak suggests even that is about to be rectified.
Starting this season, any Chrono Tokens you have left over once your battle pass is complete can be exchanged for units. That’s according toRivals leaker X0X_ LEAKwhich has been one of the go-to accounts for accurate unrevealed information about the fledgling live service game.
We can also rest assured thatRivals leakers aren’t been tricked into revealing false informationafter the game’s director confirmed that was a hollow rumor and that the team doesn’t have time for those sorts of games.
Exactly how this will work hasn’t been made clear, however, the leaker does note that the exchange process will seemingly only be available once the battle pass is complete. Chrono Tokens are the purple currency on Marvel Rivals that can be used to unlock cosmetic items in the battle pass. However, in season zero, there were a lot more tokens up for grabs than there were battle pass items to spend them on.
Marvel Rivals Players Might Be Able To Swap Tokens For Units Soon
Finally, Something To Spend Them On Outside Of The Battle Pass
That meant all of the extra tokens you had saved up simply disappeared once season zero came to an end and season one began, something I found so annoying thatI went on an extended rant about it. If the exchange leak is accurate, any leftover tokens you have at the end of the season can be swapped for the far more useful units.
Units are Rivals' blue currency which can be used to buy alternate outfits and other cosmetic items. Giving players the chance to swap tokens for units could kill two birds with one stone. Not only will it stop unused tokens from going to waste, but it will also make skins and bundles more affordable. The additions of Luna Snow and Captain America’s new bundles, which cost more than $20 each, havereignited the discussion about Rivals charging too much for its additional cosmetics.
Rivals' development team continues to listen to its community and react accordingly better than just about anyone on the live service landscape right now. Rumors that tokens can soon be exchanged for units come off the back ofplans to drop player ranks mid-season getting scrappedwithin hours following backlash.
