Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s take on the hero shooter genre utilizing some of the most recognizable superheroes in media, is a gorgeous videogame. Running on Unreal Engine 5 and boasting features like Lumen Global Illumination and Reflections, it is one of the better-looking competitive games currently available in the market.
These looks aren’t free, though. If you want to maximize your performance, reaching high-enough FPS to maximize your screen’s refresh rate and lower the time between what you see and how fast you can react, you’ll have to make some visual sacrifices.
Additionally, Marvel Rivals comes with a ton of gameplay customization options, and you should be tweaking these too. These are the best Marvel Rivals settings for competitive play.
Firstly, run the game in Borderless Windowed and not Fullscreen. This will allow faster alt-tabbing and prevent any issues in setups with more than one monitor.
If you have a Nvidia GPU, run the game with DLSS On, but don’t go below Quality. The bigger the difference between internal and output resolution, the higher the probability of seeing visual inconsistencies, which are a deal breaker in a competitive game.
If you have an AMD GPU, Intel XESS is usually more reliable in motion than FSR, so we would recommend sticking with that option. We don’t have an AMD GPU for testing though, so you should experiment for yourself in the Practice Range.
Super Resolution Sharpening comes down to personal preference, but we wouldn’t go above 50%. High values can cause image distortion, as the game itself warns us of. If you want to have the clearest experience possible, leave it as 0. If the smooth edges bother you, take it up to 33%, or 50% at the highest.
Frame Generation should always be off. This might cause graphical inconsistencies and will raise your input lag, which isn’t a worthy trade-off for more frames in a competitive game. If you have a NVIDIA GPU, turn Reflex Low Latency on, as it will lower your input lag to negligible levels. Still on the topic of input lag, keep V-Sync Off, unless you see screen tearing.
Although the game has an automatic optimization of graphics settings, it seems to be aiming for 60 fps, and not 144+, as we are. In our experience, though, these default settings are decent, but you’ll likely run into a few noticeable drops in more intense team fights.
Marvel Rivals comes with a lot of Audio options, thankfully. In the general audio tab, the only setting to keep in mind is 3D Enhancement. Turn this one if you don’t use Windows-based Surround Settings, like Dolby Atmos or DTS. This will allow you to better pinpoint your enemies through sound alone.
The Combat Mix section, you have an endless array of options. Most of these will come down to personal preference, play around with the sliders and see what works best for you. We personally recommend dialing down your own Damage Volume, as it comes pretty loud by default.
We also recommend turning on KO Sound Cue for your teammates, as it is quite easy to miss someone die if you’re in the middle of a chaotic teamfight.
Moving onto the most crucial options in the game, the Keyboard Tab is the equivalent to controls. This part of the guide will not help Controller Players, as we have no experience with that input method in the game.
Start off in the Communication section, and customize your Ping Button, your Push To Talk hotkey, and your Communication Wheel settings. We highly recommend changing your wheel to one with Eight Sections. We reckon quite a few people can’t or won’t use their mics, so this is the next best thing.
Moving onto the UI tab, there’s not much here to touch other than Chrono Vision. Leave it at the Default B if that’s fine with you, or change it if you need to. This is a sort of pulse of vision that allows you to see what parts of the map are destructible, extremely useful when you’re just learning the map pool.
Lastly, we get to the Combat Tab, the most important one in this section. Find a mouse sensitivity that you’re most comfortable with. Try it out until it feels natural in the Practice Range.
From there, take some time customizing your Crosshair, or import one online. The dynamic one that comes by default isn’t the best option for someone trying to be competitive. We also recommend moving the Melee Attack to something easier to reach than V, like an extra mouse button, if you have one.
To conclude, check the gameplay settings for your main character(s). Some of them don’t have much to customize, but others do. Heroes like Spider-Man and Venom can feel entirely differently when swapping web settings, for example. Cloak & Dagger can have different hotkeys for each hero used. And much more.
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