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As Season 1 is slowly winding down, there are more and more rumors about what’s to come in Season 2. By now, you might have seen various leaks that claim the next Season would be centered around the Hellfire Gala. The devs even gave some in-game nods and hints, seemingly confirming this theory. Since the Hellfire Gala takes place on Krakoa Island, many suggested that Krakoa would be the Season 2 map. Well, the latest Marvel Rivals leaks suggest theories about the Krakoa Portals found in the files.
What Do the Leaks Say About the Krakoa Portals?
Now, just because you enjoy Marvel Rivals doesn’t mean you have to be a Marvel buff! So, let’s start off by explaining what these “portals” are. So, the Krakoa Portals are presumably the Krakoan Gateways. In the comics, the Gateways are a type of flower that can create a portal that leads to another one of these flowers. So, one can choose where to plant the two connected flowers and travel easily.
However, as always, there are some important rules. First and foremost, only mutants can use these portals. Non-mutants have to be accompanied by mutants in rare cases when they use the portals.
Now, what do the leaks know about the Krakoa Portals in Marvel Rivals? XOXLEAK, one of the most prolific Marvel Rivals leaker accounts, disclosed that they found “a batch of code involving Portals in Krakoa”.
The post explained: “Currently there’s no other gameplay details clearly linked to these portals, so no way of telling in which ways interactions might be restricted or allowed”.
However, mere hours later, XOXLEAK made another post. This time, they interpreted the found code, and, well, we hope we’ll get to try out these Portals in Season 2, as they sound useful.
The post noted that these Portals would most likely have a cooldown period between uses. Also, there might be some sort of alert when the players are coming to teleport. Reportedly, the leakers found an audio cue, but there might be some sort of visual warning, as well.
Now, as for how the Portals would work, the leaks disclosed that a team would probably need to “claim” the portal before using it. Or, it would “belong” to a team based on who owned the capture point. Finally, the players would have to “channel” the Portal before using it.
Players Hope the Devs Would Stay True to Marvel Lore
Since these are leaks, there is no way of telling if any of this will actually be used in the game. However, the players would love to see how the Krakoa Portals would change the gameplay. Especially if the devs stayed true to the lore and only gave access to mutants.
One player, Fred, noted: “Assuming they’re based on the Krakoan gateways, this could be an interesting dynamic. In the comics, only mutants can use the gateways, unless under special circumstances, so this could give mutant characters a real advantage in gameplay”.
Many players agreed. One of them, dc, stated: “The devs have the potential to do the funniest and comic accurate thing possible when it comes to who can actually use these portals”.
We have to agree, it would be so fun to see the dynamic shift. However, many players raised concerns about this type of “balancing”, as it would give an unfair advantage to mutants. We’ll all have to wait and see, as for the time being, the devs haven’t made any announcements. So, enjoy the game, and don’t forget to claim the new Venom emote. See you out there.