Marvel Rivals threatens third-party bounty collectors with permanent bans

Marvel Rivals has been having a bit of a problem with throwers lately, which is to say that since people throwing matches has been a problem since the game launched. While a lot of it is just players getting slats for various reasons, the problem hasn't been solved by the creation of a website called Intlist that allows players to give rewards to griefers.

It was founded at the end of February and basically allowed people to list the names of certain players and credit them with a reward, which is real cash. Other players will then note their names, and if they engage in a game with them in the future, they can intentionally throw their game and send proof to Intlist to receive a reward.

It's apparently completely against the terms of the game, but Intlist claimed it would happily shut down if NetEase “removed EOMM and actually disabled throwers”. For the site's founders, this is an attempt to get NetEase to address the issue, and while it's worth noting that Intlist appears to have been removed, it seems to have done the job.

Marvel Rivals threatens third-party bounty collectors with permanent bans

In a post on the official Marvel Rivals Twitter account, NetEase addressed the recent “incentivized roll” issue, directly referencing the recent reward system that was created. They further explain that these rewards “they undermine the integrity of our game, but also spoil the experience for honest players.”

It also states that it has “strict zero-tolerance policy for any form of malicious interference” and announces that it is implementing a “specialized investigative protocol” to take action against those who throw matches for rewards, threatening them with significant consequences such as lifetime bans.

However, while Intlist may be dead and buried, his goal of getting Marvel Rivals to actually do something about throwers may have been achieved, as NetEase also said it will take stronger action against what it sees as disruptive behavior, citing “malicious idles (AFK) or intentional match throwing” as examples.

He then asks players who see the throw to report it using the game's systems, which I assume people have already been doing, so we'll have to wait and see if this leads to an increase in bans.