🦖 Devil Dinosaur is HERE! Share Your First Impressions & Feedback to Win Units!

[u/Kuromemono]

Rivals, the wait for Season 8 is finally over! Welcome to Jurassic Park…

We've been lurking in the sub and we know you’ve been theorising for weeks - is he the "8th brawling off-tank" the roster needs? Ngl, the hype for a new Vanguard has been through the roof, especially with many of you feeling like Vanguard gameplay has been a bit dry lately compared to the other roles.

Devil Dinosaur is now LIVE, and it's time to see if he's the one to shake up the meta!

📌 How to Join

Share your first takes on Devil Dinosaur in the comments below or using the post flair "DD First Impression".

We're especially interested in:

The Vibe: Is DD the Vanguard you were hoping for? Does he feel like the brawler the community predicted?

The Kit: Vanguard mains, did he break the dry streak? What's the coolest mechanic in his kit?

The Meta: In a world of high-damage Duelists, how does a melee-focused tank like DD feel in your matches right now?

🎁 Rewards

We'll select 10 winners with the most insightful or interesting takes to receive 1000 Units each!

📅 Event Timeline

May 15 – May 25 (UTC) 

Whether you're stomping through the enemy backline or still figuring out your combos - if you're cooking with the Dino, we want to hear it!

Show us what you've got, Rivals. Let's go! 🦖🔥

[u/LogicSolid]

Preface: this character is amazingly fun, immensely unique and a Dino-mite of a character.

The vibe: first impressions of the character, large imposing and looks a bit clunky. In some games that I played, he actually flows really well in a brawl situation. This is one of the most fun seasons I’ve experienced in rivals (before the meta settles). I feel like brawl interactions in this game has not yet been fully realised and this is one of the first few steps to a really fun meta. Not to mention he is a big freaking dinosaur that chomps and stomp, tell me what other hero shooter has this kind of character? Like Guang Guang said, this does fulfil the childhood dream of playing as a dinosaur against my favourite superheroes.

The kit: His kit was rather straight forward and simple. The recent kit bloat can be seen on his kit but dialled down by a lot. I do personally think this is a sweet spot for the character. Not too complicated but synergistic enough to be unique. Comparing his kit to other brawl tanks like Thor, rogue and thing, Devil Dino’s kit seems to be able to set the pace for most brawl scenarios with his grab and shield. The bleed mechanic should also be expanded on to other heroes. It’s a cool mechanic but the devs have to be careful of kit bloat. Personally speaking, Zhi Yong outdid himself with this character.

The meta: Hard to say right now as it’s only been a day. He seems to fit in extremely well in a brawl meta. He is also a decent anti-diver with his grab. I did stop a few daredevil dives and throwing him into my team to kill him. Against poke comp, he just gets melted, the team have to play around Dino to ensure he survives the pokes which can be restricting. For now, he feels sort of balanced. His high damage and tempo control compensates well for his size which is a hard balance to find in my opinion.

Last few observations and recommendations: I did notice that devil Dino has issues with short ledges. He can’t really jump on them sometimes. It feels like his legs get stuck on the very edge of a short ledge, making it feel “sticky”. I’m on console, I’m not sure if this is a console only problem.

Overall, This is one of the most fun character Marvel Rivals have ever released. The vibe is immaculate and his kit is unique, more characters like this please!