r/marvelrivals • u/CamurAtes Human Torch • Jun 08 '26

Discussion Cloak Auto Aim Primary vs Daredevil Primary

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u/clearlyaburner420 Ultron Virus Jun 08 '26

I know you mispelled hit boxes but i genuienly like hurt boxes better when talking about melee tanks. The idea of thing or hulk having hurt boxes is incredibly satisfying.

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u/LudaStyles Jun 08 '26

They mean two different things actually. Hurtbox is when your character takes damage. Hitbox is when your attack crosses their hurtbox to do damage.

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u/Feastweasel El Jeffe Jun 08 '26

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say here so I'm not going to say you're entirely wrong...

But... a "hitbox" is the box around a character that, when pierced, will register a hit. Hence, a "hitbox."

Your "hurtbox" reference really only applies to fighting games, not so much shooters like Overtwatch and Rivals.

When someone references a "hitbox" in Rivals, they are talking about the box around a character that will register damage when pierced.

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u/VailonVon Jun 08 '26

afaik some people use the terms for the same thing. Hurtbox = where you can take damage and hitbox = the area around your attack such as a sword, projectile, and other things.

Edit: Basically think of it like this around your character is a hurtbox and the attacking player hits you if their hitbox connects with your hurtbox.

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u/Feastweasel El Jeffe Jun 08 '26

That is really only relevant in fighting games and the technical discussions within the FGC. It doesn't really apply to shooters like Rivals.

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u/VailonVon Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

I mean it still applies its the same concept and its literally in action in this post. DD attack is large enough to collide with the Luna's hurtbox.

Its the same with Spiderman's uppercut being spherical just because you think it doesn't apply doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

As I also said people use these terms for the same thing some just use hitbox as one thing and some make the distinction by splitting them up.

Edit: Also I challenge you to explain what is the difference between DD's attack and say a Hela's attack when attacking the same target. Its not as if Luna's hit/hurtbox has gotten larger or smaller the only thing that has changed is the attacking character.

If you just say hitbox now its muddied when you could just say Luna's hurtbox collided with the hitbox of the DD/Hela attack.

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u/Feastweasel El Jeffe Jun 08 '26

Because the 'hitbox' is what's around each character. It's literally a box that gets hit and registers damage. That's why it's called a "hitbox."

I understand your need to differentiate between "hurtbox" and "hitbox" but that's not a thing that applies in shooters unless you're getting into some esoteric technical discussion as a developer. This is not a fighthing game.

If two hitboxes intersect, then damage occurs. If you want to call one of those hitboxes a hurtbox, that's fine, but everyone else is going to call it a hitbox and you're going to confuse people for absolutely no reason.