Rick Joins the Roster, Character Mastery Will Take Longer in Big MultiVersus Update

Wubba lubba dub-dub

by Stephen Tailby Tue 27th Sep 2022

Today marks the arrival of a big game update to MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter that's still technically in beta. The headline addition this time is a brand new playable character, with Rick Sanchez of Rick and Morty fame joining the roster. He got his own teaser trailer, which you can watch above.

Rick is a Mage class fighter, using his various gadgets and gizmos to get the upper hand. We're sure he'll be lots of fun to play when he's made available after this latest patch lands.

The update also makes numerous balance adjustments once again, with Garnet, Gizmo, and Steven Universe receiving some buffs. One interesting tweak is that the amount of XP required to get a character's Mastery level all the way to 15 has been doubled. In other words, it's going to take much longer to level up all the fighters following this patch. This is in order to make it "a bit more of a journey".

Another notable change is that the free character you receive after completing the basic tutorial has been changed from Wonder Woman to Shaggy. This means Wonder Woman will need to be unlocked via Gold or Gleamium.

You can see the full patch notes through here. The update will be going live at some point today, 27th September, so if you're excited for Rick, you've not got long to wait. Are you still enjoying MultiVersus on PS5 and PS4? Travel through dimensions in the comments section below.

[source multiversus.bugs.wbgames.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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riceNpea
Tue 27th Sep 2022

'A bit more of a j̶o̶u̶r̶n̶e̶y̶ grind'

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OmegaStriver
Tue 27th Sep 2022

So, doubling the requirements to level up at this point only punishes new players and makes it that much harder to play without upgrades for a longer period of time……. great idea.

For those that don’t know, characters have specific move upgrades that are locked to later levels. So, this means new players will be handicapped for a longer period of time.

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GagaOooLaLa
Tue 27th Sep 2022

Why are they doing this? It already takes an AGE to level up characters. Ugh.

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ItsBritneyB_tch
Tue 27th Sep 2022

Yeah, this isn’t going to make me play more - it just means I’ll get bored quicker and stop playing 🙄

The game is already a huge grind.

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LordAinsley
Tue 27th Sep 2022

If they're doing the character EXP changes, they ought to move the moves/perks earlier on the scale and maybe add some cosmetics towards the end few levels. Like perks 1-8, then 9-15 (the grindier ones) just having a few cosmetics that arent going to affect gameplay.

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riceNpea
Tue 27th Sep 2022

@GagaOooLaLa I don't play the game but do they offer to save you time grinding by paying for it perchance?

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RawnDawn
Tue 27th Sep 2022

On one side, yes, it was far too easy to level up but on the other, I got to agree with @OmegaStriver due to the perks.
I'm glad I got most to level 10 or above but shame for those who haven't.

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AdamNovice
Tue 27th Sep 2022

@riceNpea No but do get XP boost packs if you unlock them in battle passes. I never felt compelled to use them, that might change now.

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GagaOooLaLa
Tue 27th Sep 2022

@riceNpea no, like @AdamNovice said, you can pay real money to unlock the characters (by purchasing gleamium or purchasing one of the founders packs) but you can only level them up through normal play at the moment (and xp boosts from the season pass).