Episode 17 is here with all your news for Season 2.5! Nick and Josiah devote the entire episode to talking Dev Vision, Patch Notes, Skins, Events, Auto Chess!? And of course, Ultron himself! Also in this episode: The Armed & Dangerous Season 2.0 Championship, and of course the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag to wrap it all up.

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Referenced Links:

Chat:

Ambulances (Not an Affiliate Link): https://www.medicalexpo.com/prod/paramed-international/product-77756-922261.html

News:

Dev Vision Vol 6: https://www.marvelrivals.com/m/devdiaries/20250522/40954_1236193.html

Arrako Map Reveal: https://youtu.be/_DCOXD7X7yA?si=1E4q5AG97T-2yjst

Patch Notes 5/30: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250523/41548_1236397.html

Groot and Ultron Skins: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1926035478089736547

Twitch Drops: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1927379387181134180

Main Topic:

Ultron Reveal: https://youtu.be/YUSbKQO674w?si=ydpImoKLetNzdS2P

Hero Spotlight:

CoolGuy's Peni Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZHh8r-j4yw

Reddit Take of the Week:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1kwqfgc/honestly_i_do_feel_bad_about_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1kwhjxi/whats_the_ult_you_hate_the_most/

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It's Episode 16, and Josiah starts it off with some news of his own, while Nick walks uphill both ways in flip flops. This week is a light news week before the Season 2.5 news, the friends start a new series on their takes on Ultimate ability roles and subroles, Peni Parker digs into the hero spotlight, and in the Mailbag segment, NightGobbler meets his ultimate rival...

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Referenced Links:

News:

Patch Notes 5/22: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250520/41548_1235575.html

Adam Warlock & Scarlet Witch Skins: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1924482716243791974

Main Topic:

Ultimate Roles & Subroles Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fEWQxI8v3rTK_3F7Q5wdJEuUwJA_KvZ9n0EFRy90iIU/edit?usp=sharing

Hero Spotlight:

CoolGuy's Peni Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZHh8r-j4yw

Reddit Take of the Week:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1kr8ijm/average_thor_experience/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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Behold! Episode 15! This episode came out a bit late because Nick got sick (again), and in the meantime, NetEase released a bunch of news! Josiah and Nick cover the news, make the Ultimate Tier List, and talk Emma Frost in the Hero Spotlight (blame Josiah), and as always, there's the Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:

News:

Patch Notes 5/8: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250507/41548_1232829.html

Dev Talk Vol. 14: https://www.marvelrivals.com/devdiaries/20250513/40954_1233900.html

Patch Notes 5/15: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250514/41548_1234188.html

Art Vision Vol 2: https://youtu.be/QiPB4RfCjNI?si=4klVnJ8BY92weCHj

The Punisher and Namor Skins: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1922336146412953612

Main Topic:

Nick's "Research": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fhRsWh6Wp6LuS0CJEG2ar9lchJalG31SKcTnrvVwPhs/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Tierlist: https://tiermaker.com/list/marvel/marvel-rivals-heroes-tier-list-15484095-2/5122528

Reddit Take of the Week:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1kj2u68/why_does_emma_frost_need_to_reload_her_brain/

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