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5 of the Best (and Worst) characters in Marvel Rivals

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 Marvel Rivals started it's third season not too long ago, introducing a story set up between the Phoenix and the Symbiotes of Klyntar.  This is a constantly evolving game, with changes happening regularly, so ranking characters is always subject to changes, but for now, I wanted to put out there who I thought was the 5 best and 5 worst in the game right now!  These aren't in any order. BEST: 1. The Thing:  The Thing is a vanguard/tank character and as such, he's got a large health pool.  His skills in close combat can really do some damage, especially since he can use his Battle Blitz skill to leap towards enemies and grant himself 25% damage reduction or use Embattled Leap to leap towards an ally and grant both them and himself 30% damage reduction for 3 seconds.  The Thing can also get in on foes with Yancy Street Charge, which will have him dash forward, launching enemies up, and the skill can then be ended early to have Ben Grimm smash the ground and d...

The Art of Modded Speedrunning

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       Most speedrunning sites will tell you that modding is against the rules and disqualifies any official run you do.  One only has to take a look at Speedrun.com to discover that.  To be sure, there are mods out there that absolutely should be avoided for speedrunning- anything that changes the speed of the game or messes with the gameplay shouldn't really be in use because you'd be giving yourself an unfair advantage over other speedrunners who are getting times on a level playing ground.  This could include things like Smash Ultimate gameplay mods or difficulty adjusters/damage reduction for Dark Souls.  These do change things up and allow different experiences, but that experience also changes the core of the game to a degree and therefore would be and is something that disqualifies official speedruns (These rules even apply to things like Games Done Quick and other big events), though it makes very little sense to file cosmetic mods under ...