Marvel's Avengers Fans Divided Over New Iron Man MCU Suit
Marvel's Avengers fans are divided over a new Iron Man 2 Marvel Cinematic Universe suit coming to the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and Google Stadia game. Using the game's official Twitter account, today Crystal Dynamics announced that a new suit "inspired" Mark V in Iron Man 2 is set to release tomorrow, via the in-game marketplace. How much it will cost, the game's official Twitter account doesn't say, but it will presumably be in line with the price of previous premium skins.
So, what's the problem? Well, while there are plenty fans of the game excited to cop the new suit and surprised with its stealth release, other fans aren't happy with its release and how Crystal Dynamics continues to release cosmetics amid backlash over a recent update to the game accused of being "pay-to-win."
"Now you officially lost me as a supporter of this game, literally deflecting your games issues with paid cosmetics and ignoring your community," reads one reply to the tweet sharing the news.
"Not one I expected to see so soon but looks great," reads another reply, which took feedback in the opposite direction. "I know there are several who were waiting for this one. Great job! It looks great. You made many Iron Man mains happy with this one."
Let's take it outside. 💼
— Marvel's Avengers (@PlayAvengers) October 27, 2021
Inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man's "Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2" Outfit shows the iconic Suitcase Armor, also known as the Mark V.
Get it in the Marketplace on October 28. pic.twitter.com/M6X9nzFKrf
Bro yall focus on cosmetics more than anything in this game
— Don⭐️ (@CerebralJulius) October 27, 2021
How about you guys address the booster situation instead of pretending that it didn’t exist? I like the new cosmetic by the way.
— Marvel Sanctuary (@MarvelSafeHouse) October 27, 2021
you will continue to focus only on your players' wallets or will you start to work to improve this gambling crap
— Chris (@AluaDaze) October 27, 2021
You jerks are giving me another Iron Man skin, I really wanna buy this but I don’t wanna support those pay to win mechanics
— Garbear (he/him) (@garbear0119) October 27, 2021
As the tweets get at, Crystal Dynamics has yet to address the pushback the game has been getting since the aforementioned update. The release of these new outfits likely has nothing to do with this pushback and trying to mitigate it, as releases like this are in content pipelines for weeks before they are released. That said, this is just speculation.
Marvel's Avengers is available via the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and Google Stadia. For more coverage on the Avengers game -- including all of the latest news, rumors, and leaks -- click here. Meanwhile, and as always, feel free to hit the comments section with your thoughts or, alternatively, hit me up on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ and let me know over there. Which group of players do you agree with?
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