Multiversus is a lesson in how not to make a free-to-play game

Multiversus' player base has fallen over 99% since launch, and that should come as no surprise considering its long-unresolved issues.

[PhillyDillyDee]

Personally I think the decision to build the game around team battles was a terrible idea. It meant that certain support characters were effectively useless in 1v1, a mode that should have been the focus. That, and the cooldowns on special moves killed it for me.

[gold_drake]

i think it got popular too fast, devs couldnt deliver fast enough and players dipped.

its a shame, but it is what it is.

[gleepot]

was it ever popular? i didnt hear about it after one week

[gold_drake]

it was yea.
alot of ppl played it.

but, imo, the devs never anticipated the rapid growth and just couldnt pop out content fast enough.

[toxic-inferno]

I played regularly throughout season 1, but barely touched it once season 2 launched for the following reasons:
1) The lack of content. Still only 1 new character launched during the entirety of season 2, compared to one every two weeks during season 1.
2) A distinct drop in value for the season pass. Not as much content all round, and the content there was seemed like more of the same, giving a real sense of diminishing returns.
3) A frustrating patch system, where some characters seemed to be being constantly tweaked, while others (considered either overpowered or underpowered by the community) were seemingly ignored.

It's a genuine shame. The game had potential. If they'd waited until they had a roster of 25+ characters, 10+ stages, then released it as a retail game rather than F2P, it would likely have done far better in the long run.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

They needed more revenue streams than mtx’s to support higher quality game development.

The game is good, but it is noticeably less tight than the game it is obviously emulating.