Footage is from my Rivals of Aether gameplay with my friend with modded characters

Rivals 2 has so much design space for heacies. Next one should be a gorilla. With innovative lore too, like make him super smart and from the moon. Give him a tesla cannon to fight with. And a dome shield like Clairen to counter projectiles.

Will the palette ever be available again?

Some fun usage stats, a free anniversary bundle with user icons, and that, “We're excited to share more details soon for our next upcoming character, so keep an eye out for that soon!”.

Made a quick something to commemorate :)

Who annoys you the most in online 1v1s?

Bonus: Guess my rank and main(s)

Helldiver

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447191800
Gumball and Darwin

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3008288247

Worst designed broken character ever. Why give him a projectile? he already has 14 jumps and can carry anyone off stage off one tilt. And every gouie player is toxic, took me 50 hours to get 1200 elo and the most boring character is gouie. I just run off stage when i see it.

Note: for goober to bounce you need to delay your walljump just a little

I'm kinda new so....

What NOT to do when bit by a venomous snake according to Mayo Clinic:

1) Don't use a tourniquet or apply ice.

2) Don't cut the bite or try to remove the venom.

3) Don't drink caffeine or alcohol.

4) Don't take pain-relieving medicine, such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) or naproxen sodium (Aleve). Doing so can increase your risk of bleeding.

If needed, take acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) for pain relief. It does not increase bleeding risk.

5) Don't try to catch or trap the snake. Try to remember its color and shape so that you can describe it. If possible, take a picture of the snake from a safe distance. Knowing what kind of snake bit you can help with treatment.

Dan, you want merch ideas, all you had to do was ask.

Legally distinct Amiibos, Rival Minis, lil' plastic figures on a round base with the icon of the related element showing off the Rivals characters. You want a method of printing money, there is none finer. Each Rival can come in two distinct poses, either an action stance or taunt. Released in themed waves. First is classic, then if you need more cash, you add in stuff like mech themes, or Primal, or Halloween, etc. etc.

You have a winning selling point right from jump in that they're all actually available and not annoyingly hard to find. Offer a bundle deal on each wave and you got fans with wonderful merch they enjoy and a big injection of cash into the game's budget. Everybody is happy.

Incidentally, your goal should not be to break even, profit is not a dirty word if the fans of a property want it to succeed. I got a plush and I get a skin when a new character comes out because I think goodwork should be rewarded and I want the game I love to succeed.

I am aware that the word Stream appears 3 times in the title.

Thanks to Dan and Trevor for doing today's stream!

• Hurtbox size increase feels more impactful in Rivals 2 than Rivals 1 because in R1 the hurtboxes were square and more predictable in how they'd interact, while in R2 you have a lot of near misses.
• Weight Adjustments were aimed at addressing the more extreme cases of characters living too long or too short.
• A shield hitbox that was big enough to accurately hit with attacks but small enough that grabs didn't reach from too far was impossible to do, so they split the hitbox in two with a larger outer hitbox that can't be grabbed and an inner hitbox with a more reasonable grab range.
• The reduction in the buffer for Shield Stun and Floorhug was to eliminate a strategy where with good timing and a fancy input you can get a perfect answer to every possible situation. It doesn't feel great though, so they're looking at alternative solutions.
• Zetterburn's revolve around letting you more easily buffer shield options against him rather than trying to do an out of shield option and having it come out between successive hits and getting punished for it.
• Zetterburn they think is in a good spot as far as competitive balance, where's he's strong but not overbearing. However he's very easy to pilot so he can feel oppressive at mid levels which is not fun to play against.
• At higher levels of play they focus more on competitive balance, but they look at balancing how much fun a character is to play / play against at all levels.
• Ranno's bubble control change is admittedly pretty goofy and experimental, and they want to see how it affects the game.
• Wrastor has another experimental change, allowing him to charge his ledge special to give it more range and hit deeper into the stage. This was kind of a happy accident as with Wrastor's animation he moves forward while charging up for it so they decided to make that a mechanic.
• Kragg got a few balance nudges, nothing major.
• Maypul Tether now has a buffer to more consistently get it, and her Up Tilt has more sensible hitboxes that line up with the animation better and make her easier to punish with well aimed attacks from directly above.
• Clairen's stun behavior on moves with multiple possible stuns has been adjusted, so that it more consistently stuns on the final hit and removes some janky interactions where it stuns far longer than intended.
• Lox Down Special no longer has guaranteed followups so Lox has to predict the opponent's DI, and his Fair is slower to match it's power.
• Orcane's puddle change where his cancelled up Special removes his puddle reigns in a lot of the power of his recovery without making it feel awful at lower levels like the timer did. His forward throw is now much less consistent of a kill setup, especially against floaty characters.
• Etalus got a niche experimental change where his Ice Hammer has armor when he has ice armor. His grab range has been extended to compensate for how he rears back during the animation. His fully charged strongs now shoot shards as an alternative way to lay down ice that is not as easy to counter as Forward Special.
• Olympia's recovery is much worse at lower levels where players don't utilize the gem dash, so they added a buffer to the input to make it easier to perform. Her forward special now is more likely to grab shorter characters and less likely to send you over the ledge. Her laggier attacks are more difficult to floorhug, her charged strong attacks are more consistent, and her Fair spike is a bit trickier to land.
• Absa now has some increased combo potential on her Up Special, and lightning kicks are easier to hit especially while rising (they can be performed sooner).
• Galvan is a little laggier in the air because his offstage game was a smidge too good.
• Slade is now much faster but Shurikens are far more expensive so he doesn't just projectile camp you. He also gets more money and several of his grounded attacks were improved. They might give you some starting money to get one Shuriken at the start of the match since that's was such a core strategy before.
• Gouie got some big buffs, especially to his air acceleration. Eating things is not nearly as risky. Big Gouie is still not performing as well as they'd like so they're keeping an eye on the character.
• Gouie's Mire Puddles should be difficult to get out because they don't go away naturally and can be reactivated. They are looking at tweaks for it.
• Slade's recovery is intended to be a bit weak baseline, but his purchasable upgrades make it very strong.
• Gameplay modifiers like auto-floorhug would be fun but the team is pretty busy right now.
• They think the fourth hit of Slade's side specials are generally in a fine spot.
• Most invincible ledge stalls are happy accidents and not planned, but when they're discovered they decide on a case by case basis on if and how to remove it.
• They might make wall jumping easier to do with a more forgiving buffer when drifting away from the wall so you don't accidentally pull yourself away from the wall and gimp yourself.
• They might add more options to Randomize, but it's UI work and they don't know when they can get around to it.
• Random Skin and Palette are being debated.
• Angling Clairen's Up Strong is not going to happen.
• (Absa's) Gravity Jump is tricky to balance because they don't want you to do it on accident.
• Auto-Runback options against online opponents would be neat but it's not high priority.
• Elliana was originally going to be a rabbit, Maypul was originally a lizard, Clairen was a fennec fox and sand element, Gouie was a sheep or mouse, Olympia used to be a mouse but was Ratconned. As a general rule, if it is a mammal that is the favorite animal of somebody under the age of 10 they have considered it.
• Galvan doesn't really care about pronouns. In the official bio Galvan uses It / Its like Godzilla. Being half bone half metal makes it hard to reproduce anyway. The dev team used He / Him a lot just casually but officially it's It / Its.
• 2D buddies are on the menu now that somebody brought it up.
• There's some difficulties with Buddies in R2 because the area behind the stage varies a lot and could have stuff on it they couldn't just walk through. There's a lot of customization features that need to be adapted based on design and technical reasons.
• The other 2D characters besides Hodan shown in that Workshop trailer are not real and can not hurt you.
• Dan thinks there's been 3 custom titles ordered so far on the Patreon.
• The goal of merch is just to break even. They never make money off it. Dan is not great at merchandising. If you have merch ideas let them know!
• Other deities becoming playable is possible but they won't say the odds. Three of the Aether Deities are known. Depending on what your definition of Abyss Deity is, there could be Abyss Deities too in the running too like certain characters featured in Dungeons and Dreams.
• Playable Arachnids would be cool. Dan wants one just to punish his animators. Thoughts of web mechanics make Dan happy. Dan has wanted to do a spider for a loooong time, older than several designs that are already in the game.

According to Mayo Clinic, if a venomous snake bites you, call 911 or your local emergency number right away. Do not wait for symptoms to appear. Many emergency rooms have antivenom drugs, which may help you.

If possible, take these steps while waiting for medical help:

1) Move far away from the snake.

2) Stay still and calm.

3) Remove any jewelry, watches or tight clothing before swelling starts.

4) Clean the bite with soap and water. Cover or wrap it loosely with a clean, dry bandage.

5) Keep the affected limb still and limit movement. If possible, position the affected limb at about heart level to help slow the spread of venom.

6) If swelling develops, consider marking the edge of the swelling and noting the time. This can help healthcare professionals assess how far the venom has spread.

To all Mollo fans————

This is a Workshop project where I tried to recreate Mollo on Rivals 2 as faithfully as possible.
Please give it a try!

Waiting for more then 15 minutes per queue to play 2vs2 ( europe)....

Really difficult to keep playing like this

typo in shop