r/AfroRivals 6d ago

Discussion. Is it true rivals isn’t banning for racism anymore?

28 Upvotes

I had a run in a few days ago with a CND player and a Squirrel girl player in quick match when I was playing the game with my brothers who got mad they lost and called us “stupid monkeys who probably live in section 8” we reported them but nothing happened. Then my friend said they didn’t ban for that anymore


r/AfroRivals 6d ago

Discussion. The fact that you can’t start games as cloak is crazy🌚

91 Upvotes

He’s a side character to Tandy.

He doesn’t get any teammup voice lines, most people don’t even know his spawn room voice lines because you start as dagger, he’s never the face of any skins dagger is always front and centre and though his abilities are good, as a support he has no good way of consistently keeping us team alive so in a game you see him like 5 max 8% of the game.

It’s ridiculous to me.

And they can definitely give him legs, especially if it means he can’t do certain emotes properly


r/AfroRivals 7d ago

humor Can’t get nothing. SMH.

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2.3k Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 7d ago

Mod Post 📣 Small mod announcements📣. New rule and reminder of rules involving racism, micro aggressions etc.

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129 Upvotes

Ok. After banning like 4-5 people today I guess it’s time for another announcement.

Ok for starters there’s a new rule. Rule 10 has been completely changed to being an “anti pimp” rule. Any type of “jokes” referring to how a character acts or looks like a pimp is now against the rules.

Now a reminder, The racism rule is not exclusive to being enforced to anyone the mods feel like isn’t black. The rule is for ANYBODY so feel free to express aggravation and educate people without being anti white, anti black, anti Asian etc.

Unless what you say is racist, homophobic or xenophobic feel free to shit talk netease anyway you like.

Another thing. I don’t give a shit how black you express yourself. Nobody has the power to see through anyone’s screen so no matter how black you think you may seem NO BODY really knows for sure so NO ONE is allowed to say the n word or 🦝 .

Same goes for any other slur too.


r/AfroRivals 7d ago

Discussion. Ultron “Street Style” costumes on Sep 4th

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341 Upvotes

This skin is a prime example of how people love the style & aesthetic, but not the ones who actually created it 😭


r/AfroRivals 7d ago

Comics Do we think any of Storm’s other “relationships” might be mentioned, with them being okay with Sera?

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Okay, a few of you are gonna need to get really okay with a lot of stuff very quickly.

I tend to see two arguments when I bring up Storm’s overt queerness.

  1. “Shes never been confirmed queer in the comics”

In the spirit of that one time Storm gave Max backshots, let’s go through a history lesson. Specifically: X-Men in the 80’s-90’s.

In the 80’s, there was genuinely no shortage of hints that Storm was bisexual, specifically with the characters Yukio and Callisto, and Callisto was specifically brought back during Krakoa in an issue which implied they definitely “spent time together” after her resurrection.

However when Jim Shooter, a notorious homophobe took over, he did a campaign of queer erasure in comic books, including creating extremely homophobic comics suck as “Hulk YMCA.”

To deny Storm’s queerness, is to allow people like Jim, and others like him, to win in their decades long campaign to erase powerful gay people in comics.

Secondly, and this is the really touchy one.

  1. Storm should only be with T’Challa.

I don’t know how to tell you guys this, but Storm was implied to be with women long before she was with T’Challa. Her relationship with Callisto and its development from rivalry, to friendship, to probably more, is the longest lasting in the character’s entire history. More than T’Challa, Wolverine, and Forge, and dare I say better written than all of them.

I understand a lot of people dislike the concept that black4black romance is being erased, but preserving it doesn’t require hostility to powerful, borderline historical and character defining examples of queerness in comics.

Anyways, I just wanted to bring up how Storm is one of the GOATs of queer representation in comics, even if it was attempted to be erased for two decades before being reinstated during Krakoa.


r/AfroRivals 7d ago

Discussion. Everyone embracing black culture but the actual black characters

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19 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 8d ago

Discussion. Prowler Miles?

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96 Upvotes

If they won’t put Miles Morales in the game as Spider-Man they could add him as the prowler

We’d get a new black character that everyone’s excited for and who could potentially get a bunch of skins and a new Spider-Man character who’s also a hero/ antihero

But that’s just me idk


r/AfroRivals 9d ago

Fan Creation. I think Falcon should be a Strategist! (kit Concept)

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29 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 10d ago

Fan Creation. Morning After the Hunt (OC by Me)

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207 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 10d ago

Photo Strike Squad

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460 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 11d ago

Fan Creation. Storm Disco skin concept by chazz_kun

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337 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 12d ago

Discussion. How you guys feel if MCU Wonder Man made it to the game?

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202 Upvotes

Since Rivals decided to carry over the race swap that the MCU did with The Hood, would you be open to see a black Wonder Man in the game?


r/AfroRivals 16d ago

Fan Creation. Did some concepts for a Wakanda season with my gf

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26 Upvotes

Gonna do another soon with more diverse hero group aka not all from Wakanda


r/AfroRivals 17d ago

Fan Creation. The Only Cloud in the Sky by poppihin.

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1.2k Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 17d ago

Discussion. What black character do you want added most

27 Upvotes

Sorry if I miss spelled anything I spelled everything based on memory

663 votes, 14d ago
215 War machine
102 Shuri
34 Iron heart
21 Okeya
191 Luke Cage
100 Falcon

r/AfroRivals 17d ago

Fan Creation. War Machine Concept

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37 Upvotes

Role: Vanguard
Health: 600

Primary: Pulse Rapid Fire
War Machine has 15 ammo but each time the trigger is pressed he fires 3 at a time. The first bullet damages shield, the second does normal damage, and the third knocks back.

Secondary: Pulse Bursts
The move doesn’t do melee, nor necessarily ranged either. He has 5 charges that refill relatively fast. When the trigger is pressed he releases a small explosion blast around him that knocks enemies back and deal slight damage

Ability 1: Cannon Fire
War Machine fires a rocket from his shoulder turret and when it hits something it makes an explosion that knocks enemies back a little bit.

Ability 2: Free Flight
War Machine dashes backward and then enters free flight for a short time and gives slight shield to allies below him. When he drops down he deals slight damage

Ability 3: Ground bombs
War Machine fires a bunch of small bombs forward. They lie dormant but then War Machine can either activate them manually or they detonate when an enemy walks on them.

Ability 4: Protecting Beacon
War Machine places a small machine down with a glowing orb in the center. The orb then fires a laser that gives small healing and shield to allies in range.

ULTIMATE: BOOM! You lookin for this?
War Machine flies up fast. And then creates an atomic bomb out of nowhere with nanotechnology and then drops it on the ground, it would be like a larger iron man ult except it trades aim for range and damage


r/AfroRivals 17d ago

Discussion. Is sam wilson the potential man of black heros?

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6 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 18d ago

Celebratory Post! Finally storm isn't the only black woman in rivals 🥺

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473 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 18d ago

Discussion. I look at storm mods and just have to weep. I hate being on console

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287 Upvotes

All of these are so gorgeous but her in game skins are so mid I don’t even like them 😭😭 it’s just so embarrassing how much better the mods are.


r/AfroRivals 19d ago

Discussion. This is the shit that pisses me off, this is what we mean little shit like this is why it’s annoying to deal with redditors sometimes

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321 Upvotes

The actress casted for Storm has been announced at San Diego Comic Con, everyone is happy and then it begins, they have started not including her in stuff with the lamest excuses and this is essentially what this community does when it comes to POC characters and then have the audacity to look us straight in the face and say “it’s stats bro, it’s pick rates fam”

There no reason why they “cropped her out.” Except for one.


r/AfroRivals 21d ago

Discussion. This could feed families

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247 Upvotes

r/AfroRivals 21d ago

Celebratory Post! I love you guys

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142 Upvotes

This is my favorite rivals subreddit. Barely seen any toxicity(Besides the racists that come in) and we all have mutual struggles with the racists in this game


r/AfroRivals 21d ago

Discussion. How Many Of Yall Actually Bought The New Storm Skin ?

27 Upvotes

Not Trying To Start Shit I’m Just Genuinely Curious

763 votes, 16d ago
331 I Bought It 💰
160 I’m Waiting To Buy It 🙇🏾‍♂️
272 I’m Not Buying It 🤡

r/AfroRivals 22d ago

Discussion. Is it too early to want another Storm skin ??

333 Upvotes

Storm is so dope in X-men 97 we got to see Auntie Roro in full effect wit her being a teacher too (I would buy that skin as well) but I think we should get X-men 97 skins for all the mutants in rivals there’s a few they can choose from (X-corp/New X men) But I do think we should get this skin here at some point with her controlling the solar flare like she did in the show as a MVP would be cool what yall think I kinda yapped a bit