{"id":46716,"date":"2025-04-04T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T03:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46716"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T03:08:23","slug":"marvel-rivals-season-2-will-allow-players-to-customize-costumes-and-gift-cosmetics-to-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-season-2-will-allow-players-to-customize-costumes-and-gift-cosmetics-to-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals Season 2 will allow players to customize costumes and gift cosmetics to friends\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before you spend <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-adds-venom-pick-up-bundle-and-new-costume-coin-currency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">money or any of the in-game currencies<\/a> on <strong>Marvel Rivals<\/strong> cosmetics, NetEase Games announced that it will be adding new color options for some costumes and introducing the ability to gift cosmetics to friends. Both features will be added to the game once Season 2 begins next week on April 11, 12 am UTC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Season 2 Hellfire Gala | Dev Vision Vol. 05 | Marvel Rivals\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LOuv0tO_aLI?start=269&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"free-recolors-for-select-costumes-are-coming\">Free recolors for select costumes are coming&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Creative Director Guangguang, color options will be available for some of the more popular costumes and allow players to customize their favorite superheroes&#8217; looks further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1236\" height=\"811\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1236px) 100vw, 1236px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-001.jpg\" alt=\"Luna Snow costume recolor\" class=\"wp-image-46721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-001.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-001-380x249.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-001-768x504.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Psylocke\u2019s Vengeance costume, which has a default purple, black, and red color scheme, was shown alongside a purple, white, and gold variant. Similarly, Luna Snow\u2019s default Mirae 2099 costume which is predominantly white, purple, and pink, will come with an alternate white, blue, and aqua recolor. As both of these costumes are paid cosmetics, it remains to be seen if any of the previous free costumes (such as those earned from <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-why-the-venom-twerk-emote-is-a-bigger-deal-than-people-realize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in-game events<\/a>, Season Passes, Twitch Drops, and the default superhero costumes) will be getting new color options too.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gifting-costumes-lets-players-spread-the-love\">Gifting costumes lets players spread the love\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of paid cosmetics, players will now be able to gift cosmetics found in the in-game Store. Gifting cosmetics and bundles costs the same as purchasing them for yourself, but a daily limit of five gifts is implemented to prevent overspending. Guangguang says that gifting will \u201cfoster better communication and interaction among friends\u201d within Marvel Rivals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"621\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-003.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Rivals cosmetic gifting feature\" class=\"wp-image-46722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-003.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-003-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250404-46716-003-768x428.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With two new superheroes and tons of changes on the way (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarvelRivals\/status\/1907931157829923237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emma Frost<\/a> will be joining the roster on April 11, followed by Ultron in <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-updates-to-happen-at-the-start-and-middle-of-each-season-along-with-emergency-patches-says-lead-combat-designer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the mid-season patch<\/a>), Marvel Rivals is gearing up for its most stylish season yet. Those who don\u2019t want to spend money on cosmetics can still continue not to, but it helps to know that being a good friend can potentially earn you a free gift from your comrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel Rivals is available for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From April 11, Marvel Rivals will introduce free costume recolors and a gifting feature for paid cosmetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":46720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-46716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marvel Rivals Season 2 will allow players to customize costumes and gift cosmetics to friends\u00a0 - 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