Sentinels’ Aramori believes that more women will make the breakthrough into the Marvel Rivals Esports scene in the future, alongside issuing tips for dealing with criticism as both a female and a Strategist player.
Aramori was one of only two women competing in the Marvel Rivals Ignite Mid-Season Finals in Guangzhou, alongside Reject’s MOKA, with the pair developing an instant kinship due to being the minority. In future, however, Aramori believes that will change.
Speaking exclusively to Insider Gaming at the event, Aramori said, “I really think there will be more. Through time, more and more women are coming up from Division 2, into Division 1, and making it on these big teams. In the Top 500, there are a lot of female players.”
That may surprise some people, which Aramori believes is due to fears some have of speaking out and communicating, given the misogyny many face online. Unfortunately, that was something she had to deal with herself following the Sentinels’ exit at the tournament.
Aramori’s Advice to Women in Esports & Strategist Players
Ignoring such comments is not easy, and Aramori described shrugging the comments off as a “skill in its own way,” but advised players to turn a blind eye, adding that it gets easier with time.
Strategist players in Marvel Rivals can also face toxic behavior in the game, and Aramori shared one big piece of advice for those looking to climb through ranked.
“Honestly, the best thing you can do to improve is use the replay system and watch your POV back. Every time you die or use an Ultimate, go back and think ‘did I really need to use that there? Was that needed? What could I have done differently?
“Lots of people will pay coaches to do that for them, but the best players need to be able to do that for themselves.”
Another big challenge in Marvel Rivals is the regular patch schedule, which drops a new hero every four weeks, and is something that Rad EU’s TrqstMe described as “insanely difficult,” a sentiment Aramori agrees with.
“It’s definitely tough. It keeps things interesting though, I’ve never been bored with a patch yet. In some other heroes, I remember there being like six months between patches, so I like the new heroes often.”
Following on from comments from Sentinels CEO Rob Moore about the need for Team Bundles to be added, Aramori outlined it’s something that fans have already been asking for.
“It would be really cool. I’ve had a bunch of people coming up to me saying they want a Sentinels Mantis skin, because that’s the hero I played when the game first came out and was kind of known for. To have that in the game, to feel that kinship, would be really cool.”
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For more Marvel Rivals, check out our exclusives from game director Guangguang on heroes for the next year already being planned, and confirmation of future collabs with other games.
