[WB MultiVersus] is complicated

Karoz

What kind of game is MultiVersus?

MultiVersus is an all-new free-to-play, platform fighter videogame with an ever-expanding cast of iconic characters and legendary universes, various online modes including a team-based 2 vs. 2 format, and on-going content-filled seasons.

Looking to add other players? Click on the handy dandy Google doc spreadsheet to see others and add your own info!courtesy of @vamen

MultiVersus is now in Open Beta! Choose your platform!

Playstation
Xbox
Steam
Epic Game Store

Does MultiVersus have cross-play and cross-progression?

Yes. MultiVersus has full cross-play and cross-progression support across all platforms.

https://youtu.be/ygCmFLiUH3g

Latest Patch Notes as posted to the Wiki

Info Dump Spoiler to keep everything smoller:

https://youtu.be/Lzq9acpsM2s

The Character Roster (as of 7/28/2022)

Character Classes

As of now, there are five distinct Character Classes: Assassin, Bruiser, Mage, Support, and Tank. Each of these classes typically denotes the general area a character is best used in, and here is an explanation of each, along with every fighter classified within them.

Every fighter also has a distinction that tells you which direction their moves are best suited for covering too: Vertical, Horizontal, or Hybrid. These are less important to overall gameplay, however, and more just a label to provide at-a-glance insight into their playstyle.

Assassin

Assassin fighters are generally lightweight fighters whose main strengths are their combo proficiency and quick reflexes. Assassin fighters receive 14% increased damage from all sources. The Assassin fighters consist of:

Bruiser

Fighters are at home in the heat of a brawl and excel at melee combat using sheer brute force. The Bruiser fighters consist of:

Mage

Mage fighters that aren't as powerful as other fighters with regards to close quarters combat and instead fight mainly from a distance utilizing a variety of traps and projectiles. The Mage/Ranged fighters consist of:

Support

Support fighters have numerous defensive abilities that make them excellent allies in team matches. The Support fighters consist of:

Tank

Tank fighters are hefty and sluggish, although they make up for it with high defenses and devastating power. The Tank fighters consist of:

Character Perks

Perks are a type of power-ups in MultiVersus that grant various buffs to the Fighter they are attributed to. If the same Perk is selected by both players of the same guild, then that Perk will become Stacked.

Perks can come in one of the following categories: Offense (symbolized by the color red), Defense (symbolized by the color blue), and Utility (symbolized by the color green).

There are also Fighter-specific Perks, known as Signature Perks, that are symbolized by the color yellow.

Select your battleground! (All available levels)

Progression, Customization/Cosmetics and Premium Currency + Toast

https://youtu.be/tQ1jJpx1E54

Cosmetics examples:

Have a player who did really well during a match? At the end (best 2 out of 3 or if someone opts out) Toast them (an icon above their character) to give them a notification and +20 gold!

How to get toast: Players are given 5 Toasts daily upon logging in. More Toasts can be obtained by advancing through the Battle Pass, complete Daily Missions, level up Fighters, and get "Toasted" by other players. Additionally, you can buy 10 Toasts for 350 Gold Ui icons gold colored.png.

Choice FAQs

Who is developing MultiVersus?

Player First Games is developing MultiVersus.

Who is publishing MultiVersus?

Warner Bros. Games is publishing MultiVersus.

When does MultiVersus release?

MultiVersus is currently in Open Beta (as of July 26) and will continue to get updated with new characters, maps, seasonal content, and more in the months ahead. An end date has not been set for the Open Beta. For more information, visit mutliversus.com/open-beta-faq

What type of modes does MultiVersus have

MultiVersus introduces a team-based 2 vs. 2 format with a strong emphasis on online cooperative gameplay. The game also offers 1 vs. 1 matches, 4-player free-for-all, co-op vs. A.I. matches, custom online lobbies, The Lab (practice mode), tutorials, and local play matches supporting up to four competitors.

Does MultiVersus have rollback netcode?

Yes. MultiVersus has dedicated server-based rollback netcode to support online gameplay.

How much does MultiVersus cost?

MultiVersus is a free-to-play game with optional in-game purchases.

Poll choices cherry picked from WB properties wiki feel free to state your own though!

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Terrible at Smash.... terrible at this. But having a good ole time as Wonder Woman.

Jazz

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

vamen wrote: »

Terrible at Smash.... terrible at this. But having a good ole time as Wonder Woman.

Words to live by.

BloodySloth

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

I was truly not prepared for how fun this game is. Like it's obviously Smash, but they've taken some of the concepts pretty far out there in the process of representing some of these characters; it's really great.

Like, only Steven can block? Finn has an item shop?? Velma can get you fucking arrested???

I'm sure other Smash clones are similarly inventive, but I'll admit the appeal of the IP got me to try this one. Well, that and it being free.

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

Yeah I'm impressed with its quality only coming into it at Open Beta.

The game still has some work to do and polish but it's very promising. Plus F2P and on consoles that are not Nintendo is a big selling point for me.

I need to practice a ton but we can use this space to find other friendly folks to play with or against so we don't just get bullied by internet randos.

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

BloodySloth wrote: »

I was truly not prepared for how fun this game is. Like it's obviously Smash, but they've taken some of the concepts pretty far out there in the process of representing some of these characters; it's really great.

Like, only Steven can block? Finn has an item shop?? Velma can get you fucking arrested???

I'm sure other Smash clones are similarly inventive, but I'll admit the appeal of the IP got me to try this one. Well, that and it being free.

That explains a lot. I was like "did I overlook a blocking tutorial?!“

I was also not prepared for how deep playing freakin Bugs Bunny would be.

BloodySloth

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

vamen wrote: »

BloodySloth wrote: »

I was truly not prepared for how fun this game is. Like it's obviously Smash, but they've taken some of the concepts pretty far out there in the process of representing some of these characters; it's really great.

Like, only Steven can block? Finn has an item shop?? Velma can get you fucking arrested???

I'm sure other Smash clones are similarly inventive, but I'll admit the appeal of the IP got me to try this one. Well, that and it being free.

That explains a lot. I was like "did I overlook a blocking tutorial?!“

I was also not prepared for how deep playing freakin Bugs Bunny would be.

Yeah, they neatly slotted in the Smash Bros bubble block to represent Steven Universe's protective bubble... with the consequence that now he's the only character who can do it. It's insane and I love stuff like that in games.

Bugs is another example where he can spawn item drops and readily set up a teleporter that he and his ally can use with impunity. It's like every character has elements where someone can go "That's absolute bullshit" and it's wonderful.

KoopahTroopah

Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

I played in Alpha but not in Beta yet, my favorites so far were Harley and Velma. Taz spin was stupid in Alpha so hopefully it's better now.

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

KoopahTroopah wrote: »

I played in Alpha but not in Beta yet, my favorites so far were Harley and Velma. Taz spin was stupid in Alpha so hopefully it's better now.

It was nerfed heavily when Lebron came out.

Taz

Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was preventing Taz from doing any aerial attacks once he reached his air special limit.
Air/Ground Side Special:
If you have been following early access, Taz’s Tornado has been dominating his character kit and presenting a non-obvious knowledge check for newer players. By reducing its effectiveness we hope to improve his gameplay health and loop and bring the game to a healthier state for newer players.
A decrease to the tornado’s duration and the additional duration gained by passing an ally.
Removing one of the multi-hits of the tornado.
Decreasing the hit pause of all the hits in the tornado.
Reduced knockback from the final hit in the tornado from 1375 to 1275.
Right now, our plan is to transition the Tornado to a cooldown move in an upcoming patch. The tornado is Taz’s signature move so we want to keep it as one of his most powerful attacks, with the cooldown forcing more intentional use of it. These nerfs will reduce Taz’s strength, especially at higher levels of play, so expect some buffs to the other moves in his kit in the near future. Thank you for your patience and we will continue to evaluate Taz’s gameplay health.

Kyanilis

I was this close to making this thread because I couldn't believe there wasn't one yet.

Seriously, this game has been rad. The only downside right now is that there have been some significant latency issues since the open beta started, but I imagine they'll get those sorted eventually.

BloodySloth wrote: »

I was truly not prepared for how fun this game is. Like it's obviously Smash, but they've taken some of the concepts pretty far out there in the process of representing some of these characters; it's really great.

Like, only Steven can block? Finn has an item shop?? Velma can get you fucking arrested???

I'm sure other Smash clones are similarly inventive, but I'll admit the appeal of the IP got me to try this one. Well, that and it being free.

Yeah, I guess it is kinda hard to capture the fun of Smash. There was the Nickelodeon one that came out recently, but by all reports it didn't do enough to set itself apart/had other problems. Multiversus does a great job at differentiating itself. I mean it's a platform fighter so it's always going to get compared to Smash, but it does so much differently I don't think anyone can rightly declare it's a "Smash clone".

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

Kyanilis wrote: »

I was this close to making this thread because I couldn't believe there wasn't one yet.

Seriously, this game has been rad. The only downside right now is that there have been some significant latency issues since the open beta started, but I imagine they'll get those sorted eventually.

I was shocked myself, that's why I was looking all around cause I was sure I had just missed it.

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Steam chat has got me ALL excited about all the possible future chars...I had no idea the amount of cool stuff WB owned.

Something I hope they really work on are the maps. The most exciting one is maybe the Batcave and even it's not especially exciting.

asofyeun

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

Finn seems a bit strong

King Riptor

The stages have different layouts not that you ever get to see any but yeah theyre kinda boring


Also Morty drops August 9th*. Unlike Rick nobody has a clue what his moveset will be

*Evil morty skin will cost 60 dollars its just the eyepatch

asofyeun

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

also we got Bugs but no Daffy that's a crime right

King Riptor

Daffy was in some leaks I assume hes coming at some point

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

asofyeun wrote: »

also we got Bugs but no Daffy that's a crime right

One might even say it's....despicable.

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

I really enjoy Batman but I am hesitant to use his grapple much.
Check out around 6:13 in this video. I basically ringed myself out. And not because of a bad play but it bugged or lagged me out of the ring at super high speed. That's happened few times.

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

It also seems like the Sleighdog player knew you can time your attack to hit Batman before he hits you so seems a double edged batgrapple.

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Yea, it feels like I get hit 50% of the time when I do it unless it's while they are facing away.
On the plus side, it seems to beat out Superman's flight move where he grabs you while flying. Or I've just gotten very lucky a few times.

Kyanilis

vamen wrote: »

I really enjoy Batman but I am hesitant to use his grapple much.
Check out around 6:13 in this video. I basically ringed myself out. And not because of a bad play but it bugged or lagged me out of the ring at super high speed. That's happened few times.

yeah their recent patch notes said they fixed that

I can also speak from experience to say that they did not. It doesn't happen often but oof when it does.

Dixon

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Yeah the Batman grapple and the Iron Giant butt bomb still seem bugged...especially IG where now it triggers until the person just gets evaporated.

I've been playing some 1v1's now as well. I've got up to rank 105. My Duo's dropped to 210 from 54, and basically just because I haven't played any recently.

Tom and Jerry's are giving me the most problem now. They play a mean evasion game while you get death by a thousand projectiles.

Dixon

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Also there are character data mine leaks all over the place. Won't post here due to WB asking most places to take them down, but they can def still be found.

Lots of characters 10+ they have found assets for so far. So it seems like the roster will grow quickly.

Ivan Hunger

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

From a post I made in the western animation thread last month:

Race Bannon needs a moveset that revolves around throwing barrels.

Lion-O needs to have a taunt that gives him and his ally a buff if you can do it four times without taking damage.

autono-wally, erotibot300

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

I had a few games as shaggy where is really could read the opponents like an open book and just completely dominate them.

When I vibe with shaggy that much it feels like my own ultra instinct is unlocked. Well, 0.0001% of it

taliosfalcon

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

I either just hit a hacker or someone just so much better than me I can't comprehend it... it was a velma who solo'd me and my teammate while her teammate just idled and watched.. We couldn't do more than 10 damage to her before she'd heal and any time we knocked her off the side the game would "lag" and she'd re-appear in the center of the map. So confused.

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

Sure sounds like a hacker or really terrible lag. Willing to bet on the former.

asofyeun

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

That said, I have had a couple of matches where the lag was horrendous and I won out of sheer luck that the enemy team wandered off into oblivion because nobody knew where anybody really was

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

So the UI for playing with friends via Steam isn't super-friendly right now. You can always invite via steam but it's nice to just see who is there while in-game. I made an openly editable Google Spreadsheet where we can add our WB names and such if people want to add each other via the WB names in-game so it's easier to see who is playing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B2vfzHbnzxg_AeJZDA6Ic5IaBdOm37B2pxzxVOu7AAU/edit?usp=sharing

King Riptor

asofyeun wrote: »

That said, I have had a couple of matches where the lag was horrendous and I won out of sheer luck that the enemy team wandered off into oblivion because nobody knew where anybody really was

Ive been doing bot marches because the bullshit teleport lag( teleporting me) has cost me several matches

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

I just played a match in a level that was on top of a skyscraper. Have I had very bad luck and somehow not seen that yet or did that just get enabled?

Probably my best fight in that level. I felt gooood.
I'm so bad at fighting games but I feel like I could at least get decent at this one. I never really got into Smash but I'm having such a blast with this.

Johnny Chopsocky

Just pushed buttons on this for the first time. Goddamn, this game got the money. The animation work and character touches and voice lines; Player First Games put in the WORK.

I'm still trying to figure out who I'm going to main. Maybe Finn? I liked my time in The Lab with him.

Kyanilis

vamen wrote: »

I just played a match in a level that was on top of a skyscraper. Have I had very bad luck and somehow not seen that yet or did that just get enabled?

Probably my best fight in that level. I felt gooood.
I'm so bad at fighting games but I feel like I could at least get decent at this one. I never really got into Smash but I'm having such a blast with this.

Yep! There was a "community challenge" to unlock it this afternoon and people hit it in like 3 hours. Kind of a neat surprise to see new stages go in like that.

Dixon

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Johnny Chopsocky wrote: »

Just pushed buttons on this for the first time. Goddamn, this game got the money. The animation work and character touches and voice lines; Player First Games put in the WORK.

I'm still trying to figure out who I'm going to main. Maybe Finn? I liked my time in The Lab with him.

Finn is who I main, he can move while charging attacks and the teleport stones ability is great. His entire kit is useful and dude moves around like a champ.

I feel like his special that does the bag spin may get nerfed just due to everyone calling it out but we’ll see. I find his charge up and left regular attacks way more op.

Played quite a bit today, got my solo finn rank to 39.

autono-wally, erotibot300

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

Wow... A well played Velma seems unbeatable. Gotta try harder

vamen

Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring)

Dixon wrote: »

Johnny Chopsocky wrote: »

Just pushed buttons on this for the first time. Goddamn, this game got the money. The animation work and character touches and voice lines; Player First Games put in the WORK.

I'm still trying to figure out who I'm going to main. Maybe Finn? I liked my time in The Lab with him.

Finn is who I main, he can move while charging attacks and the teleport stones ability is great. His entire kit is useful and dude moves around like a champ.

I feel like his special that does the bag spin may get nerfed just due to everyone calling it out but we’ll see. I find his charge up and left regular attacks way more op.

Played quite a bit today, got my solo finn rank to 39.

That spin move has definitely rung my bell a few times!

taliosfalcon

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

autono-wally, erotibot300 wrote: »

Wow... A well played Velma seems unbeatable. Gotta try harder

I agree with this 100%, a good Velma seems to dish noticeably more damage out than any other character, and can heal herself of virtually all damage. I dunno why people were complaining about pre nerf taz he had nothing on Velma

Kyanilis

taliosfalcon wrote: »

autono-wally, erotibot300 wrote: »

Wow... A well played Velma seems unbeatable. Gotta try harder

I agree with this 100%, a good Velma seems to dish noticeably more damage out than any other character, and can heal herself of virtually all damage. I dunno why people were complaining about pre nerf taz he had nothing on Velma

Taz was free at the time, Velma hasn't been (yet).

But it sounds like they're doing a significant balance patch after EVO. I'm expecting Bugs and Velma nerfs for sure.

Karoz

Karoz's were bad and they should feel bad!

taliosfalcon wrote: »

autono-wally, erotibot300 wrote: »

Wow... A well played Velma seems unbeatable. Gotta try harder

I agree with this 100%, a good Velma seems to dish noticeably more damage out than any other character, and can heal herself of virtually all damage. I dunno why people were complaining about pre nerf taz he had nothing on Velma

Wait heals? That's rather baffling. Things like Reindog's leash is powerful but a quick enough ring out is gonna be an issue or you just focus Reindog.

Healing is undoing the enemy's progress and while she's unique and sure there is a cooldown that seems rather OP.

OP progress:
-Added @vamen google spreadsheet under the initial banner--add your info and use it to friend others to play more friendly multiversus!
-Perks section has been updated
-Moved FAQ section to the bottom of the page where it belongs
-Hid most of the info section behind a big ol spoiler so easier to scroll past
-Added in progress sections: Latest patch notes, Maps

DudemanX

Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Bros.)

Kyanilis wrote: »

taliosfalcon wrote: »

autono-wally, erotibot300 wrote: »

Wow... A well played Velma seems unbeatable. Gotta try harder

I agree with this 100%, a good Velma seems to dish noticeably more damage out than any other character, and can heal herself of virtually all damage. I dunno why people were complaining about pre nerf taz he had nothing on Velma

Taz was free at the time, Velma hasn't been (yet).

But it sounds like they're doing a significant balance patch after EVO. I'm expecting Bugs and Velma nerfs for sure.

I just started rocking Velma and she is indeed rather amazing. I partied up with a random Finn and we went on a crazy a run of wins.

I don't think it's her raw damage that's high so much as her range. Her quip and lightbulb attacks seem to have just a large hitbox. Getting lots of easy hits just leads to high damage.

BahamutZERO

Kyanilis wrote: »

But it sounds like they're doing a significant balance patch after EVO. I'm expecting Bugs and Velma nerfs for sure.

this is a hell of a couple of sentences huh