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Marvel Rivals Match-Throwing Website Situation Explained
Match-throwing is a serious matter, especially in the esports scene. But recently, a situation involving a Marvel Rivals match-throwing website became the center of the fanbase’s discussion.
What started out as a noble duty to fight against griefers became twisted and turned against its own makers. The reason is simple: there is money involved.
How did the situation develop, and what is NetEase‘s response to ensure the Marvel Rivals esports ecosystem stays fair and safe?
Intlist, a website to hunt griefers
Griefers, throwers, and bad apples are a common but troublesome problem that has existed since the dawn of competitive multiplayer games. Marvel Rivals is no exception, with the Kingsman265-zazzastack situation being the most recent one.
There are a lot of solutions proposed to tackle this situation. NetEase, the developer of Marvel Rivals, is also working hard to remedy this situation.
Despite that, players who were fed up took this matter into their own hands. And thus, a website called Intlist.org was launched on February 23 by content creator EchoRivals.
In a deleted X post, EchoRivals said that Intlist is a website where players can post bounties to mess with a griefer/thrower’s match. “Someone queues in, throws it back, gets paid,” they wrote.
Besides Marvel Rivals, other games are also supported, such as Deadlock, Overwatch, Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, and Dota 2.
While EchoRivals’ intentions were good-natured, noble even, they might have overlooked the repercussions of such an open platform. There’s no way people would post a bounty on an innocent person just to ruin their day, right?
People put bounties on innocent players
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened.
Since the beginning, players saw Intlist as a flawed website, where normal players could catch stray bullets from its bounty system. Its verification process is also dubious, as there are few safeguards to protect people who didn’t actually throw their match.
As expected, some players reported an increase in thrown matches, where people just sabotage each other’s matches just to get those bounties.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to tell which players throw their matches intentionally and which players just plain suck but are still trying to play.
“I see a lot of throwers in general now who die a couple times and then say they’re just playing for the vibes while AFKing or throwing,” said a Reddit user, referencing the Kingsman drama. “I stopped playing the entirety of Season 6 because it just became so unbearable. Can’t believe people are still doing this stupid s**t a month later.”
“Something tells me throwing the game of someone who throws already is not going to annoy anyone but the four unfortunate randoms on the team,” wrote another Reddit user. “I do not see the point of this like at all.”
In EchoRivals’ defense…
Many players have reported the issue to NetEase and even pleaded with EchoRivals for Intlist’s closure. EchoRivals themselves are adamant that the fallout of Intlist is an “unfortunate reality of war,” calling clueless people who are caught in the situation “collateral damage.”
EchoRivals insisted that Intlist was made to address problems that plagued competitive multiplayer games. While providing bounty services to other games, EchoRivals put a strong emphasis on Marvel Rivals, not just because it’s their focus game.
In one of its posts, Intlist promised to shut itself down if NetEase banned bad actors in their games and fixed their engagement-optimized matchmaking system, something that NetEase has denied ever implementing.
“People resorting to soft doxing is kinda wild. I don’t understand why (NetEase) refuses to do anything when they can clearly code a bare minimum system to pick up lord farmers,” said one X user.
NetEase responded to the Marvel Rivals Match-Throwing Website
On March 6, NetEase finally released their official response about the match-throwing fiasco. Their stance is clear and firm: bounty websites such as Intlist are violating Marvel Rivals’ competitive integrity.
“We have recently identified a disturbing trend within our community: ‘incentivized throwing,’ where players are enticed by third-party bounties to deliberately sabotage matches. This behavior not only undermines the integrity of our game but also tarnishes the experience for honest players who are committed to fair competition,” wrote NetEase on the Marvel Rivals website.
To address this issue, NetEase will implement a system that can detect fraudulent in-game behaviors linked to such illegal bounties. Disciplinary action will be taken when such violations are proven, including but not limited to a permanent account ban.
NetEase will also reinforce their AFK and match-throwing detection system, with severe penalties for violators. As for victims, NetEase will roll out compensations for players affected by restoring their lost points.
Intlist transitioning to a free platform
In response to NetEase’s announcement, Intlist has opted to shut down its website and bounty system. As of the writing of this post, Intlist is transitioning to a free platform, acting as a database for bad actors.
“We’re happy to see game developers taking a stronger stance on a problem the community has cared deeply about. We’ve made the decision to transition Intlist to a completely free documentation platform — no bounties, no payments. Just transparency for the community,” a statement on the website reads.
What EchoRivals and Intlist did might be out of line, as they have a disregard for what their actions have caused to the community. While they got their message across to NetEase, they did so in a damaging way that takes a long time to repair.
This situation is also a great lesson for game developers, especially those who dabble in the competitive multiplayer genre. When it comes to creating a fair environment, developers must have a proactive role in enforcing their rules. Ignore the situation long enough, and vigilantes will begin their crusade, with irresponsible actors masquerading inside the movement.
