NetEase Games has announced a ban on keyboard and mouse adapters in Marvel Rivals on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. The use of adapters like XIM, Cronus Zen, Titan Two, KeyMander, and Brook Sniper, which simulate gamepad input from keyboard and mouse, is considered a violation of the game's terms of service. NetEase cites the unfair advantage provided by increased control sensitivity and aiming assistance as the reason for the ban. The company employs detection tools to identify adapter use with high accuracy, resulting in account suspension upon detection.
Separately, the game has experienced issues where higher FPS correlates with increased ping. While this may be less noticeable with already high ping, a jump from, for example, 90ms to 150ms can severely impact gameplay. The cause appears linked to frame rate. Until a patch addresses this, players are advised to experiment with FPS settings, with some suggesting maintaining around 90 FPS as a temporary workaround, despite this being counterintuitive to players accustomed to higher frame rates in other titles.