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WhileMarvel Rivalscan be played solo, it’s a much more fulfilling experience when you have a full team of friends or like-minded players around you. This leads to stronger teamwork, added enjoyability, and, more often than not, wins over losses.
Whether you already have friends playing Marvel Rivals or you’re looking for some teammates to squad up with, you can benefit from joining a Faction.
Factions is a built-in party system that allows you to quickly find and join teammates to play with.
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However, the Faction system is fairly well hidden in Marvel Rivals. Check out the guide below to see how you can make your own faction or join one that already exists.
What are Factions in Marvel Rivals?
Before we get into the process of joining a Faction, let’s go over exactly what they are in Marvel Rivals.
Factions are simply a way for you to find and join teammates in a more streamlined manner. You can think of your Faction as a personalizedfriends listthat shows you everyone playing Marvel Rivals and allows you to easily message them or join their lobby.
While you can, of course, simply look on the game’s normal friends list to find teammates, Factions can include players that aren’t on your friends list. You don’t have to know everyone in your Faction. Chances are, if you join a public Faction, you won’t know the majority of the players in it.
However, this presents an opportunity to get to know more people who share your play style. In turn, you have access to all sorts of potential teammates, so you don’t have to experience soloCompetitive Playin Marvel Rivals, which can certainly be taxing.
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One of the biggest benefits of the Faction system is the ability to participate in in-game tournaments. Only those in Factions can enter tournaments for a chance to win in-game rewards and real-life money.
If any of that sounds interesting to you, let’s get into how to make and join a Faction.
How to Create a Faction in Marvel Rivals
The process of creating your own Faction is simple and only requires a few in-game steps:
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One major aspect of creating a Faction you need to consider is what platform preference you set. Since Marvel Rivals doesn’t allow forcrossplay in Competitive, you might want to keep your Faction consistent with your primary platform.
You also want to consider the region of your Faction. While you can always invite players from other regions, one of you will have measurablyworse latencydepending on the lobby’s host.
How to Join a Faction in Marvel Rivals
If you don’t want to go through the process of creating and owning a Faction, you may simply join one that already exists:
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Before joining a Faction, you’ll want to press the “View More” button underneath the Faction’s emblem. This allows you to see the Faction’s region, platform preference, and other details.
How to Leave a Faction in Marvel Rivals
Finally, if you don’t like the current Faction you’re in or simply want to change, you can easily leave the Faction you joined by following the steps below:
Leaving a Faction is permanent, so if you decide to change your mind, you might have to reapply to join it again. If the Faction is free to join, though, you can join it with no issues.
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