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The return of MultiVersus, a “party fighter” developed by Warner Bros and Player First Games, has generated great excitement among its followers. After a year of absence, the game is back with a facelift thanks to the use of Unreal Engine 5, as well as improvements in netcode and the digital economy. However, the community is expressing its concern about the time it takes to unlock new fighters. And, as we will see in the following example, it is no wonder.
It takes over 38 hours of PvP play to unlock a single new character in MultiVersus, beyond the main ones. After ~100 minutes of 2v2, I earned 130 combat coins. That's 78 hours. Most fighters cost 3,000. For 6,000, the Joker would take me 77 HOURS to unlock. Let's stop defending this.
Unlocking characters in MultiVersus: How long does it take?
In MultiVersus, players have free access to 4 base characters, but these are not forever as they rotate weekly. This allows players to try out different fighters without needing to unlock them all right away. Despite this strategy, which we already saw in Killer Instinct, thanks to the estimates of content creator WhyDo we know that unlocking each new basic fighter requires some 40 hours of constant play and grinding.
To better understand the times required, let's consider the following figures:
- For each 100 minutes of playthe players win 130 in-game coins.
- Most new fighters cost 3,000 points.
Doing the math, we would need just under 2 days of continuous play to get a new basic character. Although this time can be reduced slightly by completing challenges, there is a limit of 1,000 daily points for each one of them. Things get complicated when Premium characters come into play. For example, him Joker costs 6,000 pointsso to unlock the villain we need 6 days fulfilling challenges or more than 3 full days (77 hours) of PvP play to earn that amount of coins.
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It should be noted that the players receive a starter pack of coins when you launch the game, which may seem like MultiVersus is more generous than it actually is. Additionally, there is the option to purchase fighters and cosmetics with the Glaemium premium currency, which calls into question its true economy. Is it worth investing so much time or money to unlock your favorite fighters? The answer will depend on each player and his playing style.