Marvel Rivals introduced an upgrade to its hero proficiency system last week, allowing players to earn new rewards. Many of these rewards–including the brag-worthy Lord icons–require a considerable amount of grinding to achieve, which has led to the rise of “Lord farming” amongst the playerbase.
Essentially, players aren’t moving after they spawn into a match, as they spam their abilities to earn proficiency points safely. This has led to some very one-sided matches, and developer NetEase says it’ll address this problem in a future update. There’s no date yet for when this update will go live, but players can expect some severe penalties if they’re caught farming stats this way.