Overview

• Popular Marvel Rivals streamer Necros called support players “idiots” and “morons,” triggering backlash and a community-organized boycott of the support role.
• Support players, frustrated by long-standing undervaluation and insults, declared a ‘support strike,’ refusing to queue for the Strategist role in protest.
• Despite the strike, early data shows no significant drop in support role picks, reflecting the limited impact of such movements in live-service games.
• Support players report increased verbal abuse in voice chat, with some citing Necros’ comments to justify toxic behavior against them.
• The controversy highlights broader issues of streamer influence, role design challenges, and the persistent undervaluation of healing-oriented roles in team-based games.