TimTheTatman was scrolling through his chat during a recent livestream when a sharp comment about Marvel Rivals caught his eye, and it immediately set off one of his most passionate on-stream moments in weeks.
The message read, “L Rivals W ARC W Tim,” and the popular streamer stopped everything to respond. “Why don’t you guys like Marvel? Yo, y’all are switching up, bro,” he said, clearly surprised at how quickly some of his viewers seemed to abandon a game that had once dominated his chat. It did not take long for him to build steam as he called out what he saw as short-term memory from the community.
He reminded viewers how Marvel Rivals carried the multiplayer scene during a period when strong releases were rare. “Stop acting like Marvel didn’t carry you from the end of last year to at least the middle of this year,” Tim said, raising his voice in disbelief.
“There were zero good games out, and Marvel Rivals came out, and it swept the nation. It swept the world,” he emphasized.
While the chat message had labeled Marvel Rivals as an “L” and hyped up Arc Raiders as a “W,” Tim made it clear that, in his view, Rivals had earned far more respect than people were giving it at that moment.
His impassioned reaction hit a nerve as many long-time viewers remembered exactly how popular the game was during its early months.
He closed the exchange with one more message for the crowd. “So stop trying to act like you don’t mess with Marvel anymore, okay? Marvel made you,” he said, before adding a quick, “Sorry, I just, I’m sorry, bro,” as he caught himself mid-rant. The apology did nothing to slow the clip’s momentum.
The moment reflects a trend that has followed Tim throughout the year. He has consistently stood up for Marvel Rivals whenever chat begins comparing it to newer releases. Even as attention shifts toward games like ARC Raiders and Black Ops 7, he continues to feature Rivals on his stream, grinding competitive ladders and covering updates from early access through Season 5.
Marvel Rivals hasn’t slowed down. The game continues roll out new dynamic content, with the massive 18v18 Annihilation game mode landing on live servers just a few days ago.
