Public Service Announcement: Almost All of Marvel’s Avengers DLC Now Free

As promised, almost all Marvel’s Avengers DLC it’s now free on PS5 and PS4, among other platforms. The game received its latest update yesterday, bringing with it a surprising number of fixes and improvements.

Claim Marvel’s Avengers DLC via the Unlocked Marketplace

Claiming the DLC is simple. Just go to the game market, which is now unlocked.

The full patch notes for the final update (version 2.8) are as follows:

NEW FEATURES

• The market has been unlocked! What does that mean?
  • Almost all MCU and non-MCU inspired outfits, emotes, dismounts, and nameplates are now automatically available on your hero card.
  • However, items earned through the Campaign or purchased through the Cosmetic Vendor must be earned or purchased, respectively, as has always been done.
  • The Expedition system and Hero Challenge Cards have been completely removed from the game. Items you could previously earn from Deliveries and Hero Challenge Cards are included in the hundreds of Marketplace items that are automatically awarded when updating to v2.8.
  • You do not need to be connected to the internet to access all unlocked Marketplace content after updating to v2.8.
• As a thank you to the players who have accompanied us on the adventure, we are offering a special gift from the founder: the Iron Man “Variable Threat Response” combat outfit. This outfit will automatically be awarded to any player who has obtained at least one trophy. /completion before April 1st.
• All existing credit balances have been converted to in-game resources. The table below breaks down this conversion. If you have any questions about converting your balance, please contact our support team at:
• Hero Shard Extractors and Catalysts have been completely removed from the game. Instead, there is now a permanent 1.5x multiplier on shards earned and XP earned.
• There will be a small patch, Update 2.8.1, which will be released on April 4 to fix a known issue. (This issue is detailed in the patch notes.)

AVENGERS INITIATIVE AND REARM CAMPAIGN

• Friend of fire! AI companions will no longer target Kate Bishop’s decoy when deployed during certain boss encounters.
• Fixed an exploit where the Winter Soldier could trigger the “Blast Zone” heavy intrinsic attack as a heavy dodge attack if “Vengeful Ghost” was not a purchased ability.
• Banter between Jane and Bucky, which was not triggering for some players, now triggers at the correct time.

FIGHT

• Fixed an issue where Black Panther’s “Kinetic Boom” ability was not increasing “Panther’s Dive” damage.
• Thor’s “Rampaging ÜberCharge” perk now works correctly when “Warrior’s Fury” is enabled.
• Hawkeye’s “Rocket Arrow” was not firing for some players when the “Volatile Rockets” ability was triggered, but “Rocket Arrow” now triggers as intended.
• Changing weapon types at the start of a charge animation no longer prevents the Winter Soldier from performing powerful ranged attacks.
• You can no longer use the Winter Soldier’s “Press Charge” ability without first acquiring it.
• Mighty Thor’s team perk “Divine Blast Assistance” now applies intrinsic overload to teammates as intended.
• The Winter Soldier’s “Lethal Rampant Plasma Boost” perk now grants nanites when desired.
• Ms. Marvel’s “Ultimate Lethal Cryo Administrator” gear perk now applies the correct amount of Cryo Charges to allies.
• The Ultimate Lethal Plasma Administrator gear perk now grants stacks when defeating an enemy on the initial hit.
• The Winter Soldier’s “Reactive Gamma Ray Manager” gear perk now grants the correct number of charges to allies when using “Soldier’s Bounty”.
• Also, fixed the Winter Soldier’s “Reactive Gamma Ray Manager” perk so it grants stacks as intended to allies for hitting enemies with “Bloodletting”.
• The Winter Soldier’s “Cryo-” and “Plasma Manager” perks now grant stacks to allies.
• Ms. Marvel’s “Polymorph Counter Spike” perk now increases critical attack damage as intended.
• Kate Bishop’s “Explosive Blast Frenzy” perk now increases the firing speed of explosive arrows as intended.
• Fixed an issue with heroes and invisibility where performing a takedown would allow enemy attacks against the player while the invisibility effect was active. That’s not how invisibility works!

EQUIPMENT AND REWARDS

• Endgame Mission Rewards (OLT and Raid)
  • Top gear can now be obtained with every completion, not just from the weekly rotation.
  • Family Reunion and both versions of the Discordant Sound raid now grant up to LP 165 gear.
  • Events and the Clone Lab now provide a path to PL 175 gear.
• Evolution of equipment: PL 165 to PL 175
  • Reduced the resources required to bring a piece of gear from the old LP cap to the new LP cap.
  • Upgrade module cost is now capped at 150 per upgrade within this range.
  • Scrapping Exotic gear returns 100 Upgrade Mods. 50 returned legendary gear.
• Gear
  • Nanite charges from Cloning Lab gear now apply status damage via heavy melee attacks. Status stacking has been increased.
  • Reduced cooldowns for the main active effects of artifacts.
  • Improved Exotic Artifact stat scaling.

USER INTERFACE

• Winter Soldier skill icons now display correctly in the Hero Terminal.
• JARVIS is back online! The Cloning Lab team’s bounty charges were not always displayed on the HUD when defeating enemies, but the charges now display correctly.
• Lorem oops! Replaced placeholder text that appears on Captain America’s “Vanguard Charge” ability with the correct description.
• Changed the position of Hawkeye’s Hero Quest Chain reward icon to appear in the correct place.

ART AND ANIMATION

• When wearing his “Wasteland Warrior” outfit, Hulk’s right shoulder no longer tears during gameplay.
• The Winter Soldier’s weapon no longer pierces his armor during gameplay.
• Winter Soldier flash visual effects now display correctly when performing takedowns on Dreadbots in multiplayer sessions.
• There’s a bug in the multiverse! Mighty Thor now uses the correct Mjolnir when activating his Ultimate while wearing his MCU-inspired outfit.
• Cap’s shield can do a lot of things, but invisibility isn’t one of them! Fixed an issue where Captain America’s shield would momentarily disappear when using the “Looking Sharp” emote.
• Fixed an issue where the Winter Soldier’s rifle would appear, stuck to his hand, during various interactions on the Helicarrier (including interacting with Mjolnir).
• Similarly, the Winter Soldier’s Rifle no longer attaches to random attachments when performing various emotes.
• Adjusted the mesh of the Mighty Thor’s “no helmet” outfit so that the outfit displays the correct hair color.
• Bucky’s legs are no longer deformed or severed by Cap’s shield when using the “Pass the Cloak” emote.
• Captain America’s shield now properly closes over his arm when he activates his Intrinsic while jumping.

KNOWN ISSUES

• Quests and faction terminal assignments cannot be completed between 12:00 UTC and 17:00 local time. This will be fixed in an upcoming patch, Update 2.8.1, which will be released on April 4.