How to play Avengers with friends
To play with your friends in Marvel's Avengers, you need to select a multiplayer compatible mission. Some of them are unlocked in the campaign, but you can jump straight to multiplayer by selecting Avengers Initiative from the main menu. The Avengers Initiative takes place after the campaign, so there are a few spoilers for the story. These are very light spoilers, however, you won't be risking too much by jumping with your friends right off the bat. All playable factions, vendors, and heroes will immediately unlock in the Avengers Initiative.
All of Marvel's Avengers missions, aside from Story Missions and Iconic Missions, can be played in Multiplayer. Warzones, Drop Zones, Villain Sectors and more are all multiplayer compatible, and you can access them on the War Table map aboard the Chimera. Select any mission and you can invite your friends by tapping the empty boxes under your name on the matchmaking screen. You can also invite friends before choosing a mission by opening your menu and going to the Social tab. From there, select one of the open locations and invite your friends to form a Strike Team, which is the Avengers version of a party.
Can you have duplicate heroes in Marvel's Avengers?
You cannot have duplicate heroes in Marvel's Avengers. Each player must select a hero different from all the others. You can't have two people playing as Iron Man, for example.
Avengers matchmaking not working
If you don't have enough friends to fill your team, you can use matchmaking to get other players to support you on your missions. The same restrictions apply, you still can't have duplicate heroes, for example, but you can ask real players to help you instead of AI companions. To do this, select a mission, then press Square / X to activate matchmaking. You can also activate AI companions in the hero list menu. Matchmaking doesn't work for many Marvel Avengers players, but there are a few things you can try to fix this.
Sometimes you will get a Failed to Join Session error when trying to match in Avengers. To correct the Failed to Join Session error, turn off matching. Then select the mission you want to play and re-enable matchmaking. This fixed the issue for some players, but others are still facing the issue. If this fix doesn't work for you, then playing solo with AI companions is your best bet until a patch is released.
Do the Avengers have a cross play?
Marvel's Avengers does not support cross play. Speaking to Shacknews, Shaun Escayg, Creative Director of Marvel's Avengers, shared some details about the cross-platform multiplayer plan with Avengers. “We love the idea of cross-platform play,” Escayg told Shacknews. “It's not something we're doing right now. Our launch is going to be as it is. We play intergenerational play. PS4 players will play with PS5 players because we have an upgrade pass. Jump into day one on PS4, when you switch to your PS5, same with your Xbox One to your Xbox X, the idea that you can take your saved game and your progress with you. But we at least want to have in this ecosystem, PS4 to PS5 can connect in co-op and Xbox One to Xbox X can connect in co-op. Transgenerational, yes. Cross-platform, not at the moment. Cross-gen multiplayer between current and next-gen consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X is the primary focus of Crystal Dynamics at the moment.
Does Avengers have split-screen multiplayer?
Marvel's Avengers does not support local multiplayer, split screen, or couch co-op. The only way to play with your friends is online.
Avengers Multiplayer is not working
Marvel's Avengers has a few multiplayer and matchmaking issues that prevent players from joining their friends or playing online with others. There is no concrete solution yet, but there are a few things you can try. If you're having matchmaking issues, try disabling the matchmaking, selecting a mission, and then re-enabling the matchmaking. Some people have reported that this solved their Avengers matchmaking issues, but others were unlucky with this strategy. You should also check if your NAT type is set to Strict, which may prevent your ability to play online according to Square Enix.
- On Xbox One, if your NAT type is set to STRICT or MODERATE, you may experience matchmaking and connection issues. For more information on viewing and changing your NAT type, go here: https://support.xbox.com/help/Hardware-Network/connect-network/xbox-one-nat-error
- PS4 players may also experience matchmaking issues due to the type of NAT. Please go here for more information: https://support.playstation.com/s/article/Troubleshoot-Wired-or-Wireless-Network-Connection
If none of these fixes resolve your multiplayer issues, you will just have to wait for a fix to be released.
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