Though Marvel Rivals is still a relatively new game, the community is buzzing with excitement and ideas for future additions. Recent rumors about a potential PvE boss fight have sparked speculation about an upcoming PvE mode. However, NetEase has clarified that there are no immediate plans for such a mode...yet.
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, we had the opportunity to discuss this with Marvel Rivals producer Weicong Wu. When asked about any plans for a PvE mode, Wu responded:
"For now, we don't have any kind of PvE plan, but our development team is continuously experimenting with new gameplay modes. So if we found that a new specific game mode is entertaining enough, fun enough, we would of course bring it to our audience."
Following Wu's statement, Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo chimed in, asking if I wanted a PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. After I expressed my interest, Wu elaborated:
"Yeah, we believe there are some of our audience that would like the PvE mode. But also, you can see that if we come up with a hardcore PvE experience, that will be totally a different distinctive experience from what we have right now. So our development team has been continuously experimenting with different approaches to achieve that goal, maybe a lighter mode, in a lighter sense of that, and to see what would work best for our game."
From these discussions, it's clear that while there are no concrete plans for a PvE mode at the moment, Wu's comments suggest that NetEase is exploring ideas for a "lighter" game mode, possibly something like a one-off event. However, the company remains tight-lipped about further details.
Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with monthly updates bringing new characters to the game. The Human Torch and The Thing are set to join the roster on February 21. Additionally, we discussed with Wu and Koo the potential for a Nintendo Switch 2 release of Marvel Rivals, which you can read about [ttpp]here[ttpp]. We also addressed concerns about whether NetEase was intentionally misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.
