Although Marvel Rivals is a relatively new game, the community is already buzzing with excitement about potential new features. Recent rumors about a PvE boss fight have sparked speculation about the introduction of a PvE mode. However, NetEase has clarified that there are currently no plans for such a mode, though they haven't ruled it out entirely.
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, we had the opportunity to speak with Marvel Rivals producer Weicong Wu about the possibility of a PvE mode. Wu stated, "For now, we don't have any kind of a 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 comments, Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo chimed in, asking if I would like to see a PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. After expressing 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."
While there are no concrete plans for a PvE mode at the moment, Wu's comments suggest that NetEase is exploring the idea of a "lighter" game mode, possibly in the form of a one-off event or something similar. The company remains tight-lipped about further details.
Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with new characters being added every month and a half. The Human Torch and The Thing are set to join the game on February 21. We also discussed with Wu and Koo the potential for a Nintendo Switch 2 release of Marvel Rivals, which you can read about here. Additionally, we addressed the issue of whether NetEase was intentionally misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.
