"No PvE Mode Planned for Marvel Rivals, Says Developer"

Although Marvel Rivals is still a relatively new game, the community is buzzing with excitement and speculation about potential new features. One of the hottest topics recently has been the possibility of a PvE boss fight, leading many to hope that a full-fledged PvE mode might be on the horizon. However, NetEase has clarified that while there are no immediate plans for such a mode, the future might hold surprises.

During the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, we had the opportunity to speak with Marvel Rivals producer Weicong Wu about the prospect of a PvE mode. Wu shared, "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 statement, Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo chimed in, asking if I wanted a PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. Upon 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 a totally 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. For now, NetEase remains tight-lipped on further details.

Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with new characters being added every month and a half. The Human Torch and The Thing are the latest heroes set to join the game on February 21. Additionally, we discussed with Wu and Koo the potential for a Nintendo Switch 2 release for Marvel Rivals, which you can read about [ttpp]here[ttpp]. We also addressed the issue of whether NetEase was intentionally misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.