Though Marvel Rivals is still a relatively new game, players are already buzzing with excitement over potential new features. Recent rumors have sparked discussions about a possible PvE boss fight, leading many to believe that a PvE mode might be on the horizon. However, NetEase has recently clarified that there are no immediate plans for such a mode...yet.
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. Here's what he had to say:
"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 find that a new specific game mode is entertaining enough and 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 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."
So for now, it appears that there are no concrete plans for a PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. However, Wu's comments suggest that NetEase is exploring ideas for a "lighter" game mode, possibly in the form of a one-off event or something similar. NetEase remains tight-lipped about further details.
Marvel Rivals continues to receive updates every month and a half, with new characters like the Human Torch and The Thing 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 [ttpp]. Additionally, we addressed the issue of whether NetEase was intentionally misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.
