Though Marvel Rivals is still a relatively new game, the community is buzzing with excitement and speculation about future updates. Recent rumors have sparked interest in a potential PvE boss fight, leading many to hope for a full PvE mode. However, NetEase recently clarified that there are no immediate plans for such a mode...yet.
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, we had the chance 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 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. I confirmed that I did, and 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 ideas for a "lighter" game mode, possibly something like a one-off event. For now, NetEase 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 roster on February 21. We also discussed with Wu and Koo the potential for a Nintendo Switch 2 release for Marvel Rivals, which you can read about [ttpp]. Additionally, we addressed the issue of whether NetEase was trolling dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.
