Even though *Marvel Rivals* is still a fresh face in the gaming world, the community is buzzing with excitement and speculation about potential new features. Among the most talked-about rumors is the possibility of a PvE boss fight, sparking hopes for a full-fledged PvE mode. However, NetEase has recently made it clear that there are no immediate plans for such a mode...yet.
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, we had the opportunity to sit down with Marvel Rivals producer Weicong Wu. When asked about the possibility 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. When I confirmed that I did, 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."
It seems that while there are no solid plans for a PvE mode at the moment, Wu hinted that NetEase is exploring the idea of a "lighter" game mode. This could potentially be something like a one-off event. For now, NetEase remains tight-lipped about further details.
*Marvel Rivals* continues to evolve, with regular updates every month and a half introducing new characters. The next heroes set to join the fray on February 21 are Human Torch and The Thing. Additionally, we discussed the possibility of a Nintendo Switch 2 release for *Marvel Rivals* with Wu and Koo, which you can read about [ttpp]. We also addressed the issue of whether NetEase was intentionally misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.
