Marvel Rivals Dev: No PvE Mode Planned Currently

Although Marvel Rivals is a fresh face in the gaming world, enthusiasts are already buzzing with excitement over potential new features. Whispers of a PvE boss fight have ignited speculation about an upcoming PvE mode. However, NetEase has recently quashed these rumors, stating they currently have no plans for a PvE 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'd like to see a PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. Upon my affirmative response, 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."

From these comments, it seems clear that while there are no immediate plans for a PvE mode, NetEase is exploring the idea of introducing a "lighter" game mode, potentially something like a one-off event. For now, the company remains tight-lipped on further details.

Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with new characters like the Human Torch and The Thing set to join the roster on February 21. In our discussions with Wu and Koo, we also touched on the prospects of a Nintendo Switch 2 release for Marvel Rivals, which you can delve into here. Additionally, we addressed the issue of whether NetEase might be playfully misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" embedded in the game's code.