Marvel Rivals, despite being a relatively new entry in the gaming world, has already sparked excitement among players who are eagerly anticipating new features. Recent rumors about a potential PvE boss fight have fueled speculation about the introduction of a PvE mode. However, NetEase has clarified that there are no immediate plans for such a mode...yet.

During 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. Wu stated:

"For now, we don't have any kind of 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 comments, Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo chimed in, asking if a PvE mode would be of interest. Upon confirming 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."

It appears that while there are no solid plans for a PvE mode at the moment, Wu's comments suggest that NetEase is exploring ideas for a "lighter" game mode, possibly something akin to a one-off event. However, the company remains tight-lipped about further details.

Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with new characters being added every month and a half. The latest heroes, Human Torch and The Thing, are 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 here. We also addressed the issue of whether NetEase was misleading dataminers with fake hero "leaks" in the game's code.