Though Marvel Rivals is still a relatively new game, the community is buzzing with excitement about potential new additions. Recent rumors have sparked discussions about a possible PvE boss fight, leading many to hope for an upcoming PvE mode. 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 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 joined the conversation, inquiring about my interest in a PvE mode for Marvel Rivals. Upon expressing my enthusiasm, 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 currently no concrete plans for a PvE mode, Wu's comments suggest that NetEase is exploring the idea of a "lighter" game mode, potentially something like a one-off event. For now, NetEase is keeping further details under wraps.

Marvel Rivals continues to evolve, with new characters being added every month and a half. The next heroes to join the roster will be Human Torch and The Thing, arriving on February 21. We also discussed the possibility of a Nintendo Switch 2 release for Marvel Rivals with Wu and Koo, which you can read about [ttpp], and addressed the issue of fake hero "leaks" in the game's code potentially aimed at trolling dataminers.