PVE only?

[Noble_Vrai]

I saw in the game description something about "Trials and Training" and wondering if that alone is a good enough experience to get the game. Because i love the gameplay i have seen of the game, i just hate this forced PVP aspect, its like the Dark Zones in The Division 1&2 which i avoid.
So yeah is there any way I can play this game with just me and my bros outside of just some gutted training mode?

[Heatnixx]

No, PvE in this game is very shallow and not the full content. Think of the enemies on the map as speed bumps instead of actual content.

[Snootch]

No, it's not a PVE only game. There are Challenges and Trials but it's nothing as to what you are asking for. This game wouldn't do well as a PVE only game. The Bosses/Mobs are far too easy to kill and the real threat has always been other Hunters. There's no meaningful repetitive gameplay if you remove other Players from the equation. Otherwise stealth is useless because, as I said everything else is basically a non-threat if you know how to move around to either avoid/engage them.

[-A12-]

Unfortunately no, trails and training modes are very bare bone. Trails is a solo PvE mode however only offers items and skins as rewards, no account or character level progressions.

Training mode after update 1.12 is now confined to the same compound with the same amount of enemies and types, this mode comes in two difficulties with ONE TIME REWARD only for each difficulty.

You will have to progress (i.e. unlocking items and weapons) through multiplayer with PvP enforced.

If you love the atmosphere and setting of this game, you will have to play at times with the lowest player count in your region, with fingers cross you will land into an empty server but yourselves.

Latest Hunt Showdown dev vlog did mention custom servers coming next year, however no mentions of account or character progressions with it.

IMHO not worth the purchase for a PvE experience.

A bit of a long read but hope it answers your question.