Paladins to remove pay-to-win Unbound system

What bothers me the most is why would they remove it if they were content with the revenue and player count? I'm not defending Unbound, but it's just strange.

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If the profits are solid enough that it can keep them afloat for a while that can be one reason. I dont play the game, but if they can find other means of revenue (optional, better looking costumes, extra merch, etc) then with the voices from both company and player complaining about what would ultimately kill game balance (if it's a pay 2 win thing) would be to better to listen too, even if landwhales are spending stupid amounts of money on it and new players are doing it out of necessity.

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because they're lying and it actually tanked player counts, but they're trying to save face

Dubs thread.

at what date did they start with this anyway? I haven't been keeping up with paladins for a while now.

I dropped the game around the time they nerfed all the movement abilities.
I think Cards Unbound has been introduced with OB 64 in early december, but it had a public test server since november or something like that.

That's because HiRez are a bunch of liars. It's a well-known part of their history that they'll say one thing while the truth is the opposite of what they're claiming, especially when it comes to covering their asses. These guys are kinda retarded when it comes to spin.

well I looked at the patch notes and apparently it was introduced on the 29th of november. If the steam charts are anything to go by that means that the player base was already dropping before this hit the PTR. I don't know what they did before this but it cant have been good.

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Good, cards unbound and the new system is trash, I've dropped the game since then because this new system just isn't fun
What they had before being seige and payload was fun, it was better than OW even in my opinion due to the previous card system allowing you to do so much more and mix up your playstyle
Now it's not worth it, they deleted all of the old card decks, why bother making a new one if they're gonna delete my decks again and keep ruining shit

Might have just been the constant lowering of TTK, removing of movement abilities and introduction of hit scan champs. People seemed to have been unhappy about the lowering of skillceiling/floor for a long time now.

The only thing I remember about this game is all teammates seemingly wanting to fucking hug Skye's bomb everytime it was used and Tyra's instakill molotov, won't miss this game tbh

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Bullshit.

They've also been constantly adding counters to shields, including characters whos abilities are specifically meant to eat through them, as well as increased blocking of healing
Essentially they're trying to make the tanks worthless via more damage and less healing/shield efficiency
They just want everyone to be shooter characters, reducing the TTK even further

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There are people playing on consoles though, so Steam stats aren't the only source of info. >playing FPS games on consoles

some cards, leveled up actually gives an advantage to players. To get the cards, random lootbox pulls are used. it's all luck

The deathmatch game mode is also not a proper 'deathmatch'. Devs should play good arena deathmatch games like UT or QIII and actually learn what makes them great. in TDM the team just crowds together. at least fucking scatter powerups everywhere for the challenge of map control and exploration. This mod's just a CP-less siege to me.

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Who would have known

But I didn't visit cuckchan for 3 years at least.

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I'm actually surprised an Overwatch knockoff managed to be popular, lots of people bitching about the community being toxic, yet no actual shitstorms that usually happen on OW's side of tumblr.

Overwatch in turn is a TF2 knockoff so don't be too surprised.

I'm pretty they also borrowed a great variety of ideas from other games besides tf2.

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The game used to be way more skillbased and way more focused on personal skill. I genuinely enjoyed this game while I hated OW in the open beta.
Also it's free

Paladins is popular because its free and also has better gameplay and waifus than OW.

Also there is more than 1 good support, and ALL Supports are High Damage Supports.

Basically, the card system (used to) makes it so that each character can have a different skillset, with each card having different minor buffs. you can make offensive/defensive card sets and completely change the way a specific character plays.

Another big thing that makes it better than OW is that the Ultimates arent "press Q to win". All of the Ults require skill or just plain dont do anything, damage wise. I think the least skill-based ULT is Skye's Bomb, which requires an enemy to be within arms reach to kill, or 10 feet to damage at all, and has a fuse of like 5 seconds with a warning to all players

Basically, the card system (used to) makes it so that each character can have a different skillset, with each card having different minor buffs. you can make offensive/defensive card sets and completely change the way a specific character plays. I stopped playing since the new cardsystem came out tho. its Pay2Win for sure.

Another big thing that makes it better than OW is that the Ultimates arent "press Q to win". All of the Ults require skill or just plain dont do anything, damage wise. I think the least skill-based ULT is Skye's Bomb, which requires an enemy to be within arms reach to kill, or 10 feet to damage at all, and has a fuse of like 5 seconds with a warning to all players

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why did they make Androxus' right click skill a puny punch?

this guys wasted not drawing gravity rush art

Because they weren't content with it and are just lying to try to save face

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What the fuck is Hi-Rez's problem?
Seriously!

They don't like fun, That's the only possible explanation.

CRAPCUNTS faggots need to be hanged

Smite is a better game anyway that was never pay to win in the first place.
Unpopular opinion, I know.

Smite is the least shit ASSFAGGOTS, but its still an ASSFAGGOTS.

I think you mean Dawngate, the only actually fun ASSFAGGOTS to date.

Why did they super nerf Andro's mobility and buff his damage to make up for the lost mobility?

WAS an actually fun ASSFAGGOTS.

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OP plays paladins and is from cuckchan, what a surprise

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