Yesterday, Paladins held a live “Q&A” regarding Season 1. They talked about future plans and changes to the map system. Here are the highlights. The beta for PS4 and Xbox One is set to start soon. In 2017, a total of 15 new champions are expected to join Paladins.
Yesterday, Hi-Rez held a live “Q&A” on Twitch, where they talked about plans for Season 1 of Paladins. Particularly interesting for console players among you is that Paladins will soon start with an open console beta. Otherwise, we learned more about plans for ranked matches, changes to the map system, and planned lore.
Paladins Season 1 and much more lore
Hi-Rez hopes that patch OB44 will also be the kickoff for Season 1.
In ranked mode, there will initially be no option to ban champions. Currently, there are too few champions. As soon as there are enough champions to choose from, bans will be implemented. Hi-Rez currently sees this happening with a number of around 23-24 champions.
It is currently not possible to participate in ranked matches with a group larger than two players. This will only change when more players enter the ranked mode.
Much more lore is expected to be released this year. Hi-Rez wants to reveal more about the backstories of the Paladins universe and how the champions are interconnected.
The closed alpha for consoles will end soon.
Paladins Season 1 – Planned content
A new champion will join the battlefield soon. It is only known that she is a woman and her name is Maeve. The community has been speculating for a while about a cat assassin.
A total of 15 more champions are expected to join Paladins this year.
There will be a reward for each Mastery level (1-25), such as Mastery skins and titles.
Similar to Smite, Paladins will introduce “announcer packs”. A Bomb King “announcer pack” has already been hinted at.
There will be more sprays added to the game.
A Valentine’s Day skin for Skye has been mentioned.
Paladins Season 1 – Essence and cards
Radiant chests will no longer give gold in the future but will still be available for purchase with gold.
Radiant chests will provide essence in the future, which can be used to craft cards.
Radiant chests will still include cards. The cards will have a value that determines how rare/common the card is in the radiant chests. This value is independent of the card level.
Each champion starts with a “legendary card,” which were previously known as “talents.” These will not be part of the loadout deck. Each champion will possess three legendary cards. It is possible that more will be introduced.
Overall, the future plans were well received in the Twitch chat, and the community seemed very excited about more lore.
It was also announced that Drogoz will receive a legendary card that restores his old flight speed. Here and there, there were some critical voices regarding the introduction of the essence system. There are concerns that it could become too much of a grind for new players.
You can watch the complete recording of the Paladins Q&A stream for Season 1 here.
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