In Paladins, the latest patch OB 51 has adjusted the Champion Mastery level system. There are new rewards such as special skins and poses. However, the community is not happy and finds the new system too expensive.
Players receive rewards in Paladins for reaching mastery levels with a Champion. To do this, they need to gather enough experience points and level up the character. With the new patch OB 51, the Champion Mastery levels and rewards have been adjusted.
The community expresses skepticism and believes that it has become more difficult to earn gold. Gold is the in-game currency in Paladins, which can be used to unlock champions and cosmetic items. Additionally, players do not receive the new Mastery rewards for free but must pay for them with gold or crystals. Crystals are the premium currency in Paladins.
Paladins Champion Mastery Levels OB 51 – Here’s how the new system works
The new system gives players special rewards when they reach certain Champion Mastery levels. Now there are Master Skins, special emotes, and sprays to showcase their best champions. So far, these rewards are available for: Drogoz, Lex, Maeve, Makoa, Tyra, and Viktor. The remaining champions will be added gradually.
Whoever reaches a certain level with their champion receives rewards. Radiant chests, gold, and the Champion title are given for free. The remaining rewards must be unlocked with gold or crystals.
In this video from Studio Hi-Rez, community manager Alyssa showcases the new rewards and changes.
These are the new Champion Mastery rewards
- Level 1: Radiant Chest
- Level 2: Radiant Chest
- Level 3: 500 Gold
- Level 4: 500 Gold
- Level 5: Master MVP Pose available for purchase
- Level 6: Radiant Chest
- Level 8: Master Emote available for purchase
- Level 10: Obsidian Master Skin available for purchase
- Level 12: Master Spray available for purchase
- Level 15: Kosmo Master Skin available for purchase
- Level 20: Champion Title
The community finds the new system too expensive – Especially for beginners
Since patch OB 51 went live, there has been unrest in the community. In Paladins’ official forum and on Reddit, complaints about the new system have surfaced. Fans are generally excited about the rewards for Champion Mastery levels but find them too expensive in this form.
Now you only receive 2 x 500 gold for levels three and four. Previously, there was more additional gold for reaching mastery levels. Also, unlocking the special rewards is quite costly. For instance, the Obsidian Master Skin costs 20,000 gold and the Kosmo Master Skin costs 25,000 gold.
In summary, this means
Players now have fewer opportunities to earn gold but more options to spend gold or money. And here the community sees the problem. Especially newcomers will find it harder to scrape together enough gold for their best champs.
Hi-Rez justifies the changes by arguing that mastery levels were never intended to earn a lot of gold. This gold should rather be a small bonus. Players still have the opportunity to earn gold through:
- 3 x Daily Win for 300 Gold
- 3 x Weekly Quests for 750 Gold
- Winning matches for up to 90 – 300 Gold
- “Daily Log-In” bonus for up to 1,350 Gold per week
- Special events
What do you think about the new Mastery level system? Is it too expensive to unlock rewards? Also with OB 51, Ash, the new Rammer lady at the front, came out.
There has been unrest in Paladins before, when in OB 44 the third currency “Essence” was introduced. Fans also had the impression that the “Free-To-Play” shooter was becoming a grind. Back then, Hi-Rez listened to its community and adjusted the prices. It remains to be seen what Hi-Rez will make of the feedback this time.
