Paladins News

Greetings Champions! Here's what happening in the Realm this week:



Starting Wednesday, Onslaught will be taking a brief break as King of the Hill returns for the first time on its own in years! We're excited for players to be able to try out all the recent balance changes and Item Shop adjustments made since King of the Hill was last available, and have done some minor changes to the mode to help it. We'll be testing mounted spawns being available to players, helping with point rotations and distant spawns to keep the mode fast & fun!

As for Onslaught, it'll be sitting out while we finish work on some updates it will receive in the near future. As those who played Bizarre Bazaar would know, we've been looking into expanding the map pool of this game mode and have some exciting news to share when next update swings around.


Wednesday morning around 7 AM ET, Paladins will briefly be offline as we update Ranked to be extended until late March when we plan to release Season 7. This will be only a momentary downtime, but Ranked players will have to wait 30 minutes after the game is back online before entering the queue.

We once again appreciate players' patience and support as we continue to work on 7.2 and make sure we start the next season of Ranked off right!


For those who didn't see #ShipTheRealm on Twitter, we once again celebrated ships and fanservice for Valentine's Day. While not all the pieces will be shown here, please do check many of them out there!

[h2]Maid-ve[/h2]
[h3]Artist: VeneSugoii[/h3]



[h2]MOJI 💫[/h2]
[h3]Artist: MrDorian21[/h3]



[h2]Some Kovus for the Occasion[/h2]
[h3]Artist: fishcandraw[/h3]



[h2]A Rare Pair[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Jade[/h3]




The hit sport captured the hearts of the Realm, so much so that even when Imani closed the Arena, rumors spread of underground Roccer rings still playing. Enjoy this variant of Flagball as two teams of Terminus fight for control of the Key Sphere!

- EvilMojoKryptek

NOTE: These balance changes will not be reflected within game descriptions. These will be corrected in a future update.
[h2]Champions[/h2]
[h3]Lex[/h3]
Heroism

• Removed CC immunity
  
• Reduced damage resistance from 90% ➡️ 40%
  

Warrant's Out

• Reduced movement speed bonus from 10%|10% ➡️ 8%|8%
  

Wicked Don't Rest

• Changed effect from reducing by percentage to reducing set time, 5%|5% ➡️ 0.1|0.1s
  

[h3]Saati[/h3]
Heads or Tails

• Reduced Ricochet damage from 300 ➡️ 200
  

Steady Predictions

• Reduced Ultimate gain from 1|1% ➡️ 0.8|0.8%
  

[h3]VII[/h3]
Mag Dump

• Reduced effective damage range from 25 ➡️ 15
  
• Reduced maximum damage range from 100 ➡️ 50
  
• Increased damage falloff when out of range from 50% ➡️ 80%
  

Rapid Response

• Reduced recoil reduction scaling from 10%|10% to 7%|7%
  

[h3]Skye[/h3]

• Increased Wrist Crossbow damage from 115 ➡️ 130
  

[h3]Strix[/h3]

• Increased movement speed from 340 ➡️ 350
  

[h2]Items[/h2]
[h3]Armor Plating[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where Armor Plating was only providing 21% at Tier III instead of 24%.
  

We're aware of an issue where Armor Plating does not interact with Arcane Warding properly. We have a fix planned for 7.2!

Greetings Champions! Here's what happening in the Realm this week:



After spending some additional time assessing our progress on 7.2 — as well as listening to community concerns and painpoints — we're looking to fast-track some balance changes and a bugfix or two for a hotfix in the coming week. The details we are still working on, but here are a few areas you can expect adjustment:

• VII's Mag Dump ⬇️
  
• Skye's Damage ⬆️
  
• Preliminary Strix Buff
  
• Armor Plating Tier III Bug Fix
  

We don't want to put too much balance in a fix, as there is some risk to it and we would rather take more time to test things, but we hope this helps players enjoy Wild Hoard more while we keep cooking the next update. Speaking of hoarding...


This weekend, the charts are showing a high likelyhood of a Crystal Storm! For those new to the concept, on a rare occasion we'll have an in-game event that allows players to earn Crystals as a part of their Daily Queue Bonus, and after a long hiatus one is on the horizon!

The length and value of the storm will be shared a bit closer to landfall, but feel free to prepare for an opportunity to earn your way to the next skin or maybe pick up the Event Pass if you haven't already!



[h2]Soothing Starlight[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Zh1n[/h3]



[h2]Furia, Harbinger of Vengeance[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Cathelinos[/h3]



[h2]Last Sight, Last Rites[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Freezevie[/h3]



[h2]C:[/h2]
[h3]Artist: KIIL[/h3]





The most famous LTM returns for another weekend of level 7 cards within Siege! Build the most cursed loadout possible and enjoy pushing past the limit of traditional Paladins once more.

- EvilMojoKryptek

Greetings Champions! Here's what happening in the Realm this week:



After watching the Wild Hoard settle and taking time internally to go over the current sandbox, we've decided we want to take a bit more time on releasing Ranked into its next Season. We originally were aiming for middle-late February for its release; but as we've worked to update Commendations as well as other content and balance we'd like to put in the update, we're now aiming for the latter half of March.

We know you all are excited for another chance to climb the ranks and earn a new set of Ranked cosmetics, but we also don't want to push out an update we aren't confident will be in its best form. Our goal in 2023 and carrying into this year are updates that feel more transparent and fun to play, and in order to hit that mark we need some extra time to cook. We'll share more info in the coming weeks but expect a bit of love to be given to Card balance, as well as new and old modes to join the fray.

In the meantime, thank you all for playing & enjoying Wild Hoard!



[h2]Never Forget the Classics[/h2]
[h3]Artist: TheYakate[/h3]



[h2]Sheriff Thorn[/h2]
[h3]Artist: SABROOOTS[/h3]



[h2]Flex on Them All[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Milpe ☆[/h3]



[h2]Portrait of a Warder[/h2]
[h3]Artist: ikohiki[/h3]




The first of a few experiments with maps being added to Onslaught, Bazaar now invites players to contest the Io statue and fight for control of the market in this test LTM! We'll be watching player feedback on the gameplay & if it's enjoyed, we could see Onslaught gain a map in its main queue!

- EvilMojoKryptek

Greetings Champions! Here's what happening in the Realm this week:


Last week, we kicked off Year 7 with the Wild Hoard update, and players began their journeys through the new Trials systems as well as the revamped Item Shop. There is still much to uncover, as Trials has many more weeks of hubs to unlock and rewards to earn as the meta continues to refine. We're tracking various issues players have caught in the wild & will communicate fixes as they are ready to release!

In the meantime, you all can provide feedback as we've opened up the Wild Hoard feedback form for all your thoughts about the update! Fill it out while you can here!



[h2]The Winter Witch[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Saiberra[/h3]



[h2]Adorable Androxus[/h2]
[h3]Artist: LessGalaXy[/h3]



[h2]Sneaky Spirit Link[/h2]
[h3]Artist: Garu_An[/h3]




Is the grounding quaking? Are we all in doom? Embrace classic shooter gameplay in Old School, where Abyss is transformed to look like its forebearers, with powerups spawned across map as hot spots for combat encounters!

- EvilMojoKryptek