The rising popularity of Fortnite and the Battle Royale genre may have taken a toll on some other Epic favourites. Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is still one of the most popular games at the moment and it's rival Fortnite has been making big strides to catch it. There was a lot of controversy over these two games when Fortnite was first released but EPIC Games continues to keep that controversy alive.
So what happened?
With Fortnite's growing success, EPIC has made the difficult decision to pull the plug on their popular MOBA, Paragon. The announcement was met with backlash from the community that just wanted the developers to listen to them. Paragon has had a rocky development over the past two years with many changes not being welcomed by fans. The New Dawn update angered many players as it altered the game from a system many believed was already working.
With the explosion that Fortnite was for EPIC, many of the game developers were put on the Fortnite team. They really did make it a game worth competing against the likes of PUBG but it came at a cost. Unfortunately, this meant taking away developers from the already small Paragon team and the game really suffered. EPIC are the creators of the Unreal Engine which makes them responsible for a huge portion of the games we play. Some fans have gone as far as threatening a boycott of this Engine. Vowing to never play a game made from Unreal again.
Already being laid to rest
If you launch Paragon before April 26th you will find that you have access to the Masteries of all Heroes. On top of this, all purchasable items including skins, banners and emotes have been reduced to only a few Reputation points. This invites players who are still sticking around to try out items they previously would not have had the funds to buy. Crates and Key bundles also only cost 1 Reputation point so you can run wild with crate opening. You are greeted with a pop up message of the announcement but are ensured the servers will still run until the closing date. EPIC has recognised as the date gets closer, the player base will decrease and waiting times for games may increase.
What to do about getting your money back
Full refunds have been offered to players across all platforms. Founders packs and other in game items purchased outside of in game currency will be refunded. To request a refund, EPIC have provided a ticket system here.
RIP Paragon and all other games that have gone before, down this same path.
Sarah Thomas @kaida
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I once love playing Paragon, over a year ago now and yes It was the update that made me stop playing It, before that the game was awesome. They didn't listen to what people wanted and did exactly the opposite and ruined the game. It's a shame becuase It could been so much bigger than it was. I am glad that they are honouring refunds for everybody, not many companies would do that.
I played Fortnight briefly and didn't overly enjoy It. Maybe I didn't give It a fair chance but I don't feel like I'm missing out for now, I have plenty of other games that I enjoy playing.
Full respect to them because of the refunds. I remember when EA launched FUT online and decided to shut it down after a year. No one got anything back. Not even a "sorry". They just informed everyone that it will be shutting down and that's it.
Exactly mate atleast they are doing the right thing now.
Yup atleast they are honoring the refund. I'd say thats pretty good on them for doing that!
Yes I agree on that one mate.
They are simply following the money. I played Paragon on the old map (can't remember the name of it). The game was more fun. After that, they realized they made a fuckup with the new map but Fortnite took off and no one really cared.
I didn't think they would shut it down completely but as I said, they are just following the money. At least everyone will get a full refund.
Yea it looks like that doesn't it? Its abit disappointing but I guess everything revolves around that quick buck nowdays.
Very interesting post!
But I think that the money is in Fortnite, It's doing incredibly well for a game that just entered early access.
I also feel like the MOBA scenario is very limited and dominated by League of Legends and Dota2.
Even though people always say: "don't put all your eggs in one basket", I fell like Fortnite is a pretty big basket for EPIC Games right now.
Absolutely. I'm really hoping they possibly revive it once Fortnite settles down abit!
@gamersclassifed, hmmm, I've been a fan of MOBA since 2000ish when DoTA was released, but I think the market is too saturated and losing interest. It feels just like the RTS genre; Yes there's a specific market for RTS and there is money in it, but it's not going to grow too much in the future, and I think the MOBA games are reaching that point.
hmmm nice 👍 interesting and valuable post
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