Everyone has a fighting chance
The latest beta patch has been deployed to Paladins to bring the new Battlegrounds feature to the game. Hi-Rez announced its take on the battle royale genre last month during its fan festival. During a Battlegrounds match, up to 100 players are dropped onto a massive map in a fight to the finish. However, Hi-Rez has added some unique twists to its version of battle royale to set it apart from others.
The Paladins site has been updated with a new FAQ to provide players with a bit more information about the recently-announced Battlegrounds feature that is being introduced to the game in Q1 2018. Battlegrounds are the Paladins-version of Battle Royale and will feature up to 100 players on the map at the same time.
During today’s Hi-Rez Expo, the team announced that “a new Battle Royale game mode” is coming to Paladins. Called “Battlegrounds”, teams of players will combine both survival game play and fantasy settings to bring a new twist to the ever-growing genre. Battlegrounds matches will last approximately 20 minutes and will see up to 100 players on teams taking part. The last team standing, wins.
Paladins has been updated to bring the newest champion into the game. Her name is Vivian, The Cunning. She’s got a wicked Light Machine gun in hand with shields and at least a pair of drones to assist her in battle. In addition, some new skins, emotes and a new digital loot pack have been added to the game.
Paladins players can now log into the game to take part in the All Hallows Evie update that brings a host of spooky new themed skins into the game. Each player can earn the Little Box of Horror chests that can contain Halloween skins including the Bewitching Evie skin. You can also purchase the Wickerman skin set for Mal’Damba that also unlocks a quest for Strix’s Raven skin set.
The Paladins Premier League is set to kick off its inaugural season on Saturday with professional teams from Europe and North America taking part. Over the course of five weeks, will play, ultimately ending in a Super Regional event where all contenders face off to determine which teams will be taking part in the Paladins World Championship during the Hi-Rez Expo in January.
Hi-Rez Studios and WESA, the World Esports Association, have partnered to bring the competitive Paladins Premier League exclusively to Facebook Live. Amateur players will have a “path” to compete at professional levels through various Facebook groups.
Paladins players have a new map and a new champion to check out now that Update 55 has been deployed to the open beta version of the game. Jenos, the Ascended has joined up as a support champion with big heals, decent damage and who can buff teammates and debuff enemies.
Hi-Rez Studios has announced a new community esports tournament series for Paladins. Called “Paladins Global Series”, it is a worldwide competitive season that will feature ten tournaments in seven regions including North America, Southeast Asia, Russia, Brazil, Latin America, Europe and Oceania.
Hi-Rez Studios has sent word that the latest Paladins update has been deployed that brings about a number of tweaks to heroes, performance and more alongside the usual bug fixes and feature enhancement. In addition, “Volcanic Eruption” brings a number of customization options for Kinessa, Makoa and Sha Lin.