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* CluckingFunny: Chickens in this game are weak, pathetic, and are commonly used as [[ButtMonkey Butt Monkeys]].
** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenseless chickens.
** April Fool's 2017 teased a joke game mode called Fowl Play that lets players play as chicken versions of the champions.
** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenseless chickens.
** April Fool's 2017 teased a joke game mode called Fowl Play that lets players play as chicken versions of the champions.
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* MsFanservice: It's be easier to mention the characters that don't fall into this. Some champions are less extreme, such as Ash wearing a [[SensualSpandex skin tight suit]] under her armor, to Kinessa and Inara [[BareYourMidriff baring their midriffs]], while others are more extreme, such as Betty, Imani, Io, Skye, and Evie rocking AbsoluteCleavage, with Skye always assuming a BoobsAndButtPose and talking in innuendo's, Lian, Saati, Seris, Vora, and Ying's outfits are all decidedly {{stripperiffic}}, among so many more fanservice tropes. Though this is somewhat subverted with Cassie and Furia, as Cassie used to show her midriff with a skintight top, but was later redesigned with a more modest costume, while Furia used to lack pants and had a LeotardOfPower. [[DoubleSubversion Both are still available as unlockable costumes, however]].
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* MsFanservice: It's be easier to mention the characters that don't fall into this. Some champions are less extreme, such as Ash wearing a [[SensualSpandex skin tight suit]] under her armor, to Kinessa and Inara [[BareYourMidriff baring their midriffs]], while others are more extreme, such as Betty, Imani, Io, Skye, and Evie rocking AbsoluteCleavage, outfits with prominent cleavage, with Skye having a NavelDeepNeckline and always assuming a BoobsAndButtPose and [[TheTease talking in innuendo's, innuendo's]], Lian, Saati, Seris, Vora, and Ying's outfits are all decidedly {{stripperiffic}}, among so many more fanservice tropes. Though this is somewhat subverted with Cassie and Furia, as Cassie used to show her midriff with a skintight top, but was later redesigned with a more modest costume, while Furia used to lack pants and had a LeotardOfPower. [[DoubleSubversion Both are still available as unlockable costumes, however]].
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* The Scream: Nearly every character lets out a huge scream if they fall off a map.
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* The Scream: TheScream: Nearly every character lets out a huge scream if they fall off a map.
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taken and adapted from the OW example on the page, but it still feels relvant to the game.
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* StatsDissonance: Lots of the attacks are heavily based on context, with so many playable characters and so many permutations of damage numbers and healing numbers makes it very tricky for any one player to work out what loadout, item picks, and talent to go into battle with for any situation they find themselves in. For example, almost any hitscan weapons' damage drops sharply with distance, meaning an attack that would normally be fatal at close range is more survivable at long range. Some characters have abilities that allow them to soak up more damage than expected; Raum can gather souls to act as a secondary health pool, meaning working out exactly how much damage it will take to put him down is hard to do. Part of why the "Burst Meta" has been so resiliant is because players tend to pick characters that have the highest chance of killing a character before they can be healed or protected.
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*** Corvus and Moira were both originally part of their games' respective major groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Overwatch / Blackwatch for Moira) where they were involved in particularly dark work (researching the Abyss for Corvus, general immoral experiments for Moira). Their work was largely unknown to the general public until later notable events (Raum being summoned for Corvus, the aftermath of the Venice Incident for Moira), ultimately led to people learning of them and causing them to leave their groups, turning elsewhere to continue what they believe is right (Corvus forming the Shadow Tribunal and using the Abyss' power to try and save the Realm, Moira continuing her research in the hopes of making a scientific breakthrough). Both additionally appear to lack morals (though Corvus does supposedly still have his), leading to them making huge sacrifices and questionable choices for the sake of their goals and own greater good, and overall being rather arrogant characters. The two also additionally played a part in the reconditioning of specific characters (Terminus for Corvus, Widowmaker for Moira) into living weapons for their groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Talon for Moira) and continue to monitor them (Corvus controlling Terminus, Moira simply monitoring Widowmaker).
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*** Corvus and Moira were both originally part of their games' respective major groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Overwatch / Blackwatch for Moira) where they were involved in particularly dark work (researching the Abyss for Corvus, general immoral experiments for Moira). Their work was largely unknown to the general public until later notable events (Raum being summoned for Corvus, the aftermath of the Venice Incident for Moira), ultimately led to people learning of them and causing them to leave their groups, turning elsewhere to continue what they believe is right (Corvus forming the Shadow Tribunal and using the Abyss' power to try and save the Realm, Moira continuing her research in the hopes of making a scientific breakthrough). Both additionally appear to lack morals (though Corvus does supposedly still have his), leading to them making huge sacrifices and questionable choices for the sake of their goals and own greater good, and overall being rather arrogant characters. The two also additionally played a part in the reconditioning of specific characters (Terminus for Corvus, Widowmaker for Moira) into living weapons for their groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Talon for Moira) and continue to monitor them (Corvus controlling Terminus, Moira simply monitoring Widowmaker). The two are additionally notably in conflict with another character that has an angel-like design (Furia for Corvus, Mercy for Moira).
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*** Furia and Mercy are both supports with angel-like designs, notably despise and are in conflict with a dark immoral researcher (Corvus and Moira), and are often shipped with the bright green wearing ninja of their respective games (Koga and Genji) by the communities (the former for no apparent reason, the latter due to it being heavily implied in-game).
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Before Dribble has a mental breakdown, let me remind him that this is only comparing the two, not saying Paladins is bad for sharing these things in common. Regardless, if the trope needs to be moved to another page such as the trivia or YMMV, then I'll move it over, but the trope itself wasn't listed as one, so I put it here. Also fairly certain this is the most accurate trope for the topic. Not enough time for Follow the Leader to apply, and Serial Numbers Filed Off is a bit too extreme for the general comparasion.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Paladins shares ''a lot'' of similar ideas with Overwatch, both in regards to gameplay and lore. While most first saw the light of day with Overwatch, some did surface in Paladins first. Some notable examples of similarities include.
** Gameplay related:
*** Atlas and Tracer both share an ability that rewinds them a few seconds into the past, moving them to a previous location and restoring their health to the highest amount it was at during the rewinded period.
*** Barik and Torbjörn both serve as TheTurretMaster of their respective games, supporting their team by laying down turrets, though the two do differ by Barik being more focused on defense, while Torbjörn leans towards offense.
*** Bomb King / Dredge and Junkrat share similar primary fires, notably Dredge and Junkrat with their projectiles being affected by gravity and utilizing physics, while Bomb King and Junkrat both possess an ability that lays down a unique bomb that when detonated, launches nearby enemies, and Bomb King / Junkrat themself if close enough, into the air. The two also both have ultimates consisting of taking control of a much larger bomb that explodes either on impact with an enemy, when specifically detonated, or after enough time has passed, all of which result in huge damage to any nearby enemies, though the two do differ in this regard by Junkrat becoming stationary as he uses the ability, while Bomb King himself fittingly becomes the bomb.
*** Cassie and Cassidy / McCree both wield fast firing weapons, can quickly roll in any direction, and possess an alternate fire that can mess with enemies (Cassie by knocking them back, Cassidy by stunning them). Cassie additionally shares the same ultimate as Widowmaker, both allowing their team to see all enemies for a brief period through walls.
*** Drogoz and Pharah both maneuver through the air with rocket thrusters controlled via the space bar, with hovering using a fuel resource that though recharges incredibly quickly, will cause the two to drop out of the air when it runs out. Both also wield rocket launchers, an ability that allows them to launch into the air to more easily begin their flight, and an ability that allows them to fire a barrage of multiple rockets at once, though this is limited to an ultimate ability for Pharah and is expectedly much deadlier.
*** Evie / Inara and Mei share some similar abilities, with Evie and Mei sharing one that briefly encases themselves in ice, temporarily making them immune to damage, with both additionally sharing an ultimate that summons an ice storm which slows down enemies caught, though Mei's can be thrown, while Evie's is summoned around herself. Inara meanwhile, shares a similar summonable wall with Mei, though unlike Mei's, Inara's isn't separated into several pieces.
*** Fernando / Terminus / Azaan and Reinhardt all share some similarities, Fernando being the most notable. Both Fernando and Reinhardt are equipped with large rectangular shields that lock them out of other abilities while active (though Fernando can still dash) yet allows them to protect their allies. Both shields eventually end up destroyed after taking enough damage, after which they can't be used for a short time. Both characters additionally possess a dash that allows them to displace enemies, though Reinhardt's travels further and is overall deadlier. The two additionally are only largely effective in combat within an incredibly short range, but both have an additional ability that allows them to launch a single large fireball to compensate.
**** Terminus shares some of these traits with Reinhardt as well, such as a shield and ranged attack, though they function notably differently from Reinhardt and Fernando's. Terminus does however bear a much stronger resemblance to Reinhardt in regards to their basic attack, both of which being melee swings from a massive melee weapon.
**** Azaan meanwhile also shares a type of shield, though his too functions notably differently from the previously mentioned characters, being more along the lines of Inara / Mei's walls. However, his dash does bear stronger resemblance to Reinhardt's than Fernando's does, being capable of dragging an enemy with him and stunning them if a wall is hit.
*** Grover and Lúcio are both supports that passively heal nearby allies within a radius around themselves, though while this healing is slow, it can be temporarily increased with the usage of an ability. The two additionally both possess an ability that allows them quicker movement around the battlefield (Grover's vine, Lúcio's speed boost and skates), and both additionally have ultimates that temporarily increase the survivability of themselves and nearby allies (Grover by quickly healing those around him, Lúcio by applying a huge shield to those around him).
*** Jenos and Zenyatta both serve as more passive supports that heal their time via marks that can be applied from greater distances than most supports, as well as both possessing an ability that theoretically makes finishing off enemies easier (Void Grip for Jenos, Orb of Discord for Zenyatta).
*** Kinessa and Widowmaker both serve as the first snipers of their respective games, with their rifles additionally firing faster when unscoped. The two are also able to easily reach higher ground with the use of an ability (teleporter for Kinessa, grappling hook for Widowmaker). Strix and Ana also serve as additional snipers in their respective games, with Strix also possessing an alternate fire for closer ranged fights, though Ana differs from the other snipers by being largely focused on support.
*** Koga / Maeve / Vatu / Zhin and Genji all share many similarities. Koga, Maeve, and Vatu all share a dash with Genji that can be aimed anywhere and deals damage to enemies caught in the way, with all additionally going through enemies with the exception of Maeve, who bounces off those hit. Maeve and Vatu additionally share a similar type of basic fire with Genji, throwing out sharp weaponry at a short range. Meanwhile, Koga and Genji can both climb walls and have a type of stance system, while Zhin and Genji can both deflect nearly any attack with their counter.
*** Lian / Octavia and Ashe both wield shorter range rifles with abilities that allow them to effectively deal damage from long distances, Octavia notably wielding a scope similarly to Ashe, with the two additionally both possessing an ability that allows them to leap into the air.
*** Makoa and Roadhog both wield hooks that briefly stun enemies and pull them in for further damage. Both additionally wield short range weapons which the hook helps maximize the potential of, as well as abilities that allow them to survive a bit longer under fire (a shield for Makoa, a heal for Roadhog)
*** Ruckus and D.Va both pilot mechs with a number of similar abilities. The two both utilize fast firing miniguns as their default attack, with a quick burst of rockets available as their alternate fire. The two additionally both possess an ability which allows them to briefly survive under fire (a shield for Ruckus, a projectile absorbing barrier for D.Va), and both have ultimates which can be extremely deadly to anyone nearby, but can also be easily avoided by simply hiding behind a small piece of cover for a short period.
*** Sha Lin and Hanzo both wield bows that only reach full power after being held back for a short time. The two additionally both possess an ability which briefly allows them to fire multiple arrows in quick succession.
*** Skye and Sombra are both capable of turning invisible to sneak into enemy backlines.
*** Torvald and Zarya support their team by applying shields to their allies and themselves. The two also have abilities capable of displacing enemies and potentially resulting in easy kills (Torvald by sending enemies flying off the map, Zarya by locking enemies in place for allies to easily shoot).
*** Viktor and Soldier: 76 both serve as the "Call of Duty" character, wielding assault rifles with an alternate fire allowing for some burst damage, with both additionally being capable of endlessly sprinting, as well as both having ultimates that allow them to deal massive damage to nearly any enemy they can see.
*** Yagorath and Wrecking Ball both shift between a damage focused mode, as well as a more mobile secondary mode that packs their limbs away. The two additionally both have personal defensive abilities they can activate to increase their survivability, as well as abilities that allow them to increase their speed while in their mobile modes, allowing them to deal damage and knock back any enemies caught in their paths.
*** Both games featured a mechanic (though Paladins' has since been removed) that attempts to highlight the most notable play of the match (Top Play in Paladins, Play of the Game in Overwatch), with these highlights often being credited to those who obtained many kills in a short period of time, often leading to these highlights in both games being a character using their ultimate ability in the most standard manner possible and killing a few people, leading to damage characters and a few others with massive damage dealing ultimates (such as Jenos for Paladins or D.Va for Overwatch) dominating these highlights.
** Lore related:
*** The general main storyline of both games is oddly similar. Both begin long ago (a century for Paladins, 30 years for Overwatch) when a huge war is spreading chaos and destruction (Goblin Scourge for Paladins, Omnic Crisis for Overwatch), eventually causing the formation of a specialized group of heroes to stop this threat (the original Paladins and the original Overwatch strike team), which after awhile, they succeed in. After stopping the threat, both groups restructure themselves with new leaders taking charge (the Paladins reforms into the Magistrate, leadership moving from Valera to Karne, while Overwatch simply restructures itself, with Jack Morrison replacing Gabriel Reyes as leader), leading to a new golden age of peace and prosperity under their leadership.
However, new threats begin emerging and threaten the safety of the world once more (the discovery of crystals for Paladins, terrorism and conflict as a result of Talon, Null Sector, and omnic rights movements for Overwatch). While the two groups attempt to resolve the issues, making some progress on the matters, they're ultimately powerless to completely resolve the new growing conflicts, and at some point after a massive explosion (crystal explosion caused by criminal in Paladins, Swiss Overwatch base exploding with Jack and Gabriel inside for Overwatch) the event ultimately leads to members of the original groups (Valera for Paladins, Winston for Overwatch) deciding enough is enough and reforming the groups to fight the new conflict, though this action technically classifies them as breaking the law, ultimately putting them at odds both with the new conflict, as well as old allies. However, the chaos continues to grow (the Abyss and Maw becoming active in Paladins, Talon and Null Sector becoming more aggressive in Overwatch), which the newly reformed groups with a handful of new members fight against in the name of what the groups originally stood for.
*** Both games feature a race that suffers from FantasticRacism as a result of something that occurred during the initial conflicts, for Paladins, this is the ska'drin (hated due to not helping during the Goblin Scourges), while for Overwatch, it's the omnics (hated due to causing the Omnic Crisis).
*** Both games feature an area that was once a regular location, but became an irradiated wasteland due to a massive explosion in the past, with the area now largely only being inhabited by one specific group (the Shattered Desert being destroyed by Yagorath shattering the moon and killing everything around her when she landed in the Realm, with only the Followers of Io continuing to live in the area, while for Overwatch, Australia was destroyed by the country's omnium exploding, ultimately leading to the construction of Junkertown, inhabited almost exclusively by the Junkers).
*** Both games feature an elite unit (Sentinels for Paladins, Blackwatch for Overwatch) within the restructured main groups (the Magistrate and Overwatch), but after a disastrous final mission (never explained for Paladins, Venice Incident for Overwatch), the group was ultimately disbanded, with some members leaving the group altogether (Buck, Kinessa and Tyra for Paladins, Moira and Cassidy / McCree for Overwatch), others staying in the organization (Strix for Paladins, Genji for Overwatch), but the majority of blame fell on the groups' leaders (Viktor and Gabriel).
*** Both games feature a group of monks (Tau-Kor for Paladins, Shambali for Overwatch) that originated from individuals negatively affected by the initial major conflict (those ravaged by the Goblin Scourges for Paladins, outcast omnics from the Omnic Crisis for Overwatch) that both have their roots in a notable individual who ascended to a higher power (Jenos for Paladins, Aurora for Overwatch). They're largely peaceful individuals, but ultimately end up attracting notably unwanted negative attention that ultimately turns violent (House Aico leading to Siege of Ascension Peak for Paladins, Talon and Null Sector leading to Mondatta's assassination and King's Row Uprising for Overwatch).
*** Both games feature a criminal empire with Asian inspired aesthetics (Thousand Hands for Paladins, Shimada Clan for Overwatch) and are also notable for nearly every single revealed member of the groups having left them.
*** Many individual characters have lore notably similar to others from the opposing game as well. Some notable examples include:
*** Androxus and Reaper (Gabriel Reyes) are both former members of the restructured main groups (the Magistrate and Overwatch) that were initially extremely dedicated to ensuring judgement was cast, but after encounters with specific individuals following a notable event (fighting an unnamed Abyssal entity for Androxus, Moira worsening an already present condition after nearly dying in the Swiss Overwatch explosion for Gabriel), the two changed, becoming darker, more sadistic, far edgier looking, and now being opposed to the very groups they once devotedly stood alongside, notably putting them in conflict with their former partners / best friends (Lex for Androxus, Jack for Gabriel) where both sides don't hesitate to attempt and kill each other.
*** Barik and Torbjörn are both short irritable inventors that are responsible for many inventions found throughout their respective games (notable examples include Drogoz's wings and goblin mining suits for Barik, and various types of omnics for Torbjörn). Both additionally end up working alongside a member of their games' respective hated race (Talus a ska'drin for Barik, Bastion an omnic for Torbjörn).
*** Betty La Bomba / Bomb King and Junkrat are all notable unhinged criminals with an obsession for explosives, yet despite being a bit off, they all share an actual knowledge of explosives.
*** Buck and Genji were both once part of their games' respective criminal organization (Thousand Hands for Buck, Shimada Clan for Genji), but ultimately ended up leaving and eventually joined their games' respective elite units within the main groups of the games (the Magistrate's Sentinels for Buck, Overwatch's Blackwatch division for Genji). However, following the disastrous final mission of the group, the two eventually left the organizations altogether and ended up wandering the world, now damaged on a spiritual level (Buck for reasons never explained, Genji for struggling to accept his new mechanical body). The two would eventually encounter a notable monk (Jenos for Buck, Zenyatta for Genji) who helped heal their spiritual wounds and find a new path in life, before the two ultimately ended up joining their respective games' illegal LaResistance group (Resistance for Buck, Winston's reformed Overwatch for Genji).
*** Corvus and Moira were both originally part of their games' respective major groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Overwatch / Blackwatch for Moira) where they were involved in particularly dark work (researching the Abyss for Corvus, general immoral experiments for Moira). Their work was largely unknown to the general public until later notable events (Raum being summoned for Corvus, the aftermath of the Venice Incident for Moira), ultimately led to people learning of them and causing them to leave their groups, turning elsewhere to continue what they believe is right (Corvus forming the Shadow Tribunal and using the Abyss' power to try and save the Realm, Moira continuing her research in the hopes of making a scientific breakthrough). Both additionally appear to lack morals (though Corvus does supposedly still have his), leading to them making huge sacrifices and questionable choices for the sake of their goals and own greater good, and overall being rather arrogant characters. The two also additionally played a part in the reconditioning of specific characters (Terminus for Corvus, Widowmaker for Moira) into living weapons for their groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Talon for Moira) and continue to monitor them (Corvus controlling Terminus, Moira simply monitoring Widowmaker).
*** Fernando and Reinhardt are both glory seeking knights that experienced the death of a notable superior before ultimately taking up a position not initially meant for them, though Fernando did this all in secret, while Reinhardt's situation is public knowledge. Additionally, while Fernando still chases glory, Reinhardt learned to prioritize justice and the safety of his friends.
*** Jenos and Zenyatta are both notably unique monks (Jenos having ascended and gained cosmic power, Zenyatta by disagreeing with the other omnic monks) and former members of their respective games' monk group (Tau-Kor and Shambali). The two also have their abilities based on power not perfectly understood by most other characters. The two additionally also helped other characters find their way and heal their spirits after notable events in their past (Buck for Jenos, Genji for Zenyatta).
*** Koga and Genji are both bright green wearing former ninjas of criminal empires (Thousand Hands for Koga, Shimada Clan for Genji), but the two ended up betrayed, attacked, and chased out of their former homes. They returned years later and fought with one of their former family (Zhin for Koga, Hanzo for Genji) with both members ultimatley surviving before Koga and Genji leave and join the illegal LaResistance group (Resistance / New Resistance for Koga, Winston's reformed Overwatch for Genji).
*** Raum and Doomfist are both high ranking members of villainous groups (Abyss for Raum, Talon for Doomfist) that have been referred to as a "scourge" (Scourge of the Realm for Raum, Scourge of Numbani for Doomfist), but during one event where they were causing destruction, they were ultimately defeated by an individual who had exactly what they needed to defeat them (Tiberius having an "anti-evil" sword for Raum, Orisa being designed specifically to combat Doomfist).
*** Skye and Sombra are both extremely untrustworthy individuals with an association with purple and a playful personality. The two specialize in stealth operations and were once part of criminal groups (Thousand Hands for Skye, Los Muertos for Sombra) before eventually finding their way into notable positions in major groups (the Magistrate for Skye, Talon for Sombra), yet the two aren't loyal to the groups in the slightest and only care about abusing their resources to get what they want.
*** Talus and Zenyatta are both members of the oppressed race (ska'drin and omnics) that are at odds with the way others of their species act (the ska'drin hiding away in fear, the omnics spreading their beliefs through religious teachings), with Talus and Zenyatta instead believing the best way to mend their race's reputation is to focus on building personal relationships with others to show them their race isn't worth hating.
*** Terminus and Widowmaker were both initially not directly involved in games' conflicts, but were ultimately taken away by one of the games' groups (Magistrate for Terminus, Talon for Widowmaker) with both being presumed dead, but later resurfaced as agents of these groups, their original personalities largely suppressed, though still somewhat present, replacing them with cold and sadistic killers devoted to carrying out orders.
*** Viktor and Soldier: 76 (Jack Morrison) are both former high ranking members of their respective groups (Magistrate / Sentinels for Viktor, Overwatch for Jack) that were both originally highly respected, but after certain events (Sentinel final mission for Viktor, various reasons for Jack), the two lost a lot of respect. Though the two do differ on what happened after, with Viktor remaining with the Magistrate attempting to regain his position, while Jack became a vigilante working tirelessly to uncover the truth behind Overwatch's collapse.
*** Zhin and Ashe both originally lived in the lap of luxury, but due to events in their lives, ended up robbed of inheriting it, leading both to form their own criminal gangs that ultimately united once conflicting smaller groups, as well as serving as their own makeshift families.
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*** Ash and Ashe clearly share nearly identical names, being pronounced exactly the same, with the only difference being the additional E for Overwatch's Ashe.
*** Corvus and Echo were both characters that initially only appeared in a cinematic, only to end up becoming highly anticipated characters in-game (though they do differ in regards to Corvus not being initially planned as a playable character, while Echo was largely always planned in some form). Both were also originally anticipated to be released as a specific class, and were in fact originally intended to be released as such (Damage for Corvus, Support for Echo), but ultimately ended up releasing as the exact opposite (Support for Corvus, Damage for Echo).
*** Furia and Tracer were both involved in controversies relating to sexualized content not fitting the character which were both ultimately replaced (Furia originally not wearing pants and was soon given some, while Tracer originally had a victory pose which drew a huge amount of focus towards her butt, which was soon changed for something a bit more fitting Tracer's character).
*** Makoa and Roadhog both share some similarity in their names, notably with Roadhog's real first name being "Mako", just one letter off from Makoa.
*** Both games were accused of being rip-offs (Team Fortress 2 for Overwatch, Overwatch itself for Paladins) which ultimately ended up creating a lot of hate towards the games (TF2 fans hating Overwatch, many non-Overwatch fans hating Paladins, and Paladins fans themselves also hating Overwatch), yet despite the hate, both games ended up surviving alongside their claimed rip-offs and doing decently well for themselves.
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*** Atlas and Tracer both share an ability that rewinds them a few seconds into the past, moving them to a previous location and restoring their health to the highest amount it was at during the rewinded period.
*** Barik and Torbjörn both serve as TheTurretMaster of their respective games, supporting their team by laying down turrets, though the two do differ by Barik being more focused on defense, while Torbjörn leans towards offense.
*** Bomb King / Dredge and Junkrat share similar primary fires, notably Dredge and Junkrat with their projectiles being affected by gravity and utilizing physics, while Bomb King and Junkrat both possess an ability that lays down a unique bomb that when detonated, launches nearby enemies, and Bomb King / Junkrat themself if close enough, into the air. The two also both have ultimates consisting of taking control of a much larger bomb that explodes either on impact with an enemy, when specifically detonated, or after enough time has passed, all of which result in huge damage to any nearby enemies, though the two do differ in this regard by Junkrat becoming stationary as he uses the ability, while Bomb King himself fittingly becomes the bomb.
*** Cassie and Cassidy / McCree both wield fast firing weapons, can quickly roll in any direction, and possess an alternate fire that can mess with enemies (Cassie by knocking them back, Cassidy by stunning them). Cassie additionally shares the same ultimate as Widowmaker, both allowing their team to see all enemies for a brief period through walls.
*** Drogoz and Pharah both maneuver through the air with rocket thrusters controlled via the space bar, with hovering using a fuel resource that though recharges incredibly quickly, will cause the two to drop out of the air when it runs out. Both also wield rocket launchers, an ability that allows them to launch into the air to more easily begin their flight, and an ability that allows them to fire a barrage of multiple rockets at once, though this is limited to an ultimate ability for Pharah and is expectedly much deadlier.
*** Evie / Inara and Mei share some similar abilities, with Evie and Mei sharing one that briefly encases themselves in ice, temporarily making them immune to damage, with both additionally sharing an ultimate that summons an ice storm which slows down enemies caught, though Mei's can be thrown, while Evie's is summoned around herself. Inara meanwhile, shares a similar summonable wall with Mei, though unlike Mei's, Inara's isn't separated into several pieces.
*** Fernando / Terminus / Azaan and Reinhardt all share some similarities, Fernando being the most notable. Both Fernando and Reinhardt are equipped with large rectangular shields that lock them out of other abilities while active (though Fernando can still dash) yet allows them to protect their allies. Both shields eventually end up destroyed after taking enough damage, after which they can't be used for a short time. Both characters additionally possess a dash that allows them to displace enemies, though Reinhardt's travels further and is overall deadlier. The two additionally are only largely effective in combat within an incredibly short range, but both have an additional ability that allows them to launch a single large fireball to compensate.
**** Terminus shares some of these traits with Reinhardt as well, such as a shield and ranged attack, though they function notably differently from Reinhardt and Fernando's. Terminus does however bear a much stronger resemblance to Reinhardt in regards to their basic attack, both of which being melee swings from a massive melee weapon.
**** Azaan meanwhile also shares a type of shield, though his too functions notably differently from the previously mentioned characters, being more along the lines of Inara / Mei's walls. However, his dash does bear stronger resemblance to Reinhardt's than Fernando's does, being capable of dragging an enemy with him and stunning them if a wall is hit.
*** Grover and Lúcio are both supports that passively heal nearby allies within a radius around themselves, though while this healing is slow, it can be temporarily increased with the usage of an ability. The two additionally both possess an ability that allows them quicker movement around the battlefield (Grover's vine, Lúcio's speed boost and skates), and both additionally have ultimates that temporarily increase the survivability of themselves and nearby allies (Grover by quickly healing those around him, Lúcio by applying a huge shield to those around him).
*** Jenos and Zenyatta both serve as more passive supports that heal their time via marks that can be applied from greater distances than most supports, as well as both possessing an ability that theoretically makes finishing off enemies easier (Void Grip for Jenos, Orb of Discord for Zenyatta).
*** Kinessa and Widowmaker both serve as the first snipers of their respective games, with their rifles additionally firing faster when unscoped. The two are also able to easily reach higher ground with the use of an ability (teleporter for Kinessa, grappling hook for Widowmaker). Strix and Ana also serve as additional snipers in their respective games, with Strix also possessing an alternate fire for closer ranged fights, though Ana differs from the other snipers by being largely focused on support.
*** Koga / Maeve / Vatu / Zhin and Genji all share many similarities. Koga, Maeve, and Vatu all share a dash with Genji that can be aimed anywhere and deals damage to enemies caught in the way, with all additionally going through enemies with the exception of Maeve, who bounces off those hit. Maeve and Vatu additionally share a similar type of basic fire with Genji, throwing out sharp weaponry at a short range. Meanwhile, Koga and Genji can both climb walls and have a type of stance system, while Zhin and Genji can both deflect nearly any attack with their counter.
*** Lian / Octavia and Ashe both wield shorter range rifles with abilities that allow them to effectively deal damage from long distances, Octavia notably wielding a scope similarly to Ashe, with the two additionally both possessing an ability that allows them to leap into the air.
*** Makoa and Roadhog both wield hooks that briefly stun enemies and pull them in for further damage. Both additionally wield short range weapons which the hook helps maximize the potential of, as well as abilities that allow them to survive a bit longer under fire (a shield for Makoa, a heal for Roadhog)
*** Ruckus and D.Va both pilot mechs with a number of similar abilities. The two both utilize fast firing miniguns as their default attack, with a quick burst of rockets available as their alternate fire. The two additionally both possess an ability which allows them to briefly survive under fire (a shield for Ruckus, a projectile absorbing barrier for D.Va), and both have ultimates which can be extremely deadly to anyone nearby, but can also be easily avoided by simply hiding behind a small piece of cover for a short period.
*** Sha Lin and Hanzo both wield bows that only reach full power after being held back for a short time. The two additionally both possess an ability which briefly allows them to fire multiple arrows in quick succession.
*** Skye and Sombra are both capable of turning invisible to sneak into enemy backlines.
*** Torvald and Zarya support their team by applying shields to their allies and themselves. The two also have abilities capable of displacing enemies and potentially resulting in easy kills (Torvald by sending enemies flying off the map, Zarya by locking enemies in place for allies to easily shoot).
*** Viktor and Soldier: 76 both serve as the "Call of Duty" character, wielding assault rifles with an alternate fire allowing for some burst damage, with both additionally being capable of endlessly sprinting, as well as both having ultimates that allow them to deal massive damage to nearly any enemy they can see.
*** Yagorath and Wrecking Ball both shift between a damage focused mode, as well as a more mobile secondary mode that packs their limbs away. The two additionally both have personal defensive abilities they can activate to increase their survivability, as well as abilities that allow them to increase their speed while in their mobile modes, allowing them to deal damage and knock back any enemies caught in their paths.
*** Both games featured a mechanic (though Paladins' has since been removed) that attempts to highlight the most notable play of the match (Top Play in Paladins, Play of the Game in Overwatch), with these highlights often being credited to those who obtained many kills in a short period of time, often leading to these highlights in both games being a character using their ultimate ability in the most standard manner possible and killing a few people, leading to damage characters and a few others with massive damage dealing ultimates (such as Jenos for Paladins or D.Va for Overwatch) dominating these highlights.
** Lore related:
*** The general main storyline of both games is oddly similar. Both begin long ago (a century for Paladins, 30 years for Overwatch) when a huge war is spreading chaos and destruction (Goblin Scourge for Paladins, Omnic Crisis for Overwatch), eventually causing the formation of a specialized group of heroes to stop this threat (the original Paladins and the original Overwatch strike team), which after awhile, they succeed in. After stopping the threat, both groups restructure themselves with new leaders taking charge (the Paladins reforms into the Magistrate, leadership moving from Valera to Karne, while Overwatch simply restructures itself, with Jack Morrison replacing Gabriel Reyes as leader), leading to a new golden age of peace and prosperity under their leadership.
However, new threats begin emerging and threaten the safety of the world once more (the discovery of crystals for Paladins, terrorism and conflict as a result of Talon, Null Sector, and omnic rights movements for Overwatch). While the two groups attempt to resolve the issues, making some progress on the matters, they're ultimately powerless to completely resolve the new growing conflicts, and at some point after a massive explosion (crystal explosion caused by criminal in Paladins, Swiss Overwatch base exploding with Jack and Gabriel inside for Overwatch) the event ultimately leads to members of the original groups (Valera for Paladins, Winston for Overwatch) deciding enough is enough and reforming the groups to fight the new conflict, though this action technically classifies them as breaking the law, ultimately putting them at odds both with the new conflict, as well as old allies. However, the chaos continues to grow (the Abyss and Maw becoming active in Paladins, Talon and Null Sector becoming more aggressive in Overwatch), which the newly reformed groups with a handful of new members fight against in the name of what the groups originally stood for.
*** Both games feature a race that suffers from FantasticRacism as a result of something that occurred during the initial conflicts, for Paladins, this is the ska'drin (hated due to not helping during the Goblin Scourges), while for Overwatch, it's the omnics (hated due to causing the Omnic Crisis).
*** Both games feature an area that was once a regular location, but became an irradiated wasteland due to a massive explosion in the past, with the area now largely only being inhabited by one specific group (the Shattered Desert being destroyed by Yagorath shattering the moon and killing everything around her when she landed in the Realm, with only the Followers of Io continuing to live in the area, while for Overwatch, Australia was destroyed by the country's omnium exploding, ultimately leading to the construction of Junkertown, inhabited almost exclusively by the Junkers).
*** Both games feature an elite unit (Sentinels for Paladins, Blackwatch for Overwatch) within the restructured main groups (the Magistrate and Overwatch), but after a disastrous final mission (never explained for Paladins, Venice Incident for Overwatch), the group was ultimately disbanded, with some members leaving the group altogether (Buck, Kinessa and Tyra for Paladins, Moira and Cassidy / McCree for Overwatch), others staying in the organization (Strix for Paladins, Genji for Overwatch), but the majority of blame fell on the groups' leaders (Viktor and Gabriel).
*** Both games feature a group of monks (Tau-Kor for Paladins, Shambali for Overwatch) that originated from individuals negatively affected by the initial major conflict (those ravaged by the Goblin Scourges for Paladins, outcast omnics from the Omnic Crisis for Overwatch) that both have their roots in a notable individual who ascended to a higher power (Jenos for Paladins, Aurora for Overwatch). They're largely peaceful individuals, but ultimately end up attracting notably unwanted negative attention that ultimately turns violent (House Aico leading to Siege of Ascension Peak for Paladins, Talon and Null Sector leading to Mondatta's assassination and King's Row Uprising for Overwatch).
*** Both games feature a criminal empire with Asian inspired aesthetics (Thousand Hands for Paladins, Shimada Clan for Overwatch) and are also notable for nearly every single revealed member of the groups having left them.
*** Many individual characters have lore notably similar to others from the opposing game as well. Some notable examples include:
*** Androxus and Reaper (Gabriel Reyes) are both former members of the restructured main groups (the Magistrate and Overwatch) that were initially extremely dedicated to ensuring judgement was cast, but after encounters with specific individuals following a notable event (fighting an unnamed Abyssal entity for Androxus, Moira worsening an already present condition after nearly dying in the Swiss Overwatch explosion for Gabriel), the two changed, becoming darker, more sadistic, far edgier looking, and now being opposed to the very groups they once devotedly stood alongside, notably putting them in conflict with their former partners / best friends (Lex for Androxus, Jack for Gabriel) where both sides don't hesitate to attempt and kill each other.
*** Barik and Torbjörn are both short irritable inventors that are responsible for many inventions found throughout their respective games (notable examples include Drogoz's wings and goblin mining suits for Barik, and various types of omnics for Torbjörn). Both additionally end up working alongside a member of their games' respective hated race (Talus a ska'drin for Barik, Bastion an omnic for Torbjörn).
*** Betty La Bomba / Bomb King and Junkrat are all notable unhinged criminals with an obsession for explosives, yet despite being a bit off, they all share an actual knowledge of explosives.
*** Buck and Genji were both once part of their games' respective criminal organization (Thousand Hands for Buck, Shimada Clan for Genji), but ultimately ended up leaving and eventually joined their games' respective elite units within the main groups of the games (the Magistrate's Sentinels for Buck, Overwatch's Blackwatch division for Genji). However, following the disastrous final mission of the group, the two eventually left the organizations altogether and ended up wandering the world, now damaged on a spiritual level (Buck for reasons never explained, Genji for struggling to accept his new mechanical body). The two would eventually encounter a notable monk (Jenos for Buck, Zenyatta for Genji) who helped heal their spiritual wounds and find a new path in life, before the two ultimately ended up joining their respective games' illegal LaResistance group (Resistance for Buck, Winston's reformed Overwatch for Genji).
*** Corvus and Moira were both originally part of their games' respective major groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Overwatch / Blackwatch for Moira) where they were involved in particularly dark work (researching the Abyss for Corvus, general immoral experiments for Moira). Their work was largely unknown to the general public until later notable events (Raum being summoned for Corvus, the aftermath of the Venice Incident for Moira), ultimately led to people learning of them and causing them to leave their groups, turning elsewhere to continue what they believe is right (Corvus forming the Shadow Tribunal and using the Abyss' power to try and save the Realm, Moira continuing her research in the hopes of making a scientific breakthrough). Both additionally appear to lack morals (though Corvus does supposedly still have his), leading to them making huge sacrifices and questionable choices for the sake of their goals and own greater good, and overall being rather arrogant characters. The two also additionally played a part in the reconditioning of specific characters (Terminus for Corvus, Widowmaker for Moira) into living weapons for their groups (the Magistrate for Corvus, Talon for Moira) and continue to monitor them (Corvus controlling Terminus, Moira simply monitoring Widowmaker).
*** Fernando and Reinhardt are both glory seeking knights that experienced the death of a notable superior before ultimately taking up a position not initially meant for them, though Fernando did this all in secret, while Reinhardt's situation is public knowledge. Additionally, while Fernando still chases glory, Reinhardt learned to prioritize justice and the safety of his friends.
*** Jenos and Zenyatta are both notably unique monks (Jenos having ascended and gained cosmic power, Zenyatta by disagreeing with the other omnic monks) and former members of their respective games' monk group (Tau-Kor and Shambali). The two also have their abilities based on power not perfectly understood by most other characters. The two additionally also helped other characters find their way and heal their spirits after notable events in their past (Buck for Jenos, Genji for Zenyatta).
*** Koga and Genji are both bright green wearing former ninjas of criminal empires (Thousand Hands for Koga, Shimada Clan for Genji), but the two ended up betrayed, attacked, and chased out of their former homes. They returned years later and fought with one of their former family (Zhin for Koga, Hanzo for Genji) with both members ultimatley surviving before Koga and Genji leave and join the illegal LaResistance group (Resistance / New Resistance for Koga, Winston's reformed Overwatch for Genji).
*** Raum and Doomfist are both high ranking members of villainous groups (Abyss for Raum, Talon for Doomfist) that have been referred to as a "scourge" (Scourge of the Realm for Raum, Scourge of Numbani for Doomfist), but during one event where they were causing destruction, they were ultimately defeated by an individual who had exactly what they needed to defeat them (Tiberius having an "anti-evil" sword for Raum, Orisa being designed specifically to combat Doomfist).
*** Skye and Sombra are both extremely untrustworthy individuals with an association with purple and a playful personality. The two specialize in stealth operations and were once part of criminal groups (Thousand Hands for Skye, Los Muertos for Sombra) before eventually finding their way into notable positions in major groups (the Magistrate for Skye, Talon for Sombra), yet the two aren't loyal to the groups in the slightest and only care about abusing their resources to get what they want.
*** Talus and Zenyatta are both members of the oppressed race (ska'drin and omnics) that are at odds with the way others of their species act (the ska'drin hiding away in fear, the omnics spreading their beliefs through religious teachings), with Talus and Zenyatta instead believing the best way to mend their race's reputation is to focus on building personal relationships with others to show them their race isn't worth hating.
*** Terminus and Widowmaker were both initially not directly involved in games' conflicts, but were ultimately taken away by one of the games' groups (Magistrate for Terminus, Talon for Widowmaker) with both being presumed dead, but later resurfaced as agents of these groups, their original personalities largely suppressed, though still somewhat present, replacing them with cold and sadistic killers devoted to carrying out orders.
*** Viktor and Soldier: 76 (Jack Morrison) are both former high ranking members of their respective groups (Magistrate / Sentinels for Viktor, Overwatch for Jack) that were both originally highly respected, but after certain events (Sentinel final mission for Viktor, various reasons for Jack), the two lost a lot of respect. Though the two do differ on what happened after, with Viktor remaining with the Magistrate attempting to regain his position, while Jack became a vigilante working tirelessly to uncover the truth behind Overwatch's collapse.
*** Zhin and Ashe both originally lived in the lap of luxury, but due to events in their lives, ended up robbed of inheriting it, leading both to form their own criminal gangs that ultimately united once conflicting smaller groups, as well as serving as their own makeshift families.
** Other:
*** Ash and Ashe clearly share nearly identical names, being pronounced exactly the same, with the only difference being the additional E for Overwatch's Ashe.
*** Corvus and Echo were both characters that initially only appeared in a cinematic, only to end up becoming highly anticipated characters in-game (though they do differ in regards to Corvus not being initially planned as a playable character, while Echo was largely always planned in some form). Both were also originally anticipated to be released as a specific class, and were in fact originally intended to be released as such (Damage for Corvus, Support for Echo), but ultimately ended up releasing as the exact opposite (Support for Corvus, Damage for Echo).
*** Furia and Tracer were both involved in controversies relating to sexualized content not fitting the character which were both ultimately replaced (Furia originally not wearing pants and was soon given some, while Tracer originally had a victory pose which drew a huge amount of focus towards her butt, which was soon changed for something a bit more fitting Tracer's character).
*** Makoa and Roadhog both share some similarity in their names, notably with Roadhog's real first name being "Mako", just one letter off from Makoa.
*** Both games were accused of being rip-offs (Team Fortress 2 for Overwatch, Overwatch itself for Paladins) which ultimately ended up creating a lot of hate towards the games (TF2 fans hating Overwatch, many non-Overwatch fans hating Paladins, and Paladins fans themselves also hating Overwatch), yet despite the hate, both games ended up surviving alongside their claimed rip-offs and doing decently well for themselves.
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My edits are not over the top complaining or exaggeration, but quite the contrary with your edits being over the top defense of the game; honestly, most of your edits often come down to praising the devs for basic things that would be ridiculous if they hadn't done, phrasing issues so that they don't seem to actually be problems, or adding lines pretty much saying "but it's not a big deal, so it's not an issue". As for the specifics of your edit comment, yes, Ash is flanderized, just listen to the lines of skins like Star Sister Seris; makes her out to be a violence loving sadist and completely ignores everything else about her character. As for Tiberius, yes, he was a deus ex machine, as he came out of absolutely nowhere and easily defeated Raum, who everyone else was having issues with. It's even more notable for Tiberius since he's supposed to be this legendary pinnacle of tigron values, yet he was completely unheard of and not referenced in the slightest prior to his random appearance.
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* AbandonedMine: Splitstone Quarry and Foreman's Rise. A mining operation that had goblins workers, which is where Ruckus discovers the Mind Stone of Bolt, and made a modified Mining mech to use him. They both eventually flee the mines to seek greater adventure.
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* AbandonedMine: Splitstone Quarry and Foreman's Rise. A mining operation that had goblins workers, which is where Ruckus discovers discovered the Mind Stone of mind-stone containing Bolt, and made a modified Mining used him to upgrade his mining mech to use him. They both eventually flee before the mines two agreed to seek greater adventure.work together and escape, though where the rest of the workers are is unclear.
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* AbortedArc: Many individual character plots such as the revenge of Koga or the redemption of Androxus often end up cut short with no advancement or resolution, but a major aborted story arc would be the iconic Crystal War that ultimately kicked off the game's modern lore. The game's first lore cinematic, ''A Realm Divided'', made it clear the conflict was a huge deal, with most character bios of the time referencing it in some way, often tying the other characters that were absent in the cinematic into the war. However, while this story arc was still present in the background, occasionally being brought up, most characters began to stop being tied to the war while the focus was shifted to fighting Yagorath and the Abyss. The latest lore cinematics, ''A Conflict Reignited'', which showed the aftermath of Yagorath's rampage, instead of resuming the Crystal War, instead wrote Karne out of the plot, didn't even mention the Resistance or Valera, before beginning a brand new conflict related to the racism towards the Ska'drin.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are there for decoration and all you get for levelling up your account is 3000 gold, which quickly becomes useless. Character mastery levels do give out rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, Level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the champions' Golden Skin. Some of the older champs, such as Bomb King and Tyra, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, Cosmic, and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are there for decoration and all you get for levelling up your account is 3000 gold, which quickly becomes useless. Character mastery levels do give out rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, Level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the champions' Golden Skin. Some of the older champs, such as Bomb King and Tyra, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, Cosmic, and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30.
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* AbortedArc: Many individual character plots such as the revenge of Koga or the redemption of Androxus often end up cut short with no advancement or resolution, but a major aborted story arc would be the iconic Crystal War that ultimately kicked off the game's modern lore. The game's first lore cinematic, ''A Realm Divided'', made it clear the conflict was a huge deal, with most character bios of the time referencing it in some way, often tying the other characters that were absent in the cinematic into the war. However, while this story arc was still present in the background, occasionally being brought up, up here and there, most characters began to stop being tied to the war while the focus was shifted to fighting Yagorath and the Abyss. The latest lore cinematics, ''A Conflict Reignited'', which showed the aftermath of Yagorath's rampage, instead of resuming the Crystal War, instead wrote Karne out of the plot, didn't even mention the Resistance or Valera, before beginning a brand new conflict related to the racism towards the Ska'drin.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts arethere for decoration almost purely aesthetic and all you get pretty much nothing for levelling leveling up your account is 3000 (except for a small amount of gold, which quickly becomes useless. Character useless to most players), but character mastery levels do give out you rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, Level level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the champions' characters' Golden Skin. Skin, though at the moment, for some characters this only consists of a Golden Weapon. Some of the older champs, characters, such as Bomb King and Tyra, King, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, Cosmic, and Cosmic and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30.30, but not all characters have them. Past level 50 however, champion levels also become purely aesthetic.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are
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** The game has 57[[labelnote:*]]actually 58, [[PermanentlyMissableContent "Beta Player" can't be unlocked anymore]], due to the game exiting the Open Beta when the Switch port released[[/labelnote]] achievements to unlock. Some of them are for reaching a specific mastery level for a particular amount of champions, for playing in a group for a certain amount of hours, or for making a card loadout. Other achievements are for doings tasks directly in a match; such as "Boom Headshot" which requires you land 5 headshots in a row ''without missing'', or "Questions Later", which has you deal damage to each enemy before they damage you.
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** The game has 57[[labelnote:*]]actually 58, [[PermanentlyMissableContent "Beta Player" two can't be unlocked anymore]], due to the game exiting the Open Beta when the Switch port released[[/labelnote]] anymore, see below for why[[/labelnote]] achievements to unlock. Some of them are for reaching a specific mastery level for a particular amount of champions, for playing in a group for a certain amount of hours, or for making a card loadout. Other achievements are for doings tasks directly in a match; such as "Boom Headshot" which requires you land 5 headshots in a row ''without missing'', or "Questions Later", which has you deal damage to each enemy before they damage you. you.
** One achievement; "Beta Player", [[PermanentlyMissableContent can no longer be achieved by new players]] due to the game exiting Beta.
** One achievement; "Beta Player", [[PermanentlyMissableContent can no longer be achieved by new players]] due to the game exiting Beta.
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** ''Paladins'' runs the gamut when it comes to naming the Champions. Some names are plain, such as Cassie, Lex, Vivian, Evie, and Buck. Others are from different countries, with the characters only ''sometimes'' corresponding to them, such as Maeve (Irish[[note]]which is funny since she's portrayed as French[[/note]]), Viktor (Russian), Fernando (Spanish), Tyra (Scandinavian), Makoa (Hawaiian), Torvald (Nordic; variant of "Thorvald"), Willo (Irish; variation of "Willow"), Grover (English) and Inara (African/Middle Eastern). Then you have Asian names like Ying, Sha Lin, Lian, Zhin, and Khan. And of course, there are names that were completely made up for the setting, like Androxus, Kinessa[[note]]Sounds like it could be a real name, but it isn't[[/note]], Mal'Damba, Drogoz, Grohk, Jenos, Talus, and Barik[[note]]It's actually a less common Persian name, but it's unlikely that had anything to do with naming a Scottish dwarf, which was most likely a PunnyName for "barricade"[[/note]]. Let's not forget that there are names like Ash, Pip, Strix, Terminus, Moji, Ruckus, and Bomb King either. Let's just say that nothing is off-limits when it comes what how Hi-Rez names each Champion, though a pretty safe bet is it'll be some kind of MeaningfulName.
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** ''Paladins'' runs the gamut when it comes to naming the Champions. Some names are plain, such as Cassie, Lex, Vivian, Evie, and Buck. Others are from different countries, with the characters only ''sometimes'' corresponding to them, such as Maeve (Irish[[note]]which is funny since she's portrayed as French[[/note]]), Viktor (Russian), Fernando (Spanish), Tyra (Scandinavian), Makoa (Hawaiian), Torvald (Nordic; variant of "Thorvald"), Willo (Irish; variation of "Willow"), Grover (English) and Inara (African/Middle Eastern). Then you have Asian names like Ying, Sha Lin, Lian, Zhin, and Khan. And of course, there are names that were completely made up for the setting, like Androxus, Kinessa[[note]]Sounds like it could be a real name, but it isn't[[/note]], Mal'Damba, Drogoz, Grohk, Jenos, Talus, and Barik[[note]]It's actually a less common Persian name, but it's unlikely that had anything to do with naming a Scottish dwarf, which was most likely a PunnyName for "barricade"[[/note]]. Let's not forget that there are names like Ash, Pip, Strix, Terminus, Moji, Ruckus, and Bomb King either. Let's just say that nothing is off-limits when it comes what how Hi-Rez names each Champion, though a pretty safe bet is it'll be some kind of MeaningfulName.Champion.
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** Nearly all the game's lore and story is delivered entirely through lore cinematics, developer streams, and developer statements, and often only in small portions over long periods of time.
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** Nearly all the game's lore and story is delivered entirely through lore cinematics, developer streams, and developer statements, and often only in incredibly small portions over long periods of time.
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* AntiClimax: This has happened a number of times:
** Siege of Ascension Peak was a lore cinematic and entirely new game mode, and both were introduced to being a huge change to current and future lore, bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event (and for some time following it) would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to have huge effects on current and future lore. However, none of that ever happened, and the event was slowly revealed to not be as grand as players expected. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege without much difficulty by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. The event, now being a minor background scenario, didn't affect the Realm or any characters really, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's (currently unused in-game)[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] having her upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** The introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However, not even a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum, with the battle ending in a tie, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned anywhere in the lore for around two years, where he hadn't been doing much for the past year while Yagorath was on her rampage.
** Speaking of, Yagorath, rather similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture devastated beyond repair by her. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat. The resolution to this was that nstead, Azaan, a literal DeusExMachina, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. The following story arcs have not dwelled much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor the fates of Atlas and Vora]].
* AutomatonHorses: Your mounts don't get hungry, and summon without any needs, and can gallop until you get shot at, in which they will despawn.
** Siege of Ascension Peak was a lore cinematic and entirely new game mode, and both were introduced to being a huge change to current and future lore, bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event (and for some time following it) would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to have huge effects on current and future lore. However, none of that ever happened, and the event was slowly revealed to not be as grand as players expected. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege without much difficulty by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. The event, now being a minor background scenario, didn't affect the Realm or any characters really, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's (currently unused in-game)[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] having her upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** The introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However, not even a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum, with the battle ending in a tie, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned anywhere in the lore for around two years, where he hadn't been doing much for the past year while Yagorath was on her rampage.
** Speaking of, Yagorath, rather similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture devastated beyond repair by her. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat. The resolution to this was that nstead, Azaan, a literal DeusExMachina, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. The following story arcs have not dwelled much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor the fates of Atlas and Vora]].
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* AntiClimax: This has notably happened a number of times:
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** The first notable example would be Siege of AscensionPeak was a Peak. A lore cinematic and entirely entire brand new game mode, and gamemode were both were introduced to being a highlighting how huge change to current and future lore, of a lore event it was, seemingly bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event (and and for some time following it) it would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to be a huge one that would have huge massive effects on current and the Realm, with those changes showing up throughout future lore. However, none of that this ever happened, happened and the event was slowly revealed to not actually be as grand as players expected. it was initially made out to be. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege seemingly without much difficulty difficult by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. The event, As one may expect from the event now being a minor background scenario, the siege didn't affect the Realm or any characters really, whatsoever, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's (currently unused in-game)[[https://static.[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] having seemingly referencing it, with the line just her being upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** The second instance came with the introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However,not even barely over a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum, with the battle ending Raum in a tie, location that wasn't damaged at all, as well as no one else around attempting to fight Raum alongside Tiberius, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned anywhere in the lore whatsoever for around two years, where he seemingly hadn't been doing much in-universe for the past year while Yagorath was on her rampage.
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** Speaking of,Yagorath, rather similarly Yagorath is the next instance of this. Similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture that had been devastated beyond repair by her.her, among much other buildup. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat. The resolution to this was defeat, or something grand. Unfortunately, none of that nstead, happened; instead, Azaan, a literal DeusExMachina, DeusExMachina new character that similarly to Tiberius, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. The A new story was quickly moved onto following story arcs have this, not dwelled dwelling much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor the fates of what happened to notable characters such as Atlas and Vora]].
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* AutomatonHorses:Your mounts don't get hungry, and summon without any needs, Mounts can be summoned out of thin air at the start of a match or upon respawning and can gallop be ridden around endlessly until you get shot at, in which they will despawn.the player dismounts or gets shot, with no worries about the mount getting tired or hungry. Additionally, some mounts ''literally are'' robots or actual vehicles.
** The first notable example would be Siege of Ascension
** The second instance came with the introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However,
** Speaking of,
* AutomatonHorses:
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** If a player disconnects for some reason, they'll be replaced with a bot, so you don't have to go four-on-five against the enemy team. There's also an icon to display this for your team. The game also enforces AntiRageQuitting measures in this way, since anyone who leaves not only still has the match count as a win or a loss, but they suffer a penalty in their rewards.
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** If A partial version of this trope occurs if a player disconnects for some reason, they'll be from a match, resulting in them being replaced with by a bot, so you don't have to go four-on-five against the enemy team. There's also an icon to display bot. However, while this for your team. The game also enforces AntiRageQuitting measures evens the odds in terms of active players, this way, since anyone who leaves not only still has leads to frustration, as bots are generally incredibly stupid and often serve as little more than distractions most of the match count as a win or a loss, but they suffer a penalty in their rewards.time outside training modes.
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** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges that may be very difficult to do naturally, such as healing 150,000 in a single match.
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** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges that may be very are painstakingly difficult to do naturally, such as healing 150,000 in a single match.
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** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenceless chickens.
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** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenceless defenseless chickens.
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*** ''The WebAnimation/GENLock'' Event Pass (and its associated chest) features three skins; Chase (Viktor), Yasamin (Kinessa) and Cammie (Maeve), all from the series, as well as an unlockable death card depicting Dr. Rufus Weller and associated iconography.
*** The start of 2022 has Viktor get a ''Film/{{Rambo}}'' skin, available if you have Amazon Prime account. An unexpected choice.
*** The Monstercat Crossover Pass features GG Magree (Skye), Justice [=OH=] (Khan), and "VIP" recolors of both. The Amazon Prime exclusive skins were of Whipped Cream (Cassie) and Bossfight (Koga), and all are voiced by the musicians the skins portray, except for Bossfight Koga.
*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Ruby (Vora), Weiss (Furia), Blake (Saati), Yang (Imani), Qrow (Corvus), and Salem (Seris).
*** The start of 2022 has Viktor get a ''Film/{{Rambo}}'' skin, available if you have Amazon Prime account. An unexpected choice.
*** The Monstercat Crossover Pass features GG Magree (Skye), Justice [=OH=] (Khan), and "VIP" recolors of both. The Amazon Prime exclusive skins were of Whipped Cream (Cassie) and Bossfight (Koga), and all are voiced by the musicians the skins portray, except for Bossfight Koga.
*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Ruby (Vora), Weiss (Furia), Blake (Saati), Yang (Imani), Qrow (Corvus), and Salem (Seris).
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*** ''The WebAnimation/GENLock'' Event Pass (and its associated chest) features three skins; five skins based on characters from the series, including Chase (Viktor), Yasamin (Kinessa) and (Kinessa), Cammie (Maeve), all from the series, Valentina (Kinessa), and Kazu (Zhin), as well as an unlockable death card depicting Dr. Rufus Weller and associated iconography.
*** The start of 2022has had Viktor get receive a ''Film/{{Rambo}}'' skin, available if you have had Amazon Prime account. An unexpected choice.
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*** The Monstercat Crossover Passfeatures featured GG Magree (Skye), Justice [=OH=] (Khan), and "VIP" recolors of both. The Amazon Prime offered additional exclusive skins were in the form of Whipped Cream WHIPPED CREAM (Cassie) and Bossfight (Koga), and with all are the skins being voiced by the musicians portrayed, with the skins portray, except for exception of Bossfight Koga.
*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Ruby Rose (Vora), Weiss Schnee (Furia), Blake Belladonna (Saati), Yang Xiao Long (Imani), Qrow Branwen (Corvus), and Salem (Seris).
*** The start of 2022
*** The Monstercat Crossover Pass
*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Ruby Rose (Vora), Weiss Schnee (Furia), Blake Belladonna (Saati), Yang Xiao Long (Imani), Qrow Branwen (Corvus), and Salem (Seris).
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** With Yagorath being nigh-unstoppable and defeating even the gods in one timeline, how is she defeated? By Azaan, a new character at the time, appearing out of nowhere and one shotting her, sealing her back up, before vanishing and never appearing again. In fairness, there was setup for Azaan with the introduction of Raum, but this was not well-known, and so Azaan felt like he just came out of thin air.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to come out of nowhere and protect Androxus. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve also appears out of nowhere and helps Lex up, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, someone Lex should be wary of.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to come out of nowhere and protect Androxus. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve also appears out of nowhere and helps Lex up, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, someone Lex should be wary of.
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** Azaan. With Yagorath being nigh-unstoppable and defeating even the gods in one timeline, incredibly powerful characters, how is she defeated? By Azaan, a brand new character at the time, Azaan appearing out of absolutely nowhere and one shotting her, sealing her back up, before vanishing himself and never appearing again. In fairness, Though to be fair, there was setup for Azaan prior with the introduction of Raum, but this was not well-known, and so hardly presented to the point Azaan still felt like he just came out of thin air.
** Tiberius would technically apply to this as well, but that would've required for Raum to actually present himself as a threat before Tiberius appeared out of nowhere to easily defeat him.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin tocome appear out of absolutely nowhere and protect Androxus. Androxus for... some reason. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve also appears appeared out of nowhere thin air and helps helped Lex up, for no apparent reason, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, someone while Lex should be wary of.is essentially a policeman.
** Tiberius would technically apply to this as well, but that would've required for Raum to actually present himself as a threat before Tiberius appeared out of nowhere to easily defeat him.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to
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** Corvus is constantly painted as this, most notably when he was desperate to defeat the Resistance after believing they had the power of gods on their side, leading to Seris tricking him into making a DealWithTheDevil and summon Raum, and getting him exiled from the Magistrate.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was perfectly fine as a design choice thematically, but it was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an awards medal, which is more obvious to players, and when the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was perfectly fine as a design choice thematically, but it was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an awards medal, which is more obvious to players, and when the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
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** Corvus is constantly painted as this, most notably when he was desperate to defeat the Resistance after believing they had the power of gods on their side, leading to Seris tricking him into making a DealWithTheDevil and summon Raum, and getting him exiled from the Magistrate.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which wasperfectly fine as a design choice thematically, but it was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was later fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an icon of a more distinct, and significantly more obvious, awards medal, which is more obvious to players, and when medal. When the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was
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* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a lot of it, the point that it'd be easier to list skins and characters that ''aren't'' fanservice. Of the 24 female characters at present in-game, around 7 of them aren't explicitly fanservice, and of course, that's not even mentioning the various skins, from Maeve's Demonette skin exposing a lot of skin on the otherwise-modestly dressed character, to Ying's Carnival skin and Skye's Temptress and Devilish skins putting them into what are essentially bikinis. If there's a female character, it's only a matter of time until they become fanservice's next victim.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a lot of it, the point that it'd be easier to list skins and characters that ''aren't'' fanservice. Of the 24 current 23 female characters at present in-game, characters, only around 7 4 or so of them aren't explicitly explicilty fanservice, and of course, that's not even mentioning the various skins, from Maeve's Demonette skin exposing a lot of skin on the otherwise-modestly originally modestly dressed character, to Ying's Carnival skin and Skye's Temptress and Devilish skins putting them into what are essentially bikinis. If bikinis, if there's a female character, it's only a matter of time until they become fanservice's next victim.
** Ash suffers from this. When first released, Ash was an individual with a slightly rough exterior passionate about fighting, but still cared for her allies and improving herself. However, as time progressed and new characters and skins with lines directed towards Ash were introduced, most referred to her as though she was a violent sadist who cares for nothing but fighting and constantly being violent.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: Talus and Barik fit this in the former's teaser trailer, which is odd considering Barik is usually rather gleeful himself, meaning he either finds Talus to be just ''that'' annoying, or Barik is like many others in the Realm and isn't the biggest fan of the Ska'Drin.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: Talus and Barik fit this in the former's teaser trailer, which is odd considering Barik is usually rather gleeful himself, meaning he either finds Talus to be just ''that'' annoying, or Barik is like many others in the Realm and isn't the biggest fan of the Ska'Drin.ska'Drin.
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* MoneySink: Gold. This is the free currency used to purchase champions, their recolors (except gold), Mastery Poses and Emotes. It's a fairly easy currency to get in the game, being given out in the Event Pass in the free and paid tracks in 2500+ sums, as well as for playing the game normally. Justified in that if it wasn't easy to get, things would be quite hard to unlock. This does come with the problem of a not insignificant amount of the player base having more gold than they know what to do with, especially if said players got the gold via the refund given by purchasing the Founders Pack (when it was available) or the Champions Pack. Even if you buy everything you can with Gold, you could very reasonably still have a million gold left over. The games' initial solution to this problem was to let players purchase character levels (which was near-universally condemned by the player base, see the [[YMMV/{{Paladins}} YMMV page for why]]), and when this functionality was removed in Patch 3.02, it was replaced with the ability to purchase five super-expensive titles for One Million Gold each; those being ''"Has it all", "Live, Laugh, Frag", "Is a bot"'' and ''"The Edgelord".'' The last title is an eye-searingly expensive '''Five Million Gold''', and is aptly called ''The 1%''.
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* MoneySink: Gold. This is Gold has been notorious due to lacking much of anything for most players to spend it on. At first there's quite a lot of options, notably the free currency used to purchase champions, their recolors (except gold), various characters, some recolors, Mastery Poses related poses, emotes, and Emotes. It's a fairly easy currency to get in the game, being given out in the Event Pass in the free occasionally skins, some avatars, and paid tracks in 2500+ sums, as well as for playing the game normally. Justified in that if it wasn't easy to get, things would be quite hard to unlock. This does come with the problem of a not insignificant amount of other various odds and ends. However, once the player base having more gold than they know what to do with, especially if said players got the gold via the refund given by purchasing the Founders Pack (when it was available) or the Champions Pack. Even if you buy unlocks everything you can they want, there's next to nothing to do with Gold, you could very reasonably still have a million gold left over.gold. The games' initial solution to this problem was to let players purchase character levels (which was near-universally condemned by the player base, see the [[YMMV/{{Paladins}} YMMV page for why]]), and when this functionality was removed in Patch 3.02, it was replaced with the ability to purchase five super-expensive titles for One Million Gold each; those being ''"Has it all", "Live, Laugh, Frag", "Is a bot"'' and ''"The Edgelord".'' The last title is an eye-searingly expensive '''Five Million Gold''', and is aptly called ''The 1%''. However this too has done little to solve the abundance of gold most players end up swimming in.
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* NobodyCanDie: While characters die constantly in-game (it is a multiplayer game, after all), and [=NPC's=] are occasionally implied or shown to have died in the game's lore, the developers claim they have no issue killing off champions in the present time of the game's story, yet none of them are dead as of writing:
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* NobodyCanDie: While characters die constantly in-game (it is a multiplayer game, after all), and [=NPC's=] NPCs are occasionally implied or shown to have died in the game's lore, despite the developers claim claiming they have no issue killing off champions in the present time of the game's story, yet none of them are dead as of writing:actually seem able to die. Some notable examples include:
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** Lex, in a battle against Yagorath, is hit by several exploding quills and falls limp to the ground. Atlas is distraught, and many assume Lex is dead. However, he was quickly confirmed by a developer to still be alive, and a second developer later implied Lex had ''very nearly'' died and gone to the Abyss, but avoided such a fate.
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** Raum, who supposedly is a huge deal and causing a huge amount of chaos, vanishes alongside Tiberius after the latter's trailer, and with Raum not appearing and his chaos seemingly stopped, many assumed he may have died. Nope. He randomly reappears fighting Azaan in some of the latter's cards with zero explanation of what exactly happened to him beyond "Tiberius temporarily stopped his rampage".
** Lex, in a battle against Yagorath, is hit by several exploding quills and falls limp to the ground. Atlas is distraught, and many assume Lex is dead. However, he was quickly confirmed by a developer to still bealive, and alive. Though months later, a different developer gave a vague answer, despite Lex already having been confirmed to be alive. This second developer later implied however, did imply Lex had ''very nearly'' died and gone to the Abyss, but avoided such a fate.
** Lex, in a battle against Yagorath, is hit by several exploding quills and falls limp to the ground. Atlas is distraught, and many assume Lex is dead. However, he was quickly confirmed by a developer to still be
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** Corvus, after being exiled from the Magistrate, is eventually attacked by VII, an executioner who spends all his time assassinating people, and murdering several of Corvus' men in his trailer. VII managed to severely injure him, neccessitating Lian to bring him in and have Lillith revive him.
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** Corvus, after being exiled from the Magistrate, is eventually attacked by VII, an executioner who spends all his time assassinating people, and with him even very clearly murdering several of Corvus' men in his trailer. Corvus himself though? VII managed to only severely injure injured him, neccessitating oddly with no visible injuries, but for some reason left him alive, allowing Lian to bring him in and have Lillith revive him.
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* OutOfFocus: The developers only mention characters when they need to; some of the older champions often making a minor cameo in new champion teasers... which often doesn't end up expanding their stories much.
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* OutOfFocus: The developers Pretty much every old character is completely ignored in the game's lore, with only mention characters when they need to; some of the older champions often one or two sometimes making a minor cameo in new champion teasers... which often doesn't end up expanding their stories much.
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** Leiporis, despite their powerful magic, are all largely cowards that flee into the forests and caves to avoid getting caught in conflict, all except for Moji and Rei. One wonders why the Leipori are so scared instead of using their abilities to take over the Realm.
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** Leiporis, despite their powerful magic, are all largely cowards that flee into the forests and caves to avoid getting caught in conflict, all except for Moji and Rei. One wonders why the Leipori leipori are so scared instead of using their abilities to take over the Realm.
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** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never retconned. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
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** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never retconned.explicitly deconfirmed. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
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** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the Ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
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** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the Ska'drin, ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
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* RuinsForRuinsSake: The various Temple Isle maps (Frog Isle, Serpent Beach, and Jaguar Falls) fit this. The various ruins apparently used to be inhabited by the Ska'drin, yet the layout and function of the maps from an in-universe perspective makes little sense, with them mostly consisting of various ruined walls, stairs, statues, and the occasional small room, with nothing else around to suggest the maps were once where anyone lived.
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* RuinsForRuinsSake: The various Temple Isle maps (Frog Isle, Serpent Beach, and Jaguar Falls) fit this. The various ruins apparently used to be inhabited by the Ska'drin, ska'drin, yet the layout and function of the maps from an in-universe perspective makes little sense, with them mostly consisting of various ruined walls, stairs, statues, and the occasional small room, with nothing else around to suggest the maps were once where anyone lived.
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** The first arc is the "Crystal Arc", which was focused on the initial conflict between the Magistrate and Resistance, though this arc was slowly shifted to the side lines and ultimately left ignored and unresolved.
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* VaguenessIsComing: In "Siege of Ascension Peak", Jenos shares with Buck the knowledge he's gained of the cosmos, including a darkness that will one day threaten the Realm, later revealed to be Yagorath.
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* VaguenessIsComing: In "Siege of Ascension Peak", Jenos shares with Buck the knowledge he's gained of the cosmos, including a darkness that will one day threaten the Realm, later Realm. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be Yagorath.]]
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Doing a grammar, natter, complaining, and exaggeration cleanup of the page. Probably the last time I'll edit these pages for a while, considering the unnecessary edit wars that have sprung up. Ash is not flanderised in any sense of the trope, people know her for fighting a lot, so they include that as part of kill-directed lines. Similarly, Tiberius is not a Deus Ex Machina, as his fight with Raum did not end in his defeat, and it didn't feel like a writing cheat either.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qeumi0hoBM "Caspian", Thief of Hearts (And Treasure)]]
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* AbandonedMine: Splitstone Quarry and Foreman's Rise. A mining operation that had goblins workers, which is where Ruckus discovers the Mind Stone of Bolt and made a modified Mining mech to use him.
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* AbandonedMine: Splitstone Quarry and Foreman's Rise. A mining operation that had goblins workers, which is where Ruckus discovers the Mind Stone of Bolt Bolt, and made a modified Mining mech to use him.him. They both eventually flee the mines to seek greater adventure.
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* AbortedArc: Many individual character plots such as the revenge of Koga or the redemption of Androxus often end up cut short with no advancement or resolution, but a major aborted story arc would be the iconic Crystal War that ultimately kicked off the game's modern lore. The game's first lore cinematic, ''A Realm Divided'', made it clear the conflict was a huge deal, with most character bios of the time referencing it in some way, often tying the other characters that were absent in the cinematic into the war. However, while this story arc was still present in the background, occcasionally being brought up here and there, most characters began to stop being tied to the war while the focus was shifted to fighting Yagorath and the Abyss. The latest lore cinematics, ''A Conflict Reignited'', which showed the aftermath of Yagorath's rampage, instead of resuming the Crystal War, instead wrote Karne out of the plot, didn't even mention the Resistance or Valera, before beginning a brand new conflict related to the racism towards the Ska'drin.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are almost purely decorational and you get pretty much nothing for leveling up your account (except for a small amount of gold, which quickly becomes useless to most players), but character mastery levels do give you rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the characters' Golden Skin, though at the moment, for some characters this only consists of a Golden Weapon. Some older characters, such as Bomb King, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, and Cosmic and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30, but not all characters have them.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are almost purely decorational and you get pretty much nothing for leveling up your account (except for a small amount of gold, which quickly becomes useless to most players), but character mastery levels do give you rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the characters' Golden Skin, though at the moment, for some characters this only consists of a Golden Weapon. Some older characters, such as Bomb King, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, and Cosmic and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30, but not all characters have them.
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* AbortedArc: Many individual character plots such as the revenge of Koga or the redemption of Androxus often end up cut short with no advancement or resolution, but a major aborted story arc would be the iconic Crystal War that ultimately kicked off the game's modern lore. The game's first lore cinematic, ''A Realm Divided'', made it clear the conflict was a huge deal, with most character bios of the time referencing it in some way, often tying the other characters that were absent in the cinematic into the war. However, while this story arc was still present in the background, occcasionally occasionally being brought up here and there, up, most characters began to stop being tied to the war while the focus was shifted to fighting Yagorath and the Abyss. The latest lore cinematics, ''A Conflict Reignited'', which showed the aftermath of Yagorath's rampage, instead of resuming the Crystal War, instead wrote Karne out of the plot, didn't even mention the Resistance or Valera, before beginning a brand new conflict related to the racism towards the Ska'drin.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts arealmost purely decorational there for decoration and all you get pretty much nothing for leveling levelling up your account (except for a small amount of is 3000 gold, which quickly becomes useless to most players), but character useless. Character mastery levels do give you out rewards. Levels 2 and 8 unlock other talents for that character, level Level 30 unlocks a character title, and Level 50 nets you the characters' champions' Golden Skin, though at the moment, for some characters this only consists of a Golden Weapon. Skin. Some of the older characters, champs, such as Bomb King, King and Tyra, also have Mastery Poses, Emotes, and Cosmic Cosmic, and Obsidian Skins at varying levels below Level 30, but not all characters have them.30.
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: The maximum level for any character or account is Level 999. Player accounts are
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** The game has 56[[labelnote:*]]actually 58, two can't be unlocked anymore, see below for why[[/labelnote]] achievements to unlock. Some of them are for reaching a specific mastery level for a particular amount of champions, for playing in a group for a certain amount of hours, or for making a card loadout. Other achievements are for doings tasks directly in a match; such as "Boom Headshot" which requires you land 5 headshots in a row ''without missing'', or "Questions Later", which has you deal damage to each enemy before they damage you.
** One achievement; "Beta Player", [[PermanentlyMissableContent can no longer be achieved by new players]] due to the game exiting Beta.
** One achievement; "Beta Player", [[PermanentlyMissableContent can no longer be achieved by new players]] due to the game exiting Beta.
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** The game has 56[[labelnote:*]]actually 57[[labelnote:*]]actually 58, two [[PermanentlyMissableContent "Beta Player" can't be unlocked anymore, see below for why[[/labelnote]] anymore]], due to the game exiting the Open Beta when the Switch port released[[/labelnote]] achievements to unlock. Some of them are for reaching a specific mastery level for a particular amount of champions, for playing in a group for a certain amount of hours, or for making a card loadout. Other achievements are for doings tasks directly in a match; such as "Boom Headshot" which requires you land 5 headshots in a row ''without missing'', or "Questions Later", which has you deal damage to each enemy before they damage you. \n** One achievement; "Beta Player", [[PermanentlyMissableContent can no longer be achieved by new players]] due to the game exiting Beta.
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** ''Paladins'' runs the gamut when it comes to naming the Champions. Some names are plain, such as Cassie, Lex, Vivian, Evie, and Buck. Others are from different countries, with the characters only ''sometimes'' corresponding to them, such as Maeve (Irish[[note]]which is funny since she's portrayed as French[[/note]]), Viktor (Russian), Fernando (Spanish), Tyra (Scandinavian), Makoa (Hawaiian), Torvald (Nordic; variant of "Thorvald"), Willo (Irish; variation of "Willow"), Grover (English) and Inara (African/Middle Eastern). Then you have Asian names like Ying, Sha Lin, Lian, Zhin, and Khan. And of course, there are names that were completely made up for the setting, like Androxus, Kinessa[[note]]Sounds like it could be a real name, but it isn't[[/note]], Mal'Damba, Drogoz, Grohk, Jenos, Talus, and Barik[[note]]It's actually a less common Persian name, but it's unlikely that had anything to do with naming a Scottish dwarf, which was most likely a PunnyName for "barricade"[[/note]]. Let's not forget that there are names like Ash, Pip, Strix, Terminus, Moji, Ruckus, and Bomb King either. Let's just say that nothing is off-limits when it comes what how Hi-Rez names each Champion.
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** ''Paladins'' runs the gamut when it comes to naming the Champions. Some names are plain, such as Cassie, Lex, Vivian, Evie, and Buck. Others are from different countries, with the characters only ''sometimes'' corresponding to them, such as Maeve (Irish[[note]]which is funny since she's portrayed as French[[/note]]), Viktor (Russian), Fernando (Spanish), Tyra (Scandinavian), Makoa (Hawaiian), Torvald (Nordic; variant of "Thorvald"), Willo (Irish; variation of "Willow"), Grover (English) and Inara (African/Middle Eastern). Then you have Asian names like Ying, Sha Lin, Lian, Zhin, and Khan. And of course, there are names that were completely made up for the setting, like Androxus, Kinessa[[note]]Sounds like it could be a real name, but it isn't[[/note]], Mal'Damba, Drogoz, Grohk, Jenos, Talus, and Barik[[note]]It's actually a less common Persian name, but it's unlikely that had anything to do with naming a Scottish dwarf, which was most likely a PunnyName for "barricade"[[/note]]. Let's not forget that there are names like Ash, Pip, Strix, Terminus, Moji, Ruckus, and Bomb King either. Let's just say that nothing is off-limits when it comes what how Hi-Rez names each Champion.Champion, though a pretty safe bet is it'll be some kind of MeaningfulName.
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** Nearly all the game's lore and story is delivered entirely through lore cinematics, developer streams, and developer statements, and often only in incredibly small portions over long periods of time.
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** Nearly all the game's lore and story is delivered entirely through lore cinematics, developer streams, and developer statements, and often only in incredibly small portions over long periods of time.
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* AntiClimax: This has notably happened a number of times.
** The first notable example would be Siege of Ascension Peak. A lore cinematic and entire brand new gamemode were both introduced highlighting how huge of a lore event it was, seemingly bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event and for some time following it would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to be a huge one that would have massive effects on the Realm, with those changes showing up throughout future lore. However, none of this ever happened and the event was slowly revealed to not actually be as grand as it was initially made out to be. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege seemingly without much difficult by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. As one may expect from the event now being a minor background scenario, the siege didn't affect the Realm or any characters whatsoever, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] seemingly referencing it, with the line just her being upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** The second instance came with the introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However, barely over a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum in a location that wasn't damaged at all, as well as no one else around attempting to fight Raum alongside Tiberius, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned in the lore whatsoever for around two years, where he seemingly hadn't been doing much in-universe for the past year while Yagorath rampaged.
** Speaking of, Yagorath is the next instance of this. Similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture that had been devastated beyond repair by her, among much other buildup. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat, or something grand. Unfortunately, none of that happened; instead, Azaan, a DeusExMachina new character that similarly to Tiberius, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. A new story was quickly moved onto following this, not dwelling much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor what happened to notable characters such as Atlas and Vora.]]
** The first notable example would be Siege of Ascension Peak. A lore cinematic and entire brand new gamemode were both introduced highlighting how huge of a lore event it was, seemingly bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event and for some time following it would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to be a huge one that would have massive effects on the Realm, with those changes showing up throughout future lore. However, none of this ever happened and the event was slowly revealed to not actually be as grand as it was initially made out to be. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege seemingly without much difficult by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. As one may expect from the event now being a minor background scenario, the siege didn't affect the Realm or any characters whatsoever, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] seemingly referencing it, with the line just her being upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** The second instance came with the introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However, barely over a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum in a location that wasn't damaged at all, as well as no one else around attempting to fight Raum alongside Tiberius, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned in the lore whatsoever for around two years, where he seemingly hadn't been doing much in-universe for the past year while Yagorath rampaged.
** Speaking of, Yagorath is the next instance of this. Similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture that had been devastated beyond repair by her, among much other buildup. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat, or something grand. Unfortunately, none of that happened; instead, Azaan, a DeusExMachina new character that similarly to Tiberius, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. A new story was quickly moved onto following this, not dwelling much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor what happened to notable characters such as Atlas and Vora.]]
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* AntiClimax: This has notably happened a number of times.
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**The first notable example would be Siege of Ascension Peak. A Peak was a lore cinematic and entire brand entirely new gamemode game mode, and both were both introduced highlighting how to being a huge of a lore event it was, seemingly change to current and future lore, bringing the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance against each other as Ascension Peak is put under siege; developers around the time of the event and (and for some time following it it) would also continue to hype it up, making the event out to be a have huge one that would have massive effects on the Realm, with those changes showing up throughout current and future lore. However, none of this that ever happened happened, and the event was slowly revealed to not actually be as grand as it was initially made out to be. players expected. The conflict involving the entirety of the Magistrate and Resistance was revealed to actually just have been House Aico against Jenos, with the latter having dealt with the siege seemingly without much difficult difficulty by himself as Dragon's Call was occurring. As one may expect from the event The event, now being a minor background scenario, the siege didn't affect the Realm or any characters whatsoever, really, with the only references to the event following it being an offhand comment by Jenos in the written story to promote End Times, as well as one of Rei's [[https://static.(currently unused in-game)[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Rei_SP_SpawnChatter_Champion_Jenos.ogg spawn chatter lines]] seemingly referencing it, with the line just having her being upset with Jenos and telling him he needs to apologize.
** Thesecond instance came with the introduction of Raum, who was hyped up as the most feared and unstoppable of the Abyssal Lords, with his various cards showing him causing chaos and destruction all over the Realm, with it being said he forced the Magistrate and Resistance to drop everything and fight him to stop the carnage. However, barely over not even a month later, Tiberius' teaser was released, which showed Tiberius appearing out of nowhere, toying with Raum Raum, with the battle ending in a location that wasn't damaged at all, as well as no one else around attempting to fight Raum alongside Tiberius, tie, with Raum himself becoming forgotten and not being mentioned anywhere in the lore whatsoever for around two years, where he seemingly hadn't been doing much in-universe for the past year while Yagorath rampaged.
was on her rampage.
** Speaking of,Yagorath is the next instance of this. Similarly Yagorath, rather similarly to Raum, Yagorath was also hyped up, though this lasted a lot longer, starting with a warning in Siege of Ascension Peak, followed by Atlas coming back in time from a BadFuture that had been devastated beyond repair by her, among much other buildup.her. Eventually, Yagorath was released and began causing chaos and destruction throughout the Realm, though Atlas had recruited many characters to fight her, notably those on different sides, with numerous more also battling Yagorath in her cards and further trailers. With how powerful Yagorath was shown, being able to defeat other powerful characters such as Karne, Valera, and Io among others, it was largely expected that Yagorath's defeat would be huge, likely involving most of the roster uniting to stop her, maybe even a new in-game event launching to coincide with her defeat, or something grand. Unfortunately, none of defeat. The resolution to this was that happened; instead, nstead, Azaan, a DeusExMachina new character that similarly to Tiberius, literal DeusExMachina, came out of nowhere and easily defeated Yagorath in a single hit. A new story was quickly moved onto The following this, story arcs have not dwelling dwelled much on the rampage that had lasted for the past year in-universe, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse nor what happened to notable characters such as the fates of Atlas and Vora.]]Vora]].
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** If a player disconnects for some reason, they'll be replaced with a bot, so you don't have to go four-on-five against the enemy team. The game also enforces AntiRageQuitting measures in this way, since anyone who leaves not only still has the match count as a win or a loss, but they suffer a penalty in their rewards.
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** If a player disconnects for some reason, they'll be replaced with a bot, so you don't have to go four-on-five against the enemy team. There's also an icon to display this for your team. The game also enforces AntiRageQuitting measures in this way, since anyone who leaves not only still has the match count as a win or a loss, but they suffer a penalty in their rewards.
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** Characters with weapons have infinite reserve ammunition (the magazines still have a finite capacity, so reloads are still necessary). The exceptions are Grover, who has an Infinite Axe supply, Moji's Familiar uses Familar Spray that lasts indefinitely, Maeve has an infinite supply of knives, Terminus is a melee-oriented character, and thus wields an Axe, while Sha Lin's quiver never runs out of arrows.
** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges that are painstakingly difficult to do naturally, such as heal a hundred thousand HP in a single match.
** Characters who place down deployables, or otherwise place traps (namely Talus, Barik, Vivian, Dredge, and Bomb King) have indicators on their screen that show roughly where they're placed and their status, namely when they're being triggered and when they're destroyed.
** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges that are painstakingly difficult to do naturally, such as heal a hundred thousand HP in a single match.
** Characters who place down deployables, or otherwise place traps (namely Talus, Barik, Vivian, Dredge, and Bomb King) have indicators on their screen that show roughly where they're placed and their status, namely when they're being triggered and when they're destroyed.
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** Characters with weapons have infinite reserve ammunition (the magazines still have a finite capacity, so reloads are still necessary). The exceptions are Grover, who has an Infinite Axe supply, Moji's Familiar uses Familar Familiar Spray that lasts indefinitely, Maeve has an infinite supply of knives, Terminus is a melee-oriented character, character and thus wields an Axe, while Sha Lin's quiver never runs out of arrows.
** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges thatare painstakingly may be very difficult to do naturally, such as heal a hundred thousand HP healing 150,000 in a single match.
** Characters who place down deployables, or otherwise place traps (namely Talus, Barik, Vivian, Dredge, Saati, and Bomb King) have indicators on their screen that show roughly where they're placed and their status, namely when they're being triggered and when they're destroyed.
** Matches in practice mode still count towards player XP, Event Pass XP and Character Mastery XP, as well as quests, allowing players who don't want to fight human opponents an easy way to progress. It's also handy to do certain Event Pass challenges that
** Characters who place down deployables, or otherwise place traps (namely Talus, Barik, Vivian, Dredge, Saati, and Bomb King) have indicators on their screen that show roughly where they're placed and their status, namely when they're being triggered and when they're destroyed.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm_AKbmAa2E Patch 4.6 completely overhauled Stone Keep]] with significantly better textures, better models, and changing the theme from "derelict ruins of an old courtyard" to "gothic-esque city courtyard with clocktowers" and ''boy does it look nice''. The map also comes in two variants; daytime (sunset) and night (midnight). The background was swapped from being a topdown view of Trade District to a bustling city with a river, a church, and several hundred houses to make up the streets. It's a completely different visual experience.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm_AKbmAa2E Patch 4.6 completely overhauled Stone Keep]] with significantly better textures, better models, and changing the theme from "derelict ruins of an old courtyard" to "gothic-esque city courtyard with clocktowers" and ''boy does it look nice''. The map also comes in two variants; daytime (sunset) and night (midnight). The background was swapped from being a topdown top-down view of Trade District to a bustling city with a river, a church, and several hundred houses to make up the streets. It's a completely different visual experience.
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* BossBattle: During the "Dark Tides" event, Asyssal Echoes can show up occasionally in unranked matches. These echoes are bigger and stronger versions of the characters who [[DamageSpongeBoss take a ton of damage]]. Once killed, every contributing player gets a doubloon that can be spent in the event store.
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* BossBattle: During the "Dark Tides" event, Asyssal Abyssal Echoes can show up occasionally in unranked matches. These echoes are bigger and stronger versions of the characters who [[DamageSpongeBoss take a ton of damage]]. Once killed, every contributing player gets a doubloon that can be spent in the event store.
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** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenseless chickens.
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** Pip's Ultimate turns enemies into defenseless defenceless chickens.
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* CosmeticAward: Leveling champions will reward players with mastery cosmetics such as skins, emotes, and MVP poses. Which then [[DoubleUnlock have to be purchased with gold or crystals]]. Leveling to 50 will reward players with golden weapon skins, which along with looking cool, have special vfx for killing enemies.
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* CosmeticAward: Leveling Levelling champions will reward players with mastery cosmetics such as skins, emotes, and MVP poses. Which then [[DoubleUnlock have to be purchased with gold or crystals]]. Leveling to 50 will reward players with golden weapon skins, which along with looking cool, have special vfx for killing enemies.
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*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Vora as Ruby, Furia as Weiss, Saati as Blake, Imani as Yang, Corvus as Qrow, and Seris as Salem.
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*** This was soon followed by the RWBY Crossover Pass, which featured Vora as Ruby, Furia as Weiss, Saati as Blake, Imani as Yang, Corvus as Qrow, Ruby (Vora), Weiss (Furia), Blake (Saati), Yang (Imani), Qrow (Corvus), and Seris as Salem.Salem (Seris).
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* DetonationMoon: The moon has notably been shattered to pieces for much of Paladins' life, with it eventually being revealed years later that Yagorath was responsible for this, having collided with the moon centuries ago, raining down dozens of shards, with those containing Yagorath destorying all nearby life and turning the once lush forest into the Shattered Desert.
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* DetonationMoon: The moon has notably been shattered to pieces for much of Paladins' life, with it eventually being revealed years later that Yagorath was responsible for this, having collided with the moon centuries ago, raining down dozens of shards, with those containing Yagorath destorying destroying all nearby life and turning the once lush forest into the Shattered Desert.
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** Azaan. With Yagorath being nigh-unstoppable and defeating incredibly powerful characters, how is she defeated? By a brand new character Azaan appearing out of absolutely nowhere and one shotting her before vanishing himself and never appearing again. Though to be fair, there was setup for Azaan prior with the introduction of Raum, but this was hardly presented to the point Azaan still felt like he came out of thin air.
** Tiberius would technically apply to this as well, but that would've required for Raum to actually present himself as a threat before Tiberius appeared out of nowhere to easily defeat him.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to appear out of absolutely nowhere and protect Androxus for... some reason. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve appeared out of thin air and helped Lex for no apparent reason, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, while Lex is essentially a policeman.
** Tiberius would technically apply to this as well, but that would've required for Raum to actually present himself as a threat before Tiberius appeared out of nowhere to easily defeat him.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to appear out of absolutely nowhere and protect Androxus for... some reason. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve appeared out of thin air and helped Lex for no apparent reason, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, while Lex is essentially a policeman.
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** Azaan. With Yagorath being nigh-unstoppable and defeating incredibly powerful characters, even the gods in one timeline, how is she defeated? By Azaan, a brand new character Azaan at the time, appearing out of absolutely nowhere and one shotting her, sealing her back up, before vanishing himself and never appearing again. Though to be fair, In fairness, there was setup for Azaan prior with the introduction of Raum, but this was hardly presented to the point not well-known, and so Azaan still felt like he just came out of thin air.
** Tiberius would technically apply to this as well, but that would've required for Raum to actually present himself as a threat before Tiberius appeared out of nowhere to easily defeat him.
** This happened twice in an old cinematic. Lex had knocked Androxus to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon, allowing Lex to easily shoot and kill him... only for Zhin to appear come out of absolutely nowhere and protect Androxus for... some reason. Androxus. Soon after, when Zhin had similarly knocked Lex to the ground and moved in for the killing blow, Maeve appeared also appears out of thin air nowhere and helped helps Lex for no apparent reason, up, which makes even less sense when Maeve is a thief, while someone Lex is essentially a policeman.should be wary of.
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** Corvus is constantly painted as this, most notably when he was desperate to defeat the Resistance after believing they had the power of gods on their side, leading to Seris tricking him into making a DealWithTheDevil and summon Raum, getting him exiled from the Magistrate.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was later fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an icon of a more distinct, and significantly more obvious, awards medal. When the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was later fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an icon of a more distinct, and significantly more obvious, awards medal. When the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
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** Corvus is constantly painted as this, most notably when he was desperate to defeat the Resistance after believing they had the power of gods on their side, leading to Seris tricking him into making a DealWithTheDevil and summon Raum, and getting him exiled from the Magistrate.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was perfectly fine as a design choice thematically, but it was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This waslater fixed in Patch 3.05 to be an icon of a more distinct, and significantly more obvious, awards medal. When medal, which is more obvious to players, and when the players' mouse rolls over it, "commendations" would show up, making this menu easier to find, and better understood by players.
** A meta-example: The developers added a commendations system into the game in Patch 3.02, which allowed players to give commendations to other team mates. However, a glaring design flaw in the UI was that the button to activate the commendations menu looked like a crystal, which was perfectly fine as a design choice thematically, but it was non-distinct and looked like some decoration, rather than a menu prompt. This was
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* DropInDropOutMultiplayer: Averted for Casual and Ranked, as the game enforces you to stick with the same match, no matter how terrible your [=wifi=] connection is. Played straight with custom servers, as you can leave those anytime.
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* DropInDropOutMultiplayer: Averted for Casual and Ranked, as the game enforces you to stick with the same match, no matter how terrible your [=wifi=] [=WiFi=] connection is. Played straight with custom servers, as you can leave those anytime.
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* EquipmentUpgrade: A purchased item can be bought twice more to enhance its effects. As an example, buying Life Rip once will grant 1-% Lifesteal on any player you hit. Purchase it a second time, and that will increase to 20%, and finally to 30% with the final, third level.
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* EquipmentUpgrade: A purchased item can be bought twice more to enhance its effects. As an example, buying Life Rip once will grant 1-% 10% Lifesteal on any player you hit. Purchase it a second time, and that will increase to 20%, and finally to 30% with the final, third level.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a lot of it, the point that it'd be easier to list skins and characters that ''aren't'' fanservice. Of the current 23 female characters, only around 4 or so of them aren't explicilty fanservice, and of course, that's not even mentioning the various skins, from Maeve's Demonette skin exposing a lot of skin on the originally modestly dressed character, to Ying's Carnival skin and Skye's Temptress and Devilish skins putting them into what are essentially bikinis, if there's a female character, it's only a matter of time until they become fanservice's next victim.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a lot of it, the point that it'd be easier to list skins and characters that ''aren't'' fanservice. Of the current 23 24 female characters, only characters at present in-game, around 4 or so 7 of them aren't explicilty explicitly fanservice, and of course, that's not even mentioning the various skins, from Maeve's Demonette skin exposing a lot of skin on the originally modestly otherwise-modestly dressed character, to Ying's Carnival skin and Skye's Temptress and Devilish skins putting them into what are essentially bikinis, if bikinis. If there's a female character, it's only a matter of time until they become fanservice's next victim.
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** Ash suffers from this. When first released, Ash was an individual with a slightly rough exterior passionate about fighting, but still cared for her allies and improving herself. However, as time progressed and new characters and skins with lines directed towards Ash were introduced, most referred to her as though she was a violent sadist who cares for nothing but fighting and constantly being violent.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: Talus and Barik fit this in the former's teaser trailer, which is odd considering Barik is usually rather gleeful himself, meaning he either finds Talus to be just ''that'' annoying, or Barik is like many others in the Realm and isn't the biggest fan of the ska'drin.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: Talus and Barik fit this in the former's teaser trailer, which is odd considering Barik is usually rather gleeful himself, meaning he either finds Talus to be just ''that'' annoying, or Barik is like many others in the Realm and isn't the biggest fan of the ska'drin.Ska'Drin.
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* LeeroyJenkins: An unfortunately common practice with new players is dying repeatedly if they try to go alone into battle, with their first impulse being upon getting killed and respawning is to [[ViciousCycle immediately dive back into the exciting battle alone...again]]. This is called "Feeding" (as in feeding the enemy free kills to get ults quicker). Instead, they should be waiting to group up with their teammates for full-on teamfights, instead of going it alone, and trying to OneManArmy the situation (which very rarely works).
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* LeeroyJenkins: An unfortunately common practice with new players is dying repeatedly if they try to go alone into battle, with their first impulse being upon getting killed and respawning is to [[ViciousCycle immediately dive back into the exciting battle alone...again]]. This is called "Feeding" (as in feeding the enemy free kills to get ults quicker). Instead, they should be waiting to group up with their teammates for full-on teamfights, team fights, instead of going it alone, and trying to OneManArmy the situation (which very rarely works).
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* MoneySink: Gold. This is the free currency used to purchase champions, their recolors (except gold), Mastery Poses and Emotes. It's a fairly easy currency to get in the game, being given out in the Event Pass in the free and paid tracks in 2500+ sums, as well as for playing the game normally. Justified in that if it wasn't easy to get, things would be quite hard to unlock. This does come with the problem of a not insignificant amount of the playerbase having more gold than they know what to do with, especially if said players got the gold via the refund given by purchasing the Founders Pack (when it was available) or the Champions Pack. Even if you buy everything you can with Gold, you could very reasonably still have a million gold left over. The games' initial solution to this problem was to let players purchase character levels (which was near-universally condemned by the playerbase, see the [[YMMV/{{Paladins}} YMMV page for why]]), and when this functionality was removed in Patch 3.02, it was replaced with the ability to purchase five super-expensive titles for One Million Gold each; those being ''"Has it all", "Live, Laugh, Frag", "Is a bot"'' and ''"The Edgelord".'' The last title is an eye-searingly expensive '''Five Million Gold''', and is aptly called ''The 1%''.
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* MoneySink: Gold. This is the free currency used to purchase champions, their recolors (except gold), Mastery Poses and Emotes. It's a fairly easy currency to get in the game, being given out in the Event Pass in the free and paid tracks in 2500+ sums, as well as for playing the game normally. Justified in that if it wasn't easy to get, things would be quite hard to unlock. This does come with the problem of a not insignificant amount of the playerbase player base having more gold than they know what to do with, especially if said players got the gold via the refund given by purchasing the Founders Pack (when it was available) or the Champions Pack. Even if you buy everything you can with Gold, you could very reasonably still have a million gold left over. The games' initial solution to this problem was to let players purchase character levels (which was near-universally condemned by the playerbase, player base, see the [[YMMV/{{Paladins}} YMMV page for why]]), and when this functionality was removed in Patch 3.02, it was replaced with the ability to purchase five super-expensive titles for One Million Gold each; those being ''"Has it all", "Live, Laugh, Frag", "Is a bot"'' and ''"The Edgelord".'' The last title is an eye-searingly expensive '''Five Million Gold''', and is aptly called ''The 1%''.
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* NobodyCanDie: While characters die constantly in-game and NPCs are occasionally implied or shown to have died in the game's lore, despite the developers claiming they have no issue killing off champions in the present time of the game's story, none of them actually seem able to die. Some notable examples include:
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* NobodyCanDie: While characters die constantly in-game (it is a multiplayer game, after all), and NPCs [=NPC's=] are occasionally implied or shown to have died in the game's lore, despite the developers claiming claim they have no issue killing off champions in the present time of the game's story, yet none of them actually seem able to die. Some notable examples include:are dead as of writing:
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** Raum, who supposedly is a huge deal and causing a huge amount of chaos, vanishes alongside Tiberius after the latter's trailer, and with Raum not appearing and his chaos seemingly stopped, many assumed he may have died. Nope. He randomly reappears fighting Azaan in some of the latter's cards with zero explanation of what exactly happened to him beyond "Tiberius temporarily stopped his rampage".
** Lex, in a battle against Yagorath, is hit by several exploding quills and falls limp to the ground. Atlas is distraught, and many assume Lex is dead. However, he was quickly confirmed by a developer to still be alive. Though months later, a different developer gave a vague answer, despite Lex already having been confirmed to be alive. This second developer however, did imply Lex had ''very nearly'' died and gone to the Abyss, but avoided such a fate.
** Lex, in a battle against Yagorath, is hit by several exploding quills and falls limp to the ground. Atlas is distraught, and many assume Lex is dead. However, he was quickly confirmed by a developer to still be alive. Though months later, a different developer gave a vague answer, despite Lex already having been confirmed to be alive. This second developer however, did imply Lex had ''very nearly'' died and gone to the Abyss, but avoided such a fate.
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** Corvus, after being exiled from the Magistrate, is eventually attacked by VII, an executioner who spends all his time assassinating people, with him even very clearly murdering several of Corvus' men in his trailer. Corvus himself though? VII only severely injured him, oddly with no visible injuries, but for some reason left him alive, allowing Lian to bring him in and have Lillith revive him.
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** Corvus, after being exiled from the Magistrate, is eventually attacked by VII, an executioner who spends all his time assassinating people, with him even very clearly and murdering several of Corvus' men in his trailer. Corvus himself though? VII only managed to severely injured injure him, oddly with no visible injuries, but for some reason left him alive, allowing neccessitating Lian to bring him in and have Lillith revive him.
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* NoSell: A variety of abilities temporarily grant crowd-control immunity, so quick use of them can avoid getting stopped by major stuns. A number of ultimates can even be used for this and then quickly canceled if you truly only need the crowd-control immunity.
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* NoSell: A variety of abilities temporarily grant crowd-control immunity, so quick use of them can avoid getting stopped by major stuns. A number of ultimates can even be used for this and then quickly canceled if you truly only need the crowd-control immunity.immunity from it.
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** Evie can go into her iceblock to wait out the Dragon Punch.
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** Evie can go into her iceblock ice block to wait out the Dragon Punch.
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* OurElvesAreDifferent: They're more or less just pointy-eared humanoids with no discernable physical or cultural differences from the Realm's plain humans, though supposedly [[https://paladins.fandom.com/wiki/File:Elvesandmagic.PNG there's more to them that has yet to be seen]]. They've since been stated to be long lived, similarly to many stereotypical elves. Lian's High Elf skin instead plays into the common fantasy trope of them [[SmugSuper being highly snooty]].
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* OurElvesAreDifferent: They're more or less just pointy-eared humanoids with no discernable discernible physical or cultural differences from the Realm's plain humans, though supposedly [[https://paladins.fandom.com/wiki/File:Elvesandmagic.PNG there's more to them that has yet to be seen]]. They've since been stated to be long lived, similarly to many stereotypical elves. Lian's High Elf skin instead plays into the common fantasy trope of them [[SmugSuper being highly snooty]].
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* OutOfFocus: Pretty much every old character is completely ignored in the game's lore, with only one or two sometimes making a minor cameo in new champion teasers... which often doesn't end up expanding their stories much.
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* OutOfFocus: Pretty much every old character is completely ignored in the game's lore, with The developers only one or two sometimes mention characters when they need to; some of the older champions often making a minor cameo in new champion teasers... which often doesn't end up expanding their stories much.
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** Leiporis, despite their powerful magic, are all largely cowards that flee into the forests and caves to avoid getting caught in conflict, all except for Moji and Rei. One wonders why the leipori are so scared instead of using their abilities to take over the Realm.
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** Leiporis, despite their powerful magic, are all largely cowards that flee into the forests and caves to avoid getting caught in conflict, all except for Moji and Rei. One wonders why the leipori Leipori are so scared instead of using their abilities to take over the Realm.
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** When the Magistrate's Archives map was updated, it was changed into Corvus' personal study, despite him being kicked out of the group in the exact same update. While some may assume the old version of the map is simply no longer canon, or at least was retconned into having been remodeled in-universe at an earlier point in time, the old version of the map inexplicably appears in Yagorath's card, Raze and Burn, despite the fact Corvus being tricked into summoning Raum and being exiled from the Magistrate all occured before Yagorath was even released from her seal, let alone managed to make her way to the other side of the Realm.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never explicitly deconfirmed. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never explicitly deconfirmed. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
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** When the Magistrate's Archives map was updated, it was changed into Corvus' personal study, despite him being kicked out of the group in the exact same update. While some may assume the old version of the map is simply no longer canon, or at least was retconned into having been remodeled in-universe at an earlier point in time, the old version of the map inexplicably appears in Yagorath's card, Raze and Burn, despite the fact Corvus being tricked into summoning Raum and being exiled from the Magistrate all occured occurred before Yagorath was even released from her seal, let alone managed to make her way to the other side of the Realm.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was neverexplicitly deconfirmed.retconned. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never
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** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
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** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the ska'drin, Ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
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** Dredge was initially presented as Judd Roberts being revived by the Abyss, only for it to later be said that Dredge was almost entirely the Abyssal entity controlling him, making his pirate-like demeanor ''very'' strange.
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** Dredge was initially presented as Judd Roberts being revived by the Abyss, only for it to later be said that Dredge was almost entirely the Abyssal entity controlling him, making his pirate-like demeanor demeanour ''very'' strange.
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* RuinsForRuinsSake: The various Temple Isle maps (Frog Isle, Serpent Beach, and Jaguar Falls) fit this. The various ruins apparently used to be inhabited by the ska'drin, yet the layout and function of the maps from an in-universe perspective makes little sense, with them mostly consisting of various ruined walls, stairs, statues, and the occasional small room, with nothing else around to suggest the maps were once where anyone lived.
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* RuinsForRuinsSake: The various Temple Isle maps (Frog Isle, Serpent Beach, and Jaguar Falls) fit this. The various ruins apparently used to be inhabited by the ska'drin, Ska'drin, yet the layout and function of the maps from an in-universe perspective makes little sense, with them mostly consisting of various ruined walls, stairs, statues, and the occasional small room, with nothing else around to suggest the maps were once where anyone lived.
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** The first arc is the "Crystal Arc", which was focused on the initial conflict between the Magistrate and Resistance, though this arc was slowly shifted to the sidelines and ultimately left ignored and unresolved.
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** The first arc is the "Crystal Arc", which was focused on the initial conflict between the Magistrate and Resistance, though this arc was slowly shifted to the sidelines side lines and ultimately left ignored and unresolved.
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* VaguenessIsComing: In "Siege of Ascension Peak", Jenos shares with Buck the knowledge he's gained of the cosmos, including a darkness that will one day threaten the Realm. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be Yagorath.]]
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* VaguenessIsComing: In "Siege of Ascension Peak", Jenos shares with Buck the knowledge he's gained of the cosmos, including a darkness that will one day threaten the Realm. [[spoiler:Later Realm, later revealed to be Yagorath.]]
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* SymbolMotifClothing: With crystals being a powerful energy source, almost every champion has [[https://i.redd.it/40y7ezix92xz.jpg at least one crystal on their clothes and[=/=]or weapon]].
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* StrategicAssetCaptureMechanic: Every mode aside from Team Deathmatch and some LTMs feature capturable points. Aside from the Shattered Desert's point being one of the seals that formerly contained the Darkness, it's never explained what exactly is so important about the specific areas the characters want to capture.
* SymbolMotifClothing: With crystals being a powerful energy source, almost every champion has [[https://i.redd.it/40y7ezix92xz.jpg at least one crystal on their clothes and[=/=]orweapon]].weapon]], though whether or not these are the same kind of crystals or merely some kind of decorative variant has never been elaborated on.
* SymbolMotifClothing: With crystals being a powerful energy source, almost every champion has [[https://i.redd.it/40y7ezix92xz.jpg at least one crystal on their clothes and[=/=]or
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It can, yes, but in this case it just comes off as an excuse to gush about the game. As mentioned, Paladins shouldn't be praised for doing things like making loadout cards and voicepacks free, as them being paid is ridiculous, OB 64 will speak to that for cards. Unlocking champions via gold is also extremely grindy, which you yourself admitted. Talents also wouldn't be locked behind mastery levels if the game really did avoid the trope at every turn, and more champions could be free, especially after they removed the champion pack because buying champions that way wasn't working out for them.
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* EarlyGameHell: The game attempts to avert this trope at most turns new players would otherwise expect to find a large grind:
** Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and are free to all players, something that was changed after the 2017 [=OB64=] controversy.
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels of character mastery (levels 2 and 8 respectively) meaning only a few matches are needed to actually unlock them.
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (2500 gold), and 300 gold for the first two matches of each game mode played per day (including Training and Ranked), and approximately 150 gold per match you play.
** While new players do have to deal with the limited champion selection, as only 7 out of 50+ champions are actually free, the selection you are given is not a bad selection meta-wise, with a few of those champs deliberately being designed to give free players a fighting chance (Viktor, Seris, Tyra etc.). Not only that, but all champions rotate in and out of a free weekly rotation, so it gives newbies a chance to play as them, albeit for only a week.
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtaining premium currency, and any champ can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is about the only part of the grind that will be of any challenge to a new player (although DLC options exist to skip this grind). Voice packs for champions are also part of that price too (something ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'', another Hi-rez published game, currently doesn't do), after a ''long'' history of the game trying to sell them separately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.
** Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and are free to all players, something that was changed after the 2017 [=OB64=] controversy.
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels of character mastery (levels 2 and 8 respectively) meaning only a few matches are needed to actually unlock them.
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (2500 gold), and 300 gold for the first two matches of each game mode played per day (including Training and Ranked), and approximately 150 gold per match you play.
** While new players do have to deal with the limited champion selection, as only 7 out of 50+ champions are actually free, the selection you are given is not a bad selection meta-wise, with a few of those champs deliberately being designed to give free players a fighting chance (Viktor, Seris, Tyra etc.). Not only that, but all champions rotate in and out of a free weekly rotation, so it gives newbies a chance to play as them, albeit for only a week.
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtaining premium currency, and any champ can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is about the only part of the grind that will be of any challenge to a new player (although DLC options exist to skip this grind). Voice packs for champions are also part of that price too (something ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'', another Hi-rez published game, currently doesn't do), after a ''long'' history of the game trying to sell them separately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.
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* EarlyGameHell: The game attempts to avert this trope at most turns Options for new players would otherwise expect to find a are notably limited, with only 7 of the over 50 characters being freely available at the start, with others requiring often rather large grind:
** Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and areamounts of gold, crystals, or DLC purchases to freely play as, with gold, while being a free currency, takes quite awhile to all players, something that was changed after the 2017 [=OB64=] controversy.
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels ofbuild up. Additionally, each character mastery (levels 2 and 8 respectively) meaning is also locked to only a few matches are needed to actually unlock them.
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k;single one in of their talents until the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (2500 gold), and 300 gold for the first two matches of each game mode played per day (including Training and Ranked), and approximately 150 gold per match you play.
** While new players do have to deal with the limitedindividual champion selection, as only 7 out of 50+ champions are actually free, the selection you are given is not leveled up enough, which itself can take several matches. Though this is partially helped by a bad selection meta-wise, with a few of those champs deliberately being designed to give free players a fighting chance (Viktor, Seris, Tyra etc.). Not only that, but all champions rotate in and out of a free weekly rotation, so it gives newbies a chance to play as them, albeit for only a week.
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtainingrotation of four premium currency, and any champ can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is about the only part of the grind that will be of any challenge to a new player (although DLC options exist to skip this grind). Voice packs characters being temporarily free for champions are also part of that price too (something ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'', another Hi-rez published game, currently doesn't do), after a ''long'' history of the game trying to sell them separately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.all.
** Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and are
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels of
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k;
** While new players do have to deal with the limited
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtaining
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.
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forgot playing the game rewarded gold lol.
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** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (around 1000 gold).
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** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (around 1000 gold).(2500 gold), and 300 gold for the first two matches of each game mode played per day (including Training and Ranked), and approximately 150 gold per match you play.
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You can still list averted tropes on the page. "grind" does not mean "several matches", it means "Lots of playtime". This trope is here because, unlike other multiplayer games, it is notable for subverting the trope in how easy it is to get gold and champions. You do bring up some good points and Information I didn't know, however.
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* EarlyGameHell: Options for new players are notably limited, with only 7 of the over 50 characters being freely available at the start, with others requiring often rather large amounts of gold, crystals, or DLC purchases to freely play as, with gold, while being a free currency, takes quite awhile to build up. Additionally, each character is also locked to only a single one of their talents until the individual champion is leveled up enough, which itself can take several matches. Though this is partially helped by a weekly rotation of four premium characters being temporarily free for all.
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* EarlyGameHell: Options for The game attempts to avert this trope at most turns new players would otherwise expect to find a large grind:
** Cards for your loadouts arenotably limited, not paid, and are free to all players, something that was changed after the 2017 [=OB64=] controversy.
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels of character mastery (levels 2 and 8 respectively) meaning only a few matches are needed to actually unlock them.
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (around 1000 gold).
** While new players do have to deal with the limited champion selection, as only 7 out of 50+ champions are actually free, theover 50 characters selection you are given is not a bad selection meta-wise, with a few of those champs deliberately being freely available at the start, with others requiring often rather large amounts designed to give free players a fighting chance (Viktor, Seris, Tyra etc.). Not only that, but all champions rotate in and out of gold, crystals, or DLC purchases to freely play as, with gold, while being a free weekly rotation, so it gives newbies a chance to play as them, albeit for only a week.
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtaining premium currency,takes quite awhile to build up. Additionally, each character is also locked to only a single one of their talents until the individual champion is leveled up enough, and any champ can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which itself can take several matches. Though is about the only part of the grind that will be of any challenge to a new player (although DLC options exist to skip this is partially helped by a weekly rotation of four premium characters being temporarily free grind). Voice packs for all.champions are also part of that price too (something ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'', another Hi-rez published game, currently doesn't do), after a ''long'' history of the game trying to sell them separately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.
** Cards for your loadouts are
** The unlockable talents are gotten in the early levels of character mastery (levels 2 and 8 respectively) meaning only a few matches are needed to actually unlock them.
** Gold has multiple avenues of earning in this game. This can be done by completing a Trial that rewards gold (30k - 50k), Daily quests (400 - 500 gold, depending on difficulty), [[AdReward watching ads]] (100 per ad), Event Pass rewards (50k; one in the free track, one in the paid track), Daily login bonus (200 gold on each day, but stacked 5 times so players get 1000 gold on day 5) and when levelling up your player account (around 1000 gold).
** While new players do have to deal with the limited champion selection, as only 7 out of 50+ champions are actually free, the
** Paying for champions is not entirely reliant on obtaining premium currency,
** Golden Skins are unlocked at Mastery 50, although Justified as the entire point of the skin is to show that you're dedicated enough to reach that level.
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* LevelGrinding: Very prevalent in a number of ways.
** Each individual character has their own level, with the various talents that can alter how they function being locked behind these levels. While the level required to unlock all of a champion's talents are low, it still results in a massive amount of grinding, as this has to be repeated for every individual character. Cosmetics are also available at higher levels, most notable of these being golden skins, which are awarded at level 50. Getting just one golden skin is a huge grind.
** Event Pass (formerly Battle Pass) levels are another source of this, with it often taking many games to advance just a single level, and with each Event Pass only being available for a limited time, this naturally leads to level grinding.
** Every player also has their own individual account level, though this means little to most players. However, each level up does award some gold, which can lead to newer players grinding account levels in order to build up gold so they can purchase characters.
** Each individual character has their own level, with the various talents that can alter how they function being locked behind these levels. While the level required to unlock all of a champion's talents are low, it still results in a massive amount of grinding, as this has to be repeated for every individual character. Cosmetics are also available at higher levels, most notable of these being golden skins, which are awarded at level 50. Getting just one golden skin is a huge grind.
** Event Pass (formerly Battle Pass) levels are another source of this, with it often taking many games to advance just a single level, and with each Event Pass only being available for a limited time, this naturally leads to level grinding.
** Every player also has their own individual account level, though this means little to most players. However, each level up does award some gold, which can lead to newer players grinding account levels in order to build up gold so they can purchase characters.
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Early Game Hell is not a trope meant to be an excuse for praising how the game doesn't fall into it, especially when Paladins does, and for things that shouldn't be praised anyway for being no brainers, like voice packs and cards being free, as those being locked behind payments is absolutely ridiculous.
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* EarlyGameHell: The game averts this trope at most turns. Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and are free to all players, and while new players have to deal with the limited champion selection at first, there's a good selection you can choose for free (a few of them intentionally designed to give free players a fighting chance), and champions rotate in and out of a free weekly rotation. Even paid champions are not reliant on the premium currency, and can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is quite easy to obtain simply by playing the game, via Trial rewards, or daily quests. Voice packs for champions are also part of that price, after a ''long'' history of the game tried to sell them seperately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
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* EarlyGameHell: The game averts this trope at most turns. Cards Options for your loadouts are not paid, and are free to all players, and while new players have to deal are notably limited, with only 7 of the limited champion selection over 50 characters being freely available at first, there's a good selection you can choose for free (a few the start, with others requiring often rather large amounts of them intentionally designed gold, crystals, or DLC purchases to give free players a fighting chance), and champions rotate in and out of freely play as, with gold, while being a free weekly rotation. Even paid champions are not reliant on the premium currency, and can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, takes quite awhile to build up. Additionally, each character is also locked to only a single one of their talents until the individual champion is leveled up enough, which itself can take several matches. Though this is quite easy to obtain simply partially helped by playing the game, via Trial rewards, or daily quests. Voice packs a weekly rotation of four premium characters being temporarily free for champions are also part of that price, after a ''long'' history of the game tried to sell them seperately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.all.
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* EarlyGameHell:
** The game averts this trope at most turns. Cards for your loadouts are free to all players, there's a good selection of champions you can use for free (a few of them intentionally designed to give free players a fighting chance), and even the paid ones can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is quite easy to obtain via Trials or quests.
** Though it can be frustrating with such limited character options early on.
** The game averts this trope at most turns. Cards for your loadouts are free to all players, there's a good selection of champions you can use for free (a few of them intentionally designed to give free players a fighting chance), and even the paid ones can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is quite easy to obtain via Trials or quests.
** Though it can be frustrating with such limited character options early on.
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* EarlyGameHell:
**EarlyGameHell: The game averts this trope at most turns. Cards for your loadouts are not paid, and are free to all players, and while new players have to deal with the limited champion selection at first, there's a good selection of champions you can use choose for free (a few of them intentionally designed to give free players a fighting chance), and even the champions rotate in and out of a free weekly rotation. Even paid ones champions are not reliant on the premium currency, and can be bought with 30,000 or 60,000 gold each, which is quite easy to obtain simply by playing the game, via Trials Trial rewards, or quests.
** Though it can be frustrating with such limited character options early on.daily quests. Voice packs for champions are also part of that price, after a ''long'' history of the game tried to sell them seperately, and eventually giving up in Patch 3.01.
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** Though it can be frustrating with such limited character options early on.
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*** Fernando (From the Community Battle Pass, and later the Flair and Style Chest)
*** Lian (Trials of the Realm Reward for the "Lost Future" event pass)
*** Saati (Starforged Event Pass Trials of the Realm)
*** Vora (Trials of the Realm Reward for the "Beach Bash" event pass)
*** Lian (Trials of the Realm Reward for the "Lost Future" event pass)
*** Saati (Starforged Event Pass Trials of the Realm)
*** Vora (Trials of the Realm Reward for the "Beach Bash" event pass)
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*** Fernando (From the Community (Community Battle Pass, Pass reward, and later the Flair and Style Chest)
*** Lian(Trials (Lost Future Event Pass Trials of the Realm Reward for the "Lost Future" event pass)
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*** Saati (Starforged Event Pass Trials of theRealm)
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*** Punk Duck (The "Drunk Lore" host). Released as a tiered reward from a charity event, and made free in Battle Pass 11 since they raised enough money).
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*** Punk Duck (The "Drunk Lore" host). Released as a tiered reward from a charity event, and made free in the Sands of Myth Battle Pass 11 since they raised enough money).
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* BloodlessCarnage: Downplayed. While there is some [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuJs8_UX4AAgz3b.jpg barely noticeable red splatter]] when champions get hit, as well as some minor blood at other points such as Vora's default taunt and in some card artwork, not a drop of blood is ever spilled in-game, no matter how violent things get. Though it is sometimes mentioned that blood is in-fact being spilled in-universe, such as Ying noticing blood after leaving combat with low health.
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* BloodlessCarnage: Downplayed. While there is some [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuJs8_UX4AAgz3b.jpg barely noticeable red splatter]] when champions get hit, as well as some minor blood at other points such as Vora's default taunt and in some card artwork, not a drop of blood is ever spilled in-game, during in-game combat, no matter how violent things get. Though it is sometimes mentioned that blood is in-fact being spilled in-universe, such as Ying noticing blood after leaving combat with low health.
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*** For the support champs: Seris. They have some of the best healing in the game, but requires the player to spam the "Restore Soul" ability every few seconds to get the most use out of it. Even her ult is not that flashy (pulling people to a single point), and more ultilitarian more than anything, as it's more used as a set up to other ults (like Skye's Time Bomb).
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*** For the support champs: Seris. They have some of the best healing in the game, but requires the player to spam the "Restore Soul" ability every few seconds to get the most use out of it. Even her ult is not that flashy (pulling people to a single point), and more ultilitarian utilitarian more than anything, as it's more used as a set up to other ults (like Skye's Time Bomb).
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The Magistrate wants to ban crystals from public use due to the destructive power that could easily lead to the wrong people destroying all order and sending the Realm back into chaos, though at the same time, the crystals are capable of creating incredible things, inventions the Resistance believes outweight the risks.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The Magistrate wants to ban crystals from public use due to the destructive power that could easily lead to the wrong people destroying all order and sending the Realm back into chaos, though at the same time, the crystals are capable of creating incredible things, inventions the Resistance believes outweight outweigh the risks.
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** In regards to skin, High Elf Lian, an arrogant, haughty noble who constantly gloats about how hated and envied the elves are.
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** In regards to skin, skins, High Elf Lian, Lian is an arrogant, haughty noble who constantly gloats about how hated and envied the elves are.
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* MassiveRaceSelection: Let's see... We have Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Elementals, Stagalla, Dwarves, Ska'drins, Alien Death Worms, Abyssal Lords, Pyre-Lords, Leipori, Plain 'ol Humans, Tigrons ...the list goes on!
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* MassiveRaceSelection: Let's see... We have Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Elementals, Stagalla, Dwarves, Ska'drins, Alien Death Worms, Abyssal Lords, Pyre-Lords, Leipori, Plain 'ol Humans, Tigrons ...the list goes on!There's quite a number of races present in-universe, including regular humans, elves, dark elves, dwarves, goblins, orcs, faeries, dragons, wyrins, stagallas, ska'drins, leiporis, vulpins, tigrons, elementals, abyssal creatures, pyre creatures, alien darkness monsters, and various types of animals.
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** Patch 3.6 changed Shattered Desert's seal (the control point) from emitting blue light to spouting red energy. This is because the same patch introduced Vora, who opened the seal to use the power of the Darkness.
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** Patch 3.6 The Calamity update changed Shattered Desert's seal (the control point) point from emitting blue light to spouting red energy. This is because the same patch introduced Vora, Yagorath, who opened the seal to use the power of the Darkness.had just been released from said control point by Vora.
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* ShoddyKnockOffProduct: The gaming public at large accused this game to be this for VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} upon release of the Open Beta, as the two are DuelingWorks. What was actually happening was simply both games were playing FollowTheLeader with ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', and it just so happened to share a few character archetypes and abilities found in both of those games (something that was inevitably going to happen).
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* ShoddyKnockOffProduct: The gaming public at large Was widely accused this game to be this for VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} upon release of the Open Beta, as the two are DuelingWorks. What was actually happening Paladins developers claimed to have happened was simply both games were playing FollowTheLeader with ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', and it just so happened to share a few was only coincidence some character archetypes and abilities found were present in both of those games (something that was inevitably going to happen).games.
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** When the Magistrate's Archives map was updated, it was changed into Corvus' personal study, despite him being kicked out of the group in the exact same update. While some may assume the old version of the map is simply no longer canon, or at least was retconned into having been remodeled in-universe at an earlier point in time, the old version of the map inexplicably appears in Yagorath's card, Raze and Burn, despite the fact Corvus being tricked into summoning Raum and being exiled from the Magistrate all occured before Yagorath was even released from her seal, let alone managed to make her way to the other side of the Realm.
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The difference in release date was more than a few months. The Overwatch portion is fine as is and doesn't talk bad about Paladins at all; changing it is just being over defensive.
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On the surface, the game lead many prospective players to consider it an ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' [[FollowTheLeader clone]], a game that came out a few months earlier with a lot of hype surrounding it. However, while the developers did change certain mechanics to appeal to ''Overwatch'' players, the game was simply developed in concurrent development with ''Overwatch'' (heck, the Closed Beta for Paladins came out in ''2015''). Much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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On the surface, the game has lead many prospective players to consider it an ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' a [[FollowTheLeader clone]], a game that came out a few months earlier with a lot clone]] of hype surrounding it. However, while ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but what the developers did change certain mechanics claimed to appeal to ''Overwatch'' players, the game have transpired was simply developed in a situation of concurrent development with ''Overwatch'' (heck, the Closed Beta for Paladins came out in ''2015''). Much development, much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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** Frog Isle[[labelnote:*]]Originally released Closed Beta 20 with a more native-american-jungle look, it was revamped in Patch 3.02 to include ''a lot'' more frog-themed architecture.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped in Patch 3.05 to resemble a snowy mountain town rather than an Ice Quarry, as well as adding more statues, distant scenery, and a fjord.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped in Patch 3.05 to resemble a snowy mountain town rather than an Ice Quarry, as well as adding more statues, distant scenery, and a fjord.[[/labelnote]]
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** Frog Isle[[labelnote:*]]Originally released Closed Beta 20 with a more native-american-jungle look, it was revamped in Patch 3.02 the Sands of Myth update to include ''a lot'' more frog-themed architecture.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped inPatch 3.05 the Vora's Pact update to resemble a snowy mountain town rather than an Ice Quarry, ice quarry, as well as adding more statues, distant scenery, and a fjord.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped in
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** Jaguar Falls[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Closed Beta 30, it was revamped in Patch 4.4 with updated textures, models, and lighting[[/labelnote]]
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** Jaguar Falls[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Closed Beta 30, it was revamped in Patch 4.4 the Shadows update with updated textures, models, and lighting[[/labelnote]]
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** Shattered Desert[[labelnote:*]]This map was partially reworked in in the patch 3.0 cycle to remove some of the sand dunes, and also changed the blue lighting on the capture points' seal to red, to tie into Yagoraths' release.[[/labelnote]]
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** Shattered Desert[[labelnote:*]]This map was partially Desert[[labelnote:*]]Partially reworked in in the patch 3.0 cycle to remove Calamity update, removing some of the sand dunes, and also changed changing the blue lighting on the capture points' seal point to red, to tie tying into Yagoraths' release.[[/labelnote]]
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** Stone Keep[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in [=OB41=] it was revamped in Patch 4.6 to resemble a gothic cityscape, and comes in day and night variants[[/labelnote]]
** Timber Mill[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the 33rd patch of Closed Beta, it was revamped visually in Patch 4.2, and did offer some balance changes to make the map less sniper-dependant[[/labelnote]]
** Warder's Gate[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Patch 1.9, it was redesigned in Patch 5.2 to visually update the level and remove the floating crystals[[/labelnote]]
** Timber Mill[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the 33rd patch of Closed Beta, it was revamped visually in Patch 4.2, and did offer some balance changes to make the map less sniper-dependant[[/labelnote]]
** Warder's Gate[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Patch 1.9, it was redesigned in Patch 5.2 to visually update the level and remove the floating crystals[[/labelnote]]
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** Stone Keep[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in [=OB41=] it was revamped in Patch 4.6 the update to resemble a gothic cityscape, and comes in day and night variants[[/labelnote]]
** Timber Mill[[labelnote:*]]Originally released inthe 33rd patch of Closed Beta, Beta 33, it was revamped visually in Patch 4.2, the Calamity update, and did offer some balance changes to make the map less sniper-dependant[[/labelnote]]
** Warder's Gate[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Patch 1.9, it was redesigned inPatch 5.2 the update to visually update the level and remove the floating crystals[[/labelnote]]
** Timber Mill[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in
** Warder's Gate[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in Patch 1.9, it was redesigned in
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** Trade District[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in [=OB65=], it was revamped in Patch 5.4 to upgrade its textures and models, as well as make it look consistent with Stone Keep.[[/labelnote]]
** Trade District[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in [=OB65=], it was revamped in Patch 5.4 to upgrade its textures and models, as well as make it look consistent with Stone Keep.[[/labelnote]]
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** Throne[[labelnote:*]]Can only be played in custom servers as it's meant for 1v1 duels[[/labelnote]]
and during some limited time modes.[[/labelnote]]
** Trade District[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in [=OB65=], it was revamped inPatch 5.4 the RWBY update to upgrade its textures and models, as well as make it look consistent with Stone Keep.[[/labelnote]]
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** Magistrate's Archives[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the ill fated [=OB64=] update, it was revamped in Patch 3.3 to turn it into Corvus' study, with more abyss artifacts and a giant ball remniscent of Seris' weapon, among other vusal changes to make the map look nicer.[[/labelnote]]
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** Magistrate's Archives[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the ill fated [=OB64=] update, it was revamped in Patch 3.3 the Darkness and Dragons update to turn it into Corvus' study, with more abyss artifacts and abyssal artifacts, notably a giant ball remniscent reminiscent of Seris' weapon, among other vusal visual changes to make the map look nicer.[[/labelnote]]
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there's no need to add this, especially since this was debunked long ago, and concurrent production happens a lot.
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On the surface, the game has lead many prospective players to consider it a an ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' [[FollowTheLeader clone]] clone]], a game that came out a few months earlier with a lot of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but what hype surrounding it. However, while the developers claimed did change certain mechanics to have transpired appeal to ''Overwatch'' players, the game was a situation of simply developed in concurrent development, much development with ''Overwatch'' (heck, the Closed Beta for Paladins came out in ''2015''). Much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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** Frog Isle[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the 20th patch of the Closed Beta with a more native-american-jungle look, it was revamped in Patch 3.02 to include ''a lot'' more frog-themed architecture.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped in Patch 3.05 to resemble a snowy mountain town rather than an Ice quarry, as well as adding more statues, distant scenery, and a fjord.[[/labelnote]]
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** Frog Isle[[labelnote:*]]Originally released in the 20th patch of the Closed Beta 20 with a more native-american-jungle look, it was revamped in Patch 3.02 to include ''a lot'' more frog-themed architecture.[[/labelnote]]
** Frozen Guard[[labelnote:*]]Originally released back in Closed Beta 31, it was revamped in Patch 3.05 to resemble a snowy mountain town rather than an Icequarry, Quarry, as well as adding more statues, distant scenery, and a fjord.[[/labelnote]]
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* ThemeNaming: Every champion whose name starts with an S are also [[StelathExpert always capable of going into Stealth]]
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* ThemeNaming: Every champion At first only being a running joke in the community before being officially acknowledged and intentionally incorporated by the developers, every character whose name starts begins with an S are also [[StelathExpert always capable (including VII) has an ability that grants them some form of going into Stealth]][[StealthExpert invisibility.]]
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On the surface, the game has lead many to consider it a [[FollowTheLeader clone]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but what transpired was a situation of concurrent development, much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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On the surface, the game has lead many to consider it a [[FollowTheLeader clone]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but what the developers claimed to have transpired was a situation of concurrent development, much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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Coincindental similarities are still similarities bro
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On the surface, the game has lead many to consider it a [[FollowTheLeader clone]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but what transpired was a situation of concurrent development, much like the VideoGame/{{Infamous}} and VideoGame/{{Prototype}} situation; both games just happened to be developed and released at the same time. Despite its "similarities" similarities to both ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the game holds its own in the HeroShooter genre.
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the department trope is just taking up space at this point, especially considering how it doesn't actually apply for any trope. and Did Not Do The Bloody Research is about the language being used incorrectly
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%%* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: With the amount of characters, it's no surprise several of them are incredibly redundant, as well as other aspects of the game.
%%** Androxus was the game's first explicitly dark character, and also had a bit of a tragic backstory, having been cursed and forced to abandon his duties and become one of the very criminals and supernatural forces he had originally been hunting down. However, this would end up becoming incredibly common in characters as time went on, notably with characters such as Terminus, Vora, Vatu, VII, Zhin, and more.
%%** Originally, the lore only had the Abyss as its group of violent and horrific monsters to serve as the explicit villains that everyone in-universe is opposed to, until a group of alien monsters known as the Darkness was introduced, with the only major differences between the two being the name, a desire to consume, being from space instead of another dimension, and not viewing itself as evil. The groups were so similar in fact, many in the community ended up incredibly confused as to whether the two were separate groups or not.
%%** Mal'Damba has been outright said the whole focus of his character is the mystery about him, what his backstory is, and what's under the mask, which ironically, aside from the fact this angle would be repeated constantly in the future with characters such as VII and Vatu, as well as prior with characters like Evie, isn't even unique, as every character lacks so much information it turns them all into mysteries, though even ignoring that, with the other specifically mentioned characters, makes them all struggle to stand out when they all share the focus of being mysterious.
%%** VII as well, is more or less the exact same character as Vatu, a mysterious assassin with a tragic past that fights for the good of a group of people through violent and deadly means, with the only notable difference between the two being the groups they're associated with.
%%** Vatu himself is also redundant, as he serves as a protector of the ska'drin whose efforts don't appear to end up making a huge difference in regards to their treatment, which is pretty much also the case with Makoa.
&&** Octavia falls into this for both Atlas and Viktor. In regards to the former, Atlas was originally the main uniting force against the Darkness, doing everything in his power to prevent it from winning once more, only for Octavia to suddenly appear and more or less take his position while Atlas vanished without much explanation. Meanwhile, Viktor was originally a well-respected Magistrate commander that deeply cares for his allies, but after an accident where most of the damages fell onto Viktor, causing him to work extra hard to try and regain his position as he continues to fight for the Magistrate and his allies; with Octavia coming along later and having an extremely similar backstory, though the only major difference is that Octavia was physically damaged by losing her leg, as opposed to having her reputation ruined.
%%** The amount of {{Stripperiffic}} designed female characters in the game is immense, with nearly every single female character being designed as such, and those that aren't often end up that way with skins.
%%** Similarly, the amount of over the top arrogant characters is also incredibly high, with it pretty much becoming the norm for new characters to be so stuck up, constantly gloating about themselves, and rarely complimenting anyone beyond the rare backhanded compliment.
%%** Many characters additionally fall into this when it comes to gameplay as well. While most characters do have their niches and unique abilities that can set them apart, many often end up feeling like repeats of past characters, such as Strix feeling like a repeat of Kinessa; Vivian, Tyra, and Octavia feeling like Viktor; Corvus feeling Jenos; Vatu feeling like Maeve; Saati feeling like Androxus and Lex; Betty La Bomba feeling like Dredge; Lillith feeling like Mal'Damba, and so on.
%%** Androxus was the game's first explicitly dark character, and also had a bit of a tragic backstory, having been cursed and forced to abandon his duties and become one of the very criminals and supernatural forces he had originally been hunting down. However, this would end up becoming incredibly common in characters as time went on, notably with characters such as Terminus, Vora, Vatu, VII, Zhin, and more.
%%** Originally, the lore only had the Abyss as its group of violent and horrific monsters to serve as the explicit villains that everyone in-universe is opposed to, until a group of alien monsters known as the Darkness was introduced, with the only major differences between the two being the name, a desire to consume, being from space instead of another dimension, and not viewing itself as evil. The groups were so similar in fact, many in the community ended up incredibly confused as to whether the two were separate groups or not.
%%** Mal'Damba has been outright said the whole focus of his character is the mystery about him, what his backstory is, and what's under the mask, which ironically, aside from the fact this angle would be repeated constantly in the future with characters such as VII and Vatu, as well as prior with characters like Evie, isn't even unique, as every character lacks so much information it turns them all into mysteries, though even ignoring that, with the other specifically mentioned characters, makes them all struggle to stand out when they all share the focus of being mysterious.
%%** VII as well, is more or less the exact same character as Vatu, a mysterious assassin with a tragic past that fights for the good of a group of people through violent and deadly means, with the only notable difference between the two being the groups they're associated with.
%%** Vatu himself is also redundant, as he serves as a protector of the ska'drin whose efforts don't appear to end up making a huge difference in regards to their treatment, which is pretty much also the case with Makoa.
&&** Octavia falls into this for both Atlas and Viktor. In regards to the former, Atlas was originally the main uniting force against the Darkness, doing everything in his power to prevent it from winning once more, only for Octavia to suddenly appear and more or less take his position while Atlas vanished without much explanation. Meanwhile, Viktor was originally a well-respected Magistrate commander that deeply cares for his allies, but after an accident where most of the damages fell onto Viktor, causing him to work extra hard to try and regain his position as he continues to fight for the Magistrate and his allies; with Octavia coming along later and having an extremely similar backstory, though the only major difference is that Octavia was physically damaged by losing her leg, as opposed to having her reputation ruined.
%%** The amount of {{Stripperiffic}} designed female characters in the game is immense, with nearly every single female character being designed as such, and those that aren't often end up that way with skins.
%%** Similarly, the amount of over the top arrogant characters is also incredibly high, with it pretty much becoming the norm for new characters to be so stuck up, constantly gloating about themselves, and rarely complimenting anyone beyond the rare backhanded compliment.
%%** Many characters additionally fall into this when it comes to gameplay as well. While most characters do have their niches and unique abilities that can set them apart, many often end up feeling like repeats of past characters, such as Strix feeling like a repeat of Kinessa; Vivian, Tyra, and Octavia feeling like Viktor; Corvus feeling Jenos; Vatu feeling like Maeve; Saati feeling like Androxus and Lex; Betty La Bomba feeling like Dredge; Lillith feeling like Mal'Damba, and so on.
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** The "Curses!" voice line for Lex, and the "Oops!" voice line for Clockwork Torvald has both of them exclaiming "Bollocks!", which is a very mild curse word in England.
** Embarssingly happens regarding the game's own lore, with the Corrupted and Frozen Moon skins for Io notably potraying the Darkness completely inaccurately, most notably by claiming it to be evil, despite developers in the past making it very clear the Darkness doesn't consider itself evil.
** Has also happened several other times, such as Mal'Damba being claimed to not be black, despite previous game developers stating he is indeed intended to be black.
** The "Curses!" voice line for Lex, and the "Oops!" voice line for Clockwork Torvald has both of them exclaiming "Bollocks!", which is a very mild curse word in England.
** Embarssingly happens regarding the game's own lore, with the Corrupted and Frozen Moon skins for Io notably potraying the Darkness completely inaccurately, most notably by claiming it to be evil, despite developers in the past making it very clear the Darkness doesn't consider itself evil.
** Has also happened several other times, such as Mal'Damba being claimed to not be black, despite previous game developers stating he is indeed intended to be black.
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* PatrioticFervor: Something of a RunningGag in the skins released, in that once a year, a skin will release for someone that will be this towards the [=USA=]. Currently, the game has Ameri-Khan, Freegle Drogoz, and Lady Liberty Inara.
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* PatrioticFervor: Something of a RunningGag in with the skins released, in that once a year, often around June - July, a skin will release for someone that will be this towards the [=USA=]. Currently, the game has Ameri-Khan, Freegle Drogoz, and Lady Liberty Inara.
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* PatrioticFervor: Something of a RunningGag in the skins released, in that once a year, a skin will release for someone that will be this towards the [=USA=]. Currently, the game has Ameri-Khan, Freegle Drogoz, and Lady Liberty Inara.
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** Koga's betrayal was treated as a huge deal when it was introduced, with Koga going so far as to attempt and murder Zhin, yet after many years of the plotline going completely ignored, the ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic showed the two working together without issue, despite having never addressed the two making up.
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** Koga's betrayal was treated New characters generally coming out of nowhere and having never been referenced at all prior to their introduction, which is more apparent with certain characters that are mentioned as being big deals in-universe, such as Vatu and Azaan, who are both part of Realm-wide legends.
** Speaking of Azaan, as ahuge deal when it was introduced, Pyre entity tasked with Koga going so far keeping the Realm free from the Abyss' influence, it's never explained why he never did anything for certain Abyssal events such as Dredge's awakening, as well as why it took him over a year to attempt show up and murder Zhin, yet after many years of finally stop Raum.
** Crystals were a major discovery in theplotline going completely ignored, Realm, ultimately sparking the Crystal War shortly following said discovery, however, despite the fact they're stated to be a new discovery in the ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic showed Realm Divided'' cinematic, Karne can be seen seemingly wielding magic crystals earlier in the two working together without issue, despite having never addressed the two making up.same video a century prior to their discovery.
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** Crystals were a major discovery in the
** Additionally, the Outer Tribunal had been established as being a group of merciless judges that battle supernatural monsters and horrifying threats to the Realm, yet for some reason, when VII released, these traits were treated as though VII was unique in these regards.
** Sarah attached the lock of Abby's hair she received from Corvus to her own following Abby being taken away, however, it was said she did this with the usage of Pyre magic, yet Sarah can be seen with the hair already attached prior to her even entering the Pyre church and becoming Furia.
** Kinessa used to wield a more sci-fi themed weapon when the game's setting was intended as more advanced, with this weapon being changed to a more setting fitting one later on. However, her old weapon randomly reappeared in one of Saati's cards with no explanation years later.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never explicitly deconfirmed. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
** Additionally, Siege of Ascension Peak was originally presented as a big battle between the Magistrate and Resistance, but has since been changed to largely just being House Aico against Jenos, leading to confusion on how and why Jenos began fighting alongside the Resistance.
** Kinessa used to wield a more sci-fi themed weapon when the game's setting was intended as more advanced, with this weapon being changed to a more setting fitting one later on. However, her old weapon randomly reappeared in one of Saati's cards with no explanation years later.
** Several members of the Resistance don't make much sense being part of the group. This notably includes Grover and Makoa, who intend to protect nature and the Temple Isles from the chaos of the Crystal War, making little sense for them to join either side. Moji has additionally been seen with the Resistance, despite this similarly making little sense, though she's since been mentioned as not being part of the group, yet her appearance with the group in Dark Tides was never explicitly deconfirmed. On top of these individuals, Evie, Koga, and Buck had joined the group, yet none of them seem to have much reason to, as they've never been shown with a notable opinion on crystals or a negative opinion of the Magistrate. Buck is additionally confusing due to Jenos fighting alongside the group against the Darkness, yet specifically isn't a member, meaning the possibility Buck joined to fight the Darkness unlikely.
** Additionally, Siege of Ascension Peak was originally presented as a big battle between the Magistrate and Resistance, but has since been changed to largely just being House Aico against Jenos, leading to confusion on how and why Jenos began fighting alongside the Resistance.
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** On the topic of the Magistrate, it's been established Karne's main focus is ensuring peace. While Lex has been shown and mentioned to be going after Androxus, many other problematic characters are seemingly allowed to roam freely and engage in harmful activities, such as Bomb King, Drogoz, Maeve, Kinessa, Saati, and notably the Thousand Hands Guild.
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** On the topic of the Magistrate, it's been established Karne's main focus is ensuring peace. While Lex has been shown and mentioned to be going after Androxus, as well as Koga and Caspian being briefly mentioned as being wanted, many other problematic characters are seemingly allowed to roam freely and engage in harmful activities, such as Bomb King, Betty La Bomba, Drogoz, Maeve, Kinessa, Saati, and notably the Thousand Hands Guild.Guild.
** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic introduces several. The first of which relates to Karne. He's been said to be very stubborn (similarly to Valera), and has spent the past century ruling the Magistrate and working hard to keep the Realm peaceful, yet the cinematic shows Karne believing he had failed for reasons never explained, leading to him stepping down as Grand Magister, which comes off as rather out of character. Additionally, he decides to give the Magistrate to House Aico, who's been stated to not be very loyal to the Magistrate and often acts out of their own self interest, a fact Karne is well aware of due to events such as Siege of Ascension Peak, further making the decision extremely odd that Karne would trust the Magistrate to someone that he knows he shouldn't trust, on top of people that go against his goals of peace by resorting to violence when they don't get what they want as demonstrated by Siege of Ascension Peak.
** Koga's betrayal is a more confusing one. Koga's own lore makes it clear he only wants revenge against the one that spread lies about him and led to his exile from the Thousand Hands, which he doesn't believe to be Zhin. Despite this, when Koga eventually returned to the guild, he attempted to murder Zhin for some reason. However after many years of the plotline going completely ignored, the ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic showed the two working together without issue, despite having never addressed the two making up.
** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic introduces several. The first of which relates to Karne. He's been said to be very stubborn (similarly to Valera), and has spent the past century ruling the Magistrate and working hard to keep the Realm peaceful, yet the cinematic shows Karne believing he had failed for reasons never explained, leading to him stepping down as Grand Magister, which comes off as rather out of character. Additionally, he decides to give the Magistrate to House Aico, who's been stated to not be very loyal to the Magistrate and often acts out of their own self interest, a fact Karne is well aware of due to events such as Siege of Ascension Peak, further making the decision extremely odd that Karne would trust the Magistrate to someone that he knows he shouldn't trust, on top of people that go against his goals of peace by resorting to violence when they don't get what they want as demonstrated by Siege of Ascension Peak.
** Koga's betrayal is a more confusing one. Koga's own lore makes it clear he only wants revenge against the one that spread lies about him and led to his exile from the Thousand Hands, which he doesn't believe to be Zhin. Despite this, when Koga eventually returned to the guild, he attempted to murder Zhin for some reason. However after many years of the plotline going completely ignored, the ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic showed the two working together without issue, despite having never addressed the two making up.
** The ''A Conflict Reignited'' cinematic also shows the continued discrimination of the ska'drin, yet the cinematic doesn't say anything about their discrimination has changed beyond House Aico now being in charge, leading one to wonder why exactly a resistance opposed to this discrimination randomly formed now after at least a century of this discrimination.
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** Fernando launched as a flamboyant CasanovaWannabe, only for years later, despite everything so far pointing to him being a straight enjoyer of women, he ended up being revealed as gay. Though this was explained after the fact, even the developers admitted they didn't do the best job at hinting at this change.
** Jenos' bio originally said he returned for "some arcane purpose that only he understands", yet it was eventually revealed he returned to stop the Darkness from destroying the Realm, a goal that doesn't appear very complicated.
** Jenos' bio originally said he returned for "some arcane purpose that only he understands", yet it was eventually revealed he returned to stop the Darkness from destroying the Realm, a goal that doesn't appear very complicated.
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** It was originally said that a future version of Vora is the character that tore off Atlas' arm in the future he originates, however it was later stated this version of Vora wasn't the same individual as the Vora controlled in-game, despite it also being made clear prior to this that Vora is her actual name and not a title, leading to this other character being referred to as Vora extremely odd.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The type of settlement that Seris was has never been consistent, sometimes being referred to as a town, other times a city, and sometimes a village, yet nearly every time it's mentioned, it's referred to as something else.
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* TokenNonHuman: Intentionally Defied, as the the game runs the gamut of fantasy archetypes, so the human to non-human ratio is about 21: 28: 1, with Maeve being the exception (she is Half-tigron, half-human, and thus is the outlier): The non-humans have Barik (a Dwarf), Bomb King (a Living Bomb), Dredge and Seris (both kept alive by The Abyss as undead humans) Drogoz (a Wyrin), Furia (human by birth, but is now an Angel for the Pyre), Grohk (an Orc), Grover (a tree), Io (A moon goddess who takes a human form), Inara and Terminus (both Stagalla), Jenos (who was once human, but ascended and gained cosmic power), Makoa (an ancient Turtle God), Moji and Rei (both Leipori, the latter using magic to appear as a human), Pip (a Vulpin), Raum (an Abyssal Demon), Ruckus (a Goblin), Bolt (he's a mindstone, and so has no form at all), Talus, Mal'Damba, and Vatu (devil-looking Ska'Drin), Tiberius (a fully-fledged tigron) Willo (a Faerie), Yagorath (massive worm monster), Skye, Torvald, Vora, Ying, and Saati (all of whom are Elves, though Saati is a Dark Elf).
* TooAwesomeToUse: Skin Boosters, which let your team use any non-limited skin for a single match. They're rare to get as they only drop in the Event Pass, Players only tend to use them unless they're ''absolutely sure'' they can win a match. It's not uncommon for players to ask for one to be activated, only to be turned down.
* TimedMission: The second part of the game's Siege gamemode plays like this, as well as the Onslaught and Team Deathmatch gamemodes.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ash's Ronin skin turns her into one, complete with a "I-It's not like wanted to shield you or anything" stammer and "baka" soundclips.
* TooAwesomeToUse: Skin Boosters, which let your team use any non-limited skin for a single match. They're rare to get as they only drop in the Event Pass, Players only tend to use them unless they're ''absolutely sure'' they can win a match. It's not uncommon for players to ask for one to be activated, only to be turned down.
* TimedMission: The second part of the game's Siege gamemode plays like this, as well as the Onslaught and Team Deathmatch gamemodes.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ash's Ronin skin turns her into one, complete with a "I-It's not like wanted to shield you or anything" stammer and "baka" soundclips.
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* TokenNonHuman: Intentionally Defied, defied, as the the game runs the gamut of fantasy archetypes, so the human to non-human ratio is about 21: 28: 1, with Maeve being the exception (she is Half-tigron, half-human, and thus is the outlier): The non-humans have Barik (a Dwarf), Bomb King (a Living Bomb), Dredge and Seris (both kept alive by The the Abyss as undead humans) Drogoz (a Wyrin), Furia (human by birth, but is now an Angel for the Pyre), fused with a Pyre entity), Grohk (an Orc), Grover (a (nature itself in the form of a tree), Io (A moon goddess who takes a human form), Inara and Terminus (both Stagalla), Jenos (who was once human, but ascended and gained cosmic power), Makoa (an ancient Turtle God), Moji and Rei (both Leipori, the latter using magic to appear as a human), Pip (a Vulpin), Raum (an Abyssal Demon), monster), Ruckus (a Goblin), Bolt (he's (a stone that contains a mindstone, and so has no form at all), consciousness), Talus, Mal'Damba, and Vatu (devil-looking (all Ska'Drin), Tiberius (a fully-fledged tigron) Willo (a Faerie), Yagorath (massive worm monster), Skye, Torvald, Vora, Ying, and Saati (all of whom are Elves, though Saati is a Dark Elf).
* TooAwesomeToUse: Skin Boosters, which let your team use any non-limited skin for a single match. They're rare to get as they only drop in the Event Pass,Players players only tend to use them unless if they're ''absolutely sure'' they can win confident the match won't be a match. steamroll against them. It's not uncommon for players without one to ask for other players in the lobby to activate one, sometimes in the more extreme cases, even refusing to play altogether if one to be activated, only to be turned down.
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* TimedMission: The second part of the game's Siegegamemode game mode plays like this, as well as the Onslaught and Team Deathmatch gamemodes.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ash's Ronin skin turns her into one, complete with a "I-It's not like wanted to shield you or anything" stammer and "baka"soundclips.sound clips.
* UnderequippedCharge: Octavia and Khan both fall into this, with the two attacking Yagorath with fairly standard rifles that do little more than annoy Yagorath. Though Octavia does have a massive laser barrage she also uses, this also expectedly does nothing to Yagorath, who's had no issue fighting off numerous powerful characters all at once.
* TooAwesomeToUse: Skin Boosters, which let your team use any non-limited skin for a single match. They're rare to get as they only drop in the Event Pass,
* TimedMission: The second part of the game's Siege
* {{Tsundere}}: Ash's Ronin skin turns her into one, complete with a "I-It's not like wanted to shield you or anything" stammer and "baka"
* UnderequippedCharge: Octavia and Khan both fall into this, with the two attacking Yagorath with fairly standard rifles that do little more than annoy Yagorath. Though Octavia does have a massive laser barrage she also uses, this also expectedly does nothing to Yagorath, who's had no issue fighting off numerous powerful characters all at once.
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* Flanderization: Ash suffers from this. When first released, Ash was an individual with a slightly rough exterior passionate about fighting, but still cared for her allies and improving herself. However, as time progressed and new characters and skins with lines directed towards Ash were introduced, most referred to her as though she was a violent sadist who cares for nothing but fighting and constantly being violent.
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* Flanderization: Two notable examples so far.
** Ash suffers from this. When first released, Ash was an individual with a slightly rough exterior passionate about fighting, but still cared for her allies and improving herself. However, as time progressed and new characters and skins with lines directed towards Ash were introduced, most referred to her as though she was a violent sadist who cares for nothing but fighting and constantly beingviolent.violent.
** Corvus was originally introduced as a well intentioned, but extremely stubborn and arrogant individual who served as the Magistrate's leading expert on the Abyss, with his bio mentioning other traits of his as well (which were unfortunately never actually shown). However, due to Corvus being involved with at least three events that ultimately led to massive losses of life, the community began to view Corvus as nothing more than a bumbling idiot, which the developers accepted as well and began incorporating into the game by having nearly every new character and skin with a line directed towards him commenting about his idiocy constantly putting the Realm in danger, rarely commenting on any other aspect of his character.
** Ash suffers from this. When first released, Ash was an individual with a slightly rough exterior passionate about fighting, but still cared for her allies and improving herself. However, as time progressed and new characters and skins with lines directed towards Ash were introduced, most referred to her as though she was a violent sadist who cares for nothing but fighting and constantly being
** Corvus was originally introduced as a well intentioned, but extremely stubborn and arrogant individual who served as the Magistrate's leading expert on the Abyss, with his bio mentioning other traits of his as well (which were unfortunately never actually shown). However, due to Corvus being involved with at least three events that ultimately led to massive losses of life, the community began to view Corvus as nothing more than a bumbling idiot, which the developers accepted as well and began incorporating into the game by having nearly every new character and skin with a line directed towards him commenting about his idiocy constantly putting the Realm in danger, rarely commenting on any other aspect of his character.
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** A big retcon came when the Golden Age of peace was lowered from several centuries down to only a single, noticeably making a huge amount of cinematics, bios, and voice lines innaccurate, with Jenos no longer having spent several centuries in the stars, the Warders, Stagalla, and Paladins no longer being ancient, among other problems.
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** A big retcon came when the Golden Age of peace was lowered from several centuries down to only a single, noticeably making a huge amount of cinematics, bios, and voice lines innaccurate, inaccurate, with Jenos no longer having spent several centuries in the stars, the Warders, Stagalla, and Paladins no longer being ancient, among other problems.
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** Dredge was initially presented as Judd Roberts being revived by the Abyss, only for it to later be said that Dredge was almost entirely the Abyssal entity controlling him, making his pirate-like demeanour ''very'' strange.
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* RuinsForRuinsSake: The various Temple Isle maps (Frog Isle, Serpent Beach, and Jaguar Falls) fit this. The various ruins apparently used to be inhabited by the ska'drin, yet the layout and function of the maps from an in-universe perspective makes little sense, with them mostly consisting of various ruined walls, stairs, statues, and the occasional small room, with nothing else around to suggest the maps were once where anyone lived.
