The future of
Paragon is uncertain. The game is still in an open beta, but it never managed to generate huge numbers or gather a big group of fans, so even the developer, Epic Games, has to wonder what's coming next for their MOBA. Community manager Edgar Diaz published a post on Reddit and expressed his doubts. He mentioned many changes Epic implemented in the gameplay, but it still can be not enough to let the game leave its current beta status.
Work on Paragon continues. V.45 ships this week with both Hero and Card balance as well as stability improvements.
However, progress has been slower lately for two reasons: First, the team’s time is split between immediate improvements and longer-term efforts, so there’s less visible progress. Second, a number of Paragon team members jumped onto Fortnite to help sustain the game as it has grown far larger than anything in Epic’s past.
Here inside Epic, we’re talking about the future of Paragon in pretty much the same terms as you’re talking about it. The core challenge is that, of new players who try Paragon, only a small number continue to play regularly after a month. Though Paragon has evolved, no iteration has yet achieved that magical combination of ingredients that make for a sustainable game. (As an aside, the problem isn’t marketing or how to make money with Paragon. We have good ideas that would solve those problems if we can find a way to make Paragon grow.)
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be figuring out if and how we can evolve Paragon to achieve growth and success, and trying some things internally. In the meantime, Paragon’s release cadence will be slower.
What does it mean for the fans of Paragon? The upcoming upgrades and patches will still be released, but not as frequently as usually. The development team will be smaller, as a group of devs will work on much more successful
Fortnite. In the next few weeks Epic will try to figure out what to do with the project. That's probably when we will learn
Paragon's fate.
Paragon is the MOBA from Epic Games that puts you in the fight with explosive action, direct third-person control, and deep strategic choice. Choose from an ever-expanding roster of unique Heroes, earn cards to customize their abilities, and lead your team to victory.