Epic did their homework and so far, it’s a MOBA that has promise. Movement speed, fire rate, jungles, inhibitors, fog of war, three lanes, minions, super minions, bosses. This is a MOBA to the core and heavily influenced by League of Legends. But in the meantime, I’ll keep playing to improve my rather mediocre skill level.Already the game is sporting some nice visualsīut don’t mistake Paragon for a shooter with MOBA elements. However, I do hope they address this sooner rather than later. The Paragon matchmaking still needs tweaking and Epic still has work to do with the game it’s still in Early Access, so it’s far from perfect, and the player base isn’t as large as it eventually will be. Rocket League has the option and so should Paragon.
But Epic should be looking at adding an option so PS4 players can play with other PS4 players only, PC players with other PC players, or an option to play mixed. Perhaps I was just unlucky in this particular matchmaking round? Perhaps. Not all console gamers are happy with cross-platform either, with some PC players spamming the chat and generally goading them. Sadly, it appears that it’s not entirely a level playing field. Just over 20 minutes of play and everyone wants to quit knowing they have no chance, simply because they are playing on a PS4.Įpic are proud that PS4 and PC gamers can play together it’s one of their big features. My winning streak was over and I felt really let down. I was seriously disappointed the game turned out like it did. Gadget is my character of choice right now. This leaves some console players at a distinct disadvantage. Although not a straight-up shooter, Paragon does require a steady aim and some quick movement depending on which character you’ve chosen. A game that plays the same on the PC and console with a controller is great… but it’s becoming more obvious in Paragon that PC players do have an advantage. Now, I am always up for some cross-platform play if there’s little difference between playing on a console and a PC. After checking the character levels I noticed that all four players on my team were numerous levels behind the opposition players. All of my other four teammates were playing on the PS4. I was the only player on the team playing on a PC. “There is no point playing on, we are all on console”. I get a reply of “Dude, how come you hadn’t noticed?” I pointed out it was bad form to just stop playing if you start losing and that I “hadn’t noticed” because I was so engrossed. So I message the team and ask if they had noticed. Naturally, I voted no, not least because earlier in the week a couple of teams I’d played in had managed to snatch victory from the jaws of near-certain defeat.Īfter being killed a couple of times and respawning back at HQ, I noticed one character – in this case Murdock – just standing there. Now, I never quit a game of Paragon, even if my team is getting pummelled. All of sudden the “Vote to Surrender” message pops up with two votes for yes. Not paying too much attention to the deaths on our team, I noticed I was getting less support from my teammates. The game started quite well and the first 20 minutes went reasonably okay, until I noticed the other team was starting to hammer us. After selecting the wonderful Gadget, a team of five was created by the matchmaking system and all was looking good. Having chalked up three great victories in a row in Paragon last night, it was getting to the early hours of the morning when I decided a couple more games wouldn’t hurt. Well, it was great until late last night. This weekend has been a mix of work and a copious amount of Paragon play for me, and it’s been great.