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PARAGON - First Impressions: AWESOME with a pinch of ARGH! Final Score 7/10
Battousai28
Member UncommonPosts: 34
Ahoy People,
So I got
into the open beta for Paragon, which is a MOBA from the makers of Unreal
Tournament and Ark Survival, and I have to say it was A LOT of fun. I have
played countless hours of League of Legends in my day, and I can tell you I had
way more fun playing Paragon.
Like
every other game out there, there are PROS and CONS to every game. I cover my
opinion of the game in my video, however I wanted to post my opinions here as
well. If you want to check out the video as well please feel free!
https://youtu.be/NgF6mJp57k4
PROS
1. Fast Paced - Last hitting in this game is important, but
nothing like League. In this game you get XP much quicker and you don’t have to
last hit. When you kill players and minions they drop orbs on the ground that
gives you currency to buy cards. If you are the one to last hit the mob the
orbs go directly to you instead of falling on the ground.
2. 3D MOBA - Like
Smite this is over the shoulder Third Person like a shooter, however in this
game you can go vertical as well. Rampage for instance can jump super far to
chase or run away. This just adds another aspect to the game that makes it
different.
3. Card System - In League you buy items throughout the match from
the store. You can create a custom item set for your characters in advance to
help make sorting and picking items easier. In Paragon you have Cards that are
you items. You can have 40 cards in a deck, and you can get different cards
form different things. The cards range from Common - Epic, and have different
stats. I could spend hours just editing my deck to pick from in game.
4. Characters - All the characters are pretty different and are a
lot of fun. Each one fits a certain playstyle similar to other MOBA's. I
enjoyed played against bots, and was excited to try out all the characters!
CONS
1. PvP
Queue -
The ARGH! of this game is the Player vs Player Queue. This game has 3 modes,
Solo Vs Bots, Group Vs Bots, and Player Vs Player. In the 30+ hours I played
this game I did not do PvP once. Not because I am a pussy, but because the
queue was 1-2+ hours to get a match. I am sure the population is limited, but
come on! This needs fixed ASAP in order for this game to be as successful as it
should be!
2. Card System - The card system is a con, because I think this
adds a P2W function to the game which may prevent players from playing the P2P
queue. Since cards have different rarities and can be bought, people who invest
more time and money in the game will have better cards than a new player making
it a huge disadvantage.
3. Balance - There is some balance issues with some of the
classes vs the environment. Muriel and Rampage together with their ults and can
take out towers and inhibs without needed minions. This tends to force people
to play the combo in order to have an easier time winning.
FINAL
FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW SCORE 7/10.
This is
the first MOBA I enjoyed this much. I love the gameplay, characters, and card
system. However, the issue with the PvP queue is what is really holding me back
from buying founders pack for this game. I think the card system is manageable
if you are a decent player, and as for the class balance, that is a work in
progress for all games.
Hope this
review was helpful, and I look forward to seeing you on the field of battle.
Cheers!
VanvierseGaming
Comments
Over-All League OF Legends is still better, and DOTA 2 for the fact they both have role selection systems and players who troll get punished...
The cards could also be pay 2 win the team who has the best cards wins every time if you minus skill from game-play.