Last time I played this game was in late 2022.

One of the most underrated games of all time.

It's not a masterpiece, but it is unique, impressive and it has good potential.
(Yes, I know Overwatch exists, but at least Paladins isn't an unbalanced rock paper scissors with too many stun and knockback mechanics.)
The community and the developers are very passionate, but sometimes that's not easily noticable.
That is because it is easy to encounter toxic behaviour and I can get why. As someone who played since 2016, I can tell this game will become infuriating if you get too invested in it, but I see no reason to do so in the first place. Ranked is kind of abandoned (at least last time I checked).
Instead, what I appreciate about this game is the gameplay, the gunplay, the map design and how it syncs with the abilities of the champions, the visual designs of the champions, the lore (in that order).

The game has many champions. Many of them are great, from a gameplay and visual perspective. Although I think the roaster's quality declined due to the new additions ever since 2021 began, the game is still worth grinding on.

The game's biggest drawback is how team-based it is. It requires the cooperation of 5 people, and that is quite a red flag, because... If a teammate leaves the match intentionally, gets a game crash or goes AFK, it is almost impossible to win game, a 4v5 in this game is almost unwinnable. Many will tell you that a 5v5 teambased shooter is reasonably cooperative based and losing a 4v5 is just "the way it is". I'd say that this is not how it should be, because the 4 people that are still on the match are simply having a bad experence becuase of that 1 person. For the devs, this means 4 customers that will potentially stop playing entirely. It is also why many modern looking shooter like CSGO or COD are popular. You can carry in those games.

Overall, this game is definetely not perfect, but it is a high time-to-kill hero shoother done right... relatively.

I can't recommend the game anymore, because it forces you to cooperate with your team mates in a specific way, plus there are way too many champions...

Last time I played this game was in late 2022. One of the most underrated games of all time. It's not a masterpiece, but it is unique, impressive and it has good potential. (Yes, I know Overwatch exists, but at least Paladins isn't an unbalanced rock paper scissors with too many stun and knockback mechanics.) The community and the developers are very passionate, but sometimes that's not easily noticable. That is because it is easy to encounter toxic behaviour and I can get why. As someone who played since 2016, I can tell this game will become infuriating if you get too invested in it, but I see no reason to do so in the first place. Ranked is kind of abandoned (at least last time I checked). Instead, what I appreciate about this game is the gameplay, the gunplay, the map design and how it syncs with the abilities of the champions, the visual designs of the champions, the lore (in that order). The game has many champions. Many of them are great, from a gameplay and visual perspective. Although I think the roaster's quality declined due to the new additions ever since 2021 began, the game is still worth grinding on. The game's biggest drawback is how team-based it is. It requires the cooperation of 5 people, and that is quite a red flag, because... If a teammate leaves the match intentionally, gets a game crash or goes AFK, it is almost impossible to win game, a 4v5 in this game is almost unwinnable. Many will tell you that a 5v5 teambased shooter is reasonably cooperative based and losing a 4v5 is just "the way it is". I'd say that this is not how it should be, because the 4 people that are still on the match are simply having a bad experence becuase of that 1 person. For the devs, this means 4 customers that will potentially stop playing entirely. It is also why many modern looking shooter like CSGO or COD are popular. You can carry in those games. Overall, this game is definetely not perfect, but it is a high time-to-kill hero shoother done right... relatively. I can't recommend the game anymore, because it forces you to cooperate with your team mates in a specific way, plus there are way too many champions...