Paladins review of update and new map added
Hi and a good day to you all.
Today will be looking at the update that was made to paladins and am telling you, the game interface is looking really sweet, alongside I finally decided to unlock the champion called Zhin after watching other users play as him, one of the thing that got me loving him was because of the fact he uses a sword.
Like seriously who uses a sword in a gun fight?
Although I might say the sword is not your average sword, looks like a medieval sword forge with magic and able to burn into the soul of another champion.
Just read-up and be enlightened.
Paladins did a update yesterday if am not mistaken after going offline for quite some time, was eager to play it but due to the offline state left and came back to see update needed.
Now I was like what?
Barely a week after downloading it, a file of 7gig plus a new update just comes up?, wait seems like they don’t know the struggle it takes for me to download a file of 1gig now a update of 4.8gig, this better be worth my data, I said to myself.
Moving forward, decided to update the game which took me roughly 2hours and it was time to unveil what new features await me, the suspense was real and the anticipation was all over me, just couldn’t wait to see what changed and what was added.
Before now, watched a preview sometime back about a new map, an open world system where players get to play on a solo mission, pick up chest from the surrounding, so you are unable to start the battle with any card or equip, this I discussed on our previous review which you can find Here.
What I thought upon seeing their video, was that it was restricted to certain regions, seeing others play it and having to locate the room on my version gave me a hard time as it was nowhere to be found.
Moving on to the update.
Upon download completion, it was now time to explore what the new update came with, like seriously who wouldn’t be thrill after downloading a update that was 4.8gig large, thinking of all the new features that would have been added.
The first thing that caught my attention was the new interface, if you read my earlier work, you will notice that the menu is nothing like the previous one, everything neatly arranged and not like the scattered one, where redeem codes and ads where flying all over the place, but now it looks more organized, few menu to click and what have you.
From the right, it shows the available request yet to be completed and the rewards assigned to each of them. Every day, three different quest is brought out and each is given certain reward upon completing it, ranging from diamond to gold and even VIP points, before now, it was scattered all over the place and now, you can easily see it is well arranged and provide a easy access option by just clicking on it, to see the reward to attach to them.
The play menu looks more organized, I don’t really know or is it because of the new maps added to it, can’t say really but it seems somewhat beautiful and eye catchy unlike the previous version.
You can see the word NEW boldly written on one of the game menu, it houses a new and action packed map.
The Death-match is no longer under any sub map, as it stands on its own now, a easy access to the game if I do say so and it seems many players are more engage here now, reason cause the search time as related to this map is far more short when compared to other maps, or it might be caused by my region? I wonder.
The shown menu still the same when you click on a game map and the wait period haven’t changed as it takes you the game menu pending when it locates the required members to start the game with.
The wait period same, although I thought that, the new update will come in such a way that if a player doesn’t join a game room, a bot would been set in place to take its place not having to wait all over again for different gamer to be searched for once more, bit a bot although might not be fair, as it might not play up to standard or might be designed to be too hard to beat as well.
The waiting room/lobby still looks the same, but seems new champions were made to replace the previous once you could play for free with, without having to unlock them, one from the list is Grover, he is a support champion, who is able to provide healing to ally troops, uses a axe by throwing it against hostile troops, heals himself alongside and seems to have unlimited amount of axe, as he does not require any form of reloading but not my champion, too slow and provide too much space to hit, also the aim accuracy not too good and damage inflicted not much as well.
But if you require a good support champion he is your man.
The siege map, still the same and am yet to unlock Competitive map under the siege. Although, have gotten some of the prerequisite, just have one more to unlock and that’s a new champion. So far have been able to unlock 11 of them and even though some are free to use, they don’t count as unlocked champions. Hoping to try this map anytime soon and I will be sure to give you guys a feedback of it.
Custom Games,
This provide a menu where you will be able to set up a room and play alongside different user, this should be quite helpful for competition purpose, would love to setup a room for steemians here and see the best team to win.
So made my first game room today and I must, me and my team were able to overpower the hostile team in a 3 vs 3 match.
Now the main and new room added to the game.
Battlegrounds
This room is filled up with three new different maps and so far have been able to go through the first and am telling you, it was really fun, the graphics, gameplay, one on one scenario and no team to depend on, this truly is what they call an open match system.
Battlegrounds Alpha
This is one of the major map introduced I think and according to me, when you say an open world gaming system, really didn’t quite understand/ get it until this map came about, more than 30 different players are able to join a game room and battle till the last man standing, no friends or allies here, everybody is a foe and only the best man is left standing.
Two champions from each unit is selected/ made available for you to pick, and if you not unlocked any well it’s your luck, probably made this to be fair with all players.
The waiting room, is a large area set outside where gamer are able to move around, interact with each other in a chat menu and also look at each selected champion, but all action is locked pending until you are deployed to the battlefield.
A transportation system is made available, looks like an air balloon but somewhat nicely designed, that’s able to carry your champion to its desired location, away from other players but you can lock-on where other players are deployed to by locking at their carrier direction.
Horse is given to you alongside which you are able to call anytime by just click on left shift and it magically appears, it provide a faster means of moving than with your foot, although when in a house it is deactivated pending till you come out of the building.
Chest is available all over the city, ranging from all sort of cards and you are made to look for it, although some of the best card are displayed on your map system which allows you to see their current location.
Below is a short game-play.
Am yet to try out the other available new map and am sure they are mind blowing as well.
Will be sure to give you a feedback upon trying them out.
All images and Video was gotten from the game Paladins
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