

Harris argued that many of the similarly styled characters "were available and playable in the Paladins beta long before similar character abilities were shown in Overwatch" and are inspired by genre classics such as Team Fortress 2, but with a fantasy design twist.Seanwood7777 seanwood7777 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Hi-Rez Studios' COO Todd Harris addressed criticisms that Paladins is an Overwatch 'clone' in a statement to IGN. Hi-Rez Studios' take on the increasingly popular genre differentiates itself with its contemporaries with a MOBA-lite Card and Deck system that influence a hero's abilities in battle, and ride-able mounts such as horses and mechs. Paladins utilises the same hero shooter formula of titles such as Overwatch and Gearbox's Battleborn, where players choose from a broad selection of diverse "Champions" with different skill-sets and strengths in the game's '5v5' arenas.

According to the page's description, the shooter is "very much in beta" and "iterating on ideas and player feedback." It also states that despite being in early access, the game will "always be free-to-play".

Players also seem to be relatively impressed with the game, garnering a "very positive" overall rating of 84% based on 10,065 user reviews on Steam. Titanfall 2 to bring back fan-favourite Attrition mode, PC system requirements revealedĭespite the lingering criticisms – several Steam users have referred to Hi-Rez Studios' offering as "Overwatch for poor people" – since entering open beta on 16 September, Paladins has been downloaded 788,324 times at time of writing (via SteamSpy), with a peak of 38,439 concurrent players on 18 September.
