Paladin players call game “crappy”, make art to match

Paladins developer Hi-Rez has embraced fan backlash, using “crappy” art made in protest of changes for in-game cards.

Players flooded Reddit with bad art in protest of the game’s Cards Unbound system, a series of changes made back in November 2017 and intended “to increase player engagement”. Clearly, the only engagement increased was that of complaints, so…

Hi-Rez says amendments to the system include:

• Players no longer level up their loadout cards through playing, creating situations where players could face a power disparity
• Players now build decks that consist of 5 loadout cards, with 15 points to distribute across those 5 cards, putting all players on an even playing field
• All loadout cards and all point levels of those cards are instantly unlocked, for free, when a champion is unlocked
• Legendary cards are now called “Talents,” do not have levels, and are obtained through playing a champion
• Players will receive Gold and VIP Points for their progress in the Unbound system

While Hi-Rez itself says players have “excitedly embraced” planned changes as part of patch OB67, we’ll hold off on judgement until those players have actually given the new system a proper go. Still, it’s great to see a developer actually listen to their community and act accordingly (Bungie take note).

Paladins and its new patch are available now.