Paladins

To become the champion of the kingdom - what could be more tempting? This chance provides players with a free fantasy-style team shooter "Paladins". A good selection of heroes, different abilities of champions and room for action when choosing modes - the developers have tried to make the game give a lot of positive impressions.

Subject conflicts

The New World is a fantasy kingdom where people, elves, goblins, giants and other outlandish creatures live nearby. The order in the country is controlled by the Palladins - an order of powerful wizards. It was they who gave a different purpose to the magic crystals, in order to use them as fuel for the production of weapons and other necessary mechanisms. At the same time, the Magistrate, who was headed by the High Paladin Cornet, forbade the use of crystals without the permission of the authorities. The people, of course, did not like this, and a Resistance movement appeared to abolish the orders of the Magistrate. It was headed by Valeria - a former comrade-in-arms of Cornet in the old order.

Characters and their characteristics in "Paladins"

What will have to be done is seemingly clear. Fight, fight back and deliver cargo, defend or capture the base. The player can choose any of 17 characters, among them there is no absolute leader, each has its own strengths and weaknesses. You can choose from an ancient goddess, an intergalactic bounty hunter, a pirate thug or an Ice giant - each is good in its own way.

All heroes are divided into 4 classes:

• Damage. Considered the main firepower of the team.
• Flank. Interfere, eliminate main targets.
• Tank. Strong defenders with powerful shield and health abilities.
• Support. Heals allies, can slow and stun.

The choice of class depends on the style of play. Each gamer plays for his team and controls the chosen champion. Class heroes have 4 unique skills, including the ultimate ability. It has no recovery time, but there is a scale, the charge of which must be filled. The pace is 1% for 2 seconds, it is allowed to accelerate, causing damage to the enemy.

Gamers have already created their own ranking of the best champions:

• From the "Tank" class. Makoa - excellent attacks at close range, Khan - is able to grab any enemy champion, sage Torvald - blocks movement skills, creates powerful rune defense.
• From the "Damage" class. Lone wolf Victor, with a sniper works in assault fire mode, bounty hunter Kinessa - teleports, hits without missing.
• From the "Support" class. The Oracle of the Abyss Seris, her weapon - Soul Orb, releases balls of damage and at the same time can restore health to allies. Angel of retribution Fury, hits enemies with a Plasma sword, while he can heal with a stream of plasma. Mal Damba, his ultimate is a cobra that destroys enemies, and the hero can heal in 2 ways.
• From the Flank class. Blademaster Maeve - works with daggers, can launch midnight and blind the enemy. Twilight Assassin Sky - bolts with a bolt of bolts from a crossbow and poisonous arrows, may be invisible.

Other important points

Perks are also available for characters, they can be bought for points, moreover, even during a battle, and points are given for destroying enemies and completing tasks. Simply put, perks are a deck of cards, where each card enhances the abilities of the heroes, one reduces the cooldown, the other replenishes health.

Where to get them:

• from chests that are given for reaching a new level;
• in the store for in-game currency, money drops if you enter the game more often.

Modes and mechanics in Paladins

The advantage in "Paladins" is the familiar mechanics, many people liked the successful combination of "shooters" with decks of perks. You can also choose the optimal mode for the game, in fact there are 5 of them, plus a custom game is also provided, when the number of players per team, the type of draft, the map and the mode are selected. There is also a "Shooting Range", where playing skills are practiced, and "Training" - an introductory course for beginners. So, what modes are offered:

• Free. Divided into teams of 5 players of approximately the same level.
• Siege. You need to capture the point and deliver the cargo, for completing each task, 1 point is given to the team. If the defenders recapture the base and do not give the cargo, then they already get 1 point. Victory is awarded to the group with 4 points.
• Team battle. Wall to wall converge, the team that destroys more enemies wins.
• Onslaught. The battle is conducted on smaller maps, the first task is to destroy all enemies, the second is to hold the point. For each enemy killed, the team gets 5 points, for every second at the point - 2 points. But the respawn time is reduced, the winner is the group that scored more points in 10 minutes.
• Competition. By default, 5 vs 5 players of the same rating are clashed, only siege mode is available. Teams take turns choosing and banning certain champions.

Summing up

A simple and accessible game will give you a lot of exciting minutes. With the flexible card system "Paladins", you can become both a well-aimed sniper, an expert in explosions or a dangerous hitman. And all this is in one champion. The game is convenient because you can change abilities with the help of cards, so you will never get tired of having fun in this outlandish fantasy world!