Mens Epic Games' Fortnite ridder på en bølge af succes kan det samme desværre ikke siges om udviklerens anden titel Paragon. Af samme grund har udvikleren's Community Manager nu også indrømmet, at deres fokus udelukkende er på Fortnite, da spillet har vokset sig langt større end de først havde forventet:
We know you have a lot of questions about the future of Paragon. We care deeply about this community and we know this is important to you, so here's a summary of where we are.
Going from Legacy to Monolith to a new card system and all of the changes in-between, our efforts have always been focused on growing the game. While each of these incarnations has been beloved by a core community, none has been large enough to achieve mainstream success. This, combined with the humbling success of Fortnite has caused us to question if we have a good path to grow Paragon and make it thrive.
Work on Paragon continues. V.45 ships this week with both Hero and Card balance as well as stability improvements.
However, progress has been slower lately for two reasons: First, the team's time is split between immediate improvements and longer-term efforts, so there's less visible progress. Second, a number of Paragon team members jumped onto Fortnite to help sustain the game as it has grown far larger than anything in Epic's past.
Here inside Epic, we're talking about the future of Paragon in pretty much the same terms as you're talking about it. The core challenge is that, of new players who try Paragon, only a small number continue to play regularly after a month. Though Paragon has evolved, no iteration has yet achieved that magical combination of ingredients that make for a sustainable game. (As an aside, the problem isn't marketing or how to make money with Paragon. We have good ideas that would solve those problems if we can find a way to make Paragon grow.)
Over the next few weeks, we'll be figuring out if and how we can evolve Paragon to achieve growth and success, and trying some things internally. In the meantime, Paragon's release cadence will be slower.
Fortnite har netop også modtaget en ny opdatering, hvor der er rettet på spillets balance samt fejl, og hvor spillets Battle Royale-kort blandt andet er blevet opdateret med nye tilføjelser.
Forstår du godt Epic Games' beslutning, eller er du ked af at Paragon i fremtiden får meget mindre opmærksomhed?