On the one hand, listening to {that a} sport is merging its servers into one often seems like dangerous information. However, when that sport requires gamers to queue up for some aggressive clashing, having one server is nice. However then isn’t that additionally a nasty omen? That is the psychological ping pong match which will happen whereas studying the most recent patch notes from Predecessor, the revivified model of Epic Video games’ MOBA Paragon.
“A protracted-awaited change has lastly arrived — as of April eighth, the NA-EAST and NA-WEST servers will merge right into a single server location: NA-Central,” heralds the submit. “Meaning no extra splitting our North American participant base — and probably shorter queue occasions? Rely us in!”
That very same portion of the notes by the way factors out that OCE servers will stay on-line “completely” and likewise hints that servers for different areas may very well be introduced quickly. So maybe issues are rising across the globe, at the same time as Steam numbers have dipped, although keep in mind the MOBA can be out there on EGS and consoles; take into account all of that if these knowledge imply so much to you.
The newest patch additionally options extra Discord integration into the sport resembling the power to privately message Discord mates even when they’re not in-game, ship messages to celebration members forward of queue, or “attain out to particular person gamers immediately,” which is able to virtually definitely not be abused by gamers of a aggressive title as a result of Avid gamers™ are well-adjusted and mentally mature.
Different highlights for the replace embrace a number of new contextual in-game ideas that hope to assist gamers study the ropes; a primary iteration of minimap updates that helps with common visibility of lanes, goals, and the map itself; and a collection of changes to common gameplay mechanics and particular heroes.
