Paragon Monolith Update Released: New Map, Major Overhaul

Paragon, Epic's strikingly beautiful action-MOBA, has been overhauled in the Monolith update, announced last month.

According to lead hero designer Cameron Winston in the trailer for the update, “the Monolith Update is not just a new map, it's actually a new gameplay experience.” The attached blog post backs that up, claiming it has “faster, more action-oriented gameplay, but still a MOBA,” and includes updates for every single hero in the game.

“We want to more solidly deliver on the promise of what we felt Paragon should be,” reads the blog post. “Gameplay is faster. Specifically, we're talking about faster movement speed, ability and attack execution speed, and overall game lethality.”

Some highlights from the patch notes:

The original map (now dubbed “Legacy”), has been disabled in favor of the new asymmetrical map Monolith
Hero Kills no longer drop CP on the ground - CP is awarded to kills/assists directly
Buffs are no longer dropped - they now fly towards the last hitter of the buff minion
All damage now scales, with a new card stat called “Power”
A whole bunch of hero updates, oh gosh there are so many
Here's a detailed look at the updates to popular hero Twinblast, check out new hero Crunch, and learn more about the Winterfest event, happening right now.

“If you're a prior player,” implored Winston, “and if Paragon wasn't everything you hoped it would be, leave all of your expectations at the door and walk into it with fresh eyes.”

For more details, check out the full patch notes.