Fall of Ascension Peak Event
Greetings Champions, and surprise!
Starting today, we’re kicking off a week-long Event: Fall of Ascension Peak.Return to Ascension Peak as it is under siege once more, this time from a larger threat: Omen and the Abyssal Lords he serves are here to destroy Jenos once and for all! In the chaos, the Magistrate aims to finally capture Ascension Peak for themselves, unless the Resistance and Paladins are able to stop them. As the title alludes, all may not go their way. Let’s dig right into the content live in the Realm now!
LTM: Fall of Ascension Peak
Those familiar with Siege of Ascension Peak will recognize the general gameplay, but as a reminder: Play Onslaught on the Ascension Peak map, featuring falling firebombs from ongoing artillery. All Champions have 50% cooldown reduction, calling on their strongest selves and empowered by their sides. Speaking of sides…Changes Play as either the Abyss & Magistrate, working together to see Ascension Peak fall or as Paladins & Resistance, allied in defense of Jenos from Omen. Pick from a selection of 17 Champions on either side representing their in-universe factions. Based on feedback from Siege of Ascension Peak, we’ve lowered the score limit from 400 to 250 to allow for quicker matches and more chances to play either side of this conflict.
Chronicles Series 1 FinaleAs a part of this Event, we’ve released the final Chronicle of Series 1, detailing how this event came to past in the narrative & giving players a glimpse into how the Realm will change as a result of Omen’s arrival. We’ve been overjoyed with how players have received Chronicles & one of the largest pieces of feedback was wanting a way to experience some of these stories in game. If you want to see the story for yourself, read it here!
Core Mode RotationFor those uninterested in the Event, we still have some changes headed to the Realm! Starting off, we’re rotating our Core modes once more, bringing back the much-requested Team Deathmatch and giving Payload some time back in the vault. This rotation will stay even after the event ends, so you'll have plenty of time to team up & slay out. As eagle eyed players are aware, we ask in our feedback forms about mode rotation every update, and wanted to share the results here:Desert Omens Feedback Form
Which mode would you like to see rotated out next?https://webcdn.hirezstudios.com/paladins/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Data1.png
Which mode would you like to see rotated in next?https://webcdn.hirezstudios.com/paladins/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Data2.png
We’ve been watching sentiment on socials & every feedback form we’ve held to decide how best to continue to rotate modes & plan to experiment more to provide players the modes they love while keeping things fresh. Huge thanks to every player who responds to these!
Double the Fun for Twice the Time
From now until the Event’s end on September 21st, enjoy 2x Gold, 2x Account XP, 2x Champion XP, 2x Event Pass XP, EVERYTHING! A whole week to grind, whether it be in our redux LTM, the returning TDM, or casual Siege games. Play with friends to take advantage of our always-active Party Up Boost and get your Champions decked out in Golden skins!We hope all of you have fun with this Event, and we’re excited to continue finding ways to combine old and new as we strive to make Paladins the best it can be. We’ll get back to our ongoing work on the next major update, until next time!