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2.2 - End Times

Summary

Official name:

End Times

Release date:

February 13th, 2019

Hotfixes:

Hotfix 1, Hotfix 2,3, Hotfix 4

Client version:

2.2.3058.5 (2.2)

Update Overview:

Update Show:

2.2 - End Times | February 13th, 2019

Overview

With the help of Jenos and Imani, Valera and the Paladins have tracked the Magistrate to ancient ruins. Join the fray and battle within the shadows of Shattered Desert, a brand new Siege map. Attempt to control mysterious tears in reality for your faction and earn Chrono-Shards to unlock content in the End Times game mode and event.

We’re improving quality throughout Season 2 with The Hunt: an initiative focused on process and quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and polish. Along with extended PTS, we’ve also expanded our programming team and devoted 20-40% of each development cycle to polish. The Hunt’s mission is simple: We want to end 2019 with Paladins in a better state than it’s ever been before.

Cross-play and cross-progression have arrived! Champions on numerous platforms across the globe will now be able to group up and play like never before. Join your friends and follow the Paladins to the Shattered Desert, and perhaps together, you’ll be able to stop the End Times before they begin…

The Hunt

AI Improvements

Made significant improvements to AI bot pathing in regards to attacking, defending, and pushing objectives.

Champion Bug Fixes

Ash
- Fixed an issue where Xeno-Buster Ash’s Shoulder Bash was attenuated globally
- Fixed an issue where Golden Ash used the Default Skin when selected/equipped

Furia
- Fixed an issue where Furia would erroneously say the line, “Vengeance rises!”

Grover
- Fixed an issue where Golden Grover used the Default Skin when selected/equipped

Imani
- Fixed a case where Imani would get locked out of firing her in-hand attacks
- Fixed a case where Imani’s dragon could become unkillable and persist infinitely
- Fixed a case where, upon death, Imani’s Avatar would fail to animate and slowly sink into the ground
- Fixed a case where Imani’s Ice “board” would get stuck on her person
- Fixed an issue where Wrecker / Cauterize / Bulldozer affected Frost Bomb and Inferno Cannon
- Fixed a case where Imani’s dragon’s Frost Fire Breath would persist after death
- Imani’s Emotes & MVP Poses now display the correct icons
- Imani no longer retains Moji’s Magic Marks
- Seris’ Soul Orbs no longer persist if Imani’s dragon dies with active stacks
- Fixed an issue where Imani could appear on the ground to opponents if Inferno Cannon was cast mid-air

Jenos
- Fixed an issue where healing an ally as Jenos with the Remix Freestyler equipped would cause him to leave a healing loop sound on the stage that persisted

Maeve
- Fixed an issue where Merrymaker Maeve’s footsteps seemed to “move” for the player playing as Maeve

Skye
- Fixed an issue where Skye’s jump sound effect was audible to everyone

Strix
- Flare XL no longers reveals enemies with Unauthorized Use

Terminus
- Fixed an issue where Terminus would teleport back to Khan if he died to Overpower
- Fixed an issue where Terminus could revive underground after his Ultimate if he was hit by Gold and Shatterfall weapons

Torvald
- Fixed an issue that would allow players to gain the benefits of Hearthwarder and Lifegiver cards without successfully using Protection

General Bug Fixes

Ranked “Win 100/200 Games” quests are now “Play 100/200 Games”, respectively.
Battle Pass experience quests now correctly progress
Introduced various description and text cleanups on the following mounts, talents, and abilities:
- Mecha Prowler
- Crimson Serpent
- Net Shot
- Shortcut
- Whirlwind
- Magnums
- Pyre Ball
- Bulwark
- Restore Soul
- Infiltrator Strix
- Life Exchange
- Counter
Fixed an issue where the refund banner on DLC panels was placed incorrectly when the player scrolled
Remix and Redux Equalizer now have the correct exclusivity tags
Music Packs now show their name and item type descriptions in the purchase window
Battle Pass Boosters obtained from Gifts now show the correct amount number received
Fixed an issue where Champions sometimes persisted on screen or played a walking animation after being eliminated by a Golden Weapon
Fixed an issue where the Battle Pass icon appeared on every line when a player sent a chat message that was multiple lines long
Card images no longer disappear on the scoreboard screen when selecting Social
Fixed an issue where reconnecting after a disconnect would show a Loading Screen with garbage text (“%Missing map info mcts for Map Game ID”)
Fixed an issue where the Announcer for the Battle Suit Battle Pass was too quiet

Hotfix Notes

The following issues were addressed in hotfixes:
- Fixed an issue where Zhin’s weapon shots clipped on map collision
- Fixed an issue where Khan could Ult players who were CC immune
- Fixed an issue where the Battle Suit Battle Pass read “0 Days Remaining”
- Fixed an issue where Season 2 was listed as Season 3 in-game
- Bulldozer description adjusted to include “deployables, pets, and illusions”
- Fixed an issue where acquiring a real money purchase item from the store closed the client
- Fixed an issue where swapping to the Mixer Store from any menu would leave leftover artifacts on the screen
- Fixed an issue where players could crash the first time they viewed Imani’s loadout
- Fixed an issue that prevented some PS4 players from logging in
- Fixed a crash condition in the Shooting Range on Switch and Xbox
- Fixed an issue where values over 1000 were displayed incorrectly in Russian
- Fixed several other potential crash conditions
- Disabled 30-second video playback on Switch to increase performance and decrease crash conditions
- Fixed a case where the client could crash if the player was sent a number of specific strings with the profanity filter enabled

Under Investigation

Below are some of our highest priority gameplay issues that we are putting effort and resources into fixing. Many of them are rare cases that require specific and particular repro steps. If you have any information or perspective that could aid in solving the below issues, please let us know through our dedicated Bug Reporting Forum.

Kill Cam sometimes causes looping sounds to continue indefinitely without stopping
Imani is locked out of using Frost Bolt in rare cases
Androxus can rarely get locked out of his Ultimate until death if he uses it right after a dash
Jenos’ Stellar Wind SFX loop sometimes persists for the remainder of the game
Bomb King’s Ultimate music can sometimes get stuck on him in matches
Using Nine Lives sometimes does not reset Maeve’s cooldowns
Terminus’ Ultimate sometimes cannot be used upon “death”
Terminus’ Power Siphon can remain active when respawning and mounted
Some players’ settings are regularly reset
When players respawn, they can sometimes see static enemy health bars on their screen
UI displaying timer and scores can disappear randomly during an Onslaught match
Grumpy Bomb can appear to explode, but the VFX will stay on screen until the actual explosion
Some players report not receiving “The Dedicated” and “The Insane” Titles
Dredge’s in-hand weapon fire, reload, and explosions are sometimes not heard in PS4 matches
“Damage Dealt” UI sometimes shows Champions who are not in the match
Cassie’s Ultimate is occasionally not revealing enemies to Cassie and her teammates
Terminus occasionally does not swing his axe while holding LMB
Ash’s shoulder bash is sometimes globally hearable
Skye sometimes cannot hear her own footsteps
Koga and Evie are reportedly too quiet to players when they are flanking

General

Cross-play

We are excited to be among the first games of the modern cross-play era! Champions on numerous platforms across the globe will now be able to group up and play like never before.

Players from PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch will be part of the same matchmaking pool in Quickplay
Players may opt-out of cross-play, however, you will find higher quality matches more quickly with cross-play matchmaking enabled
Ranked will match-make players based upon their input method
You can set your input method and preferences in Settings
Players will now have a fully functionally cross-platform friends list
We are technically ready to support cross-play on other platforms as the opportunity arises
FAQ: https://www.hirezstudios.com/crossplay/

Note: Due to work done across all platforms for cross-play and cross-progression, all players’ keybinds will be set to default with the release of 2.02. Champions and Founder’s Packs will be available on all linked platforms in 2.02, and all other DLC purchased on Xbox will become cross-platform in 2.03.

Cross-progression

PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch players will be able to progress their linked account and keep their owned items across all platforms
We are technically ready to support cross-progression on other platforms as the opportunity arises

Console

Added keyboard/mouse support for Xbox
Console players can now view text chat in matches with keyboard/mouse users
Nintendo Switch players can now link their account and earn Mixer Points on mixer.com/PaladinsGame

Discord Rich Presence

Added Discord Rich Presence functionality, which allows your Discord friends to see your current activity in Paladins.

Deal of the Day

Starting in 2.02, the Deal of the Day will be a real-money purchase at a greater overall value.

New Siege Map: Shattered Desert

It was here that shards of the broken moon fell, destroying all that they touched. With the help of Jenos and Imani, the Paladins have followed the Magistrate to the Shattered Desert and now battle in the shadows of ancient ruins. Mysterious portals radiate otherworldly power. Could these portals be the source of the ancient evil known as the Darkness?

New Event: End Times

A large tear in reality has appeared among the ruins of the Shattered Desert, distorting the region in strange ways. Drawn to this anomaly, both the Paladins and Magistrate have sent their forces to claim its unknown power.

Join the fray as both factions battle in the all-new End Times game mode. Players will choose from a selection of either Paladins or Magistrate Champions, as well as several neutral characters; ownership of Champions will not matter for this mode. Do your best to maintain control of the strange tear, but be aware that its unstable nature distorts the world in a new way wherever it relocates.

Points Collection

Complete limited-time quests or purchase the new Omega skins to earn Chrono-Shards. Collect these Shards to unlock over 20 new cosmetic rewards in End Times, including two Epic skins.

Every two weeks, new Champions will be available in End Times, new skins will be added, and quests will rotate out, giving you the chance to earn more Chrono-Shards.