It’s a good thing that Paragon fans have gotten a detailed and straightforward update on the state of the game and its development future straight from the developers. What may be seen as slightly less good is the context of that update. Put simply, patches and development in general are slowing down because the game just doesn’t seem capable of growing. No matter how many changes are made to the game, its playerbase tends to go back to the same exact size.
This is exacerbated somewhat by the success of Fortnite, which has required additional development staff and has generally served as a major success for the company. That isn’t to say anyone is giving up on Paragon having a future; the development team is working on plans for new approaches to bring players into the game and keep them in the game. For the moment, though, the release cadence is going to slow down a fair bit simply because the game isn’t getting any bigger. Here’s hoping that the team finds the growth trick the game is looking for.
