# Paladins April 2024 Hotfix Notes

- Product: Paladins (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paladins)
- Vendor: Evil Mojo Games
- Date: 2024-04-17
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/444090/view/4219385260117674183
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paladins/releases/2024-04-17-april-2024-hotfix-notes

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- **added** — End Times Prime event mode added with matches on Shattered Desert, Foreman's Rise, Magistrate's Archives, Trade District, Snowfall Junction, and Marauder's Port
- **added** — Trials of the Realm refreshed with new rewards including Here for the Violence and the Vibes Limited Title, Flashback Challenger's Spoils, Digital Space Avatar, E-motions Avatar, Point n' Click Spray, and Striking Snake Mal'Damba MVP Pose
- **added** — Season 6 Ranked Frames distributed to players who achieved different divisions across multiple ranked splits, with Masters-tier players also receiving Grandmasters Loading Frame
- **fixed** — Khan's Ultimate Overpower targeter reverted from cone to pinpoint hitscan to restore reliability and responsiveness
- **fixed** — Grover's Deep Roots talent description updated to clarify the 35% projectile speed reduction on Crippling Throw
- **changed** — End Times game rules adjusted to require 250 tickets to win or most tickets after 12 minutes, with kills worth 2 tickets and capture point control worth 1 ticket per second
- **changed** — End Times Tear relocates every 90 seconds with teams receiving random effects including Warp Speed, Quick Cast, Anti-Gravity, or Ultimate-Engine
- **changed** — Fernando's Chivalry Shield HP reduced from 4500 to 3500
- **changed** — Lian's health reduced from 2150 to 2100
- **changed** — Lian's Heirloom Rifle damage reduced from 450 to 425
- **changed** — Lian's Valor ability damage reduced from 400 to 350
- **changed** — Torvald's Protection maximum shield reduced from 650 to 550
- **changed** — Torvald's Recharge amount reduced from 2750 to 2500
- **changed** — Torvald's Thanks Grandpa talent cooldown reduction removed and shield bonus reduced from 300 to 200

##### End Times Prime

Tear in reality appear once more as End Times returns in a Prime variation! As Atlas departed our timeline, ruptures were sent across the Realm. Vora went searching and discovered temporal Rifts opening in familiar locales, with Atlas's voice guiding how to once again mend the seams of existence.  Join in the battle to ensure your chance to see the future!

##### Game Rules

End Times is an Event mode that predated King of the Hill, as such it shares a lot of similar rules.  To shake things up, we've made adjustments to the mode that should make it more objective focused while remaining fast paced.

- The first team to reach 250 tickets, or the team with the most tickets after 12 minutes, wins.
- Killing a player scores the team 2 tickets.
- Controlling the Capture Point earns 1 ticket per second.
- The Tear relocates every 90 seconds to a different spot on the map.
- Every time the capture point relocates, both teams receive a random effect:

- Warp Speed: Movement Speed Buff
- Quick Cast: Ability Cooldowns Reduced
- Anti-Gravity: Gravity Reduced & Jump Height Increase
- Ultimate-Engine: Ultimate Ability Charge Rate Increased

The original End Times took place exclusively in the Shattered Desert, but this version has spread across the Realm. The following maps will be available in End Times Prime:

- Shattered Desert
- Foreman's Rise
- Magistrate's Archives
- Trade District
- Snowfall Junction
- Marauder's Port
It was a blast bringing back another Event mode, this time with a larger scale twist. We hope players enjoy!

##### Trials Refresh

We've now refreshed Trials of the Realm, which means we're back to the first few regions with a different set of rewards. This time, we're embracing the same Flashback energy the Event Pass has taken with returning Trials classics alongside some new options. Here's what you can earn beyond the usual 175 Crystals and various Chests:

- Here for the Violence and the Vibes Limited Title
- Flashback Challenger's Spoils

- Digital Space Avatar
- E-motions Avatar
- Point n' Click Spray
- Striking Snake Mal'Damba MVP Pose

- If you own all of these, each roll will provide you with 2 Team Skin Boosters

##### Season 6 Ranked Frames

Season 6 Ranked Frames are here! Thank you all for your patience while we worked to get these out to you. As a heads up, we made a few changes to the distribution of Ranked Frames this season. If you played multiple splits in Ranked last Season, you will be receiving a Loading Frame for each split you played where you achieved a different division. This means if you placed Masters in Split 1 last year and Diamond in Split 3, you’ll receive both the Season 6 Masters and Diamond Loading Frames.

We also want to talk about Grandmaster Frames. This year, we are granting everyone who would receive the Season 6 Masters Loading Frame the Grandmasters Loading Frame as well. We don't do this lightly and understand if this seems controversial, but we wanted to share our reasoning for this. Our Grandmaster tracking has had blind spots the past few years, which has caused issues where several players who did achieve the status of Grandmaster would not be seen by our system when gifting those frames. In the past, this often applied when a player achieved Grandmaster early in the season and then lost or decayed to low Masters, or even out of Masters.

With this process change for Season 6, we wanted to remove the frustration of not receiving a frame that players felt they should have received and not require them to contact Support to receive their earned rewards. We also wanted to ensure our most dedicated players are rewarded for their hard work, we'd much rather a too many situation after several years of too few. We'll share more on how we intend to avoid this scenario for Season 7 at a later date!

##### Balance

##### Fernando

##### Ability

Chivalry

- Shield HP reduced from 4500 ➡️ 3500
After watching the performance of Scorch and Formidable, we felt

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