Epic throws doubt on the future of its free-to-play MOBA Paragon

Epic Games has thrown doubt on the future of Paragon, its free-to-play MOBA, in a surprisingly frank Reddit post from community coordinator Edgar Diaz.

The post, titled "An Open Discussion On Where We're At", sought to give some background (if not any reassurances) on the increasingly slow development updates that Paragon has received in recent times. "We know you have a lot of questions about the future of Paragon," said Diaz, "We care deeply about this community and we know this is important to you, so here's a summary of where we are."

Every update that Epic has released since Paragon's Early Access launch last March, explained Diaz, has been focussed on growing the game. However, while many of the changes have been well-received by the existing community, "none has been large enough to achieve mainstream success".

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