Paladins®

Paladins is a free-to-play hero shooter that has been operating as an ongoing live service since its full release on May 8, 2018. The game is structured around recurring seasonal content cycles — including numbered ranked seasons, rotating Event Passes with cosmetics, and regular gameplay updates — that are designed to continue indefinitely rather than conclude. On January 17, 2025, the developer officially announced "Year 8 of Paladins," explicitly stating plans for ongoing gameplay improvements, smaller and more frequent updates, and new experimental features like Subclasses to be tested throughout the year. The accompanying update (Wekono's Wake, launched January 29, 2025) launched Ranked Season 8, a refreshed map, new gameplay systems, and a new Event Pass. This followed a steady cadence of major updates in 2024: the Street Style: World Tour update (October 30, 2024) and the Ska'drin Celebration update (December 11, 2024), each delivering new Event Passes, cosmetics, balance changes, and game mode improvements. The developer has also been actively expanding game modes, including the introduction of Wave Defense (discussed in August 2024) and Arcade 2.0 (October 2024). The game's structure — with seasonal ranked play, rotating limited-time cosmetic passes, and plans explicitly framed around yearly development arcs — is characteristic of a game designed for continuous, indefinite content delivery. The developer has given no indication that support is winding down; quite the opposite, they describe an active team with ongoing plans for 2025 and beyond.