The competitive Paragon community has been looking for, among other things, a competitive matchmaking system and a meaningful leaderboard for quite some time. We are happy to provide the means of achieving those two goals with the Paragon Competitive Inhouse League (PCIHL). This league is designed to challenge the top tier of players while making their matches more enjoyable. In past titles, inhouse leagues have had a variety of benefits and are generally employed when a community becomes dissatisfied with the current options for matchmaking. We hope to deliver these benefits to the players and help the community as a whole.

Benefits of inhouse leagues include:

Implementation of draft system in normal matchmaking — Since Paragon employs a draft system where the only limit is that a hero cannot be picked twice on the same team, a more competitive draft system will result in better games. We also have a captain rating system so that more leadership and draft ability can be fostered through participation.

Separate team balancing system — Players will be placed on teams based on their inhouse rating in our normal game mode. The bot will attempt to place players on teams in such a way that the average inhouse rating is similar between the two teams, ensuring fairer games. We also have a player draft mode that allows two captains to choose players for their teams from a pool of users who have opted into the game lobby. These features also put barriers in place that disallow stacking, as the inhouse league is meant to put the priority on player skill as opposed to how a player plays with a group of people they always play with.

Easier entry to the competitive scene — In the past, the top competitive players often got their start playing inhouse leagues. These leagues introduced the top teams to undiscovered players which led to those players being invited to join. While we don’t expect every match to be as competitive as the PCL, we do believe that our matches will provide a better stage for players to demonstrate their skills.

Easy access to comms — For every lobby, there are voice channels created for each team. Players are expected to join these channels which enhance communication among teammates and also make it easier to improve between games. From the test matches we have seen so far, users receive instant (positive and constructive) feedback on ingame decisions and exhibit better coordination. Through the inhouse system, players will see greater growth while improving their skills together.

You may be asking yourself, “How do I join this league?” Unfortunately, if you’re having to ask this, you probably haven’t been invited. The good news, however, is that any user can request a vouch from a current player in the league. So feel free to join our discord and ask for a vouch if you think you have the skills to compete with the best of Paragon!

https://discord.gg/Vy7kFn3