A lot of people have issues with Paladins, and in my POV, they're mostly correct. I mean, there's nothing wrong with drawing inspiration from other games- it's true that Overwatch took a lot from Team Fortress 2, but at least they gave it their own spin to it. Torbjorn took a lot of influence from, say, TF2's Engineer, but they also gave him things that made him different. Paladins made no such effort- most of the characters seem directly lifted from Overwatch, along with several core mechanics. It's particularly blatant is some cases- a dwarf hero who uses a molten shotgun and deploys turrets? A skull looking hero wearing dark robes and wielding powerful handguns? A jetpack hero? A knight hero with some fire abilties and a giant, rectangular shield? This is a bit too much to be a coincidence, even if Hi-Rez claims it is. On top of that, the fact that they've recently complained that Overwatch's newest hero, Brigitte, to one of their heroes, Vivian, over minimal similarities is just the peak of hypocrisy. I just don't think I can understand anyone who believes Paladins is a unique idea.
