I Tried to Buy Paladins… and Hi-Rez Answered.

Guys, I paused the fundraiser. Here is

the real plans for Paladins 2. I need to

start this video with something very

clear. I paused the fundraiser not

because the project is dead, not because

I'm giving up, but because after the

first video a lot of people were

worried. And honestly, I understand why.

When someone on the internet says I'm

trying to buy Paladins and then there is

a fundraiser attached to it, even if the

fundraiser is secondary, even if the

intention is good, even if the plan is

real, it can look suspicious. It can

look like a scam and I don't want this

project to be built on doubts. I don't

want people to support this because

because they feel pressured. I don't

want anyone to think I'm using Paladins

nostalgia to grab money from the

community. So, I paused the fundraiser.

For now, I'm keeping the donations that

were already made because some people

gave because they genuinely believe in

the project and asked me to keep trying.

But, I want to be extremely clear about

this. This money is not going into my

pocket. It's impossible. The only way I

would use it is for the project itself.

For example, to promote future Paladins

videos, make product placement style

visibility campaigns, reach more

players, or help prove that the

community still exists. And I added a

clear safety thing. If by November this

year I have done nothing serious with

it, people will get refunded. It's not a

vac promise. It's not trust me, bro,

again. It's just transparency. And from

now on, the movement is not about asking

you for money. It has never been. It's

about asking you to make noise because

that is what actually worked. The first

video has now reached around 80,000

views. And whether people loved it,

hated it, mocked it, supported it,

called it a crazy, or called it a scam,

the result is the same. People talked

about Paladins again, and that matters.

So, before anything else, like this

video, comment again, and share it.

Please, send it to an old Paladins

player, send it to creators, send it to

anyone who thinks this game deserves

better. Because the goal right now is

not the money, it's proof. All right?

Proof that this game is not forgotten,

that the community still exists, that

even after years of problems, back

silence, and disappointment, people are

still ready to regroup around Paladins.

And honestly, that already happened.

Even if we stopped everything today, the

first video already proved something.

It's that people still care. They are

still angry, but they are still hopeful.

They still want this game to come back.

Some people were literally ready to give

100 of euros just because they wanted

Paladins to have a future. That is

insane. And thank you for that. More

importantly, that is a signal. A signal

to Hi-Rez, investors, developers, and to

the whole community. Paladins is not

completely dead. It is abundant by

momentum, not by love. And that is a

huge difference. Now, let's talk about

the big question. Can we actually buy

Paladins? Realistically, probably not

right now. I said on the first video

that a serious Paladins revival could

require you millions, maybe even around

10 million, 20 million euros, or more if

we're talking about a full acquisition,

relaunch, development team, marketing,

servers, legal work, and everything

around it. Let's be honest, we are not

raising 10 million euros from YouTube

videos.

But, that's was never the first step. I

said it in the video. The real first

step was to see if people still cared,

and they do. know Hi-Rez answered the

video. That's crazy. For now, they told

the game is not for sale. Of course,

that's a human reality. Paladins is not

for sale right now, but not for sale

right now does not mean impossible

forever. Companies change their minds.

Companies change their mind. Situations

can change. Community pressure changes

things. And you know what? Money changes

things. If we offer them 100 billion, of

course they will sell Paladins. Of

course.

Proof changing changes things. And if

there is one thing this movement can

create, it is proof. But we also need to

be smart. If buying the game is the

dream, then we need a more realistic

first step. And that first step is

simple. One last serious Paladins

update. Not Paladins 2, not a full

reboot or a giant launch, not a miracle.

Just one final serious patch note to

make the game more playable again.

Because right now, let's be honest,

Paladins is not in a good state. And I'm

saying that I'm as someone who loves

this game. I have played I have played

Paladins since the beta. I spent

thousands of hours on this game. I know

what this game was. I know what this

game could be. And that is exactly why

it hurts so much to see it like this.

Right now, the game has game-breaking

bugs. Some bugs can literally ruin

matches and crash the servers. Cassie,

for example, has had serious issues that

people have been talking about

everywhere. The game does not feel

smooth enough. Some champions feel

completely underpowered. Some champions

feel completely overpowered. Ranked has

a very limited map rotation. AFKs, they

are everywhere. Sometimes it feels like

one of one out of every two or three

games have someone disconnected,

trolling, or just gone. And guys, I play

League of Legends a lot. That's my job.

And you know what? League of Legends,

even though I think the games is not as

good as Paladins is, it is way better to

play because at least when you play a

game, you know you're not going to have

an AFK and any if you do, you're not

going to lose. The game is going to get

rebooted. You know there are not going

to be bugs. You know your champion, even

though it's the worst in the meta, you

can do something with it. The game is

just good overall. You like it, you

don't, but the game is just good

overall.

When a game is already low population,

like Paladins, that destroys the

experience even more because the few

people who still want to play get

punished for caring. That is the real

tragedy of Paladins today. The people

who stayed are the most loyal players

and they are also the ones suffering the

most. So here is the realistic plan.

Instead of saying, "Let's buy the entire

game immediately." Of course it's not

possible, we start with something much

more concrete.

We try to convince Hi-Rez to allow

support or produce one last serious

update, a final community-driven patch,

a make Paladins playable again patch.

And this patch would focus on five

things. First of all, major

game-breaking bugs. Of course, we're not

going to patch every small bug, every

visual glitch. The priority should be

the bugs that destroy games, crash

servers, break champions, or make the

games feel unplayable. Those needs to be

first fixed. Second, major balance

problems. Again, the goal is not perfect

balance. Perfect balance does not exist,

but some champions are clearly in a

terrible spot, like Kasumi. Some are way

too weak. Some are way too frustrating.

Some I'm are way too strong, like Imani

or Khan. We need to address the obvious

cases. Champions, I said it, Imani,

Cassie, Khan, Kasumi, and other needs to

be looked at seriously, not randomly,

but with data, community feedback, and

input from experienced players. Third,

AFK detections and sanctions. This might

be the most important part. Beacons more

balanced, even if the bugs are fixed,

nothing matters if ranked games are

ruined by AFKs constantly. Paladins need

a stronger AFK flag systems, and it

needs better sanctions. It needs better

protections for players who actually

want to play. An AFK equals no loss. If

someone leaves or goes AFK, the system

cannot just pretend nothing happened.

Because right now, for a lot of players,

ranked does not feel competitive. It is

literal gambling. You queue up and pray

that your team actually stays connected.

That's how I feel playing the game. That

is not acceptable. Fourth, map

rotations. Right now, ranked feels way

too limited. It feels like we're playing

the same few maps over and over and over

again. That makes the feel That makes

the game feels smaller than it actually

is. Paladins has maps variety,

but if ranked only gives you a tiny part

of that experience, the games feels

stale. Final update should reopen or

improve the map rotation so ranked feels

less repetitive. Fifth, game feel.

This one is harder, and maybe it is too

expensive, but if possible, some aspects

of the game should be made smoother and

clearer. Because

sometimes Paladins is not only

frustrating because of balance, it is

frustrating because things are not

readable enough. Some abilities feel

unclear, some movement is hard to

understand visually, some champions

interactions feel bad to play against

because the feedbacks is not visible

enough. For example, Vora. She can feel

extremely frustrating because her

dashing and invulnerability windows are

not always clear enough for the

opponent's point of view. Maybe we

cannot fix all of that. Maybe probably

it costs too much. Maybe it's too deep

in the code as well, but at least the

most of views readability issues should

be discussed. And maybe, if needed, this

update could also include a few new

skins. Not because skins are the

priority, they are not, but because if

Hi-Rez needs a financial reason to

justify touching Paladins again, then

maybe a small skin release attached to

the patch could help. If the community

wants the game to survive, the game also

needs to make money. Let's just make

Paladins two skins to old champion. That

is just reality. But again, it's not the

priority, not skins. The priority is

making the game playable. Now, how much

would this cost? I don't know exactly.

No one else at Hi-Rez can know exactly,

but a serious cat patch like this would

probably cost six figures, at least.

Maybe more, depending on the technical

state of the game, the team needed, the

team required, and how much you know, um

how much we can actually change it. But

once again, money is not the goal of

this video. The goal is pressure,

visibility, the goal is to show Hi-Rez

that if they allow one last serious

update, people will pay attention,

people will come back to test it,

creators will cover it, players will

share it, the community will move, and I

want to be very clear about something

personal. I am ready to put my own money

into this, okay? Not donation money, not

not random internet money, my own money.

Personally, if there is a real

opportunity to make this happen, I am

ready to invest around [music] 30 to

50,000 euros of my own money to help

fund one last serious Paladins update.

That is how much I believe in this. But

I will not throw money into the void. I

will not send money without a contract.

I will not pretend I can buy something

that is not for sale. I will not ask the

community to fund something vague. The

only way this makes sense is if there is

a serious discussion with Hi-Rez, a

clear scope, a clear budget, and a clear

plan.

And I've already emailed I Hi-Rez about

this ID. Now, I'm waiting to see if they

answer. Maybe they say no. Maybe they

ignore it, but maybe but maybe if they

see thousands of comments, tens of

thousands of views, old players coming

back, creators talking about it, and

people seriously asking for one final

update, then the conversation changes.

That is why your role matters. If you

want this to have even a tiny chance to

not just watch silently, please comment,

like, share. Tell me what bugs need to

fix first.

Tell me which champions are the biggest

balance problems. Tell me which maps

should come back to ranked. Tell me what

would make you reinstall Paladins. Tell

me what would you Tell me what would

make you tell your friends, "Okay, maybe

it's time to try Paladins again."

Because this video is not just content.

It is evidence. Every comment is an

evidence. Every share is an evidence.

Every old player coming back is an

evidence. Every creator reacting to this

is evidence. And that evidence is what

we need. Because imagine this. Imagine

Hi-Rez allows one last serious update.

The bugs comes out. Biggest bugs are

fixed. The worst balance problems are

addressed. AFKs are punished harder.

Ranked feels better. Map rotation is

improved. Maybe the game gets a small

visual or feel improvement. Maybe a few

skins come out. And then a few people

come back. Not millions, not instantly,

but you know, enough. Maybe a few

thousands. Enough to show that the game

was not dead. That Paladins was just

waiting for someone to care again.

If that happens, then we have something.

Then we can go back to Hi-Rez and say,

"Look. Look at that. The game still has

life." Then we talk Then we can talk

about a bigger revival, a bigger update,

a relaunch, a license deal, maybe one

day even a real Paladins 2. But first,

we need to earn the right to have that

conversation. And the first step is not

10 million euros.

It is one serious patch, one last

update, one chance to make Paladins

playable again. So, here's is where we

are. Fundraiser is closed. The money is

not the focus. Hi-Rez answered me and

said that the game is not for sale right

now. The first video reached around

80,000 views. The community reacted

massively. People called it a scam.

People defended it. People mocked it.

People supported it. But everyone proved

one thing. Paladins still makes people

feel something. And in gaming And in

gaming, that is rare.

Most dead games are just forgotten.

Paladins is different. It's not

forgotten. It is unfinished. And I don't

know if you can feel that, but I want to

try. So, if you want to help, here is

what you can do. Do not donate. You

cannot even if you wanted. But comment,

like, share, make your own video, react

to this, tag old Paladins players, send

messages to them, tag creators, talk

about the bugs, talk about the balance,

talk about the memories, share this on

Reddit, talk about why you left, talk

about what bring you back. And if you

have serious contacts, if you are a

developer, investor, former Hi-Rez

employee, creator, competitive player,

legal advisor, or or someone who can

actually help structure this, reach out.

But for anyone else, the mission is

simple, make noise. Because noise is

what got us here. Noise is what made

Hi-Rez see that people still care. Noise

is what can maybe get us one last

update. I'm not promising Paladins 2,

I'm trying.

I'm not promising that I will buy the

game, but I'm trying. I'm not promising

that this will work, but I'm trying. I'm

promising that if that I will try to do

this seriously, transparently, and with

the community watching every step. This

game games This game gave me some of my

best gaming memories, and I refuse to

believe that the only ending it deserves

is silence. So, let's try again. One

last patch, one real chance, make

Paladins playable again. And if it

works, then maybe, just maybe, we can

start dreaming bigger.