Hope this doesn’t become a thing
Having to purchase a special founder’s pack to gain exclusive beta access and special content for a free-to-play game like Paragon is quickly becoming the norm. Releasing a $60 physical copy of a free-to-play downloadable game that scores players the same sort of benefits is a bit odd.
The Unreal Engine 4 (because what else would they use?) MOBA with the pretty characters and third-person shooter vibe is in its Early Access season right now, which means that only players who have purchased founder’s packs can play. An open beta is coming this summer, prior to the game’s official release on PC and PlayStation 4, but until then only the most willing to drop at least $20 can play the free-to-play game…