If Paladins, the latest title from Smite creator Hi-Rez Studios, isn’t an Overwatch clone, it’s certainly a fraternal twin. But who cares? Everybody copies everybody. League of Legends borrowed characters and concepts from WarCraft III DotA, which in turn took inspiration from a gallimaufry of lane-based WarCraft III mods. Triple-A shooters like Call of Duty and Halo pinch mechanics from one another all the time. So if Paladins is great, who cares if it’s a clone?
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