As a result, players may only purchase cosmetic items with real-world currency or coins found within loot chests.

According to executive producer John Wasilczyk, the team was given the chance to "make anything" and had a lot of creative freedom when they started the project.

To achieve this, the game features gameplay similar to a third-person shooter, and the in-game characters were designed to possess mobility skills.

[10] The team also focused on verticality while developing the game's maps, which allowed them to turn the moments shown in MOBA CGI's trailers into an actual gameplay experience.

[11] Wasilczyk also stated that potentials for an esport series were being considered, depending on the demand of the community and the game's popularity.

According to Superville, the team were excited about the change as this format allows them to receive responses from the community and make adjustments immediately.

[14][15] The game entered early access on March 18, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, with cross-platform play having been tested a month earlier.

[16][17] While the product was free-to-play, payment was required for early access to the game before the open beta release on August 16, 2016.

Ultimately, in January 2018, Epic announced they would be closing down Paragon by April of that year, providing full refunds to all players.

[24] The first wave of released content included 20 characters, with their respective skins, animations, VFX and dialogue, along with over 1,500 environment components.

Fault: Elder Orb was the first of these revival projects to enter early access, developed by Canada based Strange Matter Studios.

[27] On March 9, 2021, Omeda Studios announced they had raised $2.2 million to create a cross-platform third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game called Predecessor, using the assets from Paragon.

[28] Netmarble SoulEVE announced a PC third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game called Overprime, which also utilizes the assets from Paragon.