Paladins is a team-based first-person shooter that focuses on two teams of five players each competing for combat-based objectives. The game is set in a colorful sci-fi fantasy setting where each player chooses from one of twenty Champions. Each Champion has their own unique weapons, abilities and fighting style. In addition, the Champions can be augmented and customized from a deck building card system. Champions are organized into four different types: Front Line, Damage, Support and Flank. Each Champion has a main weapon, three abilities and an Ultimate ability.
Smite is a third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In Smite, players control a god, goddess, or other mythological figure and take part in team based combat, using abilities and tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player-controlled minions. The game has multiple PvP modes, many playable characters, and has a successful esports scene with multiple tournaments, including the annual Smite World Championship which has a large US$1 million dollar prize pool and is hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.