Certainly. Grover wielding an axe, Torvald's ultimate, and Bomb King's existence are all examples of that.
The short answer is to never create anything that is not fun for both the person playing it and the enemy on the receiving end. There are infinite ways to find fun, and that's a goal that is always being chased.
That was legacy from the beta modes, but I'm a huge fan of maintaining backup options to give us freedom in the future. There's plenty of voice over work in Paladins that is there just in case.
We've talked about it before, so it's possible. It's not in the plan in the near term.
Very Soon TM
There is no stop in the short term. We may hit a point where we re-evaluate, but for this year we are committed to increasing our champion roster.
Ooh! This would be a fantastic champion to work on!
The team felt being able to toggle sprint to remove stickies constantly would be a balance point for him. Since stickies have a 2s fall off timer without movement clearing them, it creates a tight window for both BK & Viktor.
Upon unlocking the collection in the store, the new Item Quest will appear in your quest log.
New hazards yes. Destructibles likely not. On our setup destructibles cost a noticeable amount of performance and we want to keep our min specs low + ensure console feels great