Schmaragon

Schmaragon is an exciting third-person MOBA with shared experience, created using assets from Paragon.

Schmaragon also boasts a set of interesting features:

• Variable-powered heroes: Some heroes are significantly more powerful than others. For example, Level 3 heroes are 4-5 times more powerful than Level 1 heroes.
• Hero companions: A mutt or a beast that you can control, providing you with combat and tactical advantages.
• Schmaragon players can choose which abilities they want their heroes to have, and they can even change their heroes after the match has already started.

The team-based leveling system and its consequences:

• Schmaragon employs a team-based leveling system, where all team members share the same XP level and acquire abilities and items simultaneously.
• Because all team members always maintain the same XP level, players can leave the match at any time, knowing that they will be promptly replaced by another player of the same XP level.
• Therefore, we’ve introduced some interesting measures. A 1-minute AFK (Away From Keyboard) period will result in removal from the match, while 2 minutes of no contribution (e.g., no damage dealt to enemies) will lead to a ban from the match.
• Team members can also vote to ban other team members from the match (requiring 4 out of 6 votes).
• Because heroes have varying power levels (three Level 1, two Level 2, and one Level 3 hero on each team), they don’t equally impact the match’s outcome. Level 3 heroes have the most significant impact. The idea is that less experienced players would opt for Level 1 heroes, which have a lesser impact on the match’s outcome.
• Players have an incentive to stay until the end of the match due to the permadeath mechanic, as they receive bonus hero lives for doing so.
• Additionally, there’s a concept of adjusting bounties. Dying frequently reduces the XP fed to the opposing team, while accumulating many kills increases your bounty.