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This was actually present in the dev stream build on Monday. It was a highlight around the aiming crosshair that swoops around and "connects" at the top when sprint triggers. If you watch the YouTube VOD you should be able to see it.

They also re-added the timers for blue/red/black and changes the visuals for card and hero levelups

EDIT: Hasn't been posted officially yet, but thanks /u/tisbutahumbug for posting the hosted streamer VOD here: https://www.twitch.tv/ninjapucca/v/57193308 new sprint animation is visible throughout.

Here's Epic's advertisement for the Paragon "Beta"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQ6V4hTM9I

Where does it say "this has a really high likelihood of totally changing in many fundamental ways over and over again for the next 18 months"?

With Beta meaning feature complete, you can see how this would mislead consumers into thinking they're buying into a game that is in bug-fixing and infrastructure testing phases.

Epic was dishonest with what their product was. That's why so many people are salty.

EDIT: and the amazon listing doesn't say anything about changes to the game. There's just an invite to join the beta. No explanation of major changes incoming.

https://www.amazon.com/Paragon-Essentials-PlayStation-4/dp/B01CTCR25C

UPDATE FROM EPIC

https://www.unrealengine.com/news/information-regarding-recent-forum-compromise

They say this only affected the Unreal Engine and Unreal Tournament forums, that no passwords were stolen and none need to be reset.

EDIT: Except for the legacy game forums.

Honestly this book should be in pre-college school curriculums. The Art of War applies to so much more than actual war. It is more of a book on the human psyche if anything.

Great post OP! I am sure you can find many more correlations in there.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I had a pretty good knowledge of C#, so Java wasn't a difficult transition. There are some sites with great tutorials to get into using Android Studio and learning Java. This site has some good basics about android development. http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/

Mods take this away if it's frowned upon, AFIK there's nothing wrong with it. http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

Just rip the MP3.

What type of phone do you have? If it's android there's an app called RingDroid that lets you splice an MP3 and export it directly to the respective notification folder on the device.

it is really unfortunate is UE4 can target Linux and OSX. Especially UE4 posted this on their website https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/unreal-engine-4-and-linux (it is 2 years old but all the more reason) Is there any chance you will at least work with the community to help it run in wine??

well there is a app with following features:

• you can view heroes and their stats + see how much they grow each level

• you can look at cards and see your card collection

• you can almost create deck, not quite yet but it seems closer than ever

• there is a page to view agora.gg and fury.gg

• and a built in chat to chat with other app users

the app is called paradex and can be found on google play only (Android MasterRace)

I made a Dekker and a Serath, but I'm not very satisfied with them. Made a tumblr account, it's here: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/jamesedwardt

I'll upload stuff there later when I'll have time to make the pictures good enough.

This depends on the Unreal Engine team, it's on their public roadmap.

Epic did a presentation about their Vulkan support at Siggraph 2016 and 2017, here's this year talk about their support

Don't know if I'm allowed to do this but this may help some of you. Here's a link to me and my buddies playing last night on my twitch stream. The first match we dominated and you can see how I played as Murdock that helped lead to that. In the second round, watch how the enemy shut me down early game and the difference it made. I came back late game but not enough for us to win. We were all shut down pretty much. This goes to show how important early game is against ANY ADC, not just Murdock.

https://www.twitch.tv/theguiltygamer/v/58522790

In some of my games I need to run "DS4Windows" in the background. It's just a tiny program. It helps some games to understand that there's a dualshock plugged in.

I never tried it with Fault tho. But hey, give it a shot.

Hey all - I tossed up a stream spectating the live replays to help us better coordinate finding matches with groups that want to play with us.

https://www.twitch.tv/skyzyn

Also will be hanging out in the chat :)

> More to Come: Epic will release millions of dollars worth of additional Paragon asset packs beyond the initial $12 million offering through spring and summer 2018.

From the initial blog post. My guess is that they'll be releasing the rest in parts up until the end of summer.

Same reason the "monster/beast" races in every Asian mmo have cool looking males and then their females are basically hot human ladies with horns and a tail.

Here is just ONE of the many examples. http://tera.enmasse.com/game-guide/races/aman

This shit is disgraceful but the number of people opposed to it is a drop in the ocean compared to the number of people who only want their fanservice. It's not going away. I'm not a SJW, I love me some fine pixel booty, believe it, but I also love monsters and robots (especially monsters vs robots!) and you just get exhausted with the lack of diversity, lack of imagination. But there's nothing you can do but make an effort to create more interesting and varied characters in your own, personal creative works.

I'm on PS4 too.. I bought a cheap wireless keyboard because of the toxics on this game..

 

Its really most useful during the draft lobby, but occasionally calling out a troll has made it SO worth it..

 

EDIT: this is the one I got.. I thought managing a keyboard on my lap would be an issue, but this one is the perfect size and weight, its actually really nice.. its like $20 on amazon, I think I paid $30 at walmart.

https://www.amazon.com/HP-H6R56AA-ABA-Wireless-Keyboard/dp/B00FARSAVY

:) Hello, Reddit! I created a little video to talk about the psychology in competitive play, pitfalls that players become trapped in, playstyles that tend to succeed, The Art of War, and other stuff.

This is my first edited video, and I'd like to do more. Suggestions on editing style and topics are appreciated.

https://trello.com/b/TTAVI7Ny/ue4-roadmap

Like you mentioned though, "their roadmap is a secret." They can't do the same thing they're doing with UE4 for Paragon - different customer's and monetization model's. You can even make a comparison with Unreal Tournament's target market and development model. It seems to have fizzled out (but could have destroyed Quake Champions which is as optimized as well our Paragon builds). We're the UE4's tech demo testers. UT was one experiment with community involvement, Paragon highlights the capabilities of the engine and is building f2p data for Epic, and FN seems like it may have hit the sweet spot for Epic. It's not like they needed money from game development with the engine royalties - and sadly also makes the games' success less important. We don't have a more comprehensive roadmap for Paragon because internally they've decided it's better like this.

A lot of dev teams use Trello for this kind of thing.

I'd like to see Epic use it, but I'm sure they have their own in-house solution and like to keep their roadmap a secret.

Example: https://trello.com/b/swzuqjxq/the-culling-early-access-development-roadmap

I'm giving a pack away also once I get to 100 followers on Twitch as I am new to streaming! Please follow I will try not to disappoint!

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nenjaj Paragon Stats: http://agora.gg/profile/nenjaj

sure!

https://www.twitch.tv/weak3n/profile

Thats the Smite pro i refered to - offline atm but you can look his past brodcast - apperently the one of today (with the talk about the not too slow gameplay) isnt on his VoD yet but surly will in the next few days - i will link you that one aswell

Publishers and some developers go where the money and most players are. While Epic Games is a very big company, they are free to shift their developers on a project that they know they'll profit from in the future.

While I was terrified that Paragon and Fortnite PVE (both games I play) are getting neglected because of the popularity of Fortnite BR, half of me is happy because Fortnite BR helps the improvement of the of Unreal Engine 4 which game engine I develop for my own game.

But I believe Paragon will prove itself. Now that it is being "orientalized" for Chinese players (no sarcasm intended, Tencent owns "nearly half" of Epic Games"). There is a big potential for Paragon's improvement that will cater to a lot of Chinese players first. Right now, Paragon is suffering from the dwindling down of active players due to its recent changes. And one key to its survival is to bring more active players which for now by catering it to Chinese players.

As to the point of the mentioned content creator by OP, as a gamer and game dev, I know where he is coming from. He shares the same feelings I had when FortniteBR was announced months ago. If you play Fortnite PVE, you'll probably feel the same way as he is. Just a fact for you guys, for the last 3 months, FortniteBR had more significant changes than FortnitePVE. I felt sad. Though I understand the situation of FortnitePVE and FortniteBR.

A program like GPU-Z will tell you which your primary enabled graphics card is. There's a portable version available so you don't have to install it just to check. You should be able to disable the onboard graphics through the BIOS. You can easily tell if your external GPU is being used if you hear its fans ramp up or it's warm directly behind the case where it's installed after gaming for a bit.

Btw if anyone cares or wants to see some gameplay i plan on streaming it as soon as i get in :) https://www.twitch.tv/mojomastaa

Dont feel like you need to watch, just offering it for people who want to see gameplay :) Have an awesome day peeps!

Hey Pete what's that monitor you are using? I am looking to get this one https://www.amazon.com/LG-34GN850-B-Inch-Ultragear-Compatibility/dp/B086XLLG28/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3IUCC3AYDVT4G&dchild=1&keywords=1440p+ultrawide+monitor+144hz&qid=1595145877&sprefix=1440p+ult%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-8 thoughts?

https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/assets?count=20&keywords=paragon&sortBy=relevancy&sortDir=DESC&start=0

Known issue on the OBS forums, doesn't just affect Paragon, fixable though

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/game-capture-hook-crashing-games-after-latest-win10-update-3140743.44679/#post-201205

guess the letter/number for the code where the "?" is. Please reply if you get it.

Code: MT68D-9X7E?-9HZ2T-JVZUU

Courtesy of OfficialParagonBot on twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/telecast3r

• I watch for codes and if they are not taken in 15 minutes I post here since people are thirsty :)

AFAIK no art or UI elements. The only non model/texture/mesh released is the announcer voice.

https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/assets?count=20&keywords=paragon&sortBy=relevancy&sortDir=DESC&start=20

Just finished reading an excellent article over at kotaku.

https://kotaku.com/the-secrets-behind-fortnites-massive-40-million-player-1822119730

Maybe the answer to all our problems lies within the game that has been the bane to paragons existence.

I would like to single out a specific paragraph for a TL;DR version of the article.

Another key pillar of Fortnite’s explosion is Epic Games’ attentiveness. Where in most games the idea of “games as service” evokes an impersonal image of being sold content you might not even want, with Fortnite, Epic has developed a more reciprocal relationship. Many updates seem as if they are responding to player wishlists. Whenever there’s an issue, Epic Games hops onto forums and social media to talk to players about what’s happening or to inform them that things have been fixed. They also love to joke around with players, giving them winks and nods that reference player antics, like rocket riding, on official game trailers. It’s the sort of transparency and warmth that is rare for a game of this size.

“We’ve got analytics systems, we watch streamers, we participate in forums, we gather feedback through Reddit…[but] we don’t make all of our decisions based on cold, hard data,” said David Spalinski, lead level designer. “Sometimes the data might say one thing, and then the community might feel a different way.” (emphasis mine)

I dont want to call out any names from the paragon dev team, but I feel like they could learn a lot from David Spalinksi. Maybe they should ask for his advice.

Please up-vote:

Apologies if this has already been mentioned.

• I'd like to see some form of indication of how many masteries a person has completed. So beside their name there could be a counter, link below:

https://dribbble.com/shots/1177290-6-Layers

1 hour 30 min, no that game was not fun... But I have had matches around the 1 hour mark both won and lost that have been fun.

*edit vod of my longest game, starts around 45 min. https://www.twitch.tv/munion42/v/56018709

Depends. Are you using money on an RNG chance to get something you want of value out of a randomized box/machine/etc? If it falls under the definition of
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble then it is gambling.

https://trello.com/c/BQFZD0pl/204-dx12-support

Because UE4 uses the previous frame to render the next AFR cannot be done. But because PFR is so good at what it does we can have almost realistic style of Paragon and crank up the fps 200+(rest in NDA). Switching to AFR will in most cases be major performance loss for most of the community and only a small gain for the people who have multiple GPU's.

So it's not a poor decision. If anything it is a calculated decision with the pay off of having more devices able to run games built with UE4.

We can't help it if other 5 man teams are not queuing up. We are coordinating here: https://www.twitch.tv/skyzyn The best we can to get matched up with other people willing to queue up at the same time and challenge us. :) We are trying our best to get put vs willing 5 man teams though.

vid.me made the quality really bad, but I know some people just want direct videos.

Here's the link to the Twitch VOD if you wanna see the fail in higher quality.

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Today was the end of Open Beta weekend. Now's the time when anyone with Early Access can play.

You'd need an early access key or a founders pack to play 24/7, otherwise you can wait until August 16th for open beta or wait for the next Open Beta Weekend date.

Well I don't have that luxury, since I live in my own apartment and I'm not married. They responded and told me to go to https://www.unrealengine.com/ and login, then go to billing and put it in there, but I get the same error message. Whatever the problem is, it's on their end. Out of curiosity sir, what is the expiration date on the card that wouldn't work for you? My card expires in 9/16 so I thought that MIGHT be the issue, but it works everywhere else still so that shouldn't be the problem.

I've definitely encountered my fair share of kids in this game. T for Teen means someone who is 13 years of age or older. How many 13 year olds do you know that have impeccable decision making skills?

Guess what? Adults are considered 18+. Someone who is 13 is not an adult, and is not going to be accountable for their own actions to the same degree as someone who is 18. There is a reason a 13 year old can't go to the store and by alcohol. Certain things literally affect your physiology.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178

Read up on it.

Why not make a dance video by yourself? It won't be too difficult. Windows Movie Maker, ApowerEdit, Corel VideoStudio,VLC media player are all good editing software.

https://www.twitch.tv/gamebeardhs

Playing Paragon with friends in the evenings all week, doing a challenge where I stream every day for a year. Already at day 74! I love to interact with my chat. Feel free to drop by and join in!

Check out MutterBilk on Twitch!

Usually playing CSGO, but i will most definitely be streaming Paragon, The Division, and other games :) Played LoL for 2 years, got up to Plat 3, then stopped because i hate the community so much.

Hey guys, I'm really looking forward to streaming Paragon as well as creating informative videos (tutorials and guides) to help out the entire Paragon community. You can catch me streaming when the NDA drops really at any time of the day at twitch.tv/dairypirate. Thanks in advance for anyone who comes to the stream!

https://www.twitch.tv/salva_salwa

Hellowz dear community, I'm a polish streamer, broadcasting both in polish and english. I was high rank Dota2 and LoL player, so on streamz we gonna do some theorycrafting and concept builds (and a looooot of weird things), im aiming for having all the fun I can get from Paragon. Streamz are normally almost everyday starting around 19 CET.

You are all welcome to visit first ever Paragon Pro Player and may the eggplant be with you.

twitch.tv/kittenlazer

Hello! I am currently a streamer who plays Gigantic under Renegades and I am looking to get into paragon competitively. I have been playing since OT2, and I consider myself to have a high level of game sense and game mechanics. I will be showing off my own gameplay as well as giving tips for new players.

Hey guys i have a small YouTube channel where we do all sorts of content and i will also be streaming it on Twitch

I hope you decide to do what myself and a small group of people are doing. Making content with the assets Epic Games left us to work with - https://audius.co/baphometrix/baphometrix---returning-to-the-void-paragon-homage-14774

Same here my bruddah , since apex i cant find any intensity on pvp. And apex dnt really fit the hole , paragon , dota-like miss me.

I was playing this kind of game since 12yo lmao , on war 3 then lol ect. Only paragon feel like devs worked on their games. All dota like are unbalanced as shit , lol exemple NEVER balance a hero decently , since idk 8year , they still trying. It's a shame , a cancer for the gaming industry.

People come after on paragon " this hero is unbalanced , he hit as strong as x". Yeah , this is balance , everyone is equal. The world wasnt ready for paragon , maybe aliens keep a copy for when they ll meet us lmao. Hope never die.

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Im really hype for core , because they ll change the buld system a bit for a customization , which is exactly what dota like need. Making your OWN gamestyle and build depend of your own skills or team skills. Not just copying "pro" on twitch using their decks , know yourself for adapt your gameplay to yourself. It is essential for carry games.

Peace , stay strong again a few months my bruddas.

Btw , look at https://shadow.tech , i was ps4 too i had to go on pc. I felt so bad after paragon , like nothing fill the void , i go on wow..

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Interesting, any idea if is this one https://www.amazon.com/Paragon-Essentials-PlayStation-4/dp/B01CTCR25C/ ? Also any idea if it got a release on PC? Would be cool to get it eventually just to have it on my shelf as collection

Agreed.

>“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

> Sun Tzu, The Art of War

This quote is what it comes down to. By knowing yourself and the enemy, it applies to Paragon with regards to a player's situation, especially health and mana. A beginner moves forward a bit in lane, gets hit by an enemy's ability and gets scared of that ability and enemy and decides not to do it again. The result is that enemy has succesfully bullied him out of contention. If this keeps up, that player will fall behind and will be pushed around by more and more enemies. A good player, on the other hand, notices that the enemy's been throwing an awful lot of abilities in lane, that he's got to be out of, or close to out of mana, and knows it's safe to move up. He's aware of how much damage he and the enemy can do and how much health they have, so he knows when he can win a fight. There's few things more disheartening than seeing a teammate turning back and get killed in a fight that they would have won had they kept at it.

Another good example is an offlaner getting his ult. Unless he's been playing recklessly and hasn't been managing his mana and health, the moment he gets it he has an advantage. If he doesn't use that advantage, it will quickly disappear. A beginner will not think about his enemy's situation, he will assume that the enemy has something as punishing as his ult. Which he doesn't.

No way man, haven't you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Technology is totally a death force.

> I thought it was something more mysterious than technology. But now I see that the "it" was mainly, if not entirely, technology. But, that doesn't sound right either. The "it" is a kind of force that gives rise to technology, something undefined, but inhuman, mechanical, lifeless, a blind monster, a death force. Something hideous they are running from but know they can never escape.

The author is a pretentious airhead who can barely craft a coherent paragraph. He started off the blog post by saying "this is a stream of consciousness piece meant to inspire..."

I almost shit myself laughing when I read that.

Some of the most misplaced pretension I've ever seen.

The jerk took on airs as if he were writing a work of genius that in terms of content and quality fell somewhere between Ulysses and The Art of War.

Hahaha, this is so great because literally the most previous book I've read before this re-read of "The Art of War" is "Book of Sith" by Daniel Wallace. Which is also definitely worth a read. I'd recommend all of his, what I would call, coffee table Star Wars books. Here is an excerpt that I would imagine waaaay too many Paragon players could relate to:

Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.

Im coming from 1080p 60hz looking for smoother more crispy graphics. 27 in monitor looking at the

Acer Predator XB271HK Acer Predator XB271HK bmiprz 27-inch IPS UHD (3840 x 2160) NVIDIA G-Sync Widescreen Display (2 x 2w speakers, 4- USB 3.0 Ports, HDMI & Display Port) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018MYTF4W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_sqAjAbTTYM5BP Or the Dell Gaming S2716DG Dell Gaming S2716DG 27.0" Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0149QBOF0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0rAjAbGJYCYSY

bad mouse. Is it wired or wireless? Get another mouse because me and everyone i know dont have that problem. Linked 2 really good mouses below under $20.

https://www.amazon.com/HIRALIY-F300-Backlit-Programmable-Upgraded/dp/B01M22T6XE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504493233&sr=1-2&keywords=Gaming+Mouse%2C+HIRALIY+F300

https://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Mouse-2800DPI-Buttons-Optical/dp/B019W2MK54/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504493217&sr=1-3&keywords=Gaming+Mouse%2C+HAVIT

I use something like this when I'm gaming. Super useful.

Also this if you want to keep your stuff all in the system.

Something like this would be good. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DT49XN8/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_6anlzb88YZ8T0

The jump from 600 to 800 is a lot, you get a lot more for your money. You'd get better frame rates, less lag and it last you a couple of years.

Well with Paragon it works natively. I can't say that I've tried it out with many non-steam games, but so far it's worked fine with Steam. You can remap it and do whatever you want with it (haven't personally done that yet). If you want you can even get a wireless adapter for the DS4, that way you don've have to stay plugged in.

Hi Guys

Please be gentle, I really wanna play the game

I'm running and i7, 8GB Ram and a nvidia geforce 310 (got the box with these),

I know the graphics card is definately lacking, not even sure if i can play the game on lowest settings, but going to give it a shot.

Can you guys recommend a decent card on the cheap that will enable me to play the game? it doesnt have to be all the bells and whistles, I'd be happy with middle of the road.

Would something like this work ?

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-710-2GD3-LP/dp/B01DOFD0G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485176013&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI+GeForce+GT+710+2GB

Thanks

I use a Razer Naga. Runs about $70 and makes gaming ridiculously easier.

1. The Steam Controller is garbage. One of the worst controllers I've ever seen, let alone used. Sure it allows for easy couch gaming for strategy games and actual PC navigation, but it is completely wasted for action games. I recommend buying a simple wireless keyboard and mousepad for easy PC navigation from the couch. Something like this: ( https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Multi-Touch-Touchpad/dp/B005DKZTMG ). For playing Paragon, you can get a USB dongle that allows you to use your PS4 controller on PC, so I'd recommend that if it's what you're uaed to.

2. PC games often have their prices reduced much faster then console games, and some start out lower too (Overwatch was $40 compared to console's $60). I know I don't preorder unless I absolutely want the game and the stupid bonus I'd get from preordering, but I'm not you. You can preorder if you want. You cn buy games on launch day. Or you can wait 2 years til the game is $4.99 on Steam. You can do whatever you want with your money. One thing I don't recommend though is buying disks, because that means that now you have to add a disk drive to your PC build... And that's just pointless.

3. I'd avoid buying a prebuilt gaming computer, especially a prebuilt "gaming" laptop. Instead, build one yourself. It will take more work to build one yourself, but it will take more money to buy one pre-built.

> Warding is literally free (oh god 1cp pls)!

No, it's not. Warding costs mental effort. You have to be watching the minimap to see where you have vision and where you lack it. You have to be cognizant of which towers are down, how far the minion waves are extended, whether your jungler is on your side of the map, and when the enemy jungler was most recently seen.

> This is my point: there is no question "to ward or not to ward", you ward always.

Nobody asks themselves that question. They do it or they don't even think about it.

> Call it however you want. I might should have used "saboteur" or "faggot" or "asshole", you got me there.

What? No. Don't be homophobic, either.

> Anyway, my point is: if someone does not understand - explain, if they understand, but refuse to ward - leave them be, this is incurable.

You think that every decision every player makes in game is perfectly rational considering the information they have available. This is a mistake. People forget things that they know all the time, especially when they're dealing with nine other people, tracking buff timers, and trying to get last hits. Players who don't habitually think about vision need to be trained to think about vision. It's not an on/off switch based on whether or not they "decide" to ward this game.

Please read Nudge. It's a great book.

For me personally a wireless keyboard is far superior to a USB. It depends on how you game, though.

I use this $14 amazon prime one and am very happy with it. It's small but not too small to type comfortably on. It's so light that it sits on your lap and you forget about it till you go to use it. It requires two AA batteries but I've used it for about a month without having to replace them. And I play a lot of paragon.

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Bluetooth-Ultra-Slim-Keyboard-Devices/dp/B0096M8VR2

Here's what I use for this...

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Multi-Device-Bluetooth-Keyboard-920-007558/dp/B0148NPH9I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1472419174&sr=8-5&keywords=logitech+keyboard+bluetooth

I started playing on PS4 but realized it was basically cross-buy with PC and started playing on PC. Don't like playing with a controller so not going back.

For cooling I got this guy on a whim and it works well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IGSATZY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Seems to maintain most of my temps at a decent level. Typically GPU peaks at 77c - it's 30 degree+ weather here though and I don't have AC.

This controller keyboard has a potential of working, but curious if the enter button would still open up chat.

http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Minds-Chatboost-Battery-playstation-4/dp/B00QU93WW8/ref=sr_1_6?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1462133387&sr=1-6&keywords=Ps4+keyboard

Regardless, this is the first online multiplayer game I've ever played that doesn't have voice chat built in, yet requires more teamwork and communication to play than most other online games. Almost a must have really.

If you've got $20 to spare this seems like a solid option for PS4 users. Then you've got the keypad right where you need it in game: http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Minds-Chatboost-Battery-playstation-4/dp/B00QU93WW8

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/03/14/paragon-ps4-early-access-launch-trailer-retail-version-available-on-june-7/

http://www.amazon.com/Paragon-Essentials-PlayStation-4/dp/B01CTCR25C/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1457986060&sr=8-7&keywords=Paragon+Essentials+Edition

Looks like it is some sort of currency pack for PS4 hmmm

Do you have the psn messages app ? If so you can log in and retrieve the code from the chat you had with your friend. this is the app im talking about https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playstation.mobilemessenger&hl=en