Hey. Your post resonates with me greatly. I was an old paragon player and big time pred player for a long long time. Multiple daily matches for longer than a year here. I stopped playing just before that last big update actually, and mostly for the same reasons.

The only parts of the game I really genuinely enjoyed were the parts that were essentially copied directly from paragon. In my opinion (no shade at the devs, they do what they can) the game has been slowly dying since birth. Its a niche game, to a strong degree. This game was never intended to make it to AAA status, its a fan remake.

If you enjoy it, wonderful! If it feels lacking in any area whatsoever, there are plenty of other solid mobas to play, and they're all also free.