Titan Talk April 3rd Summary: It's too Powerful!

In case you missed it, we covered a lot in yesterday’s Titan Talk—an in-depth discussion where Isiah and Kilgoon walked players through the latest SMITE 2 changes and upcoming plans for the game. Below is a quick yet comprehensive roundup of all the major updates, from big item adjustments in Open Beta 7 to balance tweaks on gods that have been hot topics among the community. Dive in, catch up, and let us know what you think!

[h2]1. General Announcements[/h2]

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  Xbox Login Issues
  
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    The team is aware some players on Xbox may be experiencing login problems.
    
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    The Titan Forge crew is actively investigating a fix.
    
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  Recent Nerf to Yoo's Aspect
  
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    Damage on subsequent bounces was reduced to address overperformance and frustration points.
    
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    The first hit retains full damage, but follow-up bounces are now reduced.
    

[h2]2. Overarching Balance Vision for OB7[/h2]

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  A Three-Patch Plan
  
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     OB7: Reset the overall power level of items by roughly 10-12%, setting a more balanced "baseline."
     
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     OB8: Sharpen item specialization. Items meant for tank shredding or specific counter-play will have stronger, more specialized identities.
     
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     OB9: Clean up leftover issues and fine-tune items based on community feedback from the previous two patches.
     
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  Why the Across-the-Board Nerfs?
  
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    SMITE 2's seventh item slot increases total item power compared to SMITE 1.
    
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    Over time, balance patches led to higher and higher power "creep."
    
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    Reducing most items by ~10-12% keeps their relative relationships the same (e.g., your favorite item is still your favorite) but lowers the game-wide power curve.
    
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    Goal: More meaningful counter-play between tanks and carries, slightly lower burst among damage dealers, and a bit more difficulty (and risk) when tackling jungle bosses or diving towers.
    

[h2]3. Item Adjustments: Highlights[/h2]
Most items get that 10-12% stat reduction. However, a few see targeted changes (additional buffs or nerfs) to address larger balance needs.
[h3]Items Kept at Full Strength (i.e., "No Nerf" Is Effectively a Buff)[/h3]

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  Titan's Bane & Obsidian Shard: Premier percent-penetration items for physical and magical damage dealers remain intact.
  
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  Shifter's Shield: Underperforming bruiser item; no further nerfs to encourage more usage.
  
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  Totem of Death: Intended for specific mage builds and was underused; left intact (or slightly buffed) so it stands out more.
  

[h3]Bruiser Items (Extra Changes)[/h3]

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  Gladiator Shield
  
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    Loses physical protection, making it less effective if rushed too early.
    
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    Passive damage slightly stronger if you fully commit to tank items in the rest of your build.
    
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  Glorious Pridwen
  
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    Reduced protections and cooldown reduction.
    
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    Slightly stronger shield explosion if you have multiple tank items.
    
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  Mystical Mail
  
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    Reduced health and physical protection.
    
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    Passive remains the same (it still punishes enemies near you in-lane), but it's no longer your all-in-one best defensive rush item.
    
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  Runeforged Hammer
  
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    Increased cost, decreased strength, health, and health regen.
    
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    Still grants big payoff on hard crowd-control hits, but less lane sustain out of the gate.
    
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  Shield of the Phoenix
  
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    Lower defenses overall, but synergy with high-health builds is enhanced.
    
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    Retains strong scaling when you stack more HP items.
    
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  Void Stone
  
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    Health lowered significantly to line up better with its physical counterpart, Void Shield.
    

[h3]Carry Items (Extra Changes)[/h3]

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  Qin's Blade & Sunbeam Bow
  
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    Additional nerfs beyond the 10-12% baseline to curb how early these high-DPS items come online.
    
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    These should feel better later in the game, especially if you combine them with other on-hit or offensive items.
    

[h2]4. Relic Changes: Blink[/h2]

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  Blink's Cooldown
  
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    Lowered from 210 seconds to 180 seconds.
    
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    Further 30-second reduction if you successfully damage a god or secure a kill within four seconds of blinking.
    
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  Goal: Encourage using Blink aggressively rather than purely to flee. Overall feel is that the healthier, out-of-combat restrictions remain, but it's now more rewarding to initiate fights.
  

[h2]5. God Balance Highlights[/h2]
Below are standout god adjustments. (Many receive the standard 10-12% item power shift, but these are direct kit changes.)

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  Merlin
  
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    Buffs to several stances (Arcane 1 & 2, Fire 1) for underperformance.
    
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    Blizzard range corrected to match intended design.
    
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  Aladdin (Major Shift)
  
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    Base versions of abilities deal more reliable damage for poke/clear.
    
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    Genie forms (ultimate-enhanced versions) have reduced top-end burst.
    
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    Lamp (Ultimate): Deals damage on throw (cannot kill from full if you raise the enemy's health), but no longer puts enemies at a larger health disadvantage when entering the lamp realm.
    
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  Hecate
  
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    Several damage buffs (Triplicate Form, Radiate, Open the Gates).
    
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    Boosts overall damage consistency without overdoing her wave-clear abilities.
    
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  Bacchus
  
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    Chug: Lower cooldown, enhanced protections.
    
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    Belly Flop: Increased damage and slow duration matches official knock-up timing.
    
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  Vulcan
  
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    Various passive mod tweaks to strengthen underused mod choices.
    
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    Backfire: Minor damage increase for better poke.
    
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  Cabrakan
  
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    Tank builds improved: Gains additional mitigation scaling based on item protections.
    
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    Refraction Shield (Enhanced): Slight health restore scales with maximum HP.
    
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  Rom
  
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    More damage on Rolling Assault bonus attack and Astral Barrage.
    
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    Aiming to raise his performance in laning and late-game.
    
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  Pele (Shift)
  
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    Dash mechanic on Eruption (when Magma Rush is active) removed.
    
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    Eruption now always grants a big burst of movement speed during its pre-fire, letting you juke or reposition more smoothly.
    
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  Morrigan
  
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    Dot damage from passive is now "ability damage" (no longer triggers minion executes).
    
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    Some wave-clear toned down, but Deadly Aspects and Dark Omen scaling increased to compensate in direct fights.
    
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  Princess Bari
  
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    Overall nerfs: Decreased attack speed from Mystic Surge, lowered damage/scaling on Reverent Steps.
    
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    Fixed a bug causing Sacred Bell to over-benefit from Intelligence.
    
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  Awilix
  
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    Reverted to previous nerfs: Lower scaling on Suku and Moonlight Charge, after bug fixes didn't reduce her performance as much as expected.
    
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  Mordrid
  
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    Aspect of Rage: Lower CDR gained while Blood Rage is active.
    
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    Cruel Strikes: Increased cooldown.
    
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  Odin
  
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    Gungnir's Might: Now pierces multiple gods, but only stuns the first hit.
    
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    Ring of Spears: Grants Odin a passive stack on cast, and each kill inside the ring increases both Strength and Intelligence.
    

[h2]6. New Feature: Consumable Swapping[/h2]

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  Pick Up Wards or Potions, Drop Them on the Ground
  
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    No longer need to waste a consumable to pick up a Cyclops Ward or other special item drops.
    
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    If your inventory is full but you still want to pick up a new consumable drop, you can "swap" on the ground.
    
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    Dropped items last 120 seconds on the ground and are only available to allies.
    
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  Why This Change?
  
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    Frees up inventory pressure, especially for junglers who collect many free consumables.
    
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    Allows more strategic resource-sharing with teammates.
    

[h2]7. Looking Ahead: OB8 and OB9[/h2]

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  OB8: Deeper Item Specialization
  
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    Items meant for countering high-health foes or dealing with heavy crowd control will get stronger, more unique passives.
    
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    Goal: Build paths that require more strategic forethought (e.g., anti-tank vs. raw DPS vs. high-sustain).
    
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  OB9: Finalizing & Fine-Tuning
  
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    Based on community and data feedback, the dev team will spend OB9 polishing any over/underperforming items or gods.
    

[h2]8. Wrap-Up and How to Get Involved[/h2]

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  Try the OB7 Changes
  
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    Hop into the upcoming flash tests. Details will be announced on SMITE 2's official channels.
    
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    Provide feedback in official forums, Discord, and social media.
    
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  Ranked Reset & Other Future Topics
  
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    The dev team acknowledges the need for a ranked refresh. More details soon once final tech pieces are in place.
    
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    Further UI/UX improvements for console players and the upcoming God Builder tool are on the horizon.