SMITE 2 News

I have to give a lot of credit to SMITE 2 and by extension the original SMITE for actually interesting me in the MOBA genre. I never really got into the scene due in large part to an exchange I had with a friend when League of Legends was exploding in popularity. He said to me that I should play it, but just to be ready to be yelled at constantly for not being good. I decided not to play it.

But I actually quite enjoyed SMITE the handful of times I dipped into it. Its tactical style of gameplay combined with a more action-focused camera made it feel a lot smoother and more approachable to get into, and I found myself having a lot more fun than the few times I actually did try to play League of Legends. CGM was fortunate to sit down with Hi-Rez Studios to get some pretty big news about SMITE 2, and it was really impressive to see. 

We got to speak with Design Director AJ Walker and Advanced Game Designer Daniel Cooper, who had some big announcements for SMITE 2. Most... Read more

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed various crash issues with player parties
  
• Fixed an issue where Aladdin would lose his normal Abilities after selling his his Lamp while toggled to view Wishes
  
• Fixed an issue where Thor was dealing less damage than intended on all Return hits of his Ability 1
  
• Fixed an issue to make Mordred's Aspect only reset off of Modred's Ability damage
  

[h2]Game Modes[/h2]

Assault

• Now requires players be at level 5 before joining
  

Conquest

• Fixed camera clipping (1p mode) on Order side at Tier two towers line
  
• Changes to lane ambience on Assault/Conquest maps
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Optimizations for some God dashes that were not hitting with higher latency - Amaterasu/Athena/Pele/Medusa
  
• Emotes should always be facing directly forward based on camera location
  
• Optimization fixes and tuning to Death VFX
  
• Updated Death VFX to be more punchy
  
• Fixed some skins using default vfx and voicelines (Neith skins, Sol's skins)
  
• New SFX for Amanita Charm / Restorative Amanita item
  
• Various audio mix changes :
  
• --- Aladdin hit sounds for A01 and A03 reduced in volume
  
• --- Baron Samedi's root volume increased. Baron Samedi "Ta-Da!" on A01 volume reduced
  
• --- Danzaburou rocket hit removed so it doesn't play on minions, moved to the explosion
  
• --- Danzaburou basic attack hit lowered, hit concurrency changed to make clones sound less glitchy
  
• --- Geb roll loop lowered
  
• Fixed gamepad being unable to rebind keys from the homescreen
  
• Adjusted Death Recap to not cover HUD stats
  
• Fixes to Jing Wei’s loading frames and adding more sparkles
  
• Pedestal texture fixes and Mastery Stars adjustments
  

[h2]Gods[/h2]

Anhur

• Fixed Basic Attacks sound ducking when in melee range
  

Hua Mulan

• Fixed not getting Meditation item in Assault
  

Sobek

• Various fixes to all ability targeters
  

[h2]Items[/h2]

Bumba's Golden Dagger

• Fixed some abilities that were not benefiting from the additional 50% jungle camp damage
  
• --- Amaterasu (3/4), Bellona (all), Hecate (4/5), Izanami (1/4) and Thor (Psv/3)
  

Gauntlet of Thebes

• Increased Max Passive Stacks from 30 to 40
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where the Bumba's Cudgel and Bumba's Golden Dagger Starter Items were not properly switching to providing Strength or Intelligence stats based on new Items purchased
  
• Added lighting fixes to the Match Lobby
  
• Fixed an issue where cycling through Gods before purchasing an item returned you to the wrong God page
  
• Updated the coloring on the Anubis Senko Sage card art to more closely match the in game model
  

[h2]God Balance[/h2]

[h3]Agni Buff[/h3]

Rain Fire

• Increased Damage Scaling from 60% INT to 65% INT
  

[h3]Athena Buff[/h3]

Aspect of War

• New Effect: When Athena lands, she gains the shield she would normally provide to allies.
  

[h3]Geb Nerf[/h3]

Hard As Rock

• Decreased Basic Attack Damage Reduction from 25% to 5%
  

[h3]Mulan Buff[/h3]

Spear Thrust

• Increased Damage from 90/125/160/195/230 to 100/135/170/205/240
  
• Increased Bonus Damage from 10/20/30/40/50 to 20/30/40/50/60
  

Grapple

• This ability can no longer be CC Buffered
  
• Attempting to buffer this ability caused a number of unintended and confusing interactions
  

[h3]Nu Wa Nerf[/h3]

Clay Soldiers

• Decreased Soldier Health from 100 + 20% Max Health to 100 + 15% Max Health
  

[h3]Odin Buff[/h3]

Raven Shout

• Increased Shield Health Scaling from 30% STR + 50% INT to 40% STR + 50% INT
  

Gungnir’s Might

• Decreased Cooldown from 14s to 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s
  

[h3]Ra Shift[/h3]

Searing Pain

• Decreased Damage from 425/500/575/650/725 to 375/450/525/600/675
  
• Increased Damage Scaling from 110% INT to 125% INT
  

[h2]Item Balance[/h2]

[h3]Bumba’s Cudgel[/h3]

• Increased Reduced Damage Dealt to Lane Minions from -20% to -25%
  

[h3]Bumba’s Golden Dagger[/h3]

• Increased Reduced Damage Dealt to Lane Minions from -20% to -25%
  

[h3]Heartseeker Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Percent Health Damage from 3% Strength to 2.5% Strength
  

[h3]Lernaean Bow Buff[/h3]

• Decreased Cost from 2450 to 2400
  

[h3]Screeching Gargoyle Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Active Protection Debuff from 25% to 20%
  

[h3]Shogun’s Ofuda Buff[/h3]

• Increased Magical Protection from 35 to 40
  

[h3]Stampede Nerf[/h3]

• Increased Active Cooldown from 60s to 90s
  

[h3]Sun Beam Bow Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Damage per projectile from 15 to 10
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed linked accounts sometimes receiving party invites on a different platform than what they're logged into
  
• Fixed Phoenix Amulet Activation Temp Cue to play previous sound - not death metal sound
  
• Fixed some Skins that were missing their unique SFX - Untamed Bellona, Winged Terror Odin, Hot Diggity Odin
  
• Adding exception input handling to fix basic attack stopping while leveling abilities on gamepad
  
• Added animation polish to Hercules Batter Up skin
  
• Fixed Item Store frame drops when using the text search function
  
• Adjusting queue ordering so that is Normal then vs AI
  

[h2]Gamemodes[/h2]

[h3]Arena[/h3]

• Reduced Gift overlay fx intensity
  

[h3]Assault[/h3]

• Fixed missing endgame Animation for Titan deaths
  
• Fixed respawn in-world timer for the mid buff was too big
  

[h3]Conquest[/h3]

• Fixed Scorpion camp acid attack still using temp art icon
  
• Updating Scorpion/Cyclops Warrior minimap icons
  
• Fixed Cyclops Ward minimap drop icon using old Runic Bomb icon
  

[h2]Gods[/h2]

[h3]Cernunnos[/h3]
Shifter of Seasons

• Fixed issue with swapping more slowly than previous patches
  

[h3]Poseidon[/h3]
General

• Targeter fixes for certain visuals on Whirlpool and Ultimate no longer stack and through-wall visibility
  

[h3]Ullr[/h3]
Hail of Arrows

• Fixed issue where audio wouldn’t play while casting ability and using Basic Attack