SMITE 2 News

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Added Stability Improvements
  
• Fixed an issue where the Teammate Opacity VFX setting was shown as self
  

[h2]New Early Surrender Functionality[/h2]

Implemented Early Surrender functionality to match SMITE 1 for All Modes

• Teams can surrender at 3m into the match if a teammate has DC'd before that time
  

Implemented Early Surrender Ranked SR functionality to match SMITE 1 for protecting SR

• For all Ranked Modes, if an early surrender occurs, the following will happen (this will ONLY occur if a team successfully surrenders before 10m).
  
• Active players on the losing team will lose 0 SR.
  
• The disconnected player will lose 2x the full SR amount they would have lost if the match finished normally.
  
• The enemy winning team will win 0.5x the full SR amount they would have lost if the match finished normally.
  

[h2]Server Side Bug Fixes - Live Now[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where a team could double pick the same God
  

[h2]Client Side Bug Fixes - Releasing on PC later tonight and on Console tomorrow[/h2]

• Fixed the camera being stuck overhead after using base portal
  
• Fixed Bellona weapons not appearing in her hand after using base portal
  
• Fixed targeters being offset after using base portal
  
• Fixed HUD navigation not being able to close on gamepad (this fix was attempted in an earlier Patch, but was not successful)
  
• Reverted nameplate changes back to CA3 configurations
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

[h3]General[/h3]

• Probable fix for ranked draft not properly sorting pick order by highest SR
  
• Fixed teams able to start Pause vote while the other team has already paused
  

[h3]Athena[/h3]

Defender of Olympus [Ult]

• Addressed an issue where if affected by Mordred Severing Slice while teleporting to Ally then she would instantly die.
  

[h3]Danzaburou[/h3]

Fool’s Gold

• Fixed Lifesteal items not working with this ability
  

Uproarious Rocket [Ult]

• Fixed an issue where if holding W key while riding the rocket then damage would apply twice.
  

[h2]Full Show[/h2]

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[h2]Highlights[/h2]

• Recap of the Closed Alpha 4 10/21/24 Patch with Balance and Bug Fixes
  
• A deep dive into SMITE 2 Matchmaking improvements. Check out more info from Max on Twitter!
  
• Aphrodite and Cupid confirmed for the first 50 Gods in SMITE 2!
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

[h3]General[/h3]

• Teleporters - Fixed Gods seen walking in place or under the map when they use the teleporter
  
• Fixed HUD navigation not being closeable on gamepad
  

[h3]Danzaburou[/h3]

Alluring Spirits

• Fixed taunted enemies not basic attacking his deployable properly
  

Tanuki Trickery

• Fixed Leaf form not having movement speed increase for a duration or Slow Immunity
  

[h3]Fenrir[/h3]

Brutalize

• Fixed scaling at full runes where it was only 70% at all ranks
  

[h3]Hercules[/h3]

General

• Lowered nameplate
  

Driving Strike

• Now has knockback immunity during dash (Smite 1 parity)
  

[h3]Nu Wa[/h3]

Clay Soldiers

• Fixed an issue where the Clay Soldier Basic Attacks were proccing items
  
• Temporarily decreased the Damage of the Clay Soldier Dash attack while we investigate an issue of it damaging for more than intended.
  

[h3]Zeus[/h3]

Chain Lightning

• Corrected arc from 6x per rank to 5/5/5/6 per tooltip
  

[h2]God Balance[/h2]

[h3]Hercules Nerf[/h3]

Apotheosis

• Decreased STR per stack from 4 to 3
  
• Decreased STR per level per stack from 1 to 0.5
  

Driving Strike

• Increased Cooldown from 12s to 14s
  

Earthbreaker

• Increased Cooldown from 12s to 14s
  

Excavate

• Decreased Damage from 300/425/550/675/800 to 280/400/520/640/760
  

[h3]Baron Samedi Nerf[/h3]

Vivid Gaze

• Decreased Power Reduction from 30% to 20%
  
• Decreased Attack Speed Reduction from 30% to 20%
  
• Increased Cooldown from 9s to 11s
  

Consign Spirits

• Decreased % Missing Health Heal Scaling from 20% CDR to 15% CDR
  

Wrap It Up

• Decreased Mesmerize Duration from 2.25s to 1.5s
  

[h3]Neith Nerf[/h3]

World Weaver

• Decreased Damage Scaling from 115% STR + 100% INT to 105% STR + 90% INT
  

[h3]Fenrir Nerf[/h3]

Ragnarok

• Increased Cooldown from 100s to 110s
  
• Increased Mana Cost from 50/55/60/65/70 to 100 at all ranks
  

[h3]Bacchus Nerf[/h3]

Belch of the Gods

• Increased Cooldown from 10s at all ranks to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11s
  

[h2]Item Balance[/h2]

[h3]Ring of Dispel Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased CDR from 15 to 10
  

[h3]Ring Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased CDR from 8 to 5
  

[h3]Breastplate of Valor Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Physical Protection from 40 to 35
  
• Increased Passive Threshold from 350 + 20 per level Health to 400 + 20 per level Health
  

[h3]Genji’s Guard Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased Magical Protection from 55 to 45
  

[h3]The Cosmic Horror Nerf[/h3]

• Decreased INT from 100 to 85
  

[h3]Chronos Pendant Nerf[/h3]

• Increased Cost from 2400 to 2500