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Hi-Rez Studios have laid off an unknown number of the studio's employees, only one month after launching MOBA sequel Smite 2 as a free-to-play beta. It looks like management has cut at least 20-30 jobs and the full number is likely higher. As a result, three other games that have been long-running staples of the studio will no longer get any updates. Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company will have nobody to man the code cannons, so they're being left to gather cobwebs from now on. Although they will remain playable.

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• Ranked
  
  
  • All 3 ranked modes are now Hard Reset. We are planning to do routine Soft Resets throughout the year. Keep an eye on patch notes for updates!
  
  
  

• Buffs
  
  
  • Duality
    
    
    • Increased Passive Damage from 25% to 30%
    
    
    
  • Hydra’s Lament
    
    
    • Increased Physical Power from 30 to 40
    
    
    
  • Rage
    
    
    • Increased Passive Physical Power per stack from 3 to 5
    
    
    
  • Spear of Desolation
    
    
    • Decreased Cost from 2350 to 2300
      
    • Increased Passive Ultimate Cooldown Reduction from 6s to 10s
    
    
    
  • Spear of the Magus
    
    
    • Decreased Cost from 2400 to 2300
    
    
    
  • Typhon’s Fang
    
    
    • Increased Passive Magical Power from Lifesteal from 1.5x to 1.75x
    
    
    
  • Dawnbringer
    
    
    • Now always grants 10% increased Protections and Movement Speed, with the potential of increasing per enemy god now only stacking up to two times.
    
    
    
  • Breastplate of Regrowth
    
    
    • Increased Passive Physical Power from 15 to 20
      
    • Increased Passive Duration from 4s to 5s
    
    
    
  • Absolution
    
    
    • Decreased Cost from 2250 to 2150
      
    • Increased Health from 250 to 300
    
    
    
  
  
  
• Nerf
  
  
  • Tablet of Destinies
    
    
    • Decreased Max Stacks from 70 to 60
    
    
    
  
  
  

[h3]Buffs[/h3]

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  • Erlang Shen
    
    
    • Spot Weakness
      
      
      • Duration increased from 5s to 6s
      
      
      
    • Pin
      
      
      • Reduced Cooldown from 16s to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Guan Yu
    
    
    • Conviction
      
      
      • Boosted Healing amount increased from 1.7x to 2x
      
      
      
    • Taolu Assault
      
      
      • Protection Buff and Debuff Durations increased from 5s to 6s
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Osiris
    
    
    • Fragmented
      
      
      • Attack Speed increased from 30% to 40%
      
      
      
    • Lord of the Afterlife
      
      
      • Negative CDR increased from 20% to 40%
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Baba Yaga
    
    
    • Home Sweet Home
      
      
      • Decreased Cooldown from 90s to 90/85/80/75/70s
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Tiamat
    
    
    • Primordial Onslaught
      
      
      • Increased Damage Scaling from 35% to 40%
      
      
      
    • Outburst
      
      
      • Increased Damage from 50/80/110/140/170 to 50/85/120/155/190
      
      
      
    • Grounding Dive
      
      
      • Increased Damage from 40/80/120/160/200 to 65/105/145/185/225
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Freya
    
    
    • General
      
      
      • Increased Base Attack Speed from 0.95 to 1
      
      
      
    • Pulse
      
      
      • Increased Bonus Damage from 20/30/40/50/60 to 25/35/45/55/65
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Martichoras
    
    
    • Acid Rain
      
      
      • Increased Trail Damage Scaling from 10% to 12%
      
      
      
    • Poisoned Barb
      
      
      • Increased Explosion Damage from 30/65/100/135/170 to 35/75/115/155/195
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Artio
    
    
    • Decompose
      
      
      • Increased Protection Debuff from 3% per Stack to 4% per Stack
        
      • Increased Max Stacks from 4 to 5
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Ganesha
    
    
    • Turn of Fate (Revert)
      
      
      • Increased Max Stacks from 4 to 5
      
      
      
    • Ohm (Revert)
      
      
      • Decreased self Slow from 25% to 15%
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Susano
    
    
    • Gathering Storm
      
      
      • Increased Bonus Damage Scaling from 30% to 35%
      
      
      
    • Storm Kata
      
      
      • Damage Scaling increased from 50% to 55%
      
      
      
    • Typhoon
      
      
      • Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s
      
      
      
    
    
    
  • Serqet
    
    
    • Catalyst
      
      
      • 2 Poison Damage Scaling increased from 70% to 85% Physical Power
        
      • 3 Poison Damage Scaling increased from 100% to 115% Physical Power
      
      
      
    
    
    
  
  
  

[h3]Nerfs[/h3]

• Cabrakan
  
  
  • Refraction Shield
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 10s at all ranks to 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s
    
    
    
  • Tremors (Revert)
    
    
    • Decreased Damage from 20/30/40/50/60 + 40% to 18/28/38/48/58 + 35%
    
    
    
  • Tectonic Shift
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 75s to 80s
    
    
    
  
  
  
• Awilix
  
  
  • Feather Step
    
    
    • Decreased Damage from 50/85/120/155/190 to 45/80/115/150/185
    
    
    
  • Gravity Surge
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 80/75/70/65/60s to 90/85/80/75/70s
    
    
    
  
  
  
• Xbalanque
  
  
  • Poison Darts
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 14s to 15s
      
    • Decreased Damage Scaling per Dart from 40% to 35%
    
    
    
  
  
  
• Poseidon
  
  
  • Whirlpool
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 15/14/13/12/11s to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13s
    
    
    
  • Release the Kraken!
    
    
    • Increased Cooldown from 90s to 100s
    
    
    
  
  
  

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[h3]Join the Battleground of the Gods: SMITE 2 is Now Free-to-Play![/h3]

Step into the all-new SMITE 2 Open Beta and experience the next evolution of third-person action MOBA combat—now powered by Unreal Engine 5. If you crave challenging competition, intense gameplay, ability-driven team fights, and godly mythological themes, it’s time to see why over 40 million players are hooked on SMITE. Become a God today!

[h3]What’s New in the SMITE 2 Open Beta?[/h3]

• 45 Gods — Including the brand-new God Aladdin (and his mighty Genie).
  
• 6 Game Modes — Featuring brand-new Joust, Duel, and Assault alongside an updated Conquest map with fresh objectives.
  
• 20 Aspects — Transform your favorite Gods with game-changing playstyle twists.
  
• Countless Improvements — Months of Closed Alpha feedback have shaped SMITE 2 into a more refined, optimized experience.
  

SMITE 2 is going FREE TO PLAY on January 14!

⚡ 45 Gods
⚡ Joust & Duel
⚡ Assault Alpha
⚡ and SO MUCH MORE!

Mark your calendars and get ready to enter into the next era of the Battleground of the Gods!

It is the final update of the year, and we couldn't be more excited! SMITE 1 has had an incredible year, and we are wrapping up SMITE Year 11 with style. You can check out this update for a new Battle Pass, balance changes, and a special Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Event!



During Update 11.12 we have a special partnership event with the brand new movie, Lord of the Rings: The war of the Rohirrim! If you play 10 games in either SMITE or SMITE 2, you will earn free cosmetic rewards! For more info, you can check out the blog HERE!



11.12 will be the final SMITE 1 Update that features the Viewer Store. The store will rotate every week with new content for you to spend your Viewer points on, so keep an eye out for Skins and Cosmetics that you want to grab! Be sure to spend your Points before the end of the Update on January 21, 2025! At that point the Viewer Store will be removed from SMITE 1 and Viewer Points Twitch Drops will no longer be available.

Make sure you spend your viewer points before the shop is gone!



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