Subj : Smite 2s gods are being improved based on years and years of bala
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Feb 02 2024 12:45:05

Smite 2s gods are being improved based on years and years of balancing 
discussions and community feedback

Date:
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:32:02 +0000

Description:
Smite 2 developer Titan Forge Games has released a video explaining how the 
team is enhancing the playable characters.

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 Smite 2 developer Titan Forge Games has released a deep dive video going 
into the process of porting over and enhancing Smite s gods (playable 
characters) for its highly anticipated sequel. 

In case you were unfamiliar, the free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena 
(MOBA) Smite is home to well over 100 playable characters, including 
historical deities like Anubis, Poseidon, and Fafnir. When Smite 2 was 
announced last month , it was confirmed that not all of these gods will be 
playable right away. However, as well as the new characters set to join the 
roster, players can also look forward to overhauls of existing ones, which 
will enhance the way they look and play. 

First we go and look at the character, see what things that weve wanted to 
change over time, advanced game designer Daniel Cooper explained in the 
video. We have years and years of different balancing discussions and 
community feedback about what people like about a character, about what 
people dont like about a character, feature requests that theyve wanted for a 
long time. So, we try and consolidate all of that together, so that we have 
like our major list of improvements that we feel like we can make very 
quickly. 

It was explained that the devs first port over characters as they appear in 
Smite 1 before creating a list of enhancements and improvements that theyd 
like to implement. The gameplay team will go through and actually assess the 
technical needs, senior gameplay programmer Josh Malmquist added. 

 Smite 2 is set to release on PC, Xbox Series X |S and PlayStation 5 , and is 
planned to enter closed alpha testing at some point this spring. Even when 
the sequel is released, however, there are no plans to shut down Smite 1 . 
Executive producer Alex Cantatore previously told TechRadar Gaming that this 
decision has been made to ensure the devs were really respecting our players 
and the time and the money and the attachment that they have to the first 
game. 

 For more games like Smite, be sure to check out our recommendations for the 
best multiplayer PC games . You can find more free games to dive into on our 
list of the best free games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/smite-2s-gods-are-being-improved-
based-on-years-and-years-of-balancing-discussions-and-community-feedback


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