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Smite 2’s Aladdin will trap players in a lamp with an angry genie as the MOBA becomes free-to-playYe gods
Ye gods
Image credit:Hi-Rez Studios
Image credit:Hi-Rez Studios
It’ll be free-to-play from Jan 14th, say developers Hi-Rez ina Steam post. There’ll be 45 playable gods, including the fresh addition of the thief from One Thousand And One Nights. Aladdin can trap enemy players in his lamp where they’ll have to fight both the pilferer and his genie (you can readmore about his skills hereif you like). Other characters to be added in the free-to-play update include Mulan, Geb, Ullr, and Agni - all gods returning from the originalSmite.
The usual many-laned Conquest mode will be there to induce many a teamfuss. But it’ll also be adding a few extra game modes. Joust is a 3v3 single lane mode, for example, while Duel mode is a one-on-one scenario. Assault mode is also returning from the previous game, and is “similar to the regular conquest mode, but instead features a single lane and no jungle.”
Lacking in Smite wisdom, we placed freelance offerings at the shrine of Matt Cox (RPS in peace) and he blessed us with hisearly access Smite 2 review. He thought it was okay, but noted that the supreme beings of Hi-Rez' pantheon have to compete with the agile and exciting heroes of Valve’sDeadlock. And the comparison does not make Thor et al look as godly as they might like to think.
It’s god eat god out there in the MOBA realms, my friends. Meanwhile, Hi-Rez are not shutting down Smite 1, they say, but their attention has shifted heavily to the sequel. In October, the companylaid off a number of workers, leaving only small teams to work on “light updates” for both Smite 1 andPaladins.
