The SMITE World Championships are this weekend and Titan Forge Games has announced SMITE 2, a true sequel to their long running third person MOBA, Smite. SMITE 2 is not just a graphical update. This is a brand new game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5.
Now there is good news and bad news. Bad news first. Since this is a brand new game only a handful of God's from the original SMITE will be available at launch, however they will work over the next couple of years in bringing all of the original gods over to SMITE 2 along with introducing five new gods that will be available at launch. This also means that all your skins and such will not carry over to SMITE 2. The great news though is that players will be rewarded for their time and most importantly, their money that they have spent over the years. From their FAQ section, players will be awarded gems based on what they spent in the original SMITE. Here is the blurb from the official FAQ...
For every Gem that you’ve ever spent in SMITE 1 – free or purchased – you’ll receive a Legacy Gem in SMITE 2. Legacy Gems can be used to pay for 50% of the price of most in-game purchases in SMITE 2 – so things like skins, Battle Passes, and events in SMITE 2 will be half-off until you spend all of your Legacy Gems. If you purchase a SMITE Founder’s Pack, your Legacy Gems will be doubled. As SMITE 2’s currency is changing slightly from SMITE, this ensures that you will have equivalent purchasing power. We’ll have more details to share about our Founder’s Packs soon.
Finally the original SMITE will continue to be updated and supported for the foreseeable future so players won't have to worry about the game immediately shutting down and being forced over to SMITE 2 like Blizzard ridiculously did with Overwatch 2.
It's nice to see that they are going to be rewarding people who played and supported the original SMITE over all these years. I have been playing SMITE for over 10 years now and have an ungodly amount of time and money put into that game and I am really excited to see more of all of the updates and gameplay elements that will be introduced in SMITE 2.
SMITE 2 will begin an early alpha in the Spring of 2024 and will be available on PC, PS5, Series X and SteamDeck. Those interested in signing up for the alpha can do so on SMITE 2's official website.
