New Gods, Ranked matches, and God progression are added to the game
August 27, 2024
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Hi-Rez Studios :
Alpharetta, USA - August 27, 2024 - Titan Forge Games announced that SMITE 2 enters its 24/7 Closed Alpha stage today. Players are now invited to play at any time and test new Gods and features added to the game.
Previously held Alpha Weekends helped Titan Forge to improve SMITE 2 based on community feedback. The studio starts a new phase to test and iterate on new systems, such as player progression and ranked matches, and to address any issues that arise from long-term play, so that SMITE 2 is enjoyable to play for thousands of hours.
Players will now gain access to God progression and Ascension Passes that let players unlock exclusive cosmetics and other rewards for the Gods they play. Ascension Passes for specific Gods can be obtained via Deluxe and Ultimate Founder’s Editions and purchased separately. Competitive players can now participate in the first test season of Ranked matches called “Ranked Test Season”.
Two new Gods will be added to the game, bringing the total number of playable Gods to 23. Mordred, the Breaker of the Round Table, is a brand-new God joining the Arthurian pantheon. Clad in heavy armour, but scarred grievously, this dark knight introduces a unique combat style with one of his swords focused on Strength and another - on Intelligence. Jing Wei is a figure from Chinese mythology, a princess reborn as a bird. In SMITE 2, Jing Wei is a versatile shooter who excels at hunting enemies from a distance, dodging attacks, and quickly returning to the battlefield from the base.
Titan Forge Games reminds the players that the game is still in its early development stage, with more content to come in the future. SMITE 2’s 24/7 Closed Beta testing is expected to start later in 2024 with tutorials available to new players. The full Free-to-Play Open Beta is planned to begin in 2025.
For guaranteed access to the closed testing, the Founder’s Edition can be purchased on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox and Epic Games Store. Players can also wishlist SMITE 2 on Steam and register to participate in alpha testing on the official website. More information about SMITE 2 can be found in the official FAQ and via X, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
About Titan Forge Games
The largest of Hi-Rez’s in-house studios, with a player base in excess of 40 million, Titan Forge Games houses the team behind the BAFTA award-winning game SMITE. Delivering god-like, action-packed and accessible video game worlds, with mythological origins and modern themes. They are devoted to exploring and investing in the potential that the SMITE universe offers players, enabling a global audience to experience competition on an epic scale with a worldwide cast.
For more information on Titan Forge Games, visit www.titanforgegames.com
About Hi-Rez
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hi-Rez is an industry-leading video game publisher and developer at the forefront of the free-to-play, games-as-a-service industry. Hi-Rez’s games have been played by more than 110 million people worldwide across PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS and Android. With three games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam, Hi-Rez is one of the few Western developers to have successfully launched and operated multiple, multi-platform games as a service titles to a large audience. Having won multiple awards and accolades for innovation and technology, Hi-Rez has also been recognised for its company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer.
For more information on Hi-Rez, visit www.hirez.com
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