The next SMITE patch is on the horizon and brings numerous revisions, mainly of a cosmetic nature.
Lots of Small Things
Currently, the newest patch for SMITE, “The Reborn Prince” is still on the test server, but it looks very likely that the changes will transition to the live servers next Tuesday. In addition to a long-overdue remodel of Ne Zha, the update mainly brings buffs for Ravana and Clash as a permanent mode.
The Little Lotus Prince
The assassin Ne Zha is one of the oldest and most popular characters in SMITE. This is partly due to his quite unusual playstyle, as the only ultimate in the game features a small minigame where the left button must be pressed in quick succession at the right time to achieve a critical hit.
However, the androgynous Lotus Prince (who is often mistaken for a girl) shows his age, as his graphic appearance is lacking and can hardly compete with the newer gods.
The developers could not let this slide and have completely renewed Ne Zha. But don’t worry, the young gentleman still wears his typical clothing and has not become significantly more masculine.
There will be no changes to Ne Zha’s abilities; they just look nicer than before.
Drunken Actors and Clattering Mechs
Every SMITE patch naturally includes several new skins, which this time vary from “pretty silly” to “pretty cool.” Starting off is the Brynhildr skin for Bacchus. He has evidently discovered his feminine, acting side – or was simply very drunk again.
Chiron receives his first Tier 2 skin shortly after release with the Chevalier skin, which adds a helmet and some armor elements to his standard appearance.
Finally, all tank fans can look forward to a robot; the Siege Engine skin awakens the spirit from the machine and burns enemies with a pretty hot oven.
Clash and Buffs
Additionally, the beta of the latest game mode Clash will end, making it a permanent option. The developers are satisfied, as are the players – as desired, the new map is a perfect symbiosis of Arena and Conquest, with many group skirmishes and sufficient tactical elements to separate the professionals from the amateurs.
The only change to the classes (besides a bug fix for Ah Puch) is a larger rework of Ravana, who will now have significantly more damage potential. The changes to his abilities are as follows:
- The passive ability Chain of Blows now grants Ravana a shield for 8 consecutive automatic attacks equal to 6% of his max HP. This is stackable up to 3 times.
- Prana Onslaught now has increased range, and the base damage has been increased by a whopping 50%. At the same time, this ability now scales 15% better with physical power and slows enemies at all ranks by 25% for 2.5 seconds.
- The 10-Hand Shadow Fist can now be used to heal an unlimited number of opponents; the old limit of 3 minions and 1 god has been removed.
- The Ultimate Mystic Rush no longer targets a fixed opponent but must be aimed at a ground target. This means the attack can miss, but damage has been increased by nearly 150%! The scaling with physical power also increases from 35% to 100%.
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