looks like you guys try to pull of Overwatch 2

[hakej37]

anybody else getting same vibes?

[bear]

no

[L I G H T H O U S E]

no, they need to make money...I bought the god pass 10 years ago and put hours into the game...why would I expect to not have to pay something for the sequel which they needed to pay people to make. I don't understand the entitlement in the SMITE community.

[juju]

Originally posted by hakej37 TTV:

anybody else getting same vibes?

No? because they aren't promising an entire story mode and not delivering + it's not overwatch LOL

[FacuPovv]

Originally posted by bear:

no

+1

[Aya]

In defense of a sequel to Smite being developed, you have to remember that the first game uses Unreal Engine 3, which made its debut in 2006. I'm sure Hi Rez Studios did a good job at respecting the limitations of UE3 but since Smite runs on a grossly outdated and unsupported engine, there's gonna be an upper limit on how much content can be added before the game starts to rip at the seams.

[ᴆᴀʀɢᴀṣ]

Originally posted by Aya:

In defense of a sequel to Smite being developed, you have to remember that the first game uses Unreal Engine 3, which made its debut in 2006. I'm sure Hi Rez Studios did a good job at respecting the limitations of UE3 but since Smite runs on a grossly outdated and unsupported engine, there's gonna be an upper limit on how much content can be added before the game starts to rip at the seams.

they already reached that point, they had to remove consumables to add the new wards

[Raiden - In Flames 🎵]

Originally posted by hakej37 TTV:

anybody else getting same vibes?

what vibes?
they are not promising a brand new game mode, they are simply re-designing it in a new game engine so it becomes better in the long run.

smites current engine is kinda trash!

[Raiden - In Flames 🎵]

Originally posted by jullian:

Originally posted by hakej37 TTV:

anybody else getting same vibes?

No? because they aren't promising an entire story mode and not delivering + it's not overwatch LOL

this

[Ratolina♡]

nono

[Xavier: Renegade Angel]

Overwatch 2 is not a graphical upgrade by any means compared to OW1. The entire selling point of OW2 was that it needed a new engine so that they could improve the PvE, which they abandoned while increasing the amount of micro transactions substantially. OW2 just runs on a slightly improved OW1 engine.

Smite 2 is a complete engine overhaul. Personally i'm for it as the biggest complaint i have heard from people I know who tried Smite but didn't like it was that the game felt janky, and that likely has to do with the engine the game runs on.

I get why people are mad that their cosmetics are not getting ported to Smite 2. it is definitely a downside for sure. Even if they did announce that they still plan on supporting Smite 1 after Smite 2 launches that can easily change if Smite 2 becomes a big success. The way I see it though is that Hi Rez must view Smite 1 as non sustainable. It is hard to get new players into a game that runs on such an old outdated engine.

[Bolt]

Originally posted by hakej37:

anybody else getting same vibes?

Smite is advertising a robust PVE system then potentially lying about it? Is that your concern? I haven't seen that

[Blackheart]

Not even slightly getting that feeling. OW2's selling point was a whole new game mode, yadda yadda yadda and then they completely axed it.

From what I've seen I've not seen anything remotely similar from this studio doing something that Blizzard did.

I have zero problems supporting a game that I personally feel has earned my money. I'll pay for what I feel like something is worth, and if I don't feel like it's worth my money, I simply won't pay for it.

Really, it's kind of simple.

[Purromi]

im not believing im reading that xd

[Jiminimity]

At first it made me want to put my testicles on a table and smash them with a ball-peen hammer until they were a fine, slush-like muck, but I've come around on the idea to be honest.

The major difference is OW2 killed OW1, while SMITE 2 and SMITE 1, at least for the beginning, will exist at the same time and both be playable.

[Aya]

I'm pretty sure Overwatch 1 didn't use a stupid outdated engine at the time it was a new release.

If Hi-Rez continued adding things to Smite in lieu of making a sequel, it'll probably be bloated to the point where high-end PCs would have to set everything to low and every other PC would just... Not run the game at all.