SMITE will be abandoned just like Global Agenda?

[AMD Ryzen 7 5200HX 2.9GHz]

Global Agenda was amazing game, I still remember the good old days where me
playing as Healer in daily Dome Defense Raid..sadly developers HiRez Studios
completely abandoned that game which GA was their first game. My question is:
same thing will happen to SMITE as well?

They abandon Global Agenda for Tribes: Ascend and then they abandon Tribes Ascend
for SMITE..

whats next? I mean it I want to trust this company but the way of theirs is making
me untrust. I hope they do not the same thing,

what do you guys think?

I just noticed they removed "Global Agenda" games tab on their web site...RIP GA

[AMD Ryzen 7 5200HX 2.9GHz]

引用自 iYaoi：

引用自 DeltaForce：

Did you read the thread? Everyone here is saying no, it's not likely it'll close.

I hope so, I was explaining myself.

[Bearus]

When they released the closed beta of SMITE, they had ~20 employees, now they have 200+. That is a number that makes them more likely to be able to support multiple games and platforms. They also have a deal with Tencent, where Tencent has the publishing rights of SMITE outside of NA and EU (maybe also Australia).

[Stryder]

I don't think it's going to die like infinite crisis did. I thought it was going to suck when i started but I quickly got into it and fell in love with fenrir. Smite is now on steam and xbox one and has a million players strong. If things go south, they may add Lu Bu as a god.

[♥RainyDays♥]

引用自 gruntmaster1：

When they released the closed beta of SMITE, they had ~20 employees, now they have 200+. That is a number that makes them more likely to be able to support multiple games and platforms. They also have a deal with Tencent, where Tencent has the publishing rights of SMITE outside of NA and EU (maybe also Australia).

Tencent doesn't do Australia. They do SEA.

[Bearus]

引用自 iYaoi：

引用自 gruntmaster1：

When they released the closed beta of SMITE, they had ~20 employees, now they have 200+. That is a number that makes them more likely to be able to support multiple games and platforms. They also have a deal with Tencent, where Tencent has the publishing rights of SMITE outside of NA and EU (maybe also Australia).

Tencent doesn't do Australia. They do SEA.

They are currently covering China (not sure about rest of SEA) and Latin America (Level Up is part of Tencent). Originally Tencent had rights to all countries outside of NA and EU (which is managed by Hi-Rez) including Australia. I imagine the reason Hi-Rez were the ones to launch Australian servers were that Tencent didn't have an interest in it within the next few years and didn't mind handing it over to Hi-Rez.

[The Faceless Man]

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

Probably isn't anything against Smite specifically. It's probably just due to the large number of mobas in the market right now and they're gradually beginning to lose their appeal. Nobody wants their favorite moba to die off due to competition or low demand.

[Scorcher24]

Well, when I asked about a Steam Release a year ago or so in their forums, the tenor was basically "the game is doing well, why share profits with Valve?". Now that the game is on Steam, one could assume that it is not doing well anymore.

[Lozzle]

引用自 Scorcher24：

Well, when I asked about a Steam Release a year ago or so in their forums, the tenor was basically "the game is doing well, why share profits with Valve?". Now that the game is on Steam, one could assume that it is not doing well anymore.

That's what I assumed as well. Whenever a f2p game pops up on Steam that wasn't originally released on Steam or released on Steam at the same time as launch(like an mmo for instance having a Steam version at launch as well as their owner launcher) I go along the lines that they need a quick boost of cash and influx of players no matter how temporary.

And there's plenty of proof to back that up. Many, especially older, f2p games that pop up on Steam were on their last leg with a dwindling player base so you throw in a few thousand possibly 10k+ players who MIGHT spend some money. Then the game dies on Steam after 3 or 4 months and the devs seemingly disappear.

[Stryder]

引用自 Lozzle：

引用自 Scorcher24：

Well, when I asked about a Steam Release a year ago or so in their forums, the tenor was basically "the game is doing well, why share profits with Valve?". Now that the game is on Steam, one could assume that it is not doing well anymore.

That's what I assumed as well. Whenever a f2p game pops up on Steam that wasn't originally released on Steam or released on Steam at the same time as launch(like an mmo for instance having a Steam version at launch as well as their owner launcher) I go along the lines that they need a quick boost of cash and influx of players no matter how temporary.

And there's plenty of proof to back that up. Many, especially older, f2p games that pop up on Steam were on their last leg with a dwindling player base so you throw in a few thousand possibly 10k+ players who MIGHT spend some money. Then the game dies on Steam after 3 or 4 months and the devs seemingly disappear.

well most of them died out because they are bad games trying to get the last bit of money they could. Times have changed in the past year. They probably did not expect this game of be so big, so they may have taken upon themselves to boos popularity by going to steam.

[tloyc2017]

引用自 Scorcher24：

Well, when I asked about a Steam Release a year ago or so in their forums, the tenor was basically "the game is doing well, why share profits with Valve?". Now that the game is on Steam, one could assume that it is not doing well anymore.

Or they just felt that they're getting enough money out of the game that, whether they went on Steam or not, it wouldn't impact them negatively. At this point, they're probably right.

I mean, they're hosting a World Championship at this point, it's virtually guaranteed it'll be around this time next year.

[Flyingbox]

引用自 DeltaForce：

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

First of all, you are a Steam Moderator, you shouldnt be whining like that.
and you shouldnt reply in ANY threads unless you are going to ban someone.

see? you have great authority on Steam Forums and you wasting your power. tsk tsk tsk.

Alright, now the real talk.

He's a moderator on the official SMITE forums and here. It's a legitimate question, but seriously why all the threads?
Freedom of Speech - This doesn't apply to non-government entities. Invalid argument. Don't start that ♥♥♥♥ here.

Global agenda is open. Tribes Ascend is being updated with a patch after a 2 year development freeze. It's set to go live on the beta in the next few days.

Paladins is a competitor to Blizzard's new title. It has its own team.

HiRez is currently actively supporting their mainstream game, SMITE. Due to the SUCCESS of smite they partitioned a team to go back to Tribes: Ascend. It's one of the top 10 games on Xbox and is showing continued success on PC.
Global Agenda 2 is still in silent development.

Another fact, SMITE had the largest record-breaking tournament prize pool for a moba.

[VinnieONeill]

引用自 DeltaForce：

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

First of all, you are a Steam Moderator, you shouldnt be whining like that.
and you shouldnt reply in ANY threads unless you are going to ban someone.

see? you have great authority on Steam Forums and you wasting your power. tsk tsk tsk.

Alright, now the real talk.


-Freedom of speech. I have right to explain/ask my concerns/problems on public platforms.

-This company closed (ended support without any notice) for their first 2 games.
(Global Agenda didnt supported/updated like years. Tribes Ascend is next game they
going to close in very future.)

-Now they developing another game called "Paladins" its very possible that they going
to abandon SMITE as well in future.

-This company known for their lack of support for their games. I have every right to
ask any question on forums about this matter, since I'm not insulting to anyone etc.


Thats all, I hope my reply satisfy you.

Seriously dude? First of all, he wasn't whining. He asked a legit question, "what the hell is with the deal of all thse Smite is gonna die threads?". He asked it because these forums have been full of people either acting like Hi-Rez is running a scam on people or calling anyone who plays SMITE stupid because the game will get dropped like Tribs and GA did.

Second, mods can post in any freaking thread they want to. They are not limited to only posting in realtion to doing their jobs, like banning someone. In fact they are likely not even allowed to post about banning people since bans are usually kept private.

Also, no one ever said you didn't have a right to ask your question, but other people have a right to question why you are asking it in the first place. Tribes and GA never turned a profit, SMITE did and continues to do so to this day. The two situations are completly different and you're a fool to expect any developer to continue supporting a game that doesn't make any money.

[amoretpax199]

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

You should lock them all.

[mcnichoj]

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

Free to play games that go to Steam go to die.
Just ask DC how their MOBA is doing.

[VinnieONeill]

引用自 mcnichoj：

引用自 Kumagawa：

Right now Smite is 3rd on the most played Mobas so it won't die anytime soon plus it's still growing so what the hell is with the deal of all these Smite is gonna die threads?

Free to play games that go to Steam go to die.
Just ask DC how their MOBA is doing. :balloonicorn:

Big difference is the DC MOBA and DC Universe Online had already lost almost entire player base before releasing via STEAM. But SMITE on the other hand has never stopped growing and just passed the 10 million player mark last month.