Starter Items will now appear when using the search bar in the item store
In the case of an early surrender, the winning team will now acquire a reduced amount of MMR (Losing team still has no gain or loss of MMR or TP, the player who disconnected still loses full MMR and receives deserter penalty, even if they reconnected)
Adjusted the default audio volume levels for new players
Decreased the Volume of the crowd noise in the Arena mode
MOTD
Grab Bag 2.0 has been updated to include the complete god roster
Ranked
Season 8 brought some big changes to our ranked systems. The removal of variance has allowed a lot of our best players to reach the MMR cap rather quickly. To keep the very top end of the leaderboard competitive, we are going to be re-implementing MMR/Rank resets for only the top players. Players at all other ranks should see no changes. This should lead to a new race to Grandmasters!
Smite Update 8.3 Patch Notes - What is Included and When is it Out?
Smite Talons of Tyranny update will be out later this month and brings tons of new changes and features to the game.
Hi-Rez Studios has officially shared the roadmap for Smite 8.3 update last night. The new update will be rolled out in three phases and will bring some quality of life improvements to the gameplay and servers while fixing dozens of bugs and balancing a significant number of Gods and items. Let’s dive into the details of the update.
Release Schedule:
As mentioned before, the update will be launched in three phases. In phase one, on March 9, the developers will roll-out the 8.2 Bonus Update which is the remaining balances and changes from the last update. On March 23, the Smite 8.3 Talons of Tyranny Update will be rolled out, which is the main upcoming update, and in April, the 8.3 Bonus Update will be available for download.
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Update: We’re adding the new changes to each starter update following the bonus update 8.2 and 8.3 for Smite. There are a handful of changes coming with Update 8.4, alongside the release of Gilgamesh.
Starter items are the first piece of equipment you grab for your role in Smite. These are critical to how you start the game, giving you an added edge while playing. All of the previous starter items you’ve been using in Season 7 have been scrapped, and there is an arsenal of new and returning starter items for you to pick in Season 8. Not only will these items serve in your starting build, but they have the ability to evolve when you reach level 20, further driving a definite playstyle to your build.