SmiteSeason 9 is all set to arrive soon, and there are a number of changes that will be taking place in the game.
The latest Season ofSmitewill be making a plethora of changes, starting with the arrival of an all-new DLC, the Season Pass 2022. There is a new Battle Pass as well, known as Hellfire Syndicate. Here are the release timings and patch notes of the update.
Smite Season 9 Update Start Time & Date
TheSmiteSeason 9 update will be released today, 25th January. As far as the timings are concerned, Hi-Rez Studios has announced that the servers will be going offline at 11:30 UTC. The developers have not announced how long the maintenance will take, but players should be able to log back in within a few hours.
Smite Season 9 Patch Notes
You can get all of the Season 9 Gods, and some spectacular content for each, all-year-long with the SMITE Season Pass 2022! After purchasing, you will also immediately unlock the Limited Space Scoundrel Danzaburou skin, Space Scoundrel Loading Screen,ÂâMost WantedâÂTitle, and 1000 Gems!
UPDATE RELEASE SCHEDULE
January 25
THE DHARMIC ERA EVENT
Welcome to the Dharmic Era Event!
Every 2 weeks we will release an event bundle with 4 exclusive items! On initial release the bundles will cost 900 gems and once the next bundle releases the previous bundle will become 1200 gems. Purchase 2 bundles to unlock the exclusive Rama Skin, purchase 4 bundles to unlock the unlimited Loki Skin.Questing is free for everyone! Discover the Hindu Gods in the Codex by âseeingâ them in matches. This can be achieved by playing as, playing with, or playing against these Hindu Gods. Seeing a god 3 times grants the player the Ultimate Hindu Pantheon Frame. This frame levels up with an icon every time you complete a full god portrait in the Codex.
General Gameplay
QUALITY OF LIFE
Apollo Remodel
PROGRESSION SYSTEMS
Commendation Rewards
Ranked Rewards
Ranked Reset
GAME MODES
SMITEâs first totally NEW and permanent game mode in years is finally launching! Slash takes elements from both the Siege and Clash modes and merges them together into an entirely new mode! The map features traditional tower, phoenix, and Titan objectives and a jungle sized in between those of Siege and Clash. The open center area and 5v5 team sizes from Clash ensure frequent fighting and rotations, and new Juggernaut camps that can be cleared to Spawn your own Juggernaut that push lanes and be teleported too like Siege. Order players will play from the Maya side, featuring an all new art set for this classic pantheon. Chaos players will play from the Egyptian side. We are very excited to introduce this new casual objective focused map in SMITE Season 9!
A new Season is upon us and thus the Conquest map must change accordingly. This new map features a series of major changes.First, the mapâs art style is changing to reflect the peaceful age that Shiva has ushered in. The Order side displays a temple to Shiva side by side with Mount Olympus, and the Chaos side has become overgrown after Tiamat abandoned it, and mortals are now dismantling and rebuilding the ruins as they see fit. The lighting is a bold daylight, a stark contrast from the dim and dark winter visuals.Next, a major new gameplay feature is being introduced â The Obelisks. These create a new objective cycle that overlaps on top of other map objectives. This cycle creates a big shift in the jungle that teams can use to get big advantages, and it also provides a unique reward to the team that fully charges their Obelisk each cycle. And most importantly, you do NOT need to deliver anything to the Obelisks to charge them, just pick up the Offerings anywhere on the map!We also have a series of balance changes. Jungle Bosses are becoming more lethal, and cyclical features like the Draugr and the Mist Lanterns are exiting the map, although they could always return again in the future! â
Roman Arena
The Arena is getting a boost to the XP and Gold gain of the mode. We are introducing a lot of late-game features and we want Arena players to be able to experience them as often as possible.
Chinese Joust (Also known as Season 3 Joust, and the current default Joust)Joust is seeing a similar change as Arena, with a shift that will lead to higher late game XP and Gold, with a slightly larger emphasis on XP, as players often struggle to hit level 20. It should also be noted that we plan to keep the current Joust map as the default for the foreseeable future. It largely outperformed the Classic Joust and Jade Corruption maps. We might experiment with some more rotations but for now this will be our Joust mode.
