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It seems that the team behind Stranger Things have been ramping up their marketing over the last few months – between the interactive installation Stranger Things: The Experience, an upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover and now a Smite crossover, they’re certainly putting some work in. Today, four characters from Stranger Things are coming to the MOBA, along with a slew of design & balance updates, a new map and a new event.
The four characters crossing over from Hawkins, Indiana are the psychic Eleven, the gun-toting Police Chief Hopper, and the eldritch monsters the Demogorgon and the Mind Flayer. These ‘skins’ are essentially full new characters, with new models and animations. Additionally, there are alternate skins for Hopper and Eleven included in the Stranger Things Battle Pass. The Battle Pass will also include a range of Stranger Things-themed items that can be unlocked. The skins will also have to be unlocked in-game following purchase, except for Hopper who’ll be available right away.
Smite’s most competitive game mode Conquest is seeing a major update today: a brand new map is being released as part of the ongoing Evolving Conquest Map program. This map, ‘Ocean’s Fury’, features a shipwreck and a new jungle monster, said to hint at an upcoming new God.
It’s not all content updates, however: There’s a few changes being made in the name of balance, too. The first, and probably most major, is the removal of a staple item of Smite: Boots. A standard set of boots increased your character’s movement speed by 6%, but now these speedy shows are gone. Designers have also made an effort to update underused Relics to try and make them more attractive to players, along with adding a new Relic for Supports: The Bracers of Radiance.
Smite’s Stranger Things Battle Pass and Mid-season Update are both live now – you can check them out ASAP!
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