Smite 2 Goes Free To Play Today After Months In Paid Early Access

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/smite-2-goes-free-to-play-today-after-months-in-paid-early-access/1100-6528806/

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drasglaf@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y (6 replies)

I don't play online games anymore, but if I ever decided to do it again, I wouldn't touch anything by Hi-Rez.

ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y (5 replies)

They make amazing prototypes…then ruin it

Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (4 replies)

So everyone before the money people are great at their jobs, then the whole thing is workshopped to maximise profit which inevitably turns it into a steaming pile of absolute shit?

ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Seems so

At GDC they said Paladins cb12 happened so they could meet content deadlines

Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Ah yes, crunch, famously really good for creativity and solid products...

ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Well there would be more crunch if they hadn’t scaled down the game

But having slower content updates would have helped a lot more

Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Fair enough

GuStJaR@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Ooof