"It’s a little bit more than we can take on" – Why Smite's rarest skins aren't coming to Smite 2 for now
If you’ve been keeping tabs on the Smite community ever since Smite 2 was announced, there’s been one major point of controversy surrounding an otherwise positive glimpse at the game’s future. That elephant in the room is the transfer of Smite 1 content – the heaps of time and money spent that won’t transition directly into the new frontier.
It’s a touchy subject among a portion of the player base with a lot of investment into the game, so to learn more I sat down and threw some questions at executive producer Alex Cantore on how Titan Forge Games landed where they did, and what OG players will actually be rewarded with when Smite 2 eventually launches.
The conversation starts with Divine Legacy, the team’s answer to how to reward the players who have showed up over the years. As the reveal stated that all players will eventually be able to unlock all rewards. This was something the team was keen on due to the different platforms Smite has released on over the years. If you’re a day one Epic Game Store player, you couldn’t have had access to the earlier years of content. It’s meant to be a celebration of Smite for all players, after all.
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