SMITE 2 - Desk Dive: Neith Rework

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[@WillTheBeastFR]

Good idea. I always thought it was weird engaging to disengage so that you could engage

[@whiteaquamarine8168]

This is a funny comment lol. Unfortunately in Smite 1 she is better because in Smite 2 her weaves do almost no damage and their AOE is way smaller :(

[@dabd8175]

Just add jiggle physics to her kit

[@aspectofdecay007]

There must be some which we cant see

[@idarkstarx6939]

My mains be crying by the wayside. (Tiamat, Set, Fafnir, King Arthur, Danzaburou.)

[@FiyahKitteh]

I did find the change a bit of a pity, given I liked to make my weaves with my backflip, but I'll get used to it. I definitely love her new look

[@juanerre1579]

I'm waiting for the next alpha weekend to play with her again 😍

[@josephbig-canoe6174]

If i remember correct they don't plan on doing any more full weekends it was meant to be once a month, just flash tests till the open alpha on July 30th. but for all we know there might be one at the start of July

[@ahmarcamacho8404]

Redesign looks good

[@MrVortex42]

I can't wait for the game to release)

[@Daphflrks]

Give Nox a fun kit already!!

[@512TheWolf512]

looks like her animations aren't as stiff as they are in the live version of the game. I'll hope for the best, what else can I do

[@StayVCA98]

I love the gameplay changes y'all doing, keep it up, I guess my only take is don't forget to change Ability Names if ever!! ☺️

[@Cliodhna-z1i]

Cliodhna waiting room begins

[@solieyu7695]

As a Clio main I'm waiting for the day she gets confirmed and added, I just hope there are no major tweaks to her kit since its already nearly perfect! I thought about making the 2nd ability usable in wall, but instead of doing damage, you could use it to send a clone out of the wall mimicking your dash but dealing no damage, just to trick enemies before going out from another side of the wall. It would be somehow related to that visual trickster part of her 2 out of the wall, but not giving her more damage that she doesn't need.

[@Cliodhna-z1i]

@@solieyu7695 I started smite because of clio - the game balance is utter garbage in general and unfun. I was n2 and n1 Clio in eu conq ranked last season. I JUST LOVE this character. I would just make her 2 make her go out of the wall invisible for 2 seconds or such.

[@timezero8409]

My 1st ever goddess I ever played and stuck to her until I tried Nu and then Aphrodite was released.

[@TheMegazonyx]

Wait... Did her ultimate pierce multiple gods?

[@Jormyyy]

This should've been how her weaves worked for years now lol but does her ult finally interact with it or nah?

[@sidoGold1980]

REMAKE FREYA COMPLETELY PLS!! 🙏🙏

[@xXSH1N0B1Xx]

The ult looks so good man

[@LeaderOfTheCovenant]

Weith.

[@sebastianpm9827]

LETS GO

[@Pau-hl1zg]

Neith could already be played as a "mage" by building trascen, jotuns, heartseeker build or normal adc. You just destroyed the entire point of her passive and skill around it. The reason u want the weave in ur 3, is bc the 3 slows, making sure they get hit by both instances of ur 1 dmg. Also, in escape situations, u will dash away, then turn to 1 (and with no time to aim directly to the enemy, aiming for the weave is perfect). Also, the only way to punish neith insta clear minions with her 1 + explosion combo, and actually have a chance at winning lane, is the fact that she has to use her escape move to set it up. You just broke her basic gameplay loop, removed the skill surrounding it, vastly reduced her survivability and gave her 0 counterplay. Another awesome "rework" guys!

[@Sunshineglittergirl14]

sorry i was lost in the sauce(The New Look)KAWAIIIIIXDDDDD

[@traviszane5334]

They nerfed the damage you do for multiple weave explosions.

[@areoblast]

I like the change. Specially since it seems more weaves will be placed depending on how many people is hit. Neith is going to hurt even more

[@knebulo8913]

Yo whens the next alpha?! I’m ready!!!!!

[@BradTheThird]

Oh I thought you'd actually changed something.

[@nicholass3892]

So she turned to a universal hero....

[@3lietechhack646]

If by "universal", you mean the universal heroes in dota 2, then you're completely wrong. Smite 2 has intelligence and strength, but it's completely different from int and str in dota. Int and str in smite are used for scaling AA and abilities. Basically all smite 2 gods are "universal".

[@delirious_1286]

🔥🔥

[@thunderclaps8313]

i can finally play Caith from league but AP spam ult with burn

[@codyfranck2967]

I would have rather seen a complete rework

[@rshizuya]

Where's kuzenbo 😢😭

[@smitewtfplays]

❤❤

[@elvisz17]

woww

[@Bacardibat16]

As a Neith main, I tested her in the last Smite 2 Beta and I actually found her original Smite 1 version to flow better, at least to me. Perhaps I'm just so instinctively used to playing her already, that I didn't really enjoy the new changes, but I'm willing to give it another shot in the next Beta and hope for the best! Her Weaves and her Backflip just felt weaker overall, and the backflip never seemed to get full distance like it used to, lots of random collision in the air. But as long as I can lay traps and blow people up as they walk up on them, I'll be happy in the end.

[@jessesavage6001]

Lol facts!!! U sound lik an actual neith main. I agree with the whole smite 1 kit is a tiny bit clunky and prob even unsafe bcuz of it. But this rework is not it. They need to try again. And try to hit closer to the smite 1 neith this time. Pls.

[@ReviloTube]

@@jessesavage6001yeah, I actually didn’t mind the Smite 1 kit that much because I enjoyed the “risk/reward” factor of being forced to use my backflip to lay a trap and make a high damage play. I think it helped increase the skill ceiling for Neith a bit because she has such a basic kit, but only an experienced Neith knows how to take advantage of her traps correctly and use them to play aggressively. I would like to see a continued focus on her laying traps with weave in order to blow people up and root them. Perhaps Smite 2 will still be able to accomplish this, I hope 🤞

[@Hoodoor]

Hodor

[@Bocchi_TheGlock]

Do a flip

[@Xalexman]

i'd hardly call that a rework..

[@Barrymore20472]

I hope they improve the walking animation. Still as outdated as Smite 1.

[@BostonBeerSnob]

what did console players do to deserve crossplay with PC? Have you noticed that every single console player is 1000 less MMR than before crossplay and you think that is fine?

[@fongola505]

Please update her model/animation like you did with anhur

[@bgf3640]

They did haha. This is a new model and these seem to be new animations.

[@whiteaquamarine8168]

She is better in Smite 1. In Smite 2 her weaves do no damage, hitting them is almost pointless.

[@TehReasoning]

She didn't even need a rework when so many others need it more badly.

[@nobigdealgaming1088]

Shes overpowered...

[@chrisgodley5503]

Smite is just playing bots with the odd real player playing so I hope I haven’t thrown away the cost of buying into smite 2

[@Kenwe]

Her kit in Smite 1 just doesn't have great flow, it always felt a bit awkward. Smite 2 has fixed this. Playing her now you have more choices on how to handle an engagement and the kit just has a nice flow to it that it didn't have in Smite 1. Being able to use your backflip as a getaway with a root tied to it if done correctly feels great.

[@jessesavage6001]

This is not a good rework. It made her easier to play . Not better. I am a 14* neith on smite 1 trust me Ik exactly what she's capable of and the new weaves are baby versions of smite 1 neith weaves. They nerfed the damage far too much. It's takes lik 4 or 5 weave dmgs to equal the previous weave dmg when used properly in smite 1. Make her a tactical nuke just lik smite 1 plz.

[@Elkaade]

If one understands the concept of less can be more then might understand why original god kits were just better, limitations can be fun if done right!

[@3lietechhack646]

I'm completely with you about hi rez making gods easier to play. But you can't say that about neith. Neith's skill ceiling was already pretty low. If you wanted to play a god with skill you shouldn't have chosen neith to begin with.There's a reason why she's the most popular god in all of smite: it's because her skill floor is extremely low, and her ceiling is not too far up, while still have a bit of intricacies. Smite 2 makes her kit flow better, so I'm fine with losing the minuscule skill expression she had, in exchange for smoothness. But I'm completely with you about lowering the skill ceiling. I hope they revert persephone in smite 2, and add more high skill ceiling gods. I also hope they don't touch yemoja. She's perfect, and if they make her braindead, I'm dropping smite 2.

[@jessesavage6001]

@3lietechhack646 u miss understand . I wasn't asking for a higher skill curve on neith. I understand she is a rather simple God in smite 1. What I am saying is they are making her worse in exchange for making her easier. Her smite 1 kit allows for more explosive nuking it's just not as "smooth" of a kit. But in smite 2 yea seems more smooth but it's an inferior kit.

[@3lietechhack646]

@@jessesavage6001 Then I don't really understand your point. You're saying the weaves don't do as much damage in smite 2 than they do in smite 1? Why would this matter? You have more weaves, but they each hit for less. It's easier and smoother to create them now too. Where's the problem here? I tried neith once in smite 2, and her weaves were doing pretty good damage. I rarely ever play neith in smite 1, so I can't really compare the damage numbers, but they seemed fine in term of damage, maybe a bit nerfed (but it makes sense because you can create them more easily).

[@jessesavage6001]

@3lietechhack646 that's my point. The weave dmg is far inferior in smite 2 . I understand the thought process behind the changes and making her kit work smoother. But as a whole the rework is a nerf to her when played at peak potential. Just to make her kit seem smoother and the weave mechanic more accessible rather than strong.

[@RYUcaEU]

it's just so sad how the game still looks extremely outdated and clunky. not even close to be UE5 worthy. Feels like playing a simple Smite1 "remaster" with same old models and base animations :/

[@brodiedoesburg2305]

it's still in alpha

[@RYUcaEU]

@@brodiedoesburg2305 i hardly doubt the game will be much different in open beta/official release... :/

[@itsquextv-125]

They copy smite releas it on the name smite 2 wow better graphics wow

[@whiteaquamarine8168]

It's not a copy. A lot is different.

[@itsquextv-125]

@@whiteaquamarine8168 its look like the same game like overwatch 2

[@whiteaquamarine8168]

@@itsquextv-125 They made Smite 2 completely from scratch because it's a new Engine. The items are completely different and most of the gods' kits have been improved or reworked. The graphics look amazing.

[@DRoxide123]

Damn wish I had alpha access, seeing as she was my main 😂

[@Titan__Edits]

Where is Thor

[@JackBlack-qn7us]

What did you do to my T5 SKINS?!

[@Quirrel]

Release date?

[@lloydlim1055]

Next year, but the open beta i think is around august

[@surajhawk27]

waiting for shiva