Hi-Rez Studios has started the SMITE Closed Beta. The Closed Beta build of SMITE includes seventeen playable gods from five mythological pantheons on a fire-themed battleground map. Five gods are available for free - Artemis, Ra, Kali, Ymir, and Sun WuKong. Additional gods can be unlocked through gameplay or more quickly via in-game microtransactions. Hi-Rez Studios will be adding new playable gods during the Beta period and beyond.

Furthermore, it was announced that there will be no character wipes, which means that player advancement in terms of character unlocks and progression will be preserved beyond the beta and into release.

"We are excited to shake-up the MOBA genre with SMITE,” says Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer. “Whether you are a fan of existing DotA type games or MMO PvP battleground play, we invite you to checkout SMITE and play alongside our dev team in Beta."

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