

Fixed an issue where her victory/defeat animations could get out of sync.Fixed an issue where Love Birds would sometimes not hit enemies clearly in the hit area.If she is interrupted while leaping – this ability will go on cooldown. Fixed an issue where if Awilix was interrupted during the casting time on Suku’s Leap – she would be removed from Suku.If she did not leap, she should get another chance to leap.Fixed an issue where it was possible to stack 2 copies of Frostbite in some scenarios.Fixed an issue where Set’s sand clones would sometimes deal no damage when passing through enemies.Fixed an issue where Decay hit FX were playing in incorrect ways on enemy gods/minions hit by the effect.Fixed an issue where Hel had unintended reduced healing while in her dark stance.Fixed an issue where his ult could be interrupted while CC immune and already firing.Fixed an issue where the buff icons from his passive would sometimes not appear as intended.Fixed an issue where level-up effects would play on Danzaburou when he is in leaf form – these will no longer play on him at that time.Fixed an issue where his Ability 02 – Alluring Spirits – could be canceled mid-fire without being put on cooldown.Removed an unintended fog volume that was visible in the jungle areas of this mode.
SMITE SEASON 8 SKIN
Fixed an issue where it appeared to players who purchased a skin in the god lobby as though the skin was selected, until the loading screen where it would be reverted to their previously selected skin.Fixed an issue where almost any god/skin had a chance for its voice pack to become silent for a single match.This issue should be fixed already or greatly reduced in its chance of occurring. These gods were not actually firing these abilities repeatedly, it just looked like they were. Implemented a Hotfix (Live Already) – that attempts to fix the issues where certain gods would appear to be stuck in certain animation states – for example: Serqet would appear to be repeatedly leaping.Fixed an issue where buying a skin in lobby would appear to make that the selected skin – but loading into the match would equip the previous selected skin before the purchase.Fixed an issue where the menu would sometimes close when attempting to search for “Other Players” to send a gift to.

You can read more about the format for the next season of competitive play here.

On top of this, it was also mentioned that this upcoming season will also include two Masters events, an All-Stars Invitational, and of course another World Championship, with the latter planned for December 2022 or January 2023.
SMITE SEASON 8 PRO
It has been revealed that free agency, allowing teams to start making roster moves, is now open, and that the Pro League will also be returning on March 25 with the Kickoff Tournament.

With this win in the books, Hi-Rez also announced the format for Season 9 of competitive play. Steven "Zapman" Zapas is now the Season 6, Season 7, and Season 8 champion, making him not only the first three-time champ but the first person to ever get three back-to-back Worlds wins. This year's World Championship ended up being a historic event for the league, as not only did it see the first time a Latin American team (the Atlantis Leviathans) won the whole championship, but it also saw the first ever three-time champion crowned. Seeing six of the best teams of the past 12 months competing, the competitive year has come to a close with a new champion being crowned. After a weekend of competition, Season 8 of the Smite Pro League has officially come to a close.
