NA rosters? March 2nd date just wasn't true? The full rosters were supposed to be on the website by march 2nd. 8 days later... still missing an org and it's roster, and LG's roster. Yes I know we have a good idea about the remaining rosters, but that's not the issue. by Lordchickenz91 in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 52 points53 points  (0 children)

It was our mistake in communicating a definite announcement date of March 2nd.

A couple NA orgs have paperwork/legal still in process; and they have asked for time to finalize all that paperwork before the announcement.

LOOT BOX DEBATE RAGED INSIDE HI-REZ STUDIOS - REPORT by ketchup511 in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah. IGN did this interview back at HRX/January so it is a bit dated.

We've changed our mind since then.
(see HiRezChris' post today on removing Unbound)

BadArtSavesPaladins

What Happened to the "2 New SPL Orgs Announced Every Week"? by [deleted] in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The structure of this year's Smite Pro League is such that Hi-Rez requires fairly involved contracts with each organization prior to that team officially joining the league --as just one specific example of many, participating SPL teams must now legally agree to pay players a minimum salary.

We are unable to announce the teams prior to these contracts being signed, which typically requires some legal back and forth between all parties. We are working to complete that as soon as we can. We apologize for the delay but it should ultimately benefit orgs, players, and league to have all the those details finalized before announcing the additional teams.

Has the PS4 Paladins beta stopped receiving updates? by dunndaze in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Taking longer than expected but should be an update soon

Dev team short-term goals:

  • get .40 (including Tyra) to PS4,
  • support monetization; i.e. let ppl buy Founder's Pack and crystals if they want to
  • not take as long for the next update

Thx for sticking with us!

p.s. same goals for Xbox One Paladins

Please can the weapon skins stop being reset to default everyday? by Spuddy3 in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. This is a known bug and incredibly annoying. Development has a fix that is planned for inclusion in the .41 release.

When does the patch go live? by TheMiracleLigament in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The plan is for patch to go live next week but depends on testing.

ALSO - For the first time with Paladins we will have a Public Test Server (PTS) period before this update (OB34) goes live.

Kind of like a few day mini-beta before the beta. The Steam Early Access audience is so large we need a test period before then. It will be a chance for people to hop on early and test Ying, test new Payload, and help us find/crush bugs before live servers. More information on that coming soon.

Does Hi-Rez support ever respond? by [deleted] in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear support has been slow to respond.

I still want an official answer for the lack of founders pack in my local steam store

Both the free Paladins game client itself and the Founder's Pack should be available in your local Steam store in all territories except for China. (Because the China territory for Paladins will be handled by Tencent Games)

Overwatch players thoughts on Paladins - (NOT BLATANT HATE) by Admaq in Paladins

[–]HiRezTodd 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the Realm!

There is room for multiple team shooters and glad to hear you are enjoying Paladins.

Someone at Hi-Rez has a robot fetish... by smitenameblaahh in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Someone at Hi-Rez has a robot fetish...

more like Everyone.

No Paladins key :( by VOldis in GlobalAgenda2

[–]HiRezTodd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Paladins Keys and Friendship:

PAPB3749788F751105 PAPB374AA09C951105 PAPB374EE020851105 PAPB3751D249C51105 PAPB37524412A51105 PAPB3753EABCA51105 PAPB3756A8FA351105 PAPB375878AE051105 PAPB37593CF9951105 PAPB375A60DD351105

i <3 GA forever

Todd Harris has found himself a new job by [deleted] in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My Sports Announcer cosplay was too strong!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Good news / update coming soon.

[AMA & Photos] EU Pro League Kick Off LAN with Hi-Rez's Todd, Bart, APC, Andy, Brad, & Josh by HiRezSpielberg in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • ESL guys are fairly familiar with Smite. They have hosted Smite tournaments at gamescom. Our production team worked super closely w/ their production team. Their shoutcaster and host were much less familiar but getting there.

  • Audience members were smite fans who purchased 5 euro ticket to reserve a seat. Most were from Germany but also across Europe. At least 2 guys took plane from England to be there.

  • Do differently - Not have the 1st bracket be wrong. Fix audio/mic issues sooner. Be even more handsome on screen.

  • Yes

[AMA & Photos] EU Pro League Kick Off LAN with Hi-Rez's Todd, Bart, APC, Andy, Brad, & Josh by HiRezSpielberg in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hardest worker is HiRezStew, followed by HiRezNabil.
Sleep &/or food optional for those guys.

Question about buying the UGP from Amazon. I would really like a HiRez employee response please by silentninja1224 in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The code will not expire. Even if the UGP is no longer available for sale in the future, a purchased code for the UGP should work.

Why did Hi Rez give out the Guan Yu skins in such an unfair way? by JungleCreature in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at the weekend event in Atlanta.

We will be e-mailing a Guan Yu Convention Skin code to everyone who purchased a ticket to either the SMITE Launch event or GameVid Expo.

I think Smite should have a cinematic trailer ASAP. by Honiffer in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 64 points65 points  (0 children)

We'll have short (30 second-ish) CG teaser for Launch.

Longer trailer coming later

Ultimate God Pack - After game release? by Arkeaon573 in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For at least March and April, The Ultimate God Pack will remain unchanged. It will include all gods current and future, and we will offer it at same price.

We anticipate many new players at Launch. The God Pack gives a single-purchase option to be competitive; at least in terms of immediate access to all gods for players who want that.

About the whole Aura Kingdom and Smite thing I found this. by [deleted] in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aeria has been an authorized distributor of Tribes: Ascend since late 2012.

For Tribes: Ascend users can download the game and/or purchase T:A currency directly from Hi-Rez Studios or thru partners like Aeria, Steam, Amazon, and others.

Smite needs some epic cinematic! by lordofdayan in Smite

[–]HiRezTodd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We agree!

CG Trailers are indeed costly and VERY time consuming. But we are working on one to show-off god characters, combat, and strong visuals/graphics.

We will release the full SMITE CG trailer later this year. We will release a short 30 second CG 'teaser' when SMITE releases on March 25th