SMITE 2 Introduces Ascension Passes, A New Way For You To Spend Money [Video]

I get it, online games need to make money in order to survive, but it sure does feel like SMITE 2 is going to monetize every little thing it can. The original SMITE already has battle passes on top of other monetization methods, but the MOBA‘s sequel is adding battle passes on top of battle passes.

You see, Ascension Passes are like mini battle passes for each god. There’s a free track, and a premium track which will cost you cash. These passes are tied to the progression of each god and level up as you level up the god. Each god has their own pass that is tracked individually, and playing as that god earns Worshippers, which levels up the god and the Ascension Pass. Every few levels, you get a reward from the free track, or from both the free and premium track if you’ve purchased it.

Free mastery rewards include 1 skin, …