God-wrecking MOBA Smite 2 is going free-to-play next week after four months of paid early access. The game of omniscient deities scrapping over lanes and minions has been playable since September last year by early bird "founders" willing to pay some bucks (it had plenty of closed alphas since May too) but now it's finally opening up to the rest of us mere mortals.
And it's throwing in a new "god" too, the genie-toting thief Aladdin. It'll be free-to-play from Jan 14th, say developers Hi-Rez in a Steam post.
There'll be 45 playable gods, including the fresh addition of the thief from One Thousand And One Nights. Aladdin can trap enemy players in his lamp where they'll have to fight both the pilferer and his genie (you can read more about his skills here if you like).
Other characters to be added in the free-to-play update include Mulan, Geb, Ullr, and Agni - all gods returning from the original Smite.
The usual many-laned Conquest mode will be there to induce many a teamfuss. But it'll also be adding a few extra game modes.