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Bob Ross® Bundle

Twitch and Hi-Rez Studios have teamed up to create the happiest little accident in SMITE's history. Introducing the Bob Ross® Bundle, starring – you guessed it – Bob Ross®.

Ride atop a happy little Grover and fling paint at your enemies with the Exclusive Bob Ross® Sylvanus Skin. Plus, unlock a Loading Frame that makes all card art appear as a painting and a paint splatter Jump Stamp!

Each bundle item was created by the SMITE development team in close partnership with Twitch and the Bob Ross® estate. This bundle is our tribute to the greatness of Bob Ross® – undeniably one of the true Gods of painting.

Watch the SMITE Patch Notes show live on twitch.tv/HiRezTV at 4:00 pm ET on May 3 to find out more about the Bob Ross® Bundle, and prepare to let your inner artist shine in Patch 4.8!


Bob Ross® Sylvanus Skin (Exclusive)

Bob Ross® Jump Stamp (Exclusive)

Bob Ross® Loading Frame (Exclusive)

Bob Ross® Loading screen (Exclusive)

You Can Do It Too! / How-To
The Bob Ross® Bundle will be available May 9 on PC/Mac and May 16 on console*.

The bundle can be purchased for 700 gems in-game or $9.99 on Twitch Commerce and includes the Bob Ross® Sylvanus skin, loading frame, and jump stamp.
*Dates are subject to change due to development delays.

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Here is the skin in action from the patch notes show earlier today if people are curious.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/139884504?t=45m40s

 

[BronsonLee]

uh..can you run that one by me again

 

[Corpekata]

The skin is pretty awesome.

 

[Fuchsdh]

This has to be the most esoteric video game tie-in I have ever seen.

 

[Avallon]

memes were a mistake.

 

[Syf]

Don't know whether I should shake my head or download Smite immediately.

 

[gryvan]

Um.....what? Lol??

 

[Interfectum]

Wat.

 

[Bluth54]

The Bob Ross marathon was popular on Twitch, let's get some Bob Ross skins in our game!

 

[psyfi]

man, somehow this feels really gross and disrespectful to me

dude is dead, don't just slap his likeness on video game DLC for meme jokes

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

It's what Bob would have wanted.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Bob Ross is my favorite mythical figure

 

[Syf]

memes were a mistake.

But there are no mistakes. Just happy accidents

 

[robotrock]

This is just disrespectful.

 

[Grisby]

That tree art looks fun.

 

[QuantumSquid]

every day we stray further from god's light

 

[Papercuts]

w h a t

 

[C-Drive]

man, somehow this feels really gross and disrespectful to me

dude is dead, don't just slap his likeness on video game DLC for meme jokes

If I was dead and famous, I wouldn't mind my family making money off of me. I don't think there's a lot of money in being Bob Ross's family, as I imagine Bob himself didn't make what some celebrities on his level made.

 

[CommandThrower]

Between this and the Doge skin for Skadi, Smite's gone full meme.

I hope Paladins at least has a few years before it does, too.

 

[Murugo]

Bob made happy little trees, but he didn't put faces on them, or charge people $9.99.

 

[Xyphie]

Didn't think they'd be able to top this cringe fiesta, but the madmen actually did it.

 

[Big_Al]

This is my favourite Bob Ross related videogame thing (though it's a mod in this case)

 

[BananasWithGuns]

man, somehow this feels really gross and disrespectful to me

dude is dead, don't just slap his likeness on video game DLC for meme jokes

From the website.

Each bundle item was created by the SMITE development team in close partnership with Twitch and the Bob Ross® estate. This bundle is our tribute to the greatness of Bob Ross® – undeniably one of the true Gods of painting.

 

[Squishy3]

From the same people that brought you the doge skin

 

[Aurongel]

This is my favorite thread title in ages.

 

[Kurdel]

We've lived too long

 

[psyfi]

From the website.

That doesn't make it feel any less off putting and disrespectful to me.

 

[Plywood]

every day we stray further from god's light

.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Bob made happy little trees, but he didn't put faces on them, or charge people $9.99.

Man built a 15$ million dollar business around himself, granted the money from his actual paintings were donated to PBS, but the man got paid. So, you're technically right, I guess.

 

[Spukc]

And i continue to not understand how games like this are fun.

 

[Bucca]

And i continue to not understand how games like this are fun.

Why? Because of a fuckin' optional cosmetic pack?

 

[BADMAN]

That's a bit much but I guess as long as Bob Ross' family is getting a pay check I would imagine he'd be fine with it. Still they could made a less tackey effort.

 

[wamberz1]

Man cringe-worthy or not these videos never fail to put the biggest fucking grin on my face.

 

[Data West]

sesame street is on a premium channel that inner city kids cant afford
bob ross is being used in a skinner box game that promotes violence

what the frick

 

[Masterspeed]

Talk about cashing in on a dead celebrity. Low.

 

[WaterAstro]

Did they pay for his likeness?

 

[Mr. Smiley]

i'm just laughing at the thread title alone

 

[Permanently A]

That's an okay meme but they can never outdo this one

 

[Spukc]

Why? Because of a fuckin' optional cosmetic pack?

Your toxic comment/the community

 

[FinalStageBoss]

It's cringey but at least his family's getting paid.

 

[Bucca]

Your toxic comment/the community

Yeah because your driveby shitpost, that had nothing to do with the topic of the thread, was any better.

OT: Super harmless cosmetic pack. Too much for it though. At least Bob Ross' Estate is getting paid.

 

[Nanashrew]

From the same people that brought you the doge skin

YouTube comments are spot on tho

 

[Pinko Marx]

Smites always like a year late to these memes.

 

[Demoskinos]

I thought I was hallucinating when i saw the title of this thread at first. Nope. That's real....

 

[Sou Da]

I thought I was hallucinating when i saw the title of this thread at first. Nope. That's real....

I was fully ready for some type of Parody video from Clickhole.

 

[wamberz1]

YouTube comments are spot on tho

Is... that a youtube dark theme? HOW? I MUST KNOW!

 

[DanteRavenkin]

A god of painting gets his due. I'm surprised they didn't jump all over trying to get an American Gods tie-in with the show.

I'm still waiting for them to wise the hell up and summon The Cthulhu Mythos upon the world (of Smite).

 

[BananasWithGuns]

That doesn't make it feel any less off putting and disrespectful to me.

That's a shame then.

I think it's a pretty awesome tribute myself. Plus it's something the Smite community has been asking for for a while (albeit for a different god). The fact that they're working with the Bob Ross Estate is icing on the cake for me.

 

[FriskyrumX]

And i continue to not understand how games like this are fun.

Why does anyone find anything they do fun on a personal level? Cause it's fun to them.

 

[Avallon]

Is... that a youtube dark theme? HOW? I MUST KNOW!

EDIT: nevermind