I recently started playing again after some friends picked up the game for the first time.
First thing I noticed after my 6+ month break was the gameplay of SMITE is still well designed and rewards skill while constantly presenting many meaningful choices.
Second I noticed the skin/voice team is still cranking out excellence non-stop.
Third I noticed that you can still do and say absolutely anything you want.
In one of our first games, there was a Medusa on our team who called us all a slur that starts with F and sounds like maggot, over and over. She didn't spell it clever or anything, and I think at the end of the game it even suggested she be reported. We all reported her. Nothing happened. No action taken.
In 1 out of 3 or 4 games there is always someone who leaves or AFK's in base.
We report all these people religiously, and after playing smite pretty much daily for 3 years, I think I saw 3 action ever taken against these players.
SMITE is a well designed game that I enjoy, and in this game you can do AND SAY absolutely anything you want.