SMITE Patch Overview - The Reborn Prince (December 15, 2015)

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What is a MOBA?

Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, or MOBAs for short, originated as a sub-genre of the RTS (Real-Time Strategy) genre. Because of this, in most MOBA games, the player takes control of a single character from the isometric (top-down) view akin to most RTS games. Typically, in MOBA games, a player takes control of a single character on one of two teams. Those players choose characters that all have their own abilities, or “kits”. To win, the players must use a combination of abilities, teamwork, and strategy to not only best their opponent, but destroy the opponents main structures. A bonus to the genre is that most MOBAs are free games, which is definitely a contributing factor of the their massive success. The genre has many titles, the largest of which being Defense of the Ancients (DoTA) and DoTA 2, League of Legends (LoL), and most recently SMITE!

What is SMITE?

SMITE is one of the more recent free MOBA games to enter the fray. In SMITE you don’t just choose a character, you choose a god. You’ll instantly feel an attachment to characters like Thor and Zeus because even if you don’t know the lore behind them, you’ve at least heard their names before! What makes SMITE so immersive is Hi-Rez Studios’ inclusion of historical lore into the gods’ abilities, kits, and play styles. Thor and Loki aren’t just characters from Marvel comics and movies. They’re also a part of Norse mythology and you can take control of them in SMITE!

What makes SMITE different?

SMITE takes all of the strategy of the top MOBA games and adds another layer of difficulty by putting you into the action! Unlike most MOBA games, SMITE offers players the chance to experience the MOBA genre they know and love from a third-person perspective. This unique perspective allows for an extremely immersive experience unlike any other game in the genre. While this doesn’t sound like such a big change, once you play it you’ll understand! All of these things added together is what has gaming websites everywhere continually rating SMITE as one of the best MOBA games available!

[zacharyhawley]

"at least he'll be a cool looking girl"

lol

[PraiseSknny]

Imo old ne zha looked better. Cyber Punk is now mandatory.

[AGamer_Person]

Yes BUFF AH PUCH cause that's what was needed. Totally.

[trishapaytaskitchenfloor]

Okay so Ravana should make a comeback :D now....BUFF NEMESIS.

[RahgotKrosis]

hahaha Ravana is looking for revenge of the ones who laughed at him.

[Arko]

wait did they just buff au puch <_<?

[ÁS]

*Really nice Patch notes OMG RAVANA NOW OP! :D*

[abdelraoufahmed]

Omg they didn't touch Khepri is this real life ?

[markosbakodimos]

ravana will change a lot, he will stop being the god i loved and mastered... T^T

[Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

Let me get this straight... A while ago you asked the smite community to vote on two baccus skins.... The more popular one became a chest exclusive that cost around 1200 while the less popular one became 400 gems....
Talk about customer service

[beadyb.]

Ne Zha loss screen is a SUGGESTIVE! o.O

[surmonmonful]

You know you can't please everyone when people are upset Ravana got a buff lol.

[DeadMasterZero]

Erm excuse me when will I have my heavy metal hades sin? Make the staff a stand up microphone and make him his basic attack fire music notes and you're sorted. :P

[tomc.]

Isn't Ravana's attack chain .75/.5./1.25 right now and not .5/1/1.

[toropazzoide]

Ravana now ISN'T OP at all... I just met him in a casual Arena and stomped it with Sun Wukong lol (and it was my second game with Wukong, so...) I mean, he deals more damage, ok, but a manageable amount of damage. Now he isn't op, he's competitive, but even among warriors, I think he's still weaker than Chaac or maybe Vamana, and WAY WAY WAY weaker than Bellona lol (I love Bellona <3)

[Scoonga_Doonga]

Somehow Xing Tian seems less terrifying when his name is pronounced like that..

[thickums]

Why even release false information? Ravana's basic progression is 0.75, 0.5 and 1 respectively, not 0.5 1 1, his passive only shields for 5% not 6% and his 3 doesn't heal for each target hit at all, 3 minions and 1 god. I don't get the point in this patch notes if the only important thing is wrong.

[ChampionofTerra]

Why did you change the animation for ravan? The, right hand punch, looks silly...
And I will miss the old ult... The new one might make crap ton of damage... but now I will never be 100% sure that I will reach to my target (

[Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

Dear smite....
Pls take into account these 3 request
Monthly balanced gods
Release patch notes before patch.
Listen to your damn community

[lucaspascotto]

Oh yay now ah puch is fuckong broken like wtf is wrong with them. Sure ah puch needed a buff here and there but that fleeting breath is a major buff. I AM SICK OF HI-Rez buffing and nerfing gods without knowing whats wrong with them. I quit smite this ah puch buf is too sickening. I will only play when it is nerfed.