SMITE Xbox One Beta - So It Begins!

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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!

[freedfg]

So how do I make a keyboard emulator so I can just make it to the highest rank for free?

[thirtysixmonths]

not a single damn person was looking into the camera... that right there's a ninja cameraman.

[YukeInRealLife]

was waiting for Ymir's [VVGH] - Hi!

[Morgntorg]

0:32 the look of "Trust me, I m an engineer"

[AdrianPelaj]

That exclusive ymir skin was amazeballs. Gimme!!

[Grisak_]

All I get is an error when I try to buy the founders pack

[eugn]

"Everything great on PC will also be on XBox One"

Except about 30 frames less.

[Nikkimond]

I've been playing Smite during the Xbox Alpha. Haven't played a MOBA before but it's a lot of fun. Like a cross of Guild Wars and Counter Strike.

[cookiedough]

How are tournaments gonna work and WCS? Are there plans for two separate WCS? Is merging the two servers an option?

[xWolfDOFR]

My only question is, if the e-sport scene is going to be split? Game balancing on pro level is dependable on which control scheme is being used. It is much easier to control your movement (due to analog stick giving you more directions to move) on consoles and much easier to control your aim/view (due to mouse being more reliable and versatile than analog stick) on PC, so patch notes for PC won't make sense for xBox and visa versa. I'm a bit worried on how Hi-Rez will handle that issue

[MrImmortal]

When the games will came out on Xbox one ?

[Snarfindorf]

So wait, console fanboys make fun of PC because we get their games late (and much better), but when they get our games years late, it's okay?

[termagaunt]

So you get an alternate coloured Cacodemon skin? That's pretty cool I guess

[superjasper]

"Only available during beta"

[maniza]

any1 know anytihng about the into song is there a full song or is it just a intro for smite ?

[Tiger_Bolo]

I have info regarding the sound cutting out mid match...

[miguelazevedo]

As a pc gamer and smite pc player im really proud of smite <3 good luck guys!

[Metroid]

hopefully with the beta now starting up we can get some betters players on smite xbox since for the alpha there's not two many bright people on the game." oh i have no idea how to play this god so instead of going to co-op i'll just head right into versus and feed the enemy team"

[itrucknuttz]

So when is the beta ending or what are the dates of the beta I don't wanna spend 30 bucks for a two day beta just to have to wait a couple months

[ididgood]

This looks awesome... except I don't have an xbox 1 :/