SMITE - New Skin for Hou Yi - Grim Eclipse

Introducing the newest skin to join the battleground of the gods - Grim Eclipse Hou Yi! Available in the Escape from the Underworld event.

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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!

[DukeSloth]

His ult looks sick. My favorite Hou Yi skin along with Iron Crow now.

[CrimCriminal]

They missed a perfect opportunity for a revolver like the ricochet could've been a bouncing bullet like the cliche, "one bullet one kill" or something like that and the mark could've been that eagle sound that is always in western movies. While the divebomb could've been him well i don't know what you can do with that but the ultimate was perfect for that quick draw like McCree ultimate from overwatch. smh i had high expectations but this skin is till cool.

[lordcrawfish]

Why doesn't he say there is a snake n my boot

[BrotherShaw]

This town ain't big enough fer the two of us.

[kennethmccarty]

tells you to keep your powder dry as he's using a bow

[HunterFireFlower]

Not sure if the "High noon, somewhere" line is meant to be taken from Overwatch, but it can be heard in a bunch of old western movies. It is also a movie from 1952, which has a showdown at "high noon"

[momojii]

This background music though 😳😍❤️ love it!

[LeoUchiha]

Terminator John Wayne is something I didn't know I needed until now.

[MrYopeople]

That's the same name as that RWBY game

[formlessspawn]

Finally have a decent skin to play while I listen to the Hidden Village theme non-stop.

[Demovamon]

Hou yi is mah fav!!! Definitely an awesome skin! I love Wild West-ish themes!!!

[EmilicoYamigos]

Never bring a knife to a Bow fight (?)

[mr.sarcastic]

This is my favourite skin from this event

[gobljn]

Hou Yi's ult is just crazy. I mean, HE FREAKING SHOOTS 9 SUNS OUT OF THE SKY MAN!

[alexiscraveur]

It's a unbelievable skin : thanks hirez for you great job

[crossbones]

The impossible has been made possible. Hou Yi has become even cooler.

[fmplay]

They definitely should make a karolina dean sol skin, it's just too perfect.

[MaxcaliburEX]

I feel like it would be pretty cool if they made events like escape from the underworld, the Viking invasion and previous ones available for purchase like you buy them with gems or real money and you get everything that was included with that event like the skins, loading frames, etc. so it could give a chance for everyone to enjoy them but this is just my Opinion :P

[Yansei]

Am I the only one that got a Jonah Hex vibe from this skin?

[HEVElite]

When Thor swings his hammer so fast metal and flesh become one. Also gives him some Western voice