SMITE Lore Ep. 32 - Who is Artemis?

Join Nevercake as he goes in-depth-ish on all of the gods of SMITE! In episode 32, he answers the burning question: who is Artemis?

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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!

[nevercakegames]

Do you think Artemis was born next to the Master Emerald?

[DrVoodoo]

This video was pretty boaring.









get it?

[crystallakedood]

" ...'cuz you'll be dead..."
well that was... rather direct, lol

[nobleknight]

I think you artemissed with that pun...

[darkfeeling]

Well, the Boar killing Adonis was Ares in disguise who hated Adonis for fucking with Aphrodite, but the fact that Artemis is connected to that just explained her ult to me

[colepirrello]

Smite puns
THATS RA-diculous
Geb outta here
Hey girl, Kali maybe
Everyone, POSEidon for the camera
Hou Yi crap
You're so Scylla nevercake lol
I'm the one who Nox
Who wants to read Dr Zeus
Serquet about it man and relax
What a work of Artemis
I'm done

[rexybobo]

is that a fuckin Artemis Fowl reference

[LionLostInTime]

''smite lore who is mercury'' next please :D

[jarnovanherreweghe]

already waithing for the ratatorsk video

[ChasoGod]

Artemis is one of the few goddesses who stands out amongst the pantheon and even stands above several of the male gods. She also has myths in which she's the main subject, unlike Hera who tends to be a supporting character for myths with Zeus in them.

[annoynce]

nice artemis fowl reference in the beginning there

[mortadelusmaximus]

i have a question about artemis. is she lesbian? because in the miths she clearly prefers female company and all that stuff that she protects her virginity from males and other stuffs make me think that she might be lesbian. oh there is thiat myth when zeus disguise oneself as artemis and had sex with artemis favourite nymph so... i think she was definetely lesbian, but it might be my imagination.
anyway she is a great goddess  (my favourite from smite) and i think that she's really understimated in smite as an adc.

[Rottmann]

Please, Hirez, make a Nevercake announcer pack!

"You've been slain!  Ouch, that looks like it hurts... so... yeah."

[MixMasterJ]

Thank God You didn’t ruin my fave mythological god or goddess of all time that I totally didn’t make a whole story about her and a walking talking I am Wierd

[yeebrotherhood]

Artemis is the best looking goddess in the game.

[treygon]

to anyone who is wondering the book/ book series mentioned at the start is called The Artemis Fowl series. it you haven't read it you should. its awesome!

[Dennisjay]

What if you time travail and show Greek people this video? Would that make smite the dark matter 2525 of that time?

[crookeddesk]

Artemis Fowl reference :D I loved those books...

[matteog]

Why wasn't the ending "Don't mess with artemis, you're loved ones AR-TE-MIS you"

[DarkKniht]

Er, I'm pretty sure that Otis and Ephialtes were giants, not demigods. Still, message is the same: trying to force Artemis into anything, especially marriage, is VERY hazardous to one's health.