I’m going to be dead honest with you here: I don’t like MOBA games. If I had to choose between having my testicles used for golf practice and playing a MOBA, I’d be on the green with my sack sitting on a golf tee, waiting for a business man to shout “fore.”
Games like DOTA 2 and League of Legends are the kind of escapist entertainment that I prefer to run away from, while fantasising of having the more toxic elements of that community lined up and drowned. And yet, I’m busy with SMITE. A proper MOBA. And I’m actually digging it.
Like every other MOBA under the sun, SMITE has a key hook in order to draw players in: Deities. Or more precisely, dozens of them to choose from, with just about every pantheon offering some sort of godly option.
Maybe you fancy throwing lightning bolts as Zeus, cracking skulls as Thor or zipping around as the monkey king Sun Wukong. Like I said, there’s a lot of them. 67 by my count.
And I never thought I’d live to see the day where I’d sit down and learn MOBA lessons, such as farming and lanes and other such nonsense which gives Matty a wide grin whenever I mention them. Calling Matty Senpai, is the weirdest thing ever. Here’s the thing though: It’s the controls which make SMITE actually enjoyable.
I’m not a fan of the stock-standard MOBA setup; the PC-centric keyboard and mouse combo. I understand that such a setup is needed in order to perform a dizzying amount of actions every minute. But to me, that sucks the life out of the genre. I genuinely prefer how SMITE on the Xbox One puts you right in the action, with a stripped-down third-person perspective. You can move around easy enough, but your vertical axis is severely limited. And yet this works.
Because it feels like every attack counts in SMITE. You’ve got your standard melee and ranged attacks, as well as special abilities. Each one having a specific purpose, such as walling an enemy in, getting out of danger and doing quick area of effect damage.
And on and on it goes. I’ve been pouring some hours into SMITE, especially in that delicious Arena mode which boils the game down to the bare minimums, and I still have so much to learn. I’m waiting to see how the game plays once it goes live and public, with more people populating the servers, in order to get a real feel for SMITE once it’s out of open-beta.
But so far, it ain’t shite. And I’m actually liking a MOBA for once. The end of the world must be nigh.
Last Updated: August 19, 2015
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 19, 2015 at 16:06
Fun fact: When said businessman shouts “four!” D replies “how did you know?”
Hammersteyn
August 19, 2015 at 16:08
I’m a business man!
*Volunteers
Lord Chaos
August 19, 2015 at 16:32
You write reports!! Who are you trying to fool here? Us or yourself?
Hammersteyn
August 20, 2015 at 08:09
Myself, after finding out management dont really look at the reports. But I have to do them regardless.
Hammersteyn
August 20, 2015 at 08:09
Myself, after finding out management dont really look at the reports. But I have to do them regardless.
Lord Chaos
August 19, 2015 at 16:32
I’m with you on the golf course thing.
In fact, the only one I’d play is Heroes of the Storm. And that’s only if I’m bored, and playing against bots.
jGLZA
August 19, 2015 at 16:36
My only complaint about Smite has been my constant connections problems to the beta servers. Hopefully that improves when they go live proper.
Pariah
August 19, 2015 at 17:01
Brings a new meaning to Four-play.
ElNicko
August 19, 2015 at 17:13
Smite is fantastic compared to HOTS/LOL.
Zeus is the bomb-diggity !!
Allykhat
August 20, 2015 at 08:19
No.
Zeus is an A$$hole….
ElNicko
August 20, 2015 at 09:56
I’m guessing one too many lightning bolts to the face ??
Allykhat
August 20, 2015 at 10:03
Mainly yes, but he is incredibly over powered. So much so that even a total noob to the game can top list with him. So when a decent player plays him, no matter how good you are, Zeus will destroy you. I’m a huge fan of Ah Muzen Cab and Kukulkan and they don’t stand a chance against Zues’ ulti.
ElNicko
August 20, 2015 at 11:15
Have to fully agree with you. Zeus is pretty much bringing a gun to a knifefight.
Allykhat
August 20, 2015 at 08:19
No.
Zeus is an A$$hole….
Lord Chaos
August 19, 2015 at 17:43
Just read through the character list and I’m sorry, they have the demigod Hercules but no Cthulhu?
No Cthulhu no play.
Greedocity
August 19, 2015 at 22:10
ah muzen cab has a cthulu skin
Bagel
August 19, 2015 at 18:48
” A proper MOBA”
lmao
Allykhat
August 20, 2015 at 08:18
I put a bit of time in on the PC version and I’m eagerly awaiting the PS4 announcement. I really think this game will shine on consoles.
Allykhat
August 20, 2015 at 08:18
I put a bit of time in on the PC version and I’m eagerly awaiting the PS4 announcement. I really think this game will shine on consoles.