13 May 2013 | |
Mordil
That’s right! Hi-Rez Studios is breaking into the eSports scene by offering their own weekly NA and EU bracket tournaments every Saturday and Sunday.
The prize pool is $1,000 for each bracket, every week!
The games are organized so the casters can stream practically every match on SMITE’s Twitch.tv channel.
Those of you who want to sign up (good luck!) should head over to the new eSports hub, esports.smitegame.com.
For those of us who want to just watch, NA coverage begins at Noon EDT (7pm GMT) and EU coverage begins at 9am EDT(3pm CET).
In addition to EU being split off from NA, EU has different language coverage on different channels:
- German is on www.twitch.tv/smitegameDE
- Polish is on www.twitch.tv/smitegamePL
- French is on www.twitch.tv/smitegameFR
Read on to see the full rules!
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7 May 2013 | |
Mordil
That’s right! iTZKooPa and I will be streaming SMITE on Twitch.tv tonight starting at 9pm EDT.
iTZKooPa is still working on hitting level 30 to get his Cacodemon Ymir skin, and I’m coming along for the ride.
If he reaches the level cap, we’ll be giving away a Kali Convention 2013 skin to one of the lucky viewers.
Make sure to join us, and follow us on Twitch.tv, at www.twitch.tv/lorehound.
Keep working on that grind everyone! You only have about a month or two left before this Beta only premium skin is no longer available!
3 May 2013 | |
Mordil
[Update: Hi-Rez deployed a bug patch today fixing some issues from Wednesday's patch. The new changes are in their own section just after yesterday's bug patch.]
[Update 2: Hi-Rez deployed another bug hot-fix patch today, along with a quick balance change to Fenrir's #2. You can find this section just after Fenrir's abilities]
Hi-Rez Studios felt the need to unleash Ragnarok upon the world, and so Fenrir has appeared to join his father, Loki, on the battlefield.
This god plays very akin to his father, but is substantially tankier than Loki. Build him as a bruiser, akin to Thor or Hercules, and you will have no problem devouring your enemies. He still has some need of being carried, so having a good support such as Ymir with you is a great idea.
After having a chance to play him, and try out all the little nuances such as the broken selection screen after the cut. In addition, you can watch Fenrir bring Ragnarok upon the world in his SMITE God Reveal video, along with the full patch notes, and the text version of his abilities. Continue Reading
25 April 2013 | |
Mordil
With the latest patch integrating Twitch.tv and adding Ne Zha, Hi-Rez Studios also finally released the Beta promotional skin, Cacodemon Ymir.
To snag yourself this skin, all you have to do is hit level 30 before SMITE goes live.
When will SMITE release? Well Todd Harris suggested around 40 gods in this recent interview we had with him.
For those of us already level 30 (you should mock iTZkooPA for not being 30 already!), all you have to do is play an Arena, Assault, Conquest, Ranked Conquest, Team Ranked Conquest, or Domination match once to unlock it.
Good luck on the grind, SMITErs!
24 April 2013 | |
Mordil
We made this announcement yesterday on Facebook, Twitter, and our homepage, and now we’re announcing it here.
For those of you who have been following and are interested in joining in on Amalos – A Minecraft MMO, you can win weekly “snapshot” access by commenting on our post on Facebook.
All you have to do is Like our page, and comment on the post to be entered by Tuesday, April 30th.
Five (5!) people who do so will win access to our weekly builds of the game, and provide us with early game play feedback.
You can find the post here at this link:
Good luck to everyone! http://www.facebook.com/AmalosMmo
17 April 2013 | |
Mordil
**Update: Hi-Rez released the God Reveal video today, so you can find it below the cut now.
Hi-Rez Studios patched SMITE today, adding Ne Zha. This has been the first Chinese pantheon added since Guan Yu way back last summer during Closed Beta.
I quickly patched and headed into a Joust match against my wife as Anhur. We discovered that Ne Zha’s early game could potentially be very potent if played correctly, but his mid game is lacking. Without levels or items to negate other players, Ne Zha can easily be overtaken if abilities are missed. Anhur managed to kill me five times until I had the items to completely take him down.
Late game gets pretty crazy if you build movement and attack speed. Crits here and there will hit for anywhere between 300-600, with attacks being thrown out 2.5 times per second.
At any rate, here’s the list of things to note in this patch, according to me:
- Portal has had a major change from 1 use and indefinite lifetime to as many players every 2 seconds for a 30 second lifetime.
- Motivate has had a major change as well, from buffing the protections and health of nearby minions to the nearest 3 minions getting fully healed, and become fire minions.
- Cacodemon Ymir is released this patch. Anyone who is level 30 now, or hits level 30 before SMITE goes live will earn this skin.
- Twitch streaming integration is fully added to SMITE, allowing players to stream via the SMITE client without the need of a third party tool.
After the cut you can find Ne Zha’s abilities in text form, along with the rest of the patch notes. Hi-Rez hasn’t has released the God Reveal video for Ne Zha yet, so when they do, we’ll update this post to include it. Check out the official reveal after the cut!
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11 April 2013 | |
Mordil
That’s right, Lorehound will once again be joining up with the developers at HiRez Studios to preview their new upcoming match mode: All Random All Mid (ARAM).
For those who don’t know what ARAM is, it’s where gods are randomly selected and assigned to players, and everyone must stay in mid. You can’t go back to base except for when you die (duh!). No jungling, and no snowballing items such as Doom Orb, Devourer’s Gloves, Warlock’s Sash, etc. allowed either.
You will be able to watch us directly on SMITE’s official stream, as well as our point of view on Lorehound’s stream.
SMITE Twitch Channel: http://www.twitch.tv/smitegame/
Lorehound Twitch Channel: http://www.twitch.tv/lorehound/
Our time slot is from 4pm to 6pm EDT on Thursday, April 11th. Can’t wait to see you there!
11 April 2013 | |
Mordil
Clearly this patch is missing the new god, Ne Zha, which has been delayed.
Other than that, this was mostly a bug fix and balance patch.
Most notable this patch to me was:
- Thor’s new skin, which is only for 300 gems.
- New gamemode: Assault (ARAM)
- The item store has a massive UI overhaul that people who have been playing since last summer will have to get used to
- Anubis got his animations updated, so now his ult is a little less overpowered by terms of usability with aiming
- Anhur also received the animation overhaul treatment that gives his abilities a little more particle effects.
- Kali, Arachne, Cupid, and Apollo all received buffs this time.
New Skins
- Blood Eagle Thor — This skin, drawn from the lore of Tribes: Ascend, can be purchased for gems, or is free to anyone that buys or has bought the Tribes: Ascend Game of the Year Edition (from the Tribes Ascend Store or Steam).
New Gamemode: ASSAULT
NOTE: This mode will be available only for special MEDIA/STREAMING matches on Thursday, April 11. It will be available for all players beginning Friday, April 12.
The Assault gamemode features a single lane with 2 towers, a Phoenix and a Minotaur surrounding both a friendly and enemy base. Your god selection is random. No recalls are allowed and you cannot return to the fountain area after leaving it. (ARAM) Continue Reading
