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GO.FAKE

Jan 20 @ 2:51am

The moba style

Since they are making it a new game they should have just gone the traditional moba style (top down) and you'd see alot more growth. Because we saw that this third person is not a hit in the moba community. Sure some like it and personally i've never minded it but i'm sure going the traditinal way would have made this game a contestor to both league and dota. The "heroes" are really cool and unique so people would have had alot of fun with it.

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Packratic

Jan 20 @ 2:54am

Its the only reason I play this MOBA though lol

jagholin

Jan 20 @ 2:58am

then it wouldn't be recognized as Smite.

This perspective is what distinguishes Smite from all other MOBAs

POORSTACY

Jan 20 @ 3:04am

I have played league and smite an equal amount of time
and smite is my favorite Moba

Jopposan

Jan 20 @ 3:27am

would not be able to compete with league/dota2 + not what its known for most people play cause of 3rd person me included

Mr Geriden has SMITE 2

Jan 20 @ 5:00am

You want the game to give up what makes it unique - and you think in turn that will increase its popularity?
I dont think you understand how markets and audiences work.

HighLanderPony has SMITE 2

Jan 20 @ 6:12am

Top down is terrible, it's way less immersive and it's harder to flank or blindside people.

GO.FAKE

Jan 20 @ 6:37am

Originally posted by Mr Geriden:
You want the game to give up what makes it unique - and you think in turn that will increase its popularity?
I dont think you understand how markets and audiences work.

Just look at helldivers 1 and 2 and then tell me that changing the game is bad.
If it were just a patch that override Smite 1 to a 2.0 then sure keep it. But if you gonna make a new game why not just do a big overhaul? And those who like the third person still have smite 1 it's a win win just sayin it's a missed oppurtunity.

Xienen [developer] Jan 20 @ 6:47am

Originally posted by GO.FAKE:
Just look at helldivers 1 and 2 and then tell me that changing the game is bad.
If it were just a patch that override Smite 1 to a 2.0 then sure keep it. But if you gonna make a new game why not just do a big overhaul? And those who like the third person still have smite 1 it's a win win just sayin it's a missed oppurtunity.

Sorry mate, you're barking up the wrong tree here. The reason that I even started working at Hi-Rez was because this was a MOBA I could actually play, because I cannot stand top down MOBAs. Also of note, if we switched to top down, we'd be giving up our console audience, which dwarfs our Steam audience by a long shot.

You're obviously entitled to your opinion that top down is better, but there are plenty of top down options out there to play, the camera perspective is one of the things that makes SMITE unique.

Fluffapillar has SMITE 2

Jan 20 @ 6:58am

Originally posted by GO.FAKE:
Originally posted by Mr Geriden:
You want the game to give up what makes it unique - and you think in turn that will increase its popularity?
I dont think you understand how markets and audiences work.

Just look at helldivers 1 and 2 and then tell me that changing the game is bad.
If it were just a patch that override Smite 1 to a 2.0 then sure keep it. But if you gonna make a new game why not just do a big overhaul? And those who like the third person still have smite 1 it's a win win just sayin it's a missed oppurtunity.

The change from Helldivers 1 to Helldivers 2 was making a 2d game 3d, adding the dimension allows for vertical movement. What would be added to Smite2 by the change in perspective from 3rd person to top down?

Raptoraviuz has SMITE 2

Jan 20 @ 11:40am

Originally posted by GO.FAKE:
Originally posted by Mr Geriden:
You want the game to give up what makes it unique - and you think in turn that will increase its popularity?
I dont think you understand how markets and audiences work.

Just look at helldivers 1 and 2 and then tell me that changing the game is bad.
If it were just a patch that override Smite 1 to a 2.0 then sure keep it. But if you gonna make a new game why not just do a big overhaul? And those who like the third person still have smite 1 it's a win win just sayin it's a missed oppurtunity.

Even if they change Smite from 3rd person to top down. How is that going to be different from LoL/Dota 2 and why would anyone play Smite then if you have LoL and Dota 2.

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CoryBlink

Jan 20 @ 12:26pm

Originally posted by GO.FAKE:
Since they are making it a new game they should have just gone the traditional moba style (top down) and you'd see alot more growth. Because we saw that this third person is not a hit in the moba community. Sure some like it and personally i've never minded it but i'm sure going the traditinal way would have made this game a contestor to both league and dota. The "heroes" are really cool and unique so people would have had alot of fun with it.

Just tell everyone you can't skill shot... sheesh.

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