PROS:
The 3rd person perspective alone is enough to beat off the competition as it adds several more layers of skill-based gameplay and immersion (such as: every basic attack is a skill-shot; you can't see behind you; juking is key; you can bodyblock attacks; sound effects matter).

But what really makes SMITE shine is its fun factor and fast pace. The mythology theme never gets old; the variety of game modes is extraordinary (heck, there's even PvE events); and the voice commands and emotes system is unrivaled and incredibly amusing to use.

CONS:
1. Only SEA server is playable for me other servers for some reason give an extra +100ms ping which didn't happen in 3.xx version and before.
2. 50% of the matches in SEA server have 270ms ping and rest 50% have 140ms while in every other game besides SMITE I get 70-90ms in SEA servers. Changed ISP thrice but issue still persists.
3. Matchmaking: Now a level 3 player who has 1800 elo is matched with a level 50 player who has 1500 elo.
4. Random disconnects, ping spikes and usually every game is either 4 v 5 or 3 v 5.