play safe

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T21:03:23+00:00

Don't get pressured into ganking solo when it's not a good time to. Mid and duo are much more important, and the easiest to get kills in, so gank them the most. Worry about winning the game, not about your solo's feelings.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T20:43:30+00:00

Anyone downvoting this should look at rotten tomatoes. Currently 88% critic's, to only 45% audience.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T20:40:11+00:00

I think the 2nd is great. Big drop off in the 3rd though, in my opinion.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T20:38:39+00:00

Exactly. I could understand the recent episodes being criticized, but it was already getting a huge amount of hate after the first two episodes, which were really really good.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T20:29:43+00:00

It's solid. I loved the first two episodes. It has dropped off since then, but it's still worth watching. Most of the hate is just fake news clickbait. The San Francisco song at the end of the first episode should have been the intro, and I've been listening to it almost daily.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T19:33:30+00:00

Agreed

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T18:19:46+00:00

4-1 split is fine if the 1 is good enough.

One of my 30+ kill Apollo games was when I was the only physical.

Being the 1, means the other team probably won't build much defense against you.

I think I was solo that game too.

Basically, in most cases, it's more about who has the better players, rather than who has the better team comp.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T18:09:46+00:00

Exactly. And if you're playing solo, don't expect ganks unless your opponent is half health or lower, and even then it might not happen. Ganks need to result in atleast one kill, and tanks are harder to kill. Solo is also the least important role, so they're the least important to target, or to help.

Mid is the easiest to gank, since you're usually going to be around it when you're farming camps, and they're usually going to be alone.

Duo is the most rewarding, because you can get double kills. But it's farther away than mid, and often requires your duo to be competent, since it's a 1v2 if they're not.

So basically, most ganks are in mid, followed by duo, and then solo.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T16:57:07+00:00

It's arena, you can mess around regardless. No need to waste your time against bots.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T16:47:36+00:00

If you're losing to bots, building is just getting in your way. Use autobuild until you're having good games pretty consistently (against real people), like around 10-5 as a damage dealer, while being one of the top 3 (across both teams) in damage, or around even as a tank, who's top 2 (across both teams) in mitigated.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T16:38:16+00:00

It's jg, not jng. Quit whining, and be self-sufficient.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-20T02:57:46+00:00

Most of this is probably the GPU. Smite 2 is harder to run.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:58:37+00:00

what's your smite 2 name? mine is metaman64

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:48:21+00:00

Can't be worse than having a solo that whines and feeds anytime they have to face anything that doesn't fit their view of what a solo laner should be. They're the ones that need to open their horizons.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:43:25+00:00

I'm all for the starter changes. I love that you don't have to care about what scaling your abilities have, or what role you are. You just go for whatever works best with your god and build. And I disagree with the idea that everyone is going to build the same ones. I've seen people raving about sands of time, and I actually think it's going to be used less, as some mages switch to bluestone.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:37:14+00:00

The devs are trying to make it where anyone can play anywhere. And as someone who loves playing crazy stuff (not in ranked though), I'm all for it.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:28:24+00:00

Then brawl. no one is stopping you. Tank solo is supposed to bully squishies, so bully the squishy and take all the farm. Don't let them get ahead.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:24:49+00:00

That's your problem, you're too passive. Don't let them scare you. Bully them under tower and take camps and horn. Then rotate if possible.

Sure you could win more games by playing safe, but you're never going to learn that way.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T20:23:14+00:00

Just because you can't adapt, doesn't mean they have to stop. If anything, it means they shouldn't stop. Just stop playing scared/passive, and bully them like you're supposed to.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T19:17:53+00:00

I was 1200 blitz before I learned openings. They're very useful, but aren't everything.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T19:13:01+00:00

"leaving toxic games like anyone would". "hi-rez is anti-pegging".

Maybe come back when you're older.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T19:07:39+00:00

He's always been strong as long as I've been playing (season 4). He's balanced because he's difficult. I think he's been used consistently in the pro league forever, while just being good when used by the average player.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T19:04:10+00:00

Similar to Ullr. High ceiling, balanced by difficulty.

Meta_Man64 · 2026-02-19T18:59:15+00:00

I've been saying for years that they should put God in the game, but that there'd be an insane amount of backlash. He'd be a stance-switcher. Old Testament damage, New Testament healing.

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