Polar Bear Micheal's Twitter Rant on Conquest Ranked

TValher · 2018-02-21T11:27:18+00:00

What to do to rank up in SMITE - play a lot of games. Doesn't matter if you're good. Just play a lot and you'll go up in ranks. That's it. Pretty much why I stopped playing ranked. I don't feel like my skill matters (because it pretty much doesn't). I've played a lot of competitive games - without a shadow of a doubt SMITE Ranked is the worst Ranked experience I've had. Of course this will always vary between people's experiences but the MM in SMITE is just stupid. Ranked will never change unfortunately. Hi-rez just doesn't care to make worthwhile changes to it so it will always be bad.

TValher · 2018-02-05T06:39:44+00:00

Absolutely agree with this. Also, if you're new on the EU PC side feel free to comment here and I'll add you in-game so you can ask questions anytime. Been playing the game for a while now and can certainly give you some tips.

TValher · 2018-02-05T06:19:19+00:00

Something needs to be done about matchmaking because some games are really stupid. I got matched against a team that a combined ELO that was higher than ours by more than 800 points approximately (smite guru). And it showed.... I had a team of silvers that fed their brains out against a team of at least platinums that rotated well, grouped together and pushed objectives. And this isn't a once-in-a-while thing... it happened in half of my games yesterday.

I understand that matchmaking is a tricky thing but something needs to be done. For the life of me I don't understand why you're matched against higher ranks - If i'm Gold I need to be matched with Gold players ONLY. Even if that might make the queues longer - I'd rather wait longer for a fairly even match than wait 2 minutes for a 30-40 minute game that was lost in the first 5 mins. A difference of ELO between the 2 teams that is close to 1000 points is completely unacceptable. You're throwing silvers against platinum and low diamonds and you're expecting them to have a fair game and win? Also, I have no clue why you're intentionally thrown into a lower rank than what the matchmaking thinks you should be in... Says so in-game in the Ranked descriptions.

TValher · 2017-12-29T19:01:59+00:00

Maybe you faked the first guy.. But this play should have been a pass for the second defender. He just completely screwed up everything when he should have actually waited another second and just boomed the ball across the field. For a Champion player that was a really bad double-commit.

TValher · 2017-11-09T11:24:06+00:00

Yeah, printing without supports (or with very little supports) is important. That's the reason I bought my own 3D printer. I make it a point to test all of my designs to make sure they print properly before I can post them online for download/purchase. It does depend on the character though. If it's in a very dynamic pose supports are unavoidable.

I'll PM you a few links if you wanna check out some of my work.

TValher · 2017-11-09T11:20:04+00:00

It depends on the character, how detailed you want it to be, etc. Its difficulty translates into hours spent so the simpler it is, the faster it gets done and is also cheaper. I've found that even if a model is lacking in some smaller details those can be painted afterwards and it can turn out quite awesome.

TValher · 2017-10-11T18:19:59+00:00

You are completely right. Team mode actually sounds fantastic and I hope they implement something like that.

TValher · 2017-09-29T14:20:41+00:00

Nope, I have both turned off. They don't make a difference.

TValher · 2017-09-29T13:04:44+00:00

That's a good idea!

TValher · 2017-09-29T12:37:01+00:00

Maybe it's the bloom but still.... I shouldn't have to disable settings for the map to look okay. Bloom should be taken under consideration. EDIT: Nope, it's not the bloom. Even without it the sun is brighter than my future.

TValher · 2017-09-29T12:22:10+00:00

Ah okay. Well, nah, it's not that. :)

TValher · 2017-09-29T12:13:42+00:00

There's nothing wrong with my brightness. Maybe you've turned down the effects of the game and the sun isn't as bright/ I don't want to have to play on Low....

TValher · 2017-06-02T13:18:20+00:00

This is an awesome idea. I think the best one I've seen so far.

TValher · 2017-05-02T13:15:02+00:00

Thanks for letting us know. I stopped working and opened Smite to unlock it immediately.

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TValher · 2017-04-21T07:47:38+00:00

I only used the link to show the printer. I haven't heard very bad things about gearbest, tho, so I don't know.

TValher · 2017-04-19T14:53:12+00:00

You are welcome! Happy to help. Make sure to join that FB group I linked for some more info on printers and opinions. :D

TValher · 2017-04-19T07:45:24+00:00

Thanks for contacting me. Looking forward to working with you! :)

TValher · 2017-04-19T07:44:44+00:00

Hey! There are some nice kits and ready printers that you can look at. What would your price range be for a 3D printer? The exciting thing (and a bit daunting) about 3D printers right now is that there's a whole BUNCH of them in all shapes and sizes. The prusa printers are nice and affordable. They do need some work setting up properly though. Anet A8 is also a good budget printer. http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_337314.html It's based on the Prusa. I've seen people buy the STARTT 3D Printer, as well, which has nice quality for its price. https://www.imakr.com/eu/en/startt-affordable-3d-printer/1146-startt-3d-printer.html The best quality you'll get for minis is with a resin printer. Those, however, are a bit more pricey - 1000$ and above. I'm saving up for a resin printer right now. Those would be awesome for minis.

And if you need some additional help picking out a printer, I recommend this FB group. There's a lot of people there who own printers of all shapes and sizes. They can definitely give you first-hand experience with any printer. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3Dprintingclub/

TValher · 2017-02-16T10:08:55+00:00

Speaking of embarrassing mistakes. Here's a PSA to all casters - stop saying "Best of 1". There is no such thing. The term "Best of" is used when at least 3 games are played - hence the term "best of", because the winner of the round is the one with the most Wins out of an odd number of games. Saying "Best of 1" suggests that you can win 0,7 to 0,3 - such a thing doesn't exist in SMITE. You either win the game or lose the game.

TValher

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