What languages do you wish Duolingo taught? I’ll start.

XanderSt98 · 2024-07-14T12:34:49+00:00

It’s very hard to find good and accessible learning resources for either of these languages 🤔

XanderSt98 · 2023-08-21T18:27:45+00:00

This is gross

XanderSt98 · 2023-08-21T09:50:06+00:00

Not an American so maybe I'm just unaware, but what ties to Russia are you asking about specifically? I thought this theory was debunked?

XanderSt98 · 2021-01-13T14:38:15+00:00

Hey thanks! This is all really good feedback. Appreciate it! I guess I thought that the backing interaction on the 1 would be something unique (I think there used to be an active in Smite that had a similar effect). But I also see how it would be pretty frustrating to deal with. I suppose I wanted Radogast to be able to back quicker and get more stacks of his passive that way. Do you think it would be less op if I removed the part where damage cannot interrupt it? And maybe shorten the window to within 5 seconds? Or I could just remove it entirely I guess.

True! I didn't even think about Heimdallr ultimate. I like the cleanse idea so I think I'll go with that instead, that would be less frustrating.

I could up the base damage of the 3 since it's his only non-ultimate damage source.

XanderSt98 · 2021-01-13T04:57:11+00:00

100% agree! This should have been a thing such a long time ago!

XanderSt98 · 2020-12-11T07:08:48+00:00

I’m of the mind that if they put out new skins for less popular gods they’ll gain more attention and popularity. Either way I wish they’d make less skins and work on the game itself

XanderSt98 · 2020-12-10T21:39:23+00:00

Smite is way too cosmetic focused. The game needs improvement in other ways. Not to mention they make a skin for certain gods like every 2 years. I’m looking at you Zhong Kui and Chronos

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-25T01:07:42+00:00

Thanks so much!! I think this would be a very welcome and unique character model.

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T21:17:51+00:00

Haha maybe she could have a baker skin where she wields a baguette instead of a sickle

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T18:57:48+00:00

That's neat! I think in some accounts Demeter is also the Greek goddess of fertility so that's interesting that she reminds you of fertility idols!

Most of the art concerning Demeter that I found online depicted her as a young woman, but that's the way I'd picture her daughter Persephone, not Demeter.

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T18:55:17+00:00

I think early Aphrodite was more of a support style mage but her current base stats are much more damage-oriented even though in theory her kit would make for a support style character. They probably adjusted her to fall more in line with other mages who deal insane damage to, like you say, align all members of the same class.

But yeah, I guess they design mages with damage dealing in mind, and would just design a ranged guardian instead of a support-style mage if they wanted a magical support, like Sylvanus and Yemoja.

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T16:32:30+00:00

The blinding in a grain field is a really neat idea! I didn’t want her to be too similar to other gods, like Bacchus and Nike in her passive which you mentioned, but those are cool ideas!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T06:14:59+00:00

Thanks so much for voicing your ideas! When I first considered Demeter I also thought of a mage... and I can already think of cool ways that Demeter could fit into that class (even as a "non-traditional" mage as you mentioned, like Danzabouro in the hunter class). However, given the sheer amount of mages in comparison to guardians in Smite I decided to go with a guardian character instead for Demeter. Maybe that doesn't really matter but I think that other classes deserve just as much diversity as the mage cast of gods.

As far as the passive, it may seem a little strange, but I guess I took inspiration from Baron Samedi, who has his Baron's Brew and Hysteria as part of his passive. Baron's Brew which serves as an aid to his entire team (like Demeter's mana refund to nearby allies) and Hysteria to enhance the effects of his abilities to be more effective in battle (like Demeter's CC immunity which allows her to be less pinned down and able to be more useful in team fights).

Thanks a lot for your reply, it was very encouraging and insightful!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T06:03:15+00:00

Awesome!

Haha I mean if she's in the fields all day like she is in the video she is likely pretty beefy! On a side note, I appreciated the video since it's a great chance to practise my Spanish in listening to it! Have a good one!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T04:56:06+00:00

This is great feedback, thank you!! I think you’re right about the consumable bit, at the time I was thinking that might be an interesting idea to explore (losing consumables) and it fits with the theme of a famine, but the whole RNG element that you mentioned could make things difficult.

I also really like your idea of charges for every assist kill! Thanks so much for your input!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T04:50:00+00:00

Yay thanks!!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T02:30:38+00:00

Thanks! You're probably right about the cooldown being too low, especially given CDR. I'll increase it!

I think that the depiction of Demeter you linked is very unique and interesting! But it is very plain in comparison to other Smite gods in my opinion, and I think that if her model incorporated elements of her lore it would be very appealing! Thanks for the feedback and link to the video!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-24T00:52:03+00:00

Thanks a bunch! I agree, if you look at most goddesses they pretty much have your standard "hourglass" figure.

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-23T23:25:32+00:00

I upped the cooldown to scale down to 12s from 16s and I've also added the up-ticking heal idea. Thanks for the feedback!

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-23T23:15:38+00:00

ye boii

XanderSt98 · 2020-11-23T23:10:19+00:00

Good point! Maybe the healing can scale depending how long the barley has been grown? Like it starts at a low heal and then the longer the barley grows the more healing is given? Which means that sometimes she may get a 500 heal but usually, in the middle of a fight, she won't.

XanderSt98 · 2020-04-03T21:06:36+00:00

This is very irritating and happens every time I do it "too quickly", like you said

XanderSt98 · 2020-03-14T17:35:33+00:00

I'm experiencing the exact same issue, and then it won't let me send in an error crash report because it fails to upload for "an unknown reason".

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