Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Xbalanque God Guide

Xbalanque the Hidden Jaguar Sun

Overview:
Xbalanque is an ADC and my favorite God because he is amazing. Once you get to late game or if you get fed early game, you can hyper carry and just get kill after kill. Basically if you get fed, you have a lot of fun. He is played in duo lane with a support because he isn't good early but he does huge damage later.
Xbalanque 's Passive For every kill Xbal gets 5 power up to 6.
Xbalanque 's 1 toggles and makes his basics do more damage, can can split into 2 damage other enemies for less damage.
Xbalanque 's 2 a cone attack that damages enemies, slows them  and leaves a Dot on them.
Xbalanque 's 3 lets him dash and jump in the air becoming CC immune and shoots out darts that does damage, more if they are poisoned.
Xbalanque 's Ult covers enemies in darkness for 3s,increases his attack range, movement speed and if enemies, are moving at the end of 3s they are stunned.

Abilities:

1. Dead of Night (Passive)

Xbal's passive, Dead of the Night, lets him permanently gain 5 power for each kill he gets, stacking up to six times. This passive is really good late game because you have crazy power or if you get fed early game you just kill everything.
  • Ability: Buff 
  • Max Stacks: 6 
  • Physical Power: 5 


2.Branching Bola

This is a toggle ability that make his basic attacks do more damage, if it hits an enemy it splits into 2 bolas that hit can hit other enemies up to 30 units away for 30 % damage, If you toggle it again you cancel and do normal basic attacks.
  • Ability: Buff 
  • Cooldown: .5s 
  • Cost: 8/10/12/14/16 per shot 
  • Damage: 10/20/30/40/50 

3.Poison Dart

Xbal shoots out 10 darts in the shape of a cone that does damage and poisons all enemies it hits. If they are poisoned they take damage every .5s and are slowed. An enemy can be hit by up to 3 darts with the 2nd and 3rd only doing 30% damage. 
  • Ability: Cone 
  • Cooldown =18/17/16/15/14s 
  • Cost = 70/75/80/85/90 
  • Poison Slow = 4/8/12/16/20% 
  • Poison Duration = 3s 
  • Damage per Dart = 30/50/70/90/110 +40% of your physical power 
  • Poison Damage: 10/15/20/25/30 +20% of your physical power

4.Rising Jaguar

Xbal rushes forward and then jumps into the air becoming CC immune. As he's in the air he fires darts in the air dealing damage in the air, if they were poisoned they will take additional damage. 
  • Ability = Dash 
  • Cooldown = 16s 
  • Cost = 60/70/80/90/100 
  • Radius = 30 
  • Damage = 80/130/180/230/280 +20% of your physical power 
  • Additional Poison Damage = 20% 

5.Darkest of Nights:

Xbalanque covers his enemies in darkness for 3s. While this is up his basic attack range and movement are increased. If the enemies are moving after the 3s they are stunned.
  • Ability: Area 
  • Cooldown = 90s 
  • Cost = 100 
  • Movement Speed = 20/30/40/50/60% 
  • Basic Attack Range Increase = 40ft 
  • Stun = 1.5s 





How I Build Xbalanque:

Credit to ELITE OWNAGE for the App Used in the Image
  When I play as Xbal I don't follow the recommended start instead of the usual hunter Death Toll, Devourer's Gauntlet 1, and a health pot instead I buy level 2 Transcendence, and level 1 boots. Then as the money comes I finish Transcendence then finish off Warrior's Tabi. I use this start because I run out of mana fast as Xbal so Transcendence helps out in that respect and gives me a lot of power at the same time. Warrior's Tabi to get more power and some movement speed. Then I buy Soul Eater to get some more health, attack speed and some much needed life steal. Afterward I buy Executioner to get attack speed and power. Then I finish off my build by buying Rage and Death Bringer to get damage, and Crit chance. This is a build that lets you attack super fast, sustain with the extra health and life steal all while doing crazy amounts of damage per hit.Summary:



My Last 2 Games as Xbalanque Image Credit to SMITEGuru 

Xbalanque is a very fun and very strong God but you need to understand how to play him or he is just a strong God. Use this guide a base for how to play him and then as you go and get better with him mix it up if you want if see what works for you. Just do me a favor and share your build if you find another way to run him.





Tips:

  • If you are running out of mana turn his one off until you regain enough mana to fight or back. 
  • Start team fights with his 2 so the DOT is on them throughout the fight. 

  • Your 3 makes you CC immune and can be used to get out of things like a Hades Ult. 

  • Get kills as quick as you can to stack his passive but don't agress without your support there to back you up. 

  • Keep in mind that your Ult affects all enemy Gods and be used to defensively to get away or offensively to get kills. 

Monday, October 19, 2015

Study Like A God

 




       Alright this is just a quick tip that I've been doing a lot  but didn't realize how much it was helping me until today. The tip is to basically study to Smite, just kidding it's to watch professionals or youtubers play Smite because you see what they do and then implement what they do into your playstyle. Don't completely copy what they do because then you won't have fun but if you pay attention to things like how they react to certain situations or what they buy on certain Gods that you struggle with, you can learn a lot and become better.


    The best place to watch is the Smite Pro League or SPL where profession Smite teams go head to head playing 2 back to back intensely competitive and entertaining games.  Each week there are two games from Europe and North America on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. If you don't want to watch every game, every week you don't have to, but I highly recommend at least watching a few games and see if you like it.
If that's not your style then look up Smite tips, Smite gameplay, etc. on youtube and find what you like. I personally watch Tyde Time and LostScarf the most.  

Friday, October 16, 2015

Arena Tips

The Arena!!!



1. Get Buffs When Possible

  • Don't rush into a fight like a chicken with its head cut off. There are 3 jungle buffs on each side. 
  • Let  3 people on your team get a buff
    • Mages usually get Mana 
    • Assassins or Warriors usually get Damage 
    • Hunters usually get Attack Speed
  • Remember to keep an eye on buff timers so you can keep your stats up 

2. Kill the Minions 

  • Last hitting minions deduct 1 point from the enemy team
  • Escorting your minions  to the enemy portal  deduct 1 point from the enemy team
  • Killing an enemy God deducts 5 points from the enemy team 

3.  Protect Your Siege Minions/ Attack The Enemy's 

  • For every 10 God kills your team gets you spawn a Siege Engine 
    • Has more health than a regular minion 
    • Can't Attack
    • Only move forward if it has at least 1 team member near it
    • Move Slower 
  • 15 points if you escort them to the enemy portal

4. Make Sure Your Build Makes Sense for Arena  

  • You don't need to buy starter items because the flow of arena allows you to just jump into your build, Most people buy full boots first
  • Wards aren't really useful
  • You're almost always in a team fight so beads and other actives are very useful 
  • Getting items with both physical and magical defense isn't a bad idea if you're struggling or if you just want to be able to sustain more.
  • If the other team has a Ares BUY BEADS I die way to many times from his ultimate

5. Don't Play too Conservatively or Aggressively 
  • Remember you are almost always in  a team fight, so be careful when using them aggressively
  • Be careful when chasing alone if you do make sure you have teammates on the way or a way to get out fast  
  • Remember that the area is relatively small so if you need to go back to the fountain a lot then you can just make sure that when you do you don't leave your team hanging 
  • Timing Ults together can get a lot of kills especially combining an Ares or Xian Tien Ult with a AOE Ult like Hou Yi  or Poseidon

6. Work with Your Team
  • Use the VGS to tell you team mates when to attack, defend, or  retreat (If don't know what those are I got you Click Here )
  • Talk to your team in the lobby to coordinate Gods and have a good team composition.
  • If you see someone going for a kill Do Not Kill Steal 
  • If you and your team are in trouble, using an AOE Ult like Hou Yi or Poseidon as you run can save your team from losing points.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

How To Use VGS in Smite (PC)

    In all of Smite's game modes,, there is always a lot going on which makes talking to your team really hard and very important. Lucky for us Smite has an in game chat system called the VGS ,Voice Guided System, that uses key combinations to make callouts for you. Callouts are basically how you and your team react to situations and plan accordingly so that you guys can win the match.

VGS Main Screen
   This is the main menu,and  yes does look intimidating, that pops up when you first hit v.
Don't be scared I have the most important call outs in a neat chart to help you get started making call outs and being an effective teammate.

Code
Meaning
A
Attack
B
Enemy
C
Careful
D
Defend
E
Emotes
F
MIA
G
Gank
H
Help
I
Incoming
Q
Ward
R
Retreat
S
Self
T
Returned
V
Other

Here are the Endings For VGS
These are the most important ending for the VGS combos that involve key positions on the map.

Code
Meaning
-1
Left Lane
-2
Middle Lane
-3
Right Lane
-GF
Golf Fury
-FG
Fire Giant

These Are the Most Useful
Here are a few VGS combinations that I think are important to know and the main callouts that I see in game.

Code
Meaning
VAA
VA-
Attack
Attack + Ending
VGG
VG-
Gank
Gank + Ending
VDD
VD-
Defend
Defend + Ending
VFF
VF-
Enemy Missing
Enemy + Ending
VHH
VH-
Help
Help + Ending
VVVE
On my way
VVT
Thanks
VVGG
Good Game
VVGN
Good Job
VVM
Out of Mana
VVB
Be Right Back

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Poseidon God Guide and Review

God Of the Ocean 
Overview:
The first God that I’m going to review is Poseidon.Poseidon can do huge damage and be a huge help in team fights. He is usually played in the mid lane.He is a very easy god to use with his 2 stacking his passive, his passive increasing the damage of his 1 and 3 and his 3 and 4 able to be used in a fatal combo.
Poseidon's Passive for every successful basic, your movement speed and ability damage increases. Using an ability decreases the meter
Poseidon's 1 A line attack that does damage and is a knockback
Poseidon's 2 Buff that makes his basic send out 3 attacks, and grants increased movement speed
Poseidon's 3 AOE attack that does damage,pulls enemies to the center, and cripples
Poseidon's 4 AOE attack that does damage,slows, does bonus damage in the center,knocks them up and stuns them.




Abilities:
1.Changing Tide (Passive)
Poseidon's passive is called Changing Tides and stacks with each successful basic attack and increases his movement speed and adds additional damage to his abilities. Using his abilities decreases Changing Tide.
  • Basic Attacks increase his tide by 10% per hit
  • 10% movement speed buff and ability damage buff at max tide 


2.Tidal Surge

Poseidon’s first ability is called Tidal Surge where he summons a wave that pushes enemies back in a straight line while dealing damage to them. This is good for when an enemy is getting to close and you want them to get back a little and it can be used as a secondary wave clear
  • Ability: Line 
  • Cooldown = 10s 
  • Tidal meter = -35% 
  • Cost = 70/80/90/100/110 
  • Damage = 100/140/180/220/260 + 70% of your magical power 

3.Trident
Poseidon's second ability is Trident and is a buff that gives him additional movement speed and each of his basic attacks has 2 more water shots per attack that move a 3 pronged motion. This last for 6 seconds. This is good for getting your tidal meter before or at the beginning of a team fight or if you need to get somewhere faster or get out of a bad situation the speed buff can be a huge help. 
  • Ability = Buff 
  • Cooldown = 20/18/16/14/12s 
  • Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 
  • Movement Speed = 5/10/15/20/25% 
  • Damage per hit = 30/40/50/60/70 
  • Duration = 6 s 

4.Whirlpool
Poseidon’s third ability is Whirlpool and is an AOE attack that cripples anyone in it (prevents movement abilities like dashes or leaps), it pulls enemies to the center, and deals damage every .5s for 3s for a total of 6 ticks of damage.This also reduces his tide meter by 25%. This ability works really well at clearing waves of minions and can be combined with your ult for a huge amount of damage to multiple enemies in a team fight or to secure a kill.
  • Ability = Area of Effect Ground Target 
  • Cooldown = 15/14/13/12/11s 
  • Tidal Meter = -25% 
  • Cost = 70/80/90/100/110 
  • Damage = 15/25/35/45/55 + 15% of your magical power 
  • Radius = 20 

4.Release the Kraken
Poseidon forth ability and his ultimate, is Release the Kraken that does a lot of damage, slows enemies within its radius. And if an enemy is in the center where the kraken spawns, they take additional damage and are thrown into the air and stunned. This is a fatal ability to use in a team fight to get a lot of damage or to secure and can combined with your 3 right before it to get even more A.O.E damage.
  • Ability = Area of Effect Ground Target 
  • Cooldown = 90s 
  • Tidal Meter =- 50 % 
  • Cost = 100/110/120/130/140 
  • Damage = 170/195/220/245/270 +30% of your magical power. 
  • Bonus Damage in the Center = 180/220/260/300/340 + 60% of your magical power. 
  • Slow = 30% 
  • Stun in the Center = 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2s 

How I Build Poseidon:

Basic Build:
Credit to EliteOwnage on EliteOwnage.com 
   When I play Poseidon I go for a power build and usually start off with Vampiric Shroud and a piece of Warlock’s Sash and health and mana potions because the give early sustain along with some power along with extra health, mana and a little MP5. From there I go into Shoes of the Magi for more power and mana along with some penetration and movement speed. Then I go into Chronos Pendant for my 4th item so I can get major cooldowns, more power and MP5 so I can cast a lot more and do more damage. Then I go into Bancroft Talon to get some more sustain with its lifesteal and more power. My 6th items I go into either Obsidian Shard for power and pen or a defensive item in depending on the situation. 


Credit to EliteOwnage on EliteOwnage.com 
    After I finish my this I usually will sell off Vampiric Shroud and build toward Rod of Tahuti for a even more damage to end the game. For active I usually get Beads and a second item depending on the situation.


Summary:  

 I love playing as Poseidon, and think he is a very good mage with the ability to do a lot of damage and change the Tide in team fight and help his team. If you're looking for a fun mage to play that is can do a lot of damage check out Poseidon the God of the Oceans.

Monday, September 28, 2015

God Guides and Reviews


This is going to be a page where I write about each and every God in the game as I play them. I'll tell you how I play them, what I build on them, if I think they're good and if I'm good with them. If you guys want me to review a particular God, have questions about how I play them or any constructive criticism leave a comment below. #SMITE #SMITEgame #StudyLikeAGod



Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Smite Slang

If you're new to Smite or MOBAs in general, there are a lot of words that you won't understand and need to know so here are the words that I didn't know and think are important. #SMITE #SMITEgame #StudyLikeAGod


A.
  1. ADC - Attack Damage Carry, these are usually hunters that are weak early game but can carry their team late game.
  2. AFK - When someone is Away From their Keyboard for a long time
  3. Aura - When an item affects the people around you. (Can be applied to teammates or enemies)

B.
  1. Back - When you use the B button to go back to base without walking down lane or through the jungle
  2. Beads - an abbreviation for Purification Beads which is an item which that removes crowd control and prevents them for a certain amount of time depending on its rank.
  3. Body Block - Standing in front of a team mate to block an attack or to just block a minion or enemy from  from getting somewhere.
  4. Buff - something that boost you and/or your team's stats or health/mana.
  5. Build - the  combination of items you build on a character.  
C.
  1. CC- Crowd Control effects that prevents your God from acting like normal either messing with your movement or preventing your abilities,attack or items
  2. CD or Cooldown - how long it takes before you can use an ability again, usually 10ish seconds for normal abilities and longer for Ults
  3. Cleanse  -
  4. Creeps - non player controlled characters, minions
D.


E.


F.
  1. F6  - To start a vote to surrender or to vote yes to surrender (ONLY WORKS IF A MAJORITY VOTE YES and after 10 minutes in the game )
  2. F7 - Voting not to surrender after someone starts the vote
  3. F6 at 10  - When the game just starts off really bad and you don't even want to play through the 10 min but have to.
  4. Farm - When you focus on killing minions or jungle buffs to get gold an exp so that they can level up and be able to buy items faster.
  5. Feed - When your team repeatedly dies to a specific enemy giving them an significant lead in levels and gold.
  6. FG -  Fire Giant, a jungle buff that gives you team a +70 Magical Power, +50 Physical Power, +4% HP5 and +2% MP5, and also grants 20% damage increase versus Towers and Phoenixes for 4 minutes..
G.
  1. Gank - Come out of the jungle from behind or through the jungle and kill and enemy.
  2. GF - Gold Fury ,a jungle boss that will give everyone on the team a lot of gold.
  3. GG - Good Game
  4. Glass Cannon - Building a God so that they have a lot of damage but has no defense at all.
F.


G.


H.
  1. HP5-  the amount of health you regenerate during a 5 second interval.
  2. Hyper Carry - Gods that are really weak early game but can wreck late game and require a lot of farm and item dependent , most hunters are hyper carries but some non hunters like Chronos , Kali and Mercury.   
I.


J.


  1. Jungle (Map)  - The part of the map between or around lanes where buff camps are found.
  2. Jungle(Role) - The member of your team that does most of the buff camps and xp camps during the game and help out lanes when they need to. Mostly played by assassins.


K.


  1. KS or Kill Steal - When you steal a kill from a teammate, even its not intentional its good practice to say sorry.


L.


M,
  1. MP5-  the amount of mana you regenerate during a 5 second interval.
  2. Mid -
N.


O.


  1. OP-  Over powered, means that a character is better than most if not all others and is too strong and needs to be balanced.


P.


  1. Poke - when you use your abilities on an enemy player with no intent to killing them but to push them back in the lane.
  2. Push - when you push down a lane you push thought the enemy minions and take their tower or Phoenix.


Q.


R.


S.
  1. Stacks - When an item gets more powerful the more minion or God kills you get.
  2. Swallowed - When you get surrounded by the enemy team on all sides.


T.
  1. Tanky - Building you God so that they have a lot of defense but minimal attack investment.
U.
  1. Ult/Ultimate -  Each Gods 4 ability that does the most damage, has the most effect. Usually saved for crucial moments in game like securing a kill.
V.


W.
  1. Ward - An item that is placed on the ground somewhere on the map that that show enemies on the map and ping that location.
  2. WP - well played.
X.


Y.

Z.