![]() ![]() Each character has their own set of core skills that can be upgraded with gold earned during a match, and you can also buy items to help restore health or buff your stats. ![]() Too many Hunters and you’ll be too weak to hold back enemies that try and blitz you with sheer might. Too many Assassins and Warriors and there’s very little room for manoeuvre when things go wrong. Much like Paladins and other MOBAs, the key is finding the right balance of classes. Hunters are good for griefing others from range Mages are ideal for taking out lots of foes at once with AOE attacks Assassins are all about speed and quick kills Guardians are slow but dole out lots of damage and Warriors are your classic all-rounder. Much like Paladins, Smite’s roster is divided into classes that each offer a different set of core skills and loadouts. Two teams of gods need to reach a certain score, and can rack up tickets by either killing other player-controlled deities, slaying various minions (controlled by the CPU) or guiding their own team’s minions to a portal on the other side of the map. Of course, this being a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena), gameplay boils down to the same simple set of rules. With support for cross-play (a feature that was also patched into Paladins at the end of last year), new adopters on Switch can start playing right away with Smite’s mix of team and objective based modes. ![]() #Smite servers how toWhile still in something of a beta phase on Nintendo Switch at the moment, Smite is nevertheless another prime example – at least from a technical standpoint – of how to port an online-focused experience to a handheld-friendly console. For everyone else, you’ll have access to over 90 gods and goddesses from across history – with more no doubt due to arrive in future updates. Of course, if you do happen to find using Norse gods or Arthurian legends offensive on a spiritual level, then perhaps this isn’t the game for you. While its roster of armoured deities is very much a recognisable bunch, you won’t have to worry about battling a steroid-addled Jesus (well, technically you can play as the Hindu god Ganesha, but at least they're treated with a little more creative respect). Thankfully, we’re not getting another Fight of Gods. #Smite servers fullBut can this god-battling multiplayer brawler bring its full experience to Nintendo’s hardware without too much concession? While Paladins has proved itself to be Overwatch’s only real competition, Smite’s MOBA-style has been giving the likes of League of Legends and Dota 2 a good run for their money. Following its success with Paladins: Champions of the Realm – which brought the team-based shooter genre to Switch with platform parity and solid performance – developer Hi-Rez Studios has now given its other big online hit the same handheld-friendly treatment. ![]()
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