When you realize Smite updates more than League

Heckin Support·Jan 9, 2016·15 votes·1,107 views

Smite has been around for a lot less than league, but they update their champions, maps, and release more content faster than league. I just wish Riot took the time and dedication that Smite had for some of their things, especially maps/champions. The Crystal Scar is absolutely outdated and needs an update really bad. Riot should have rotational game modes. We have enough by now to at least have like one a month. Better mastery system, including getting specialized skins based on how mastered you are of the champion.

I'm not saying one is better other the other, I just wish Riot put in some stuff that Smite has. Riot just threw in dominion, and completely forgot about it. Maybe I'm just seeing this wrong, or maybe it's because Riot has to work on actual lore and smite does not.

Tldr:Update dominion, add better mastery system, and please add a game rotation system.

24 Comments

Little Stick ManJan 9, 20164 votes

I cant imagine riot actually going back and updating any maps no money to be made there

VulcanIsHereJan 9, 20162 votes

except they've updated summoners rift (twice), and howling abyss (once)

MinardeJan 10, 20161 votes

TT got a rework years ago, but I only remember non-SR maps getting minor touch-ups since then. When was the HA update?

VulcanIsHereJan 10, 20161 votes

I believe when it initially came out it was a bit... ugly. Though that might have been when the map itself was in beta and they updated it on realeazse. I could have been wrong about it

RisenDarkKnightJan 10, 20161 votes

HA hasn't really existed for very long. There was a different one lane map for ARAM a couple years ago (called the proving grounds). HA is much better and replaced it. You also could argue the bilgewater ARAM map wasn't really a way for them to make money but it still was pretty cool and probably took a lot of time to develop (even though they didn't keep it).

I do wish they'd do more game modes/maps like smite (I'd really like a deathmatch like Ascension mode to be permanent), or at least dominion to be updated, but they did spend a lot of time on the ARAM map considering Riot's focus on SR and Esports.

LordForrestJan 10, 20161 votes

Uh, actually Howling Abyss was created when they finally added ARAM as a standalone game mode, instead of a custom game. Murder Bridge (A.K.A. The Proving Grounds) still exists.

FluxBoundJan 10, 20161 votes

no money to be made there

You forgot that part. There is money to be made in updating the only maps played.

FluxBoundJan 10, 20164 votes

I'd presume it's because it's new that it gets so many updates. If you look at it from a wider perspective, sure League has slowed down, but it's definitely not slow for a game that's been out for 6 years

RespectPlusJan 10, 20161 votes

dota2 updates 10x slower than league, we should be glad

TouchpadExpertJan 10, 20163 votes

To be fair, Smite is newer. They have all these ideas they can work with and the ground work is already laid out for them in that the gods are already conceived for them. It is easier to start up and build up champions whereas Riot has to do everything from scratch. In the long run Smite will run out of gods to incorporate while League of Legends is only limited by their creativity.

That being said, Riot is definitely getting complacent. They are the #1 MOBA in the world in popularity and the cashflow is coming in from all the skin sales. They don't feel a need to improve their product and are simply keeping the status quo and every so often checking up on the competition. I know Chromas came about in response to some other MOBA having a similiar feature. League of Legends has much greater potential but I think you're right, the people behind Smite are better at what they do in every single way.

MelledoneusJan 10, 20163 votes

Smite doesn't have half the playerbase League does. And their designers don't work on half as many projects or put half the time and effort into improving and updating the game.

Spicy RiceJan 9, 20162 votes

When you realize smite is a much newer game, and therefore has more things they can update more easily

Heckin SupportJan 10, 20161 votes

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When you realize smite is a much newer game, and therefore has more things they can update more easily

How does it make sense that a new game has more content than an old game? They just spend a lot more time working on gods, and of a god isn't up to par or the community just knows it's not good, they rework it in a decent time frame.

Vistha KaiJan 9, 20162 votes

Not that it's always good.

For example they completely stripped one God of identity, except for the name.

Darius StradaJan 10, 20162 votes

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Not that it's always good.

For example they completely stripped one God of identity, except for the name.

Nu Wa ?

morris1Jan 10, 20161 votes

Reminds me of a certain someone Karma

Vistha KaiJan 10, 20161 votes

Maybe. The one I had in mind was from Hindu... Kali, was it?

Sassmast3rJan 10, 20162 votes

I think that due to the fact that Smite has a much smaller player-base, this creates a much easier time updating everything. Changing/updating stuff in Smite doesn't require as much cautiousness since there are less people to please, and many less facets in the game to actually worry about (not that many, but a few).

NiyumiJan 9, 20161 votes

This is an F2P game and company. If it doesn't directly make them money, they don't give a damn about it, unfortunately. So, while it'd be nice for sure, it's not going to happen. : /

UB3R 1337 H4XJan 9, 20163 votes

Smite and Hi-rez are in the same boat.

BremoJan 9, 20161 votes

Riot already turned the bank...

La BarbotteJan 10, 20161 votes

you said it, they came out not so long ago, give them they years league's been out, they'll slow down, they eventually will startto run out of interesting gods to put out