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Ok so look, I'm new to the 'gaming world'. I don't know any 'gamer' terms like "glass cannon", "tank" and etc...everytime someone said something like that I just think "what the hell are they talking about".It But anyways, the only reason I downloaded Smite (earlier this year, I know I'm late to the game) is because a friend recommended it, so I downloaded Smite to satisfy them. I realized I actually liked Smite but the thing was I was and still am completely *** at it. I was *** at Paragon when I first started, which was earlier this year, but now I'm doing very good on it. People always tell me that they think Paragon is harder than Smite, but to me Smite is harder than Paragon. Anyways getting back on topic, I just want someone to explain like all the characters, their weaknesses, their strengths, and etc... Most of all I need help BUILDING A DECK FOR THEM. I know some games the items can be completely useless, but I just need to know what items are good against who when I'm playing who and all that. (I mostly play Neith, Kali, and Amaterasu. I like playing Cernunnos sometimes.) Everytime I play with my one friend he always says, "You're build is complete trash. What are you doing?" I'm more of a verbal listener, I can't really learn when reading. So, I'm hoping anyone with a PlayStation that plays Smite can help explain EVERYTHING to me in a party. Sometimes I can be slow, so be patient though lol. I don't want this to be like a one time thing though, like I want you to freaking train me lol.

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If you learn better by listening, you might want to try some YouTube guides, or watch experienced players' streams. As for training, we have a mentoring subforum.

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I don't know what mode you're playing, but Branmuffin17 has a guide that explains everything you need to know about conquest: Magic Link.

Your build will change a lot depending on your god (and role if playing conquest).

About and Cern: nowadays, there are two Hunter builds: The Qin's route (, penetration and Attack Speed) and the crit route (2-3 crit items). There is more detail about those on Bran's guide if I recall correctly.

You can find Stuke's Ama guide here: Magic Link.

guide: Magic Link (Please note that will no longer exist in patch 4.13. Replace it for ).

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The different terms used in SMITE:

Glass cannon: A character that does a huge load of damage (cannon, a cannonball shot from a cannon hurts), but is super weak and can die almost instantly when attacked (glass, glass can be shattered easily.)
Tank: Almost exactly what it says on the hull, a tank is a character that can endure a lot of hits.
AA: Auto-attack, basically R2 if you're on PS4. (Left-click for PC)
CC: Crowd Control, The ability to control a crowd in a variety of ways. In smite, this means things that can slow you down and what not: Slows, stuns, roots, etc...
CDR: CoolDown Reduction, this shortens the time it takes for your abilities to "cool down".
CCR: Shortens the time that CC effects like stuns and slows have effect on you, they basically disappear faster. Doesn't work on some forms of CC, like a knock-up, and is useless against channeled abilities.
Channeling: The caster of an ability needs to stay close to "channel" the ability to his/her enemy.
Gank: A different term for "flanking". Mostly used in Conquest, this is when you, say, pop out from the jungle and attack an enemy from the side or rear, when they didn't know you were approaching.
Poke: Attacking an enemy from a distance with a long-range ability that allows you to damage them but be safe from direct attacks yourself at the same time.
Clear: The ability to wipe out the minion wave. The faster your god can do so, the better his/her clear.
Squishy: The opposite of tank, these character can usually only take so much before they'll drop dead.
Aggro: When minions try to attack you instead of other minions or towers, that means you've pulled their aggressiveness towards you. They attack you when there's no other target in range or when you damage an enemy god when they're nearby.
Split-Push: While the rest of your team is distracting the enemy team, you go to another lane and push the enemy's towers while they're distracted.

As for explaining all characters... jeesh that's going to take a huge amount of time. Not only that, I doubt that if somebody would already do that, that they'd know all 80+ gods in the game of the top of their head and how to play them the most effectively. I can give you the classes though:

Assassin: Very high damage output and usually have great mobility and an escape ability. They are very squishy, however, and therefore die pretty fast. Their job is to get in, secure a kill if possible and get out again as soon as possible.
Mage: Nuking. Pretty much the only job mages have is killing things... Yup. They're also squishy but have an insane amount of damage output, even higher than assassins. Not all of them have escape abilities though, and some have low mobility as well.
Hunters: More damage! High amounts of damage potential. Their damage is more consistent than that of Mages or Assassins, however, as hunters use mainly basic attacks to do damage while the other 2 classes use abilities to do so, which have cooldown. They are also very squishy, but usually have decent mobility. Not all of them have escape abilities, though.
Warriors: A mix of defense and damage. They'll still deal quite a bit of damage but they're also very durable most of the time. Their job is a mix of disrupting and killing. One time they'll be applying CC to set kills up, and the other they'll be out for themselves killing things.
Guardians: The ultimate tanks. High amounts of HP and defenses (usually). Their job is to defend the squishier characters and disrupting the enemy team through the high amounts of CC in their kit.

Builds for specific gods are a bit hard to do, since builds should be adjusted on the fly to counter the enemy team as much as possible, while not foregoing your role. If you want some build examples, try browsing the website here, that is, after all, what the site is mainly for: builds.

Tell your friend that instead of just saying "your build is trash", that he should actually tell you what to build instead. If he knows that your build is bad, then he must also know what is good, otherwise he wouldn't be able to know that your build is bad.

Regardless, I do have a PS4 and I do play SMITE on it. I do have some knowledge about the game, but I'm not entirely certain I'll be able to explain every nook and cranny of it.
I would be willing to help you, but only if:

It can be done casually. I don't want this to turn into a chore or job, unless I get paid.
It can happen in a respectful and friendly manner. If a game isn't going well, it's easy to get frustrated. I'd like to ask that if you happen to feel some frustration deep inside you, that you don't work that out on me.
I'm still a person, and I make mistakes. I also am not claiming to be an MLG-Pro player at the game, so whenever I say something, it'll mostly be correct, but don't pin it down in your head. The game is constantly changing so something I say now may not apply anymore next month.
I'm still allowed to do my own thing. I like helping people, but being chained to somebody 24/7 isn't fun either. Furthermore, as I already mentioned, bad games can get frustrating, so whenever I feel like enough is enough for the time being... it's enough, pretty much.

If the above is aOK with you, here's all the information you'll need:

PSN: xZero_Strike
Timezone: UTC +1 (Brussels)
Playstyle: Casual.

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With every Moba, it takes time to get used to the items and multitude of gods. If anything just ask on the site, play with experienced players, and try to learn yourself.

I can vouch for zero being a good player (and being the god of BBCode here).

If ya want my PSN is GameGeekFan, the same as my SMF name.

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making even switching mobas wonky

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wrote:

I can vouch for zero being a good player (and being the god of BBCode here).

How nice, thanks! Also, I haven't added you yet... How rude of me! I've sent a friend request at once.

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