Here's my plans after SWG video
-Stream will be this Friday noon CT
-Opened up different sites for patronage so people can choose what they like
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Thank you all for the support over the years
Extremely disappointed in
@MarvelRivals
.
Multiple creators asked for key codes to gain access to the playtest and are asked to sign a contract.
The contract signs away your right to negatively review the game.
Many streamers have signed without reading just to play
Insanity.
TLDR;
-Update on recent events
-More people came forward after my resignation
-Don't want to rush
-SWG Leads are not being transparent
Please read everything before watching the clip
This is my formal request to TF and the Olympians:
You didn't listen before. You promote mental health, equality, and safe spaces and in the same breath promote those who abuse each of these.
Remove PBat and DM Brandon from Smite
Remove Keemstar from RR (if you haven't already)
Just so you are all aware for the week:
I do not have SWC drops enabled for my stream.
Neither does Mattypocket, despite what he may tell you.
You have to watch one of the approved streamers or Smitegame for drops.
From the team behind The Escapist, we're excited to announce our next adventure, Second Wind.
@nickjcal
and
@YahtzeeCroshaw
will be live tomorrow at 11 AM CT to discuss our plans, where to support and when our first content will drop.
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If you stream SMITE, do we have a competition for you! Participate in the SMITE Season 9 Streamer Showdown hosted by
@join_nexus
for a chance to get a personalized item in game! This could be an announcer pack, avatar, ward skin, or global emote!
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There's a lot of reasonable questions that can be sorted out with nuanced discussion but it's important to deal with the unreasonable question first and foremost.
Is diversity in gaming good?
Yes
Anyone saying otherwise can't be taken seriously
Disappointed, but not surprised. Don't have to censor as much anymore
As I said, there's one more to do and then I'm done
Set up a temporary discord and anonymous questionnaire, so we can finish this up out of the public space
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You dislike game journos for giving your favorite game a 7/10
I dislike game journos because ethics stops them from outing a child predator (alleged, your honor)
A lot can be said for Sanguine/Leviathan consistency as a team.
Think about it.
Who else can go two years of playing Yemoja, Heim, Merlin, Susano, King Arthur, and the race card every time they get in trouble?
Cold Take premieres tomorrow for the third time!
I used the name and format on my own channel 3 years ago, so it's still mine. The new new look is my favorite so far.
Something is coming... Something that's hungry for blood!
@Stranger_Things
is coming to SMITE!
Make sure to tune in to
#SummerGameFest
tomorrow at 2pm ET for all the details, plus more info to come as part of
#GeekedWeek
!
Something in favor of Atlas:
Atlas ult reduces protections up to 50%.
Nemesis Ult another 30%
Ganesha Ult reduces protections by 55 flat
325 prots are now 10. If you see this comp, run away. Tanks don't exist.
The support lately has been insane. The passion in the gaming sphere is what made me take a risk a year ago and take another one this year.
I'd gladly work 80 hours like this over 40 doing anything else.
I'm fine.
Smite's fine.
I've taken on more voice acting/creative writing jobs and in my free time I make what I want. It's a good time.
It's not really a goodbye so much as I'm just a Smite normie now instead of a content creator for it.
Best thing that can happen at this point is Sony and Xbox fuck off into the live service ether
They don't want to make games. They want to be McDonald's
TLDR; 100% rock solid proof Mark Kern is a grifter. No speculation.
All the DEI stuff is BS. The top backer and guy who detracted his complaints did so because Mark Kern is holding his money and making him support the grift
Politics aside: a prosecutor asking if you play Call of Duty is one of the funniest things to me.
Good thing Kyle didnβt say he plays Smite or he wouldβve gotten 3 years minimum.
I am formally announcing my candidacy for Smite Olympian 2023
Smite Make Great Make Again
I'll be looking for running mates. Together we're going to make 2023 an unforgettable year (probably the same way Nixon was unforgettable)
"Forced diversity" is natural pushback against yassified homogenization
Every character that's not soft, pale, full make-up wearing is seen as a waste of spank bank material for some and that really upsets them
It's like crying that every item on the menu isn't chicken tenders
I have theory on this!
So the reason art is constantly invaded by business/tech bros is because ideas are the only thing in this world that cost "nothing" to make and the payout can be unimaginable. It's the closest thing we have to a money glitch. 1/2
I will never understand why of all the job fields for these guys to focus on replacing via AI, they focus on replacing the only job area that actually brings people joy to do: art.
This pass has given me a new hate for susano
You guys actually had me convinced that he took skill and auto attack cancelling to make the most of him.
You walk up, press buttons, and leave one escape up to get out.
I feel so scummy
This is why review scores are a mess
One group wants to use all the numbers on the 1-10 scale and the other is still traumatized by 70% being associated with C-grades
If 5 is terrible, 7 is middling, and 10 is impossible then use a 0-4 star system and be done with it
I'd like to remind everyone that this absolutely not true and completely out of touch with the reality of the video game industry. A 50 metacritic game can close studios
To anyone who knows me and forgot, or to new people: I donβt like scumbags. I am not civil with social predators. If you offer your hand out donβt be surprised if I spit in it.
It may not be illegal to take advantage of peopleβs good nature, but I donβt tolerate it.
For those wondering where we go next, here's a discord in the meantime!
If discord's not to your liking then that's fine as we'll make bigger announcements as we build back up elsewhere.
For now, it's back to the grindstone for me (after 2 days off)
Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. Join this discord for updates in the coming days:
Imagine
Benji is rumored to only play Smite for scrims (no casuals, no ranked, nothing)
Jarcorrr is known as one of the Smite no lifers.
Playing Smite makes you worse at Smite. Confirmed.
Severe Bruh Moment:
I make the sexiest plays and spout wisdom (read bullshit) 24/7 that NEVER gets clipped.
But this.
THIS.
Calling my girlfriend βbabeβ on stream is what gets clipped???
Everyone talks about letting all characters build all items.
I raise you: let me build multiple of the SAME item. I want 6 boots. Centipede build. 6 Stones of Gaia.
I do miss having a bigger competitive league and format.
In other esports top 8, top 4, and top 2 finishes are deemed impressive. In Smite only the
#1
matters.
I am undercover in the Smite Challenger Circuit and I mean this in the nicest way possible.
I don't know how there is even a league to begin with with this level disorganization. Community tournaments are ran more professionally than this.
Shooters hyperbalance nowadays because they don't want players to get stomped and leave
But
They also do nothing to stop the degenerate behavior that makes players leave
In other news: male loneliness is reportedly at an all time high and we have no idea
I have never made a more desperate plea that what I am about to say right now.
@riotgames
@RiotSupport
I need you guys to fucking do something. I am an incredibly strong person and I have been streaming for a very, very long time. But absolutely nothing prepares you for someone
Inspired to start a βShit Smite Reddit Saysβ series.
Todayβs hot take: βif you surrender as the Titan is dying youβre a selfish, childish, and toxic personβ
Iβm trying to hit that next queue bro!
You only believe in fresh starts for you after your numbers take hits. Youβve been doing it for 8 years. Thatβs why you kissed DMβs ass even AFTER a victim told you he was a predator.
You are one too.
This is the real world and it has consequences.
Well thatβs that.
Played ranked since beta, Masters the last 4 years, but as far as Iβm concerned Smite ranked is dead.
The devs are cluelessly designing for a clueless player base. Gonna mess around with builds in casuals until it all collapses in on itself.
There's cold takes.
There's hot takes.
Here's my tinfoil hat take:
Boots are being removed from Smite because there's some primordial spaghetti code growing more and more unstable attached to it.
There's a man outside my door dressed in black asking me about my car insurance.
I want a custom template called Gun Game.
10 players, free for all, one ability.
Every time you use the ability you get a new random ability.
It can be any ability from any god's kit. Maybe you get 2 ults in a row or maybe you get 3 stance swaps in a row.
Shut up
@SSGELLEON
Youβre part of the problem in the Smite comp scene
You pair up with scum bags and then get mad you get fucked over by integrity rulings?? How about you behave for once?
βEl Leonβ mis nalgas. βChapoβ definitely suited you more, you crook
Smite boggles. π We have one of the most toxic casual scenes and one of the softest pro scenes.
People actually crying Layers said βyou fucking stinkβ
β‘Announcing SMITE 2!β‘
β A true sequel to the mythological third-person MOBA
β Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5
β More godlike impact, strategy, and creativity than ever before
π Wishlist and sign up for Alpha now!
β¨
Question.
Does anyone else feel like a game with a minimum playthrough time of say 20 hours sounds like a daunting commitment
BUT
Will easily put 2, 3, 4, 5 times that many hours into games with smaller time commitments?
I think an issue with Smite is it's grown mechanically shallow and informationally dense. Map, gods, and items.
Easier to play, harder to understand. Which doesn't really mesh well with the whole casual action moba vibe.
I have a feeling the corporate mark for "success" is making a game that sells as well as two games and then some
1 to recoup all costs
2 to fund the next project
3 anything left over is "profit"
The European Citizens' Initiative has launched! This is the biggest and most ambitious chance to create law on publishers destroying videogames they have already have sold to you. Get EU citizens to sign it!
"My lane is AFK"- Zapman
Probably the secret to Zap being a three time ADC.
I don't think I've seen an ADC play as if they're an AFK PvE bot aside from Zap.
He plays like he wants to win Smite.
Others play like they want to win Smite their way.
Palworld, Lethal Company, Only Up, Phasmo, Vampire Survivors, PUBG, etc. There's always that game that goes against preconceived notions of what a game should be to be a hot seller
In terms of sales: what people want is more important than what a game is
So which SPL team needs a cursed fan for the year? I'm out of a job
CV:
2nd Place guaranteed
You'll never hit a Kraken
Will be referred to as "veiny" and "handsome" on stream
Conquest guide collab
I will deny your existence for a week after a loss
There it is. Was waiting for the reddit thread about me ruining Conquest with the "Can It Support?" series.
I did say I was coming back to burn the game to the ground teehee
Thank you for the nominations!!
Being voted on as one of the best content creators of 2020 while simultaneously being told I am single handedly ruining Smite is a testament to my incredible range.
A vote for me is a vote for yes indeed I do declare