Joshua: I was friends with Asim Shreshta, one of
I also enjoy playing Ra and Anubis. I never
the SMITE Mag artists. In March of this year he asked
really played Anubis before his re-work; his
if I would be interested in writing for the magazine,
aesthetics always turned me away. But I started
because they were looking for new talent. I jumped
playing him a lot more last month; I love him.
at the opportunity, and the first piece I had published
He’s definitely my favorite Mid-laner right now.
was the very first Diary Of feature. The next month
saw me making up one half of the very first Versus
articles. It’s been so much fun working with this team.
Jorg: This is a hard one. Class wise I prefer
Guardians and Warriors, but I make a point of
mastering all the gods once they come out and I’m
Derrick: I started working for SMITE Mag around
October of 2014. I was on the SMITE subreddit
the proud owner of 66 masteries! If I had to pick one,
it’d be Athena. I just love how ham you can go with
looking around and saw a thread looking
her, how mobile she is around the map and
for new writers for, at the time, the SMITE
the taunt of doom is just way too much fun.
Community Magazine. I threw caution to
the wind and decided to try for a position as
Joshua: I am usually a Support player
a writer. I then submitted an application to
as well, but have been branching out to
Kris West (Kaostic) of some things
I had written in the past and
was accepted shortly after.
the Mid position lately. I have to say
my favorite god to play is definitely
Janus, because I like being slippery
and evade the enemy team as long
Q: Who is your favorite god?
as possible. Add in the chance for crossmap snipes, and you have a recipe for fun.
Jacob: I usually play Supports, but I have
begun to branch out lately. I am a beast with
Derrick: Originally, my favorite god was Nu Wa,
Ares! His Ultimate is insane! In Arena, I usually
but then she was reworked and I quickly lost favor
get around ten kills and twenty-five assists.
with her. Then Hi-Rez released Serqet and I had
The Official SMITE Magazine Issue #15
The GameOn Magazine 17