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Split, moving Lassiz back to his roots in the mid
announcing that their Hunter, YOUNGBAE, will
lane and DaretoCare to the jungle. Unfortunately for
not be playing on the main Dignitas roster. DiG
Eager, they lost their support player, Aror, during the
says that the team’s coach, Barn, will be playing in
third week of the Summer Split, prompting them
the Hunter role for the final week of the Summer
to bring in PolarBearMike to take over the position.
Split, and that the team will be making a decision
Whether this change will end up costing Eager their
soon on a new permanent member. Can Dignitas
shot at the top during the rest of Season Two, the
rally and present a strong showing for the Fall
roster change has definitely shaken them up.
Split Qualifiers with a new Hunter in the mix?
Support player Jigz on Cognitive Gaming left the
team during the early weeks of the Summer Split
THE LAN
to become the coach for Team SoloMid, leading to
Cognitive moving Homiefe to the Guardian position
and bringing on bchm as their new Jungle player.
Enemy also suffered a late breaking
roster change, with their support player,
MattyPocket, stepping down and being replaced
The culmination of the Summer Split is the
Summer Finals LAN event. This will be held on
July 24-26 at Hi-Rez Studios in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The event will be bigger than the Spring Finals.
Six teams--three from Europe and three
by ChrisPocket. The new roster hasn’t helped
from North America--will be traveling to the LAN
them get their first win in the Split, but there
to compete for the top spot in the Summer Split
are definite signs of life for Enemy.
for an overall prize pool of $75,000. Additionally,
After the fourth week of play, iRaffer, the Guardian
these teams will automatically qualify for the Fall
for Epsilon ESports, was banned for two weeks of
Split for the SPL, putting them firmly on the path
competitive play, forcing Epsilon into a dangerous
to next year’s SMITE World Championship.
position going into their match with Titan—picking
Big things are happening in the SMITE
up a substitute player against one of the top EU
Pro League, and it is one of the most exciting
teams. Can Epsilon overcome this challenge to their
times to be a fan and player of the game.
presence in the SPL and still make wins happen?
We’ll continue to keep you up to date on the
Finally, Team Dignitas released a statement
SMITE competitive scene next issue. ■
right before the final week of Summer Split play
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The Official SMITE Magazine Issue #15
By Joshua Newberry
The GameOn Magazine