ARTICLE
Is the Mana buff needed in all
Damage buff is mainly used to
SMITE game modes? The Mana
gain the upper hand on your
buff is benefited more in Conquest
enemies. The strength of the
than in Arena or Joust matches. If
Damage is recognized as being
the Mana buff were to be removed
so great that in some Arena
from the Arena and Joust maps, it
matches, opposing teams may
would have little effect on the overall
start fights in order to get the buff.
meta game in SMITE. Removing the
The Damage buff in Joust
Mana buff from Conquest would
matches works as well as it does
have more problems because
in Conquest and tends to keep
players start off so weak in Conquest
its usefulness on gods that are
games, removing the Mana buff
building power throughout the
would make the early/mid game
entirety of the match. Because of
meta more difficult for many solo
its location on the current map,
and duo players. Players would not
it is easy to catch or be caught
be able to clear minion waves as
by enemy gods when trying to
aggressively, possibly harass enemy
get the buff, so one needs to be
gods in lane, or get kills as quickly
cautious when in this situation.
due to the lack of Mana or cooldown.
Is the Damage buff needed
in all SMITE game modes?
THE DAMAGE BUFF
The Damage buff seems to be
universally useful in all game
The Damage buff in Conquest
modes due to the amount of power
is usually taken by players in the
that it grants. It helps push the
mid lane or by the Jungler. In the
game along faster, letting players
early stages of a Conquest game,
more easily attain kills and push
players in the mid lane may use
for objectives. If it were to be
it to help them push their lane
removed across all game modes,
while Junglers may use it to help
gameplay may take longer and
them clear other jungle camps.
bring a new level of difficulty that
Towards the mid and late game,
players would have to adjust to.
the damage buff may be picked up
by any god that is building items
THE SPEED BUFF
which grant them large amounts
of power. This power can be used
At the start and toward the
to push objectives to help kill
mid of Conquest games, the Speed
enemy gods or kill their Titan.
buff is usually picked up by the
In Arena matches, the
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