The Official SMITE Magazine Issue 9 | Page 38

ARTICLE WE ARE ALL PART OF A VICTORY By Julian Martinez We can all be a bit protective of our roles, whether it’s the Carry, the Guardian or the Jungler, we all want to take pride in our work. Y et remember, despite Remember that you will won’t do a thing to anyone. If you what people will tell probably never play with the report someone for being a noob, you, teamwork is what same people again. Unless you that isn’t a reportable offense. wins games, not individuals. play with friends 24/7 or you’re We were all new at one point or Sometimes people can be very making a ranked five team to another. Screaming and typing rude players, or other times people go to a tournament, no one will things about their mom will not overestimate or underestimate remember you once that match teach them how to play the game their allies. We all want to win is over. You can yell and scream better. SMITE isn’t asking you to however, so we are going to talk at someone all you want but it like every random that you play about a few reasons why you should always be considerate of your team while pursuing victory. The most important thing is victory, not your score. This may not be true for every player; some people always worry about their stats on those loading screen cards. You can have the biggest numbers in the world but if you can’t stay alive long enough to help push or you’re not in a fight when your team needs you, those numbers don’t mean a thing. If you have to sacrifice yourself for a teammate or your team, do it if it’s reasonable. No one is asking you to die every time for someone else, yet when the towers are down your stat card will not save you. 38 The SMITE Community Magazine Issue #9 The GameOn Magazine