The firstSmitecarved out a niche for itself as the first fully 3D MOBA game.

Support your Smite 2 team with these gods.

The question of which game is better is difficult to answer.

League of Legends champions together in a collage image.

Ultimately, one leans more toward action, while the other is more strategic.

It has millions of active players across every continent.

The player base for League of Legends is relatively competitive compared to Smite 2.

Barbwire from deadlock left, Sol from smite middle, vindicta deadlock on the right

Smite 2, on the other hand, has a smaller, more close-knit community.

At any given moment, a few thousand people are playing it on Steam.

Compared to League of Legends, Smite 2 has a more casual player base.

A collage of classical images of Saturn and Amon, with an image of Baldur from God of War 2.

However, its smaller community allows for easier communication with the developers, enabling faster implementation of balance changes.

It currently features roughly 170 playable characters, compared to Smite 2s 50.

Smite 2 plans to adapt all the gods from the first Smite.

League of Legends vs Smite 2.

Meanwhile, League of Legends continues to expand its roster with new champions featuring innovative mechanics.

6Creep Waves

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The minion wave is critically important in MOBA games.

It influences the tempo, controls the map, and determines how characters grow stronger.

Athena stands on the left, Aphrodite hovers on te right, and Cabrakan stands in the center, all in Smite 2.

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Much of the skill in League of Legends revolves around achieving the highest creep score.

Most of the League champion backstories are extremely tragic, but still amazing.

Which backstory is the most well-written overall?

Fiddlesticks fighting Ms. Fortune in League of Legends.

While last hitting is present, it only provides a 25 percent gold bonus.

In contrast, Smite 2s third-person perspective places a heavy emphasis on aiming your shots.

Much like in third-person shooters, Smite 2 demands a good deal of dexterity, anticipation, and accuracy.

Nasus in the middle of a team battle in the jungle in League of Legends.

4Camera

The third-person perspective is likely the most obvious difference between Smite 2 and League of Legends.

Like most MOBAs, League of Legends uses a top-down perspective similar to an RTS.

3Monetization

One of the most expensive aspects of League of Legends is the need to buy runes.

Anubis throwing an auto attack in Smite 2.

Runes provide small buffs to your characters health, defense, and damage.

While they can be purchased with free currency, equipping them requires rune pages, which cost real money.

Smite 2 has no such mechanic.

Poseidon throwing spells in a team fight in Smite 2.

2E-Sports

League of Legends has been at the forefront of esportsfor several years.

Riot Games has organized season-long events with massive tournaments across various regions, culminating in a world final.

The money and glamour surrounding League of Legends are beginning to rival those of traditional sports.

League of Legends E-Sports Championship Enrique ‘xPeke’ Martinez

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Both Deadlock and Smite 2 shift the usual Moba perspective, but which one should you play?

Smite 2 generally caters to a more casual audience.

Its players are not as competitive as those in League of Legends.

League of Legends - Victory Screen.

Additionally, Smite 2s third-person perspective is less spectator-friendly, which limits its potential as a major esport.

1The Winner

Smite 2 is primarily an engine upgrade over the first Smite.

You might be surprised by all the deities that didn’t make it to the original Smite.

Live-Service Games

These are the ones we look forward to in the sequel.

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