[2020] Our responsibility as veteran SMITE players: Newbies

Because of what has happened over the last month (Covid, Chuthulu, Avatar) we are witnessing the largest spike of SMITE recognition and growth since I started playing 4 years ago.

This is going to open huge titan sized doors for us if this is maintained. More and better content, more diversity, a bigger SMITE pro-league, and more friends for all of us.

We as a community have a huge opportunity and responsibility to provide a positive atmosphere for the newbies, even if only for selfish reasons, for the betterment of us all.

We have all thrown out "you rock, oops, sorry, cancel that" "return to base, stay here." Some of the community go as far as to trash people on VGS for other players not being up to their standards. Hell, I've gotten the charged message here and there. We need to do our best to stop this and to correct each other. These people who are bringing new life into SMITE will not be good. They will not have the understanding that we have learned through years of playing. No amount of YouTube is going to prepare them to learn when the right time to dive tower is, when to gank, split push, go for OBJ. They need to learn that with experience and play time.

It's our responsibility to understand there are people on the road now with "driver in training" tags on them, and to give them room to learn; and for the daring few, take the time to teach them.

If anyone who is new and is reading this, I have played this game for a long time and have made amazing friends on this game.

If you are looking for someone to take the time to teach you and be patient with you I'd be glad to, DM me and we will link up.