Twitter Reacts to the Smite World Championship

Hi-Rez Studios’ 3rd-person MOBA Smite has been having its world championship all weekend over in Atlanta, Georgia. With a prize pool in the $2 million range and a supportive player base, plenty of people have been hyped for the final few matches on Sunday. If you’re not familiar with Smite, it’s a lot like your traditional MOBA except for its third-person perspective. The competitive teams play on a 5v5 map with the traditional dual-lane, two solo-lane, and jungler setup. 8 regions are participating in the World Championship for the $1.3 million grand prize. Here’s a roundup of tweets and reactions to the final matches of the championship.

If there’s one thing plenty of people agree on (our staff included), it’s how fun Smite is 

This is how smite is supposed to be, just pure fun. Great thing to see today #SWC

— ✨💖 Hellgrade 💖✨ (@Hellgradedos) January 11, 2015

Zap’s Apollo play was insane

https://twitter.com/fdotny/status/554333862462246912

The anticipation is palpable

Pretty big crowd here for day 2 of the #SWC. pic.twitter.com/Qz0XxBm6Y5

— Travis Gafford (@TravisGafford) January 10, 2015

Some of these games have been extremely one-sided

These stomps are hard to watch #swc

— Hafu (@itshafu) January 9, 2015

He’s been smiling the whole time

I can only imagine how much @CO_Wolfy is giggling during this showmatch. #SWC

— Dode (@WaterwingsHS) January 11, 2015

That spiffy OMG jacket is definitely worth the effort

https://twitter.com/LycaNinja/status/554335170422398978

They’ve definitely been keeping it interesting!

Loving @GoldenboyFTW's casting on this game with @HiRezDrybear! #SWC

— TheSarcasticOne (@Sarky0ne) January 11, 2015

… And Apollo ALWAYS goes HAM

What have we learned so far from #SWC … Herc and Nox are OP

— Thyrobster (@thyrobster) January 11, 2015

Hopefully an infinite amount

https://twitter.com/ruxiangh/status/554336148819292160

The production has been awesome!

https://twitter.com/themitchmatey/status/554335838213902336

Basically sums everything up

https://twitter.com/TNGInterwebz/status/554329456786309121

So there you have it folks! The Smite World Championship has done a lot to advance another eSport a midst the League of Legends and Dotas of the world. What are your thoughts on Hi-Rez Studios’ MOBA? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!