1,000+ Damage Crits With ADC Zeus!

[@Rockmasterj]

Can't wait to grind to Deity with this technology.

[@craftchunks]

every time they add sunder back in its a mistake you'd think one day they'd learn

[@vivicastsdeath1463]

Crits make brain happy

[@Yoshi7787]

Okay, fine

[@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator]

Like, Zeus passive should have golden bow when you have 3 stacks to make his clear less awkward.

[@hoboonahelo5346]

Very demur of you to give us this technology.

[@kevinvanderzouw9147]

21:30 I was so proud of that hecate ult. Either way, zeus crit op

[@TheCrazyNinj4]

fine nooooo, u gonna make everybody pick zues adc now. my best pick, pain

[@walter5401]

Does zues autos have extended range?

[@yaboidonaldpump]

Day 89 asking for crit bake when he’s released in smite 2

[@Hasan10-oh7vl]

Love ittt !!! You need a video editor bro ? I can do a sample video .👊🏽

[@heretic_]

everyone can crit so why build anything else ?

[@bobbyboy4237]

When they add Janus Why would I go Janus crit and do 3 damage with my abilities

[@IIYaBoiJonny]

@@bobbyboy4237 u could probably just auto them to death while being super fast and slippery lmao

[@lycuna16]

Because not every god has auto attack modifiers?

[@POWDERPACKS]

Because Nuke builds are fun to

[@ryanharrison7384]

The Zeus 2 is almost quantifiably a downgrade from its smite 1 counterpart. The direct damage is similar (ignoring smite 1's amplified autos) and the buffs are almost identical (with the main differentiators being some partial haste in smite 2 and the smite 1 shield acting as an obstacle to shoot around). I think alec's comment that the new ability makes zeus better in adc seems unfounded. The old 2 provided profound threat deterring engaging in solo midrange combat vs. a zeus. The new ability guts zeus' early clear, dampens his isolated 1v1 potential, and gives him a smidge of haste and a slap on the ass on his way out. I think it "makes him a better adc" in the same way that if you make a god's kit worse, they are more encouraged to find different avenues of damage (AA in this case). This being said, the charges persisting through his 3 is massive for adc zeus, as now he isn't forced to choose between maintaining his passive AA damage or CCing enemies, and as alec elegantly explained in the video, crit on zeus is quite a boon. So, it seems like zeus 2 change was a nerf to balance/shoehorn him into using the new AA technology smite 2 Zeus has available.

[@b3stnoobever]

Not quite. There's pros and cons to the new 2 when compared with Smite's Zeus 2. While you're not able to poke at range with the 2 like before, you also aren't animation locked like you were with the old 2. This allows for immediate followup to ability damage which is really good for when you're being engage upon instead of having to 2-1 combo and hope you can get away. Now you can auto cancel-2-auto cancel-3 for immediate burst when being dove. Also I know a lot of people are using cowl for adc starters, but honestly bumbas dagger is better for adc starts imo as it acts as a golden shard which makes Zeus' mediocre clear irrelevant and synergizes well with the meta crit build for neutral obj and structures. TL;DR Zeus 2 is a buff in Smite 2 due to animation times + instant burst and the old 2 is unnecessary for his current clear.

[@ryanharrison7384]

@@b3stnoobever good points. I didn't consider the implications on zeus' reactivity with the new 2. Although in fairness, against a single target I would argue that getting 2-3 (depending on whether you hit your shield or a diving enemy first) guaranteed connections of chain lightning (and possible pulse damage from the 2) independent of nearby creeps contributes more to self peel than marginal animation length differences, but point well taken.

[@POWDERPACKS]

You're wrong but you're entitled to your opinion

[@samhowl]

Don't even need DB to crit for 1k lmao what a build path.

[@Ekskwkwkwkw2309]

Game looks same tho

[@stealthyturtles]

That skin sucks. They have long needed to fire whoever the art director is for skin concepts cause every character they just say “WWWWIIIINNNGGSSSS MORE WIIIINNNGGGSSSS!!!” And put a bunch of unnecessary shit on the back and sides of what would otherwise be a pretty cool skin

[@Calaman228]

There was a good reason why they removed that 2nd ability, now its here again in smite 2...