How to develop a buying strategy?
Smite was the first MOBA game I played. After trying the various game modes on the Xbox One version I stuck with the straight forward Arena game mode. I enabled the auto-buy features and just dedicated my gameplay to getting stuck into the action.
Over time I started to play more Joust and Siege games. I experimented with disabling the auto-buy but just didn't seem to find a way of deciding which items to purchase. I reverted back to auto-buy and haven't really given that choice a second thought until...
I started playing some Conquest matches. The matches appear to be a lot longer, with levelling being slower. I know feel at a disadvantage because I am kind of locked in to certain attributes for a longer period of time than in other game modes. For example, if the auto-buy upgraded an ability I rarely used it would only be a minute before my favoured ability was upgraded.
What should I do to decide on a suitable build? Is it worth sitting in spawn for 20-30 second intervals deciding on which item to purchase? Should I really reconsider the auto-buy option?
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It depends on why you're playing. If you just want to have some casual fun, auto-buy is fine. If you want to be competitive or have finer control over the game, auto-buy is a terrible option.
You're concerned that it will take 20-30 seconds to figure out what to buy each time you go to the fountain. That is true, but only for a little while. As you keep playing and gain more familiarity with the items, you will spend less and less time figuring out what you need to buy and you will be spending 1-2 seconds in the fountain instead of 20-30; however long it takes you to just select what you want and be on your way.
There is a ramp-up time, but it's worth getting through it so that you have better control over your stats in game. If the options are truly overwhelming at any point, there is still a recommended list of items you can cheat off of.
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Builds aren't just "made", it's not "Eureka!". They come from experience - something you lack(for now). Therefore, you should either use auto-buy(which I often found lacking), or some builds made by guys from internet(these are usually a bit better).
When you play the build (and/or) character long enough, you start seeing the connections. You're buying this because it gives you concrete benefits. You buy X before Y because it maximizes gain from X, but sometimes you go for Z in between... Once you play long enough, you will see what you need most - and you will know items well enough to compensate for that.
The example I like is StarCraft - when you begin, you have absolutely no idea what to do, which build is good, etc. If you play long enough, you will see that your race does this good, this bad, the timing for X is this, and because of that you abuse Y, and so on...
Builds are just observations. For now use someone else's observations, but develop your own. Soon enough you will be able to experiment. You will know when the moment comes.
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