HE BANNED MY T.I.L.T GOD AND COUNTER PICKED ME! 

I haven’t played for about a year or so ima get on for a bit tonight I haven’t been verbally abused in a while ngl kinda missing it 😂

Chief, I don't play Smite... and when I do, I usually regret it. I'm watching your channel 'cause I want something to distract me from the crushing reality of having to live through my job, other job, workouts, cooking and cleaning. I am sure many people do so, since you're just perfect mix of entertaining and chill. What about trying to take one day a week off Smite and giving us some Lies of P, Hellblade I, Portal... (Perhaps splitted into 1-2h gameplay sessions or... y know, any better idea.) See if people like it, see if it gets views. If this game is dying, don't let it drag you down as well. We all know hunters running around with fatalis isn't gonna make people stop uninstalling anyway.

I have to imagine quite a bit of the playerbase drop off is people just waiting for Smite 2 at this point. They kind of shot themselves in the foot in that regard. Feels a little pointless to sink time into Smite, when Smite 2 is just around the corner

I was a closed beta tester for Smite, I remember playing when Ra 1 hit multiple times if they ran the same path, when Ao Kuang was Kukulkan and Sun Wukong was Hun Batz. I haven’t played Smite in probably 5 years but I watch every one of your videos. I watch for you way more than I watch because of Smite. You’re just a grade A dude and make great videos that I can watch for a bit and decompress about real life. I’m rooting for you, I imagine Smite 2 releasing will bring in a lot of attention.

I haven't played Smite since like season 6 but I still watch every single video you put out. And if Smite died tomorrow and you started doing something else, I'd watch that shit too

I use to play on my nintendo switch, but the game is not passing the load screen before the game start anymore

Hey Sam, I haven't played Smite in years but I still watch your videos pretty often. Thank you for your content, I really really enjoy it!

When Said Hachiman's 2 gave him movement speed he meant attack speed. The skill gives you attack speed when you cast it and more if you stand in it, it also gives attack speed to other teammates who stand in it.

"Hand related activities" Sam 2024

hearing that the smite player base is going down makes me sad since it’s the first time in a while i’ve actually been having fun with the game. fingers crossed the drop is mostly from players just waiting for smite 2 to come out. even when i wasn’t enjoying the game i would always watch you and most of the time it would be your videos that got me back into the game, and i hardly even play duel. keep being you sam, hopefully everything’ll work out

We stand with the ass speach. If you don't your an op on sight

17:05 for sam playing five nights at vulcan’s checking the security ganks every 2 seconds roflmao

21:36 pause…. What do you mean “hand related activities”? 😂😂

12:47 AYO???

Hey Sam jw, do you plan on uploading any of your smite 2 games to RU-vid? Would love to see your experiences but can’t ever catch the streams

Love the tilt tryhard week ❤

I used to read a lot of books when I was a kid, then I found gaming and realized I could PLAY the story. Person probably one of those people that can’t read and it makes them angy

Despite not playing smite for almost a year now I love watching your uploads, been part of my day since seventh grade 8 years ago

Ngl Sam, i’m one of those people that went from daily watching to not watching you and rexsi for a like a solid year. Back to daily now, your personality and content are better than ever, it was smite that got a little dull.

Can we get set tomorrow? He's good right?

didnt notice that i wasnt subscribed... been watching you for some good months probably years man

14:17 If you think that's scary, Freya Hecate ring fatalis is back. If anything it's even better now than before since they replaced Hecate ring lifesteal for 15 flat pen so now you get 25 flat pen and no movement penalty while reducing their power and gaining power per auto.

Currently don't have a PC so I can't play but I would definitely hop back in.. it's been like 5 or more years since I touched the game, it's like a whole new game now

That Anubis got abused. He didn’t even get to ult😢

Other than cocaine is my new favorite thing to say 😂😂😂

Hey Sam I don't really play much smite but I watch all your videos and occasionally you influence me to play again for a day or 2! Love the videos

Haven't played smite in like a year but everytime I watch ur vids I get the urge go hop on

Let's gooo was waiting for a new video from ya budd you my fav of the smite youtubers :D

sam watches NL pog and holy shit that poseidon game was nuts

PC Smite player here. I have been playing daily since open beta. I stopped a couple weeks ago because the Steam Launcher dropped 32 bit as an option to boot from. Despite owning a pretty sweet PC rig, Steam wouldn't launch 64 bit, saying I didn't have enough memory. I have plenty of RAM (32gb) and VRAM but alas...and HiRez Support pretty much said "IDK." Anyway. This never fixed it before but I tried uninstalling and reinstalling for giggles. It worked. I'm back.

I’ve made an effort to like each video, I already watch every single one, comment on a few but I never like even though I enjoy. So now I make sure to like each vid before I even start ot

I'm from Honduras. Me and my friends really love your vids. You're the best. You should play tilt izanami some day. ❤

Since the login switch i cant get my account and support was not helpful at all so it killed it for me

Bro that Poseidon was so bad. It’s crazy how much you can get away with if your character is better than

I'm going to like every video posted for a year for the plead.

Damn. Good luck with the channel. Is be worried based on smites decline.

I am subscribed and watch as many videos as I can!

I quit for 2 years and some months but came back when I heard they were developing smite 2. Tbh I'm not surprised some people are taking a break expecting to make a come back in smite 2. That being said, as a joust player if they don't add the 3v3 mode I probably won't even play smite 2.

only for you sam, will i start liking all your vids

I haven't played Smite since 2021 but still watch your vids lol

Play a lot of Medusa in conq right now, im a adc main. I start with blink and take my 1 and 3 as first ability’s. After clearing the buffs at the start. I blink dash vipor shots the enemy adc. It full kills the enemy even with eagis. It’s a free FB and a snowball Medusa. Works better in mid u can farm the mage so easily

Lets GO! T.I.L.Th!!!

I think when he walked you down into tower your only choice was to turn and fight him, he was getting the back shots on you for some quick burst. If you turn and thorns I think it could have turned out differently for that fight

FWIW Sam, Apex is getting huge right now. You used to put out some Apex content and you were actually really good at that game. You may consider getting back into that in a limited capacity just to start building a portfolio of multiple games considering Smites slightly up in the air future. I personally haven't played Smite in over a year, I still watch your videos occasionally because of your personality, but mostly I click recommended videos on my homepage. . . which is currently flooded with Apex content from a ton of different streamers. I'd click a SamDudeTuber Apex video any day of the week Keep grinding pal

They announced Smite 2 way too soon. They let players know Smite 1 was dying without having the replacement ready. Now they realize their mistake and decide to throw away every shed of balance the game has, in a futile effort to bring players back.Tragic. My only hope is that this doesn't hurt Smite 2 as well... Anyway, GV man!

Mr. dadude, can we please get a Cernunnos game next video please, when youre close to rock his autos count for 2 hits

I haven’t been on smite in a very long time but that’s more because I recently became a dad and naturally just don’t have the spare time like I use to and I’m in the middle of a complete remodel of my house but I still love watching smite videos when I can. Keep doing your thing Sam, I strongly doubt I’m a lot of support to the channel but I’m doing my best 😅

I don't play Smite anymore but still enjoy the videos big guy!

The ultimate tilt thing for all smite players is to call their build weird lol

I havent played Smite on a consistent pattern because the player base got insanely toxic for no reason. around 2020, I was playing Clash of all game modes and for literally about 17 straight games I had teammates not play objective, chase kills deep into enemy side of map, and immediately blame their horrid build and choices on anyone that was focusing buffs and towers then sitting in fountain spamming "you rock, cancel that" it was overwhelmingly annoying, and killed my desire to play.

I agree with your take on games can be story driven as opposed to gameplay driven. That guy was a nutter

That was a mildly incomplete tilt. Medusa haven’t lost.

I don't play Smite anymore cause of time, Smite 2 in the corner and some net issues that I never had before.

Man , it's been a very long time since you can queue the same guy in duel over and over ..... Even with crossplay . I played 5 time the same guy in a row Yesterday . If he wasn't the same level i would have lost my head ...

I would watch u play the Elden Ring DLC and pokerouge tbh

Medusa Hawk Tuah build video please

I love smite but I've been struggling to enjoy it like I use to. Hearing you say fatalis is back made me so happy so I'm hoping we'll see old smite back, could be just my opinion but is what it is.

Hey Sam, I’d been a big Smite fan since it came out, and I’ve probably been a viewer for…4-5 years? Personally, I stopped playing Smite when they made the item changes and removed bruiser items from the game. It felt to me like the game was going in the League direction and kind of just making solo lane tanks and Mages the best at everything, and I didn’t like that meta whatsoever. But the return of bruiser items is exciting, and I pretty much never stopped watching ur content. Keep it up man, at this point I watch you for you moreso than for Smite.

It's because of the stupid revert. Nobody likes dying from a single ult, it's garbage. I saw someone literally get 1 shotted, 100% hp from a medusa ult, and she wasn't even fed.

Wasnt it bet at the last game a qins first instead of exe.. you would deal much more dmg

Staying on smite 1. Heard it here first 😅

Love the Content!!! Been watching along time, I would be sad if you had to stop YT. ❤❤❤ Much Love

hey Sam, I'm speaking for myself but I think a lot of people feel the same way. I've watched you for 8-10 years and I didnt play smite for about 7. I'm not watching for smite. I'm watching for you. I LOVE your video on other games like the tarkov era and all that. you'll always be part of my youtube routine and I wouldn't have it any other way! don't be scared to do other games sometimes. xoxo with love my dude

Maaaan around 4 minutes in that Poseidon kinda baited you into a longer fight while he had lifesteal. I feel like because you were behind (you're not often in that situation so when you are you tend to get a bit sticky with your plays) you saw him low and went for it but while behind the only way you killed him there was perfect execution before he life stole off wave and that perfect execution just kinda wasn't feasible safely

Sam man if smite ever dies you'll be alright. If you can build a solid following on smite you can do it again on any other games.

That item is pronounced Sha-lay-lee Sam, its from Irish celt tribes. Also, I haven't played smite in ages and love the vids

I've got about 2k hours into smite. Been playing since 2013 and while i hope smite 2 is a huge success, I don't think itll bring in a huge amount of people. It'll be a huge hit for me at least so i guess theres the silver lining.

Been playing almost every day since open alpha.. sorta sad to see the transition honestly. Never played duel. Hate duel. I’d watch you play other games I don’t dabble in just to laugh at your shenanigans. Understand the anxiety, but I promise I hit like twice and shared to my sock account 😅 Stay sexy, Samalander.

The reason they have declined is because it’s just a cash cow they have beaten for awhile now if they would do more for the players it would thrive like it used to

45:17 wasn’t even close

Smite is getting old and we are growing up, meaning that we have less time to spend on a video game. I am a beta tester but since the last four years, I only play on some Fridays for Omnipotance. However, I like watching you every now and then. Left a like for you. Cheers ❤

I think a lot of ppl are playing predecessor right now I have over 4000hrs in smite but I’m a bit burned out and I played predecessor when it was still paragon I love smite but I’m hoping smite 2 will grip me again but I can say Sam you always make this game entertaining for me and I appreciate all your vids

I know my comment doesn’t mean shit but one of the main reasons I’m on my last leg with Smite is because I keep watching these PC gamers with better a better death hud or the fact you can leap to see over certain walls as examples seems like console players will never be important to them.

I actually stopped playing smite, been waiting for smite 2 and playing the alpha beta for smite 2. However, I do like watching some smite content creators videos still. Hopefully you can do more smite 2 videos sam.

I did take a Smite break but I continued watching some of your videos, RU-vid has completely stopped recommending your videos to me, they won't even show up on my subscription tab anymore, I had to go to your channel and start watching from there... unfort

Still play occasionally on pc but yeah, feel like smite is dropping off a bit, idk

If I wanted bad smite gameplay, I'd watch Rexsi lol

Stopped playing smite for years but I’m a simple man if I see Sam I click🤷🏽‍♂️

You are the G.O.A.T

Subbed on multiple accounts, btw.

As a long time RU-vid subscriber, I think the loss in subs has been a mix of videos and the game itself, I think if you played some conquest and did some sort of challenge similar to fineokay winning a game in every role with the same god or played joust with a stack of friends you have good banter with similar to trell, you’d have more long term success.

I play smite every single day, since smite 2 has been released, I have stopped playing as much, I just dont really see the point in sinking more time in smite 1 if I wont be getting my favor, experience, worshippers etc into smite 2. Im glad I have my legacy gems but I like seeing imaginary big number get bigger lmao.

Brother, I've been subbed for years, even joined, just checked and I wasn't subbed? I'm still getting the videos and watching, unsure what that shit is about but someone should look into it

All games like this go through luls. Overwatch, league of legends and rocket league All deal with these same issues. Atleast smite is making an attempt at a meaningful transition.

I wish I could enjoy Smite like I used to but it just feels pretty bad lately. I love the game and watch pretty much all of your videos but actually playing the game is just pain.

I’ve watched basically every single one of your videos, usually within the first day they’re released, for the last 2 years. I’ve gone through your whole back catalogue too. I can say that when you take extended breaks, I tend to pick up other creators and get attached to their content. I know you’ve had to take breaks for your health and I totally get that, just pointing out that the breaks over the last year may have contributed to the loss in subs and views. The few weeks of no videos made me super sad with no Sam to watch, I was forced to watch other smite creators. I came back because I love your content. It’s gotta be a hard balance to strike, because your health is super important to you and all of us regulars. Love you buddy, I hope you can weather the Smite storm.

I’m genuinely curious why you haven’t tried uploading other games or series as often as you do for smite on RU-vid? I get streaming not being as popular but RU-vid is a whole other beast

Smite2 leek was too big and too early,, i played smite1 straight since season 3.. for 2 montb or so i dont even think about starting smite1 cuz i just waiting for smite2 release.. my brain keep saying 'its not worth playin smite1 anymore'.. thats how it is man.. but i still watching every of your vids for years sam

Meduza v Anubis theres no way anubis win...

not sure if its your thing buttttt personally I'd love to see some "lets plays". could dedicate an hour long vid a week towards making progress on some games or even stream! nothing wrong with having some variety! you'll always be the smite OG

Hey Sam I watch you everyday sorry I thought I was subscribed but I checked when you mentioned it and I wasn't so I am now

i bought kingdom hearts because of you lol

Discordia tilt?

Till I get whooped Wednesday

I stopped Smite because they stopped releasing new gods. I'l be back with Smite 2 but in all honesty I have 315 days in this game and If the gods dont release at least 1 every 2 weeks I wont play. Especialy with the new horrible UI for console

Smite needs to ....(imho) 1. Get rid of actives. Personally I hate actives and I feel it takes away from the actual knowledge and abilities of the god itself. 2. Bring back starter items to duel. 3. Stop focusing on conquest. Everyone who doesn't play conquest is basically considered a second class citizen by Hi Rez. 4. Stop making Smite 2, it wont overtake normal Smite. Just work on bringing normal Smite to the new game engine. Free Jam made this same mistake with Robocraft. Among many others. 5. Streamline the extras. Theres too much going on. Trying to milk what they can from the dying playerbase. It feels like a mobile game now. 6. Reach out to more RU-vidrs/streamers that play similar games to Smite. Alot of gamers dont even know smite exists, or have never seen/tried it themselves. 7. Design new maps/game modes. For instance picture playing duel with a random pick of like 5 maps. Would mix up gameplay and wouldnt be so stale. 7. Introduce tutorial game modes for new players to help them understand the modes and items better. Also better AI to play against. Idk...just a few off the top of my head....

idk why youve married smite this hard for so long. you could easily branch out and stream/record content from different games possibly once a week or every two weeks and id bet itd get views. we arent here SOLELY for the smite content, we're also here to watch YOU play

Is smite 2 projected to be more successful/bring players back?

Maybe the playerbase is dropping off because SMITE 2 was announced and people are just waiting for that? I thought I was subscribed but I wasnt haha...I just subbed

You still gonna go pro in smite 2?