That's what i'm saying, they can't tell the hindu's what their doing with their gods is cool, but doing the same to christianity/judaism is crossing a line. In effect they are saying that hindu isn't a real religion. Btw are any off the other religions mentioned in the game still practiced? As a Swede i can say we do not worship Odin and Frigga anymore, and the Thor movies are awesome.
They aren't saying at all that it isn't a real religion. Remember, every single one of these gods was thought of as real and worshipped at some point in time. It's simply the battleground of the gods. Here's a quote from Todd Harris.
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Harris initially responded by stating that Hi-Rez decided to use figures from the Hindu faith because it is one of the world's oldest and most diverse religions, providing a good base of inspiration for several characters. SMITE also pulls from Greek, Chinese, Egyptian, and Norse mythologies, Harris stated. The game, which is now in closed beta, will include more deities as development continues, not fewer.
GameSpot requested comment on whether the company plans to implement figures from Abrahamic (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) religions into its game in keeping with its diverse roster of characters. Harris answered, saying Hi-Rez includes a diverse staff and that Abrahamic figures were not included mostly for gameplay reasons: its tradition does not have stories about deities fighting one another with "awesome abilities," he said.
"From [the] perspective of a video game, the key Abrahamic figures--Adam, Noah, Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, are not that interesting in character design or gameplay. They are all human. They never overlapped or interacted with one another. They certainly never fought each other in dramatic fashion with unique abilities. They are all peaceful--at best they would be support characters," Harris said."
Yes, a bit large.