In Smite, how do I address the problem of jungling/ganking in Joust 3v3s?

Solution 1:

It sounds like you're trying to be the "star of the show". I highly recommend not jungling. Early game success is mostly about team coordination.

At the start of the game your team has a choice. To invade, or go for buffs. Usually buffs are the better choice. Once buffs are collected, go to the lane and help your team with minions while poking the enemy gods. If you have a good team combo, you could pull off an early game deicide. Just be careful of their team combo.

If you're team dies, and you're in the jungle collecting buffs, you could be blamed, depending on how fed your team is, the gods you are all playing and the reason of their death. This would most likely be a team tower dive, in which case, you are too blame.

Early game does not revolve around getting kills, and if you die once early game, you can recover by working as a team and getting a kill. You don't need to be the one to get the kill. Smite is a game based around teamwork. A kill is a kill, no matter who gets it.

Personally, I find Loki to be quite a bad joust god. Try playing Thor. Try gathering some friends and coming up with a team who can combine ultimates. For example, Hades, Hou Yi and Thor. Thor can go into jungle and collect a buff, then ult. Hades and Hou Yi ult, and Thor executes the last bit of his ult, securing the kill.

Hope this helps, good luck!

P.S. I love loki as a character, but he performs better in Conquest or Arena.