Little do you know, MOBA has a lot of different genres. League of legends and Smite are completely different.
Sure it may include things as inhibitors like league, but you have to actually fight the nexus in smite. In league you don't have to fight anyone but the minions and champions.
In league you are controlling someone on the field, that's the lore. On SMITE you ARE the person which is why you see in third person. 2 completely different game styles and completely different mechanics. I never said I didn't like smite either, I enjoyed the game. I stopped playing when Sun Wu Kong got a re-work. It was fun, but the lack of choice between different play styles and no smart cast threw me off, which is why I stopped playing it.
I recommend this game to players who want more of a fun style in MOBA games, unlike leagues highly strategic gameplay.