Vainglory: To the Sovereign’s Rise
Games such as League of Legends and Defense Of The Ancients, two among many other PC MOBA* games, sure are breathtaking for their intense battles and strategy. Now, MOBAs have reached the mobile platform and are now giving tons of fun to mobile gamers. As LoL and DOTA are to the PC, so is Vainglory to the mobile. Vainglory was developed and published by Super Evil Megacorp (SEMC) for both iOS and Android devices. It is one of the mobile MOBA bigtimers and is also one of the early birds in the said platform. People who don’t play this might ask: ‘What makes it special to play?’ Deemed Worthy Here are some reasons why Vainglory is deemed worthy to be played: raShiFs One of the factors that made Vainglory famous is the stunning graphics. Vainglory has console-like graphics that surpass most—if not all— the MOBA games out there, including PC MOBAs. Aside from that, it has a buttery smooth gameplay, and pairing this with the graphics makes players feel so immersed in it. ontrols With Vainglory, you don’t need joysticks that sometimes cover your view. Instead, you tap on a place where you want your character to go. The controls are very precise and you need to master them to become the best. This proves that there is more to mobile gaming than meets the eye; it is easier than PC gaming. aPe 0oGes In addition to a fiveplayer team, there is also a three-player team match. There are also brawl modes including Battle Royale, Blitz, and Onslaught. Each mode will bring you unique and fun experiences that make you want to play more. 6Nins anG 7alents In Vainglory, skins are a lot easier to get using the ‘Blueprint’ skin-crafting, by which you just have to collect a blueprint of a skin and earn “essence”, which is a special currency for skins. With Talents, brawl mode gives a skill of yours a certain buff that makes the match crazier and more intense. EsSorts As mentioned earlier, Vainglory is one of the early birds in the mobile platform. In fact, it is the first to have a mobile esport in the entire history of gaming. Famous professional groups of gamers like Cloud9 have even joined the Vainglory esports. XPble e innin s The game’s development started in 2012 upon the forming of Super Evil Megacorp. The game was later unveiled at the iPhone 6 announcement during September 2014 as a way to demonstrate its graphics. Back then, there was only a 3v3 match with one lane and a jungle at the bottom. On March 5, 2015 at the Game Developers Conference 2015, it was announced by Super Evil Megacorp that Vainglory would be getting an Android port. After undergoing a closed beta, the game was fully released on July 2, 2015 in the Google Play Store. After three months, on June 2015, Vainglory had its first esport tournament. During 2017, they added keyboard and mouse support, added more heroes, skins and features such as the Onslaught mode. Then just this year, in February, Vainglory released its 5v5 map and implemented the “blueprint” skin crafting method. Future updates include better
team coordination and matchmaking performances. hat s the 6eFret Vainglory was founded by game developer veterans from Rockstar, Riot, Blizzard, and Insomniac. They’ve had a lot of experience in designing games. But the challenge here is designing a game that can be handled on such a small device. Sure enough, a game like this will probably make your device heat up fast or lag a lot. One of the solutions to these problems is a gaming engine. In this case the engine is called the EVIL Engine. This customized built-in game engine helps the game process command screen display; without it, the game would not be possible. The future of Vainglory remains to be seen. What we know now, though, is that Vainglory has a lot more in store for us and it has the capacity to be on par with other MOBAs that have preceded it. *MOBA: Multiple Online Battle Arena