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Pros
Pro Strict punishments for bad behavior
Vainglory enforces the Low-Priority Queue to toxic players who: AFK, lose intentionally, ping rudely, and leave during hero select causing matchmaking to take almost twice as long. These players must complete a number of games without breaking these rules to get out of the Low-Priority Queue, or risk even longer matchmaking and more matches needing completion.
Pro Better than other MOBAs
Mobile Legends skins are all pay-to-look-good whereas Vainglory skins can be crafted from scratch. The splash art and in-game look are truly amazing with different recall animations and in-game effects. Mobile Legends have an exclusive skin every month which you need to pay for. You have to be a starlight member in order to get that skin.
Pro Non-pay to win
Aside from a few skins and hero emotes, there really isn't anything to splash cash on making it so that the game does not rely on real cash to progress.
Cons
Con Controls take some practice to get used to
Unique controls which are extremely weird for most people. Basically same controls like LoL, but on mobile. Takes practice cause if you make a minor mistake, you could still get killed by enemy team. Practice and practice and you'll get used to it.
Con Servers aren't the greatest
You need very good internet speed to be lag-free. SEA servers are the only one who often encounter server problems. This may be because of the number of players online or carrier connections.
Con No longer supported, Community edition only available
Vainglory devs lost their servers and released a Community Edition, which is currently on pause development-wise. The game has been pulled from Steam, Samsung, and Amazon platforms, and is only available on iOS App Store and Android Play Store. Developers intend to get back to the game in the future, but there's no definite timeline.
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Comments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Con Kind of pay-to-get-good stuff
You can obtain golden tickets for 5v5 early access, however, if you want an instant ticket, you have to pay $20 USD to straightaway obtain one. Pretty much pay to get good stuff?
Con Too slow
It is way too slow, damage is too little in pvp combat and the movement speed is slow as well.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Playing as a team in person is a huge advantage
Playing the game together in real life gives an advantage over those who play solo-queue or away from friends due to the in game communication consisting of only pings and preset messages. (Updated. Now teams can only be matched with teams.)
Con Single map
As the title suggests, there is only one map (the Halcyon Fold) in the game, which means there is only the usual strategic positions and same old hiding places (which can give veteran players who have memorized said positions an edge over novices). It can also look quite redundant and may be boring.
Con Single lane and 3v3
It doesn't have three lanes, and no 5v5 .
It's not bad just because it's not like other MOBAs (a.k.a original).