When comparing Nimble Quest vs Vainglory, the Slant community recommends Vainglory for most people. In the question“What are the best free-to-play iOS games?” Vainglory is ranked 1st while Nimble Quest is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Vainglory is:
For a mobile MOBA having 32 characters to choose from is not too shabby, which gives a nice level of choice to the player as well as stretches the content of the game for those that want to learn and customize each one.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Addictive
It's fun to collect upgrade heroes to try to get further and further each game.
Pro Quick pick-it-up-and-play
Very easy to play for even just a few seconds while waiting.
Pro 32 available heroes
For a mobile MOBA having 32 characters to choose from is not too shabby, which gives a nice level of choice to the player as well as stretches the content of the game for those that want to learn and customize each one.
Pro Works well on tablets
Tablets, with their larger screens allow for a good sense of control over the game, which makes Vainglory something that plays best on larger screens devices due to how much is happening on the screen.
Pro Cross platform Android and iOS support
Vainglory is available for Android devices through the Google Play Store, and the App Store for iOS tablets and phones. Users on both platforms are able to play together.
Cons
Con A lot of grinding
Like most free to play games, there will be a lot of grinding. While it is by design, for some it can get frustrating.
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.
Con Playing as a team in person is a huge advantage
Due to how difficult it is to communicate with other online team members the easiest method to get that communication working is to just play together in person. Of course this gives an advantage to those that do so.