When comparing Vainglory vs Faif, the Slant community recommends Vainglory for most people. In the question“What are the best Android / iOS cross-platform multiplayer games?” Vainglory is ranked 1st while Faif is ranked 5th. 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.
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Pros
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.
Pro Cross-platform multiplayer
Faif has included cross-platform asynchronous multiplayer that works across Android iOS and the web. The player can choose to battle random opponents as well as friends by using a four digit code.
Pro Fun mix of puzzle and roguelike games
Faif uses and entertaining mix of match tile puzzle games and roguelikes, in that the player matches five tiles to complete moves such as striking their opponent or earning more health, Once an opponent is defeated the player then goes on to the next just as in a roguelike the player goes another level deeper into the dungeon.
Pro In game shop to purchase powerups with earned currency
During matches the player is able to go into a shop that has purchasable powerups. These powerups are purchased with in game currency that is earned from matching currency tiles while in a match.
Cons
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.
Con Can become time consuming and boring
The further one gets in the game the more time consuming matches may become, which in and of itself do not really add much to the actual gameplay, which may become tiring.