Today on the Official Vainglory Twitch Stream, PlayoffBeard and Zekent provided us with a first look at an in-game tier three skin. http://youtu.be/kyNc94KvJ3M Also, in case you missed the tier 2 reveal, here's that as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTpec8Zi2SM The strength of the characters color definition, and overall feel of the skin will be an … [Read more...]
New Hero – Rona Leaked
The first in-game footage of the new Vainglory hero Rona has been found by @PocketS and @TinkeR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_MvmAdGuKU Video Courtesy of Keldegar What we can glean from this reveal: We already know that Rona is a Berserker class melee fighter that utilizes a new form of "energy" called Rage. In the video snippet we can see that as Rona causes … [Read more...]
Update 1.3 (Vox): What you need to know
Today's update is massive. I tried to make a post with snippets of commentary for each change and, well, it was almost as long as SEMC's original post. So here's the even quicker, dirtier version: Major Additions Vox drops today for ICE, Saturday for Glory. Click here for the hero spotlight. Spectator Mode for private matches with 2 spectators. Profile page revamp … [Read more...]
Meta: Solo Queue Communication
With the ever changing combat of the Fold, it's hard to stay on top of what the current hero metas are because as soon as one thing is running smoothly, someone discovers a counter. However, one thing that doesn't change is the need for communication. At lower tiers it's possible to ignore allies and still win. At higher tiers it's nay impossible. You can have the best team … [Read more...]
Meta: Why Invade Early Game?
Last week in our first meta article we discussed the current trend towards full-team jungle invades in the first 90 seconds. Today we're going to talk about that in more detail. There's a current trend towards full-team jungle invasion that's running rampant in the Halcyon Fold, but is it the best possible early game strategy? Let's look at the benefits. A skirmish early … [Read more...]