<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
soft-launched	O
for	O
over	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
players	O
on	O
all	O
four	O
platforms	O
can	O
play	O
together	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
started	O
in	O
2012	O
upon	O
the	O
forming	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
September	O
2014	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
announcement	O
event	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
Metal	B-Library
graphics	O
API	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
entertain	O
players	O
for	O
hours	O
and	O
encourage	O
in-person	O
multiplayer	O
experiences	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
LAN	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
popular	O
MOBAs	O
like	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vainglory	B-Application
,	O
teams	O
have	O
five	O
players	O
who	O
each	O
control	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
hero	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weaker	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
minions	O
"	O
,	O
spawn	O
at	O
team	O
bases	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
lanes	O
to	O
the	O
opposite	O
team	O
's	O
base	O
,	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
and	O
turrets	O
en	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elo	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
Arpad	O
Elo	O
,	O
the	O
mathematician	O
and	O
chess	O
grand	O
master	O
who	O
invented	O
the	O
rank	O
score	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
rank	O
scores	O
in	O
Vainglory	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
started	O
with	O
seven	O
heroes	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
the	O
roster	O
to	O
56	O
heroes	O
as	O
of	O
Update	O
4.11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
offers	O
five	O
main	O
modes	O
of	O
in-game	O
communication	O
:	O
team	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
strategic	O
pings	O
,	O
static	O
chat	O
lines	O
,	O
party	O
voicechat	O
,	O
and	O
in-game	O
chat	O
(	O
introduced	O
on	O
Update	O
2.6	O
,	O
3.6	O
,	O
and	O
3.10	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
2.5	O
introduced	O
Talents	O
,	O
collectible	O
hero	O
upgrades	O
exclusively	O
for	O
BRAWL	O
game	O
modes	O
(	O
Blitz	B-Application
and	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
game	O
developer	O
veterans	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
,	O
Riot	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
and	O
Insomniac	O
founded	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
in	O
San	O
Mateo	O
,	O
California	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
for	O
tablet	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Vainglory	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
chose	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
of	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
Metal	B-Library
graphics	O
API	B-General_Concept
at	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
's	O
announcement	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristian	O
Segerstrale	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Playfish	O
and	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
EA	O
Digital	O
,	O
joined	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
as	O
its	O
COO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segerstrale	O
expected	O
Vainglory	B-Application
to	O
popularize	O
the	O
MOBA	O
genre	O
like	O
"	O
Halo	O
did	O
for	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segerstrale	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
Vainglory	B-Application
would	O
become	O
something	O
players	O
"	O
will	O
organize	O
their	O
lives	O
around	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
something	O
to	O
pass	O
spare	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
CBO	O
Bo	O
Daly	O
said	O
he	O
saw	O
PC	B-Device
MOBA	O
games	O
as	O
solitary	O
experiences	O
and	O
thought	O
tablets	O
could	O
make	O
the	O
experience	O
better	O
for	O
groups	O
as	O
a	O
reinvention	O
of	O
the	O
LAN	O
party	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
gaming	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
shared	O
physical	O
space	O
on	O
separate	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
esports	O
tournament	O
organizer	O
Electronic	O
Sports	O
League	O
announced	O
the	O
Vainglory	B-Application
Cup	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Vainglory	B-Application
competitions	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
elevated	O
their	O
partnership	O
with	O
ESL	O
in	O
Summer	O
2017	O
for	O
organizing	O
Vainglory	B-Application
8	O
NA	O
and	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2015	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
Vainglory	B-Application
would	O
be	O
getting	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
undergoing	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vainglory	B-Application
's	O
artwork	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
directed	O
by	O
Carlo	O
"	O
Chainsaw	O
"	O
Arellano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
invited	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Vainglory	B-Application
by	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
through	O
live	O
streams	O
on	O
Twitch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
2.8	O
(	O
September	O
2017	O
)	O
added	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
Mouse	O
support	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Samsung	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
SEMC	O
for	O
Samsung	O
DeX	O
,	O
a	O
docking	O
station	O
for	O
Samsung	O
S8/S8	O
+	O
/Note	O
8	O
to	O
connect	O
listed	O
device	O
to	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
that	O
a	O
5V5	O
mode	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
desktop	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Mac	O
users	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
mappable	O
keys	O
and	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
other	O
desktop	O
MOBA	O
games	O
like	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
using	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Mac	O
client	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
against	O
mobile	O
users	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fellow	O
desktop	O
players	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Rogue	O
Games	O
(	O
formerly	O
both	O
temporary	O
publisher	O
and	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
Vainglory	B-Application
and	O
intended	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
NetEase	O
(	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Vainglory	B-Application
in	O
China	O
)	O
to	O
lose	O
all	O
faith	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
determine	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
China	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
SEMC	O
announced	O
that	O
Vainglory	B-Application
servers	O
would	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
removing	O
expensive	O
servers	O
with	O
player	O
data	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
client	O
authoritative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
brings	O
other	O
opportunities	O
such	O
as	O
community	O
organized	O
balance	O
adjustments	O
,	O
community	O
built	O
and	O
run	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
long	O
term	O
stability	O
of	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Catalyst	B-Application
Black	I-Application
on	O
25	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
sole	O
developer	O
,	O
Loquori	O
,	O
has	O
closely	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
bring	O
updates	O
and	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
potential	O
patch	O
list	O
in	O
almost	O
2	O
years	O
(	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Vainglory	B-Application
,	O
4.13	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2020	O
)	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Megacorp	I-Application
revealed	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
after	O
Vainglory	B-Application
,	O
Catalyst	B-Application
Black	I-Application
—	O
a	O
new	O
cross-platform	O
battleground	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
score	I-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
named	O
Vainglory	B-Application
the	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Thrower	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
PC-based	O
MOBA	O
genre	O
has	O
had	O
issues	O
adapting	O
its	O
precise	O
controls	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Vainglory	B-Application
trimmed	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Mitch	O
Dyer	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
scaled	O
down	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
scaled	O
back	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MOBA	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
"	O
approximate	O
"	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
experiences	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyer	O
praised	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
"	O
cramped	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
Ford	O
described	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
"	O
flawless	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tutorial	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
in	O
iOS	B-Application
MOBAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
said	O
his	O
only	O
issue	O
was	O
with	O
players	O
leaving	O
their	O
play	O
session	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
action	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
this	O
was	O
mitigated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Karma	B-Application
"	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
otherwise	O
reported	O
that	O
Vainglory	B-Application
played	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
as	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
MOBA	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
