Hello!

For those who have not heard of me, I'm Trogdor, and I've created VGNA which is a specialized client and server system that work together to give us a matchmaker and elo.

Our discord has had crazy growth, and I want to thank you all for the support!

I've had many people tell me they haven't had the feelings of winning or losing since Vainglory was alive with the elo system. Having a ranking system does really make games feel like they matter much more!

Have quite a few old names coming back. Too many to count. Some of them are in the title, but it really does feel like we're bringing back that special vainglory feeling.

We have a tournament coming up at the end of the month, for which we just ran the "seeding" portion of this tournament this weekend. The next tournament will have much more. production and will be broadcast on VGNA Twitch (link will be provided in discord at a later date)

Back on topic - Changelog
Many bugs fixed
Auto rename feature - the bot will automatically rename you to the IGN you need to get into the match
Replay Hub has been greatly improved (filtering, searching, etc.)
Live spectator has been improved on all platforms (working for the first time on android!)
-Please note on PC Client only 3v3 live replays still at times have stuttering issues (will be fixed at later time)
Death timers have been added to spectator
Many more usability improvements behind the scenes
The client works much better on older devices and people with poor connections

Biggest announcement right now is... Addition of the PC client! Until today, it was not possible to play on PC without using workarounds. We now have native gameplay via VGNA PC Client

The VGNA Client is available for iOS / Android / PC at https://vgna.net/

Come join the discord get connected and lets play some Vainglory!

The first game was forfeit by team Crucial and didn't happen sadly. The second game was swept by team Kuroneko.

Crucial vs PvP - PvP wins

Dnzio vs Kuroneko - Kuroneko wins

I just find it funny why players get scared and run away from team fights. Like dude it’s a video game get in there and get some kills 😂

Dnzio vs PvP - PvP wins

Crucial vs Kuroneko - Crucial wins

GG

Everything was streamed and cast on Discord last night, hopefully we will have a twitch stream up and running tonight. It was a lot of fun, come and check it out for the rest of the tournament.

You can watch the games on the VGNA client spectator or someone has posted the full stream on twitch.

VGNA.net

On their website the link to join discord is broken, i want to join, tired of queueing with random that starts going afk after 5 mins, thank you

Check out the VGNA discord for details about where it will be streamed, it will definitely be on Discord and I'm presuming twitch. It will also be cast by Quad who is a valued VGNA member. Since this is the first game they're going to be working out some of the kinks but come check it out because it's going to be a fun time!

https://discord.gg/vgna

VGNA.net

So emm i know its not that dead yet but anyone have any updates? I remember the dev says they wont give up the game and will make a comeback but its been like what? 10+ years? I only see them continue making those stupid turtle ninja games and some random useless release and dead game every like 8 months or so. So they lied again or...? anyone have any idea. By the way, just for your information, those new game newly made by them, player base goes down in like few month lol

Finally!!

Although our Baron wasn't much help. But we were still able to take down team DNZio.

Im playing this game with buttoms, but i find it really annoying when skill description pops up and covers my screen unintendedly, is there any way to turn this off?

The finals will be streamed and shout-cast. There will also be a game made from some of the people who were not drafted before the finals called the halcyon bowl (I hope to be playing in that). Who do you think will win? Get hyped!

https://vgna.net/tournaments/vgna-premiere-league-s1/

https://vgna.net/

hello! looking for sea players to play with if theres a discord server i could join, im trying to get back into the game :) suddenly having the urge to play my beloved mains again

Vox died early, Krull ulti fail.

How to win? Me Adagio clutching 1v3 ???

= /

Certain players that just blame you for everything, ping over and over, I just can’t understand some of the players being so rude.
I see some recommend minions foot as a way to try and make you angry, but I don’t understand what would make that an insult? Maybe short for mf like mother&&@:(er??

The VGNA client has added back a lot the features for Vainglory CE. Spectator, in-game chat with others who also have the client, limited edition skins. When using the VGNA discord 5v5 and 3v3 bot it also allows for rank and matchmaking in NA as well as all of the matches recorded in VGNApro. It's not a perfect solution in that you still have to enter a new code for every match and sometimes it takes a little while to organize everyone but I've been using it since day one and personally am very impressed. It's easy to install for Apple and Android. Trogdor has continually updated it and is working on the PC client sometime soon. I don't know why anyone would download the other APK anymore. So what do you think, have you tried it?

https://vgna.net/

https://vgna.net/pro/

Yeesh. 😬

My teammates were definitely way better. But still.

I’m exploring a community-led project to bring Vainglory Community Edition closer to the original experience, initially focused only on the North America server.

The goal is not to recreate the game engine or build a new combat server. The existing North America Community Edition match infrastructure would continue handling gameplay. The project would restore the social and competitive systems around it:

• Persistent accounts and player profiles
• Friends lists and online presence
• Parties and invitations
• Ready checks and coordinated queueing
• Match results and Elo ratings
• Match history
• Inventory and selected cosmetics
• Seasons and North America leaderboards

For parties, the plan is to investigate automating CE’s existing name-based match-code system. The party service would generate a shared code, assign each player to a team, temporarily format their matchmaking names, and synchronize queue entry.

Example:

4738-1_PlayerA
4738-1_PlayerB
4738-1_PlayerC

4738-2_PlayerD
4738-2_PlayerE
4738-2_PlayerF

The proposed architecture is:

Modified Vainglory CE client
        ↓
North America community backend
        ├── accounts and profiles
        ├── friends and presence
        ├── parties and ready checks
        ├── queue coordination
        ├── results and Elo
        └── seasons and leaderboards
        ↓
Existing North America CE match infrastructure

Replays and an independent game server are outside the initial scope.

The first meaningful proof of concept would be:

Six North America players
→ Create or join accounts
→ Form two assigned 3v3 teams
→ Ready up
→ Enter the same CE match
→ Report and verify the result
→ Update persistent Elo and match history

The HackedGlory repository already contains useful reverse-engineering research, client hooks, protocol documentation, and experimental tooling. This project would focus on turning that research into a stable North America community platform.

The likely iOS distribution model would be a modified IPA that users sign locally with their own Apple account. Distribution, licensing, and intellectual-property questions would need to be handled carefully before a public release.

I’m looking for potential partners with experience in:

• iOS ARM64 reverse engineering and dylib injection
• Objective-C, C, Ghidra, Frida, or binary patching
• Python, Go, Rust, or backend API development
• PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, and authentication
• Matchmaking, Elo systems, and result verification
• Infrastructure, security, testing, and moderation
• Web development and community management
• Licensing or rights-holder outreach

North America would be the only supported region during development and early testing. Keeping the initial player pool in one region should make coordinated queue testing, latency, moderation, and matchmaking easier to manage.

This would be an unofficial, preservation-focused, non-commercial community project. I’m currently looking for serious contributors and North America players interested in helping build and test a small proof of concept.

Comment or message me with your experience, location or time zone, the area you would like to help with, and whether you have previously worked with Vainglory CE or HackedGlory.

The game works it has some quirks, but it works. You encourage new people play they quit. They won’t lock in. They cause problems you wanna just keep the die hard people playing.

Hello Vainglory community! This is Trogdor again with another update.

We have had tremendous support with the VGNA client and the VGNA ecosystem we've built. The nightly 5v5 matches have been great! 3v3 slowed down a bit but we are ready to bring that back!

To reiterate what we offer, is the return of Elo and matchmaking for both 5v5 and 3v3. This is facilitated by our discord drafting bot! Your client gets linked to your discord account and all VGNA matches are tracked. Matches that are played outside of the discord drafting bot are tracked, but do not count for Elo, etcl

There have been a number of changes and improvement since the original VGNA client

• LE skins are back! The skins will work reliably for you, but they will not show for users without the VGNA client. It will work intermittently for users with VGNA client, but this is still being developed.
• Native in game chat is back baby!
• Live spectating of matches works much more reliably
• The in game region switcher now actually switches your region! (In the same area where you would change your username)
• Obviously the OG Stormqueen splash screen restored.

As previously announced, we have VGPro now at https://www.vgna.net/pro

We have had some great matches lately! There is room for everybody - sweaty or non sweaty. We do get pretty serious with the gameplay so all we ask is you come to play with an open mind and the ability to learn!

Last night we had some sweaty matches with DNZio / ttigers in them. I attached pictures of the matches from VGProo but feel free to check them out for yourself on VGPro at the link above

The client is currently available for Android and iOS, with PC support incoming. It can be downloaded at https://www.vgna.net - just click the VGNA client button.

Links to the discord are also on the website! Come on by, come play and let's go!!!

… I send you an official FU salute! 🫡🤣

This is a Chinese video‑sharing website called Bilibili, similar to YouTube. Lots of Vainglory live streams are broadcast here every day. It hosts many players from Southeast and East Asia, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Japan, South Korea and more.

You can follow this Chinese‑language account: 虚荣‑卢伟.
⚠️ Do NOT search using English or pinyin. Copy these Chinese characters directly and paste them into Bilibili’s search bar.

This is a fan‑run VOD channel created by Chinese players. You can find most of that day’s Vainglory stream recordings here. Everyone is welcome to join us.

This is a Chinese video‑sharing website called Bilibili, similar to YouTube. Lots of Vainglory live streams are broadcast here every day. It hosts many players from Southeast and East Asia, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Japan, South Korea and more.

You can follow this Chinese‑language account: 虚荣‑卢伟.
⚠️ Do NOT search using English or pinyin. Copy these Chinese characters directly and paste them into Bilibili’s search bar.

This is a fan‑run VOD channel created by Chinese players. You can find most of that day’s Vainglory stream recordings here. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Over 10,000 live‑stream recordings

Search for 虚荣 on Bilibili. Different streamers go live every day with varied gameplay.

Hello,

I would like to suggest a small feature for Vainglory Community Edition.

I understand that restoring the full account, friends, and party systems may require a significant amount of development work. I am not asking for those systems to be restored.

Instead, I would like to ask whether the existing custom/private lobby system could be modified so that a match can start without requiring the full number of players.

For example:

• 1v1
• 2v1
• 2v2
• 3v2
• 3v3

The idea would simply be to allow players who are already able to enter the same private lobby to start the match with the number of players currently present, rather than requiring the lobby to be completely filled.

This would be especially valuable for the Vainglory community because one of the biggest difficulties today is finding enough players to fill a complete match.

It would also allow old players to enjoy Vainglory with just one or two friends again, without requiring a full party or a restored friend/account system.

I believe this could be a relatively useful addition while preserving Vainglory’s existing gameplay and 3v3 identity.

If technically possible, I would really appreciate it if this could be considered for a future Community Edition update.

Thank you for continuing to keep Vainglory playable.