The DC champs need to be immediately reworked. – Arena of Valor Review

This was by far the Mobile MOBA experience I’ve had to date. The controls were smooth and responsive, the graphics are top notch, and the gameplay is genuinely fun. The item system gives the player a variety of different customization options that allows the player to cater to his/her own play style and offers a certain adaptability for champs depending on how the match goes. The skins that are available for purchase aren’t all just recolored skins, some have their own new designs along with flashy animations. Now I won’t go as far as to say Arena of Valor is reinventing the genre with it’s gameplay, but it’s the absolutely closest your gonna get to it’s PC counterparts. Which isn’t a bad thing in the slightest. Everything just felt so familiar here, and if you enjoy MOBA’s like League of Legends, or DOTA, you’ll probably share the same sentiment. With all that being said, there was one thing that worried me at first glance. That with the DC champs being introduced, this game wouldn’t cater to them. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until after playing 20 or so matches and experiencing so many different gameplay elements by playing with and against so many unique champions, that a glaring problem emerged. During a match against a duo’d Superman and Flash, it was undeniable that their mechanics were way more superior compared to the standard champs. That both had abilities that made it easy for them to engage, inflict heavy damage, and get out of any skirmishes. They moved fast and hit even harder. Trading with them was pretty much impossible because of it as well. It immediately was apparent that the DC champs have compromised the integrity of an otherwise balanced system. For the sake of your game and losing out on an potential newcomers, please fix your game. This game could easily be 5 stars, but until the balancing issue with the DC characters is examined, I’m going to have to pass this otherwise great game. Shame too.
Review by Love new barking spider on Arena of Valor.