Vainglory update 1.12 and Kestrel's Test

I just got the update late last night after work and it was a plesant one--finally they moved out on the performance and also now Android users can rejoice and save their app on the SD card itself.

A welcoming update but sadly my connection yesterday was pretty bad while I was playing and trying out Kestrel. She's the second hero from the elite fighting force known as Stormguard--with the all popular Catherine being the first. 

I do prefer her on WP comparing to CP--CP does better late game with a ton of damage but good defensive items are pretty much needed. She does farely well even on their recommended build, but you will have to tower hug and be careful of ganks throughout the game, especially during the early game period as you cannot go stealth and escape early in the game.

My first game was not that well played due to not being familiar with her skills and play style but I got the hang of it after my first game. I won the first game by chance since it was 3v2 and the opponents were really good. They stuck together and attacked at very good moments when you are caught off guard, but the late game manages to edge the advantage towards us.

 I lost my second game against a guild but it was good experience I managed to bag 12 kills while dying 7 times.

Kestrel’s basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Active Camo. However, Active Camo cannot be triggered while Kestrel is taking damage from an enemy hero, putting it on cooldown. The length of time Active Camo is disabled is reduced by bonus weapon power. One reason why I actually prefer the WP build on Kestrel and you have good attack speed/damage as well.

Go damage build and remember to get the Reflex Block if your opponents are getting good damage early game, and do not over push the lane early game and try to stick to your towers. Kiting is decent after getting good attack speed so its possible to try kill off someone while escaping. Skill A Glimmershot can also be saved up to 4 shots, they do reload after you stop using them for a while and attack speed determines the reload time.

Skill B Active Camo will create a mist and if you hit an enemy in the mist they will be used, this can be often used to turn the game around. 

Kestrel's ulti is the "One Shot One Kill"--the game already indicates it to be a finishing move, use it to end escaping enemy, and this is more on prediction and reading movements so you must have a good sense of the game and what is going on.

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Do read the full update log over here as I've only mentioned what is key to me so far! There's a ton of heroes and items balance which makes the game that much more enjoyable now, I'll see you guys again on Vainglory--Zerovalk signing out!