Recent moves by Arena of Valor have left fans concerned that the game is becoming a mere shadow of its former glory.

After a rather lackluster Season 3 in 2023 with little excitement, many gamers are starting to feel bored due to the lack of interesting activities and the recent attitude of Garena towards its 'golden egg-laying hen'.

It's not surprising that many share the same thought that Garena is neglecting its offspring, and there is a fear that after the expansion of the realm of Vingroup's flagship game, Arena of Valor might soon lose its standing.

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On an Arena of Valor fan page, many members have shared their thoughts on the recent activities of the game. The compiled thoughts and opinions below may provide an overall view of the reasons behind Mytour's assessment at the beginning of the article.

• The new features in Arena of Valor this year are scarce, with hardly any significant changes.

• Twin costumes - transfers are becoming increasingly common.
• The features are becoming less innovative, merely making slight improvements.

• Compared to previous years, the frequency of hero adjustments and effects this year is less than 1 per week, while in previous years, it was over 4 per week.

• Equipment is increasingly similar in attributes, especially for Mage items.

• The upcoming S4/2023 version has no specific testing plan, no new features, and effects announced, while the official update is only about 20 days away. This contradicts the patterns of previous new versions.

• New hero 116 Mingyin completely copies skills and appearance from Honor of Kings. If done once for a 'transfer' like a costume, it might be acceptable. However, if this 'transfer' continues consistently in future versions, the game is clearly running out of ideas.

• The update time for versions is getting longer, but the update content is becoming less interesting. In 2021 and before, updates were in January, March, May, July, September, and November. In 2022, there was no March update, and this year continues to miss updates in March and November.

• Development resources for AoV are concentrating on Honor of Kings.

• Compared to last year, the testing progress is following the schedule. But this year, the continuous rescheduling is not timely and lacks content.

• 22 distinctive AoV heroes have moved to Honor of Kings; there is belief that there will be a merger between the two games. But if that happens, the likelihood of Arena of Valor closing down, compensating a few items, and requiring players to switch to Honor of Kings is very high.

• Developers have tried to promote Arena of Valor in Europe, but this has failed as international gamers have shown no interest, even mocking the game. Game companies might be hoping that Honor of Kings will be better received globally than Arena of Valor.

The reality is that many players have already abandoned Arena of Valor and started joining Honor of Kings. Even teammates around me express similar opinions that Garena's indifference to events has made them frustrated and want to quit the game. Even veteran players who invested millions into an account also sigh with frustration, enough to alert Garena that they need to work hard and revive Arena of Valor, bringing this game back to the dominant position in mobile MOBA.