Arena of Valor
Playing RoV or AoV from Thailand or Vietnam? Your phone's 5G might beat your home WiFi to Garena's servers. PingAim routes GameLoop through whichever connection wins — while everything else stays on your default network.
Does PingAim Help in Arena of Valor?
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Arena of Valor uses Tencent's Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE), Tencent's proprietary anti-cheat system. ACE originally released in 2005 and is used across Tencent's portfolio including Honor of Kings, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Arena of Valor. On PC via GameLoop, the anti-cheat operates within the Android emulator environment monitoring game client integrity. For the emulator context, Tencent Protect (TP) — a joint development between GameLoop and Tencent Games Anti-Cheat Center — also targets emulator-specific cheating.
VPN and network optimizers
Network routing tools do not conflict with ACE. Thai, Vietnamese, and Filipino players routinely use VPN and network optimization tools to reduce ping to Garena servers. The game's SEA community widely uses such tools with no reported bans from Garena or Tencent.
- Anti-cheatACE
- ProtocolUDP
- ConnectionDedicated
- HostingGarena (SEA regional servers)…
- EngineCustom engine (TiMi Studio Group p…
- NATModerate
- LauncherGameLoop (for PC)
- Install size2.5 GB
Why ping matters in Arena of Valor
Latency sensitivity HighPing noticeably shapes the experience.
Arena of Valor is a real-time 5v5 MOBA where hero abilities and auto-attacks are resolved server-side. Skill shots must predict enemy movement, and crowd-control abilities have narrow timing windows. At sub-60ms ping, gameplay feels responsive. At 100ms+, ability inputs visibly lag behind taps, kiting becomes unreliable, and dash/escape skills misfire. For Thai and Vietnamese players on 4G connections or congested home broadband, ping spikes to 150ms+ during evening hours are a frequently reported problem that directly costs match outcomes.
About Arena of Valorbackground, studio, esports scene
Arena of Valor (AoV) is a free-to-play 5v5 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite, a Tencent Games label. Originally derived from Honor of Kings — one of the most-played mobile games in China — Arena of Valor launched first in Taiwan in October 2016, followed by Vietnam and Thailand in late 2016. The game features over 100 heroes, classic MOBA lane structure with three lanes and a jungle, and matches designed to conclude in approximately 15 minutes. In Thailand the game is known as Realm of Valor (RoV); in Vietnam as Liên Quân Mobile. The Nintendo Switch version launched worldwide in September 2018.
The game runs as a native Android and iOS application. On Windows PC, the official supported method is GameLoop — Tencent's proprietary Android emulator (formerly known as Tencent Gaming Buddy). GameLoop provides mouse-and-keyboard remapping and runs the Android APK inside an emulated environment on Windows. There is no standalone native Windows executable. Servers are operated by Garena in most of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia/Singapore/Philippines, Indonesia) and by Tencent directly for the Asia server, Europe, North America, and South Korea.
Arena of Valor holds significant cultural and esports weight in Southeast Asia. It was a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and a medal sport at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila, where Thailand claimed gold. The Arena of Valor World Cup (AWC) annually draws teams from Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, and other regions, with substantial prize pools funded by Tencent. The Thai RoV Pro League operates with televised matches and stadium-scale live events, making it one of the largest mobile esports ecosystems in the world.
- Developer
- TiMi Studio Group
- Publisher
- Level Infinite (Tencent Games)
- Released
- 2016
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, windows_emulator, nintendo_switch
- Engine
- Custom engine (TiMi Studio Group proprietary)
- Esports
- Tier 2 — established scene
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PingAim detects Arena of Valor automatically
No manual config. PingAim identifies Arena of Valor by process name and routes it through your fastest connection using a kernel-level WFP driver.
When does PingAim help — and when doesn't it?
PingAim helps when...
- You have a 4G/5G phone you can tether via USB — route RoV/AoV through mobile while family devices stay on WiFi
- Your home broadband congests in the evening (7-11 PM) but mobile data stays consistent
- You have two ISPs or a second WiFi network and want to dedicate one to gaming
- Windows routes GameLoop traffic through the wrong interface — PingAim gives explicit per-process control
- You stream gameplay — separate OBS and game traffic across different connections to avoid bandwidth competition
Won't help when...
- You only have one network connection with no phone or second ISP available
- Lag is server-side — Garena server issues during major esports events or maintenance
- Your ping is already stable under 40ms to your regional server
- Playing on mobile device without PC — PingAim is a Windows-only application
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