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Deadlock is a simulacrum of a MOBA. It has none of the interesting mechanics or interactions of DotA, and extremely basic gunplay with a lack of weapon variety. You play with and against the same heroes every game, and there's less than a third of the character count of a real MOBA. The only thing it has going for it is the movement system, and that's not enough to warrant playing 35+ minute games of the most rudimentary games I've ever seen.
It's a chinese room game, Valve blindly copied concepts from DotA without understanding how they work or adding anything fundamentally new. The best example is how they tried to replicate the laning phase through countless attempts of forcing some sort of "Souls sharing" timer, which they eventually gave up on because they never understood what they're doing. It's no coincidence that the only praise anyone gives this game is about its movement.
Most of the spells in the game are either basic grenades (Giest, Paradox, Kelvin, Sinclair, Warden, Viscous, Calico, Doorman, probably more that I can't remember), passive damage on hit (Haze, Infernus, Mina, Holliday, Mirage, Drifter, Billy), uninspired "Do Damage in Area" cantrips (too many to count), or just straight copies of DotA abilities.
This game is perfect for you if you just want a mindless lab-designed game that isn't good at being a either moba or a shooter, and want to willingly surrender yourself to a game that disrespects and treats you like an insentient animal who gets stimulated by literal random loot boxes and slot machines. It's manipulative to its core, down to the UI design even - but that's a topic for another time.
There is nothing more embarrassing than reading midwits talk about things like "item builds" and "macro play" in this game as if it's not decades old basics that even a 2k Dota player has mastered. Something flips in peoples' brains and the game tricks them into thinking they're discovering and learning something new, when in reality they're just playing a Grok LLM skinner box
I say this as someone who has played ~300 party queue games over the last year (I would never touch this crap by myself):
If you genuinely think this game is good or has any sort of depth, I feel sorry for you.
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It's hilarious to me when people say stuff like "Deadlock isn't popular because it's just too complicated".
No little bro, your game isn't popular because it's too simple and boring - you're not some genius for figuring out that slot machines spawn at 8 minutes or that you buy the "Spirit Resistance" item against spirit damage, you're just following a script written for you by the psychologists at Valve.
You have caught the MOBA Mind Virus, and I hope you get help.
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Nice post actually
And i've been saying the same. The game is not fun or interesting/creative but it is well-made and (or to be) addictive/compulsive
The game was originally called neon prime or something and not made by valve, valve redid the whole art style and character design (some models not redone yet) idk what else.
I enjoyed some aspects of smite, and smnc so I enjoy this for now better than a year or so ago when I first played.
We all know that you're a shameless half brain with no self awareness, that's okay.
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- You're wrong about this. It was a valve project from the start.
- Nobody asked and it doesn't matter even if it was true, as everything I said still applies. It's a fake game.
Deadlock Niggas be like "Yeah I think buying boots is good for move speed" and think they're smart.
Can you imagine the looks you would get if you said this in a DotA environment? Even herald rank players would laugh at you...
I wasn't disagreeing with anything you said.
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Of course you weren't disagreeing, you just posted misinformation.
I thought it was a fun game but Iām using the past tense for a reason
My b that's what I had been told, the content creators are terrible and it's fun but you're not wrong about people patting themselves on the back for base level takes. Acting like pioneers. Game fun for me rn so hope it continues to improve.
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Moe and krill? More like Hawk and tuah!
Like I said, the game is fun for you because you're dumb and lack critical thought.
Not a surprise in the least, given what's been revealed about you in other threads.
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What? I don't speak with him anymore. I haven't for years.
This is what you wanted to get into the deadlock thread for?