r/DeadlockTheGame • u/Axis251 • Feb 24 '26

Discussion A tweet that has me thinking.

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I don’t know if Riot can copy what valve has created with Deadlock. The atmosphere and setting so what I think makes deadlock so enjoyable. Yes the gameplay is amazing and the moba aspects are great but I just don’t think riot will even try to copy valve and make a deadlock clone. What is all y’all’s thoughts.

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u/FewExperience3559 Sinclair Feb 24 '26

The team behind the game is then halved and updates stop within a year

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u/ForeverKidd Abrams Feb 24 '26

That or it's on a slow and painful death till support is cut and the company focuses on their other sinking MOBA.

I'm not salty about Paladins and Hi-Rez studios at aaaaall!

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u/noahboah Lash Feb 24 '26

hi-rez had this uncanny ability to find an incredibly fun gameplay loop and core game design foundation yet none of the managerial sense to keep the lights on lmao

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u/Sylhux Feb 24 '26

You don't even have to use the past tense, the Hi-Rez curse is still very much alive. After 15 years and running, you'd think they would have learned something, so far, not much has changed.

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u/juanperes93 Pocket Feb 25 '26

The chaos they could create on the character's gameplay work with was so charming sometimes.

No other company would create a character with damage thar only work on far awat targets with a heal for close allies and a mobility that was glitched but they left it as a tech and make it all work as good as Grover did.

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u/noahboah Lash Feb 25 '26

dude exactly. like my sister and I always said something to the effect of overwatch being a respectable, middle-to-higher-end sit down restaurant while paladins was a hole in the wall that made the cheapest, cheesiest, most delicious smash burgers ever. they hit completely different spots but are equally memorable and delicious.

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u/Dracvich Feb 25 '26

Please God let someone leak Paladins' source code so we can actually do something with the IP

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u/TrumpChildOnahole Feb 25 '26

They got lucky hiring great talent but management are idiots 

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u/onceaho Feb 25 '26

yeah i'll never forgive them for realm royale

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u/Noahnoah55 Pocket Feb 25 '26

RIP Tribes Ascend 😭😭😭

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u/Eclaireur Sinclair Feb 25 '26

Realm royale is to date the most fun I've had playing a BR game by far.

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u/EveningNo8643 Feb 25 '26

I’ll bet honest, there games are fun for a bit but you can feel almost right away they’re soulless and that’s why they ultimately lose me and I imagine many others