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/Velstrom Apollo Feb 24 '26

Extremely funny the difference between riot fans (couldn't give two shits about any "rivalry") vs valve fans (absolute seething hatred towards riot and anybody who even suggests they had fun playing a riot game)

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u/CliveBarkers-Jericho Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Yes because Riots core playerbase are people who get filtered by hard game mechanics in other games, those people love Riot for appealing to them and are happy to have something to play thats more their style. Riot will always pander to that crowd. That means that, especially in North America, those Riot made games are more popular. League will always be more popular then Dota 2 in the US for instance.

And thus we have a Chess vs Checkers scenario. Checkers will always be more popular because its simple, easy and appeals to the common man, Chess will always be popular with a more intellectual crowd and people who like to challenge themselves. And that is fine.

The problem is when Checkers fans come over to Chess and ask why certain Chess mechanics arnt dumbed down and simplified like they are in Checkers, then the Chess fans get a little bit pissy because they are tired of having to defend their more complex game from worms who should just stay in their lane. And then there are Chess fans who dont like that Checkers is more popular then their game. They are tired of going to school and only ever hearing chuds talk about Checkers and never Chess. So they want to campaign to get certain obscure Chess rules ironed out or removed so the game is similar or more friendly so more people will play it and so their cool game can be the coolest game ever and stupid Checkers Chuds can finally lose. And this gets the actual Chess fans mad that worms in their own community are advocating for lobotomizing their game just so it can be more like shitty ass Checkers and the only reason they keep having to have these discussions is because Checkers exists in the first place.

(im agreeing with the apollo guy btw stop dming me malware)

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u/Yuno42 Feb 24 '26

I don't even disagree that league is a baby game for idiots but I hate dota players because of posts like this so much it's unreal
I was safe from both types in hots but alas

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u/CliveBarkers-Jericho Feb 24 '26

Im not a dota player, im agreeing with the guy