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/Secretlylovesslugs Feb 24 '26

Deadlock is the kind of game that could only be made by a studo like valve. The fact that the game is free to play with 0 monetization yet and has been running stable like this for so long is incredible.

If the payment is testing out the Alpha jank I'm totally fine with it.

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u/timmytissue Feb 24 '26

It's wild how the discourse of league vs Dota do rarely mentions that Dota lets you play all the heroes for free. Riot has always had some of the most terrible free to play monetization of any company. Maybe only surpassed by Blizzard with hearthstone.

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u/cool_slowbro Feb 24 '26

Riot players actually think it's normal to have most characters locked out in your competitive multiplayer game.

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u/timmytissue Feb 24 '26

Yeah but even so, wouldn't it be a plus for them not to be locked?

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u/cool_slowbro Feb 24 '26

Yes. My point is that Riot players are so used to Riot's ways that instead of going "hey shouldn't this entire cast just be...unlocked?" they accept it as is and it has become the norm for them.

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u/TestIllustrious7935 Feb 25 '26

Riot brainwashed their playerbase so hard that whenever someone asks why characters in League have to be unlocked everyone says it's a good thing and gives sense of progression.