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/_Valisk Feb 24 '26

I saw someone practically begging for Deadlock to add something similar because it gives them a sense of progression and forces them to practice a handful of heroes.

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u/drododruffin Rem Feb 25 '26

If people want that, they could instead ask for hero mastery to be added, like Blizzard had in Heroes of the Storm and eventually added to Overwatch.

Never liked that some of the characters were locked in a competitive game like this or other MOBAs, I want a fair and even playing field.