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/timmytissue Feb 25 '26

Ok well good to hear. At the time you got a rotating roster of free champs and I think I actually unlocked maybe like 4 or 5 over my time with it.

Valorant is what really upset me cause I played probably 50 hours post launch and got like one more agent unlocked. Each having their own unlock quest thing meant I kind went towards one and switched so it took a long time. I had a couple like halfway unlocked but the progress wasn't transferable.

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u/BakerUsed5384 Feb 25 '26

They still do the free champ rotation on top of it being easy to unlock whoever.

Valorant also did away with the contract system and went with a system similar to Blue Essence. It is more monetized than BE because you can’t use it to unlock new agents for the first two weeks, but it’s still WAY easier to grind out agents vs when the game released.

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u/timmytissue Feb 25 '26

Ah ok. Well my experiences are really just a snapshot of when I played the games and what turned me off. I'm glad to hear they have adjusted things.

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u/TudasNicht Feb 25 '26

Totally understandable when you got the old experience, it improved heavily while still keeping the feeling of "Oh I can unlock a new champion", which also makes it better to decide on what to play instead of them being available from the start and being overwhelmed.