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/ClericDo Feb 24 '26

If Icefrog is working on it, riot is working on a shitty clone of it

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '26

This is just bitter Valve glaze. Valve hasn't invented any genres that I know of, and their versions are not automatically better/less "shitty" because they inspire others.

Inspiration & competition are both very good for consumers. Valorant and League may not be truly original, but they are massively impactful, considered great by millions, and the market as a whole is better off having them. Image related.

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u/CrabbyR0N1N Feb 25 '26

I think Valve invented the Hero-Shooter that you know of now that is TF2 and it became the bases of what a hero-shooter is, like Overwatch and Marvel Rivals and many other.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

Valve hired the two guys who created the original Team Fortress Quake mod, but they developed it before ever being a part of Valve. Technically, the original developer of Team Fortress is called Team Fortress Software.