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/PandAlex Feb 24 '26

Technically didn’t create Dota but he’s the one who made it to what it is today.

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u/Jakota_ Feb 24 '26

Yeah he was the new guy on the og Dota mod team, the only one (out of like 3 guys) that didn’t leave to make league. Dota 2 is entirely ice frog, but it was built off the back of the original mod. Deadlock is 100% ice frog from the beginning.

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u/IriZ_Zero Feb 25 '26

i mean i dont blame them to leave and make League considering how shitty blizzard is

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u/Dick_Pain Feb 25 '26

Nobody was working for or with blizzard. Blizzard actually lost the most in all this because the mod was of a blizzard game. And then made a shit ton of money for other companies lol.

Dota 2 (like deadlock) is a valve product.

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u/Jakota_ Feb 25 '26

Losing out on Dota 2 made Blizzard so upset they changed future titles tos so that they had the rights to custom games made with them.