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/FewExperience3559 Sinclair Feb 24 '26

The team behind the game is then halved and updates stop within a year

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u/Pollenus Feb 24 '26

2weeko

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u/UrsaMajor920 Feb 24 '26

Lol I actually enjoy 2XKO but this is pretty funny.

It's a shame because the core game is quite solid, the handshake tag system is very freeform, allows for a lot of cool combos and nasty setups. But the monetization decisions and low morale from the devs within a month of release is foreboding.

Not sure what went wrong, 10 years of dev time and we don't have much to show for it. Seems like the execs were really expecting it to do LoL/Valorant numbers

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u/AFKBro Feb 25 '26

Saturated market + a genre that is completely alien to most of their user base

MOBA = PC FGC = Console

Just 0 thinking from riot executives, laughably bad resource management and prioritising.

These goofballs have been sitting on a lore goldmine for a long time now, all they have to do is release a proper RPG with Runeterra lore. No no let's make a ... fighting game ? I'm sure the fans that have cultivated the lore for over a decade want to play a shallow fighting game that won't expand on the universe.

Genuinely infuriating that decisions like that can be made by these companies. You have to wonder if anyone's at the helm.