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/thecomicguybook Violet Feb 24 '26

Not Riot specifically, this tweet is just a jab at Valorant. But there will come another multiplayer game that takes inspiration from Deadlock and there will be a whole discourse about it sold to you by people who do not care to get you to click on a youtube video.

I think that if Deadlock does anything for the gaming scene at large I really hope it is to make other games get their heads out of the sand and implement fun movement mechanics that are more complex.

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u/tzler Feb 24 '26

I love the movement in Deadlock but I don't think every shooter has to be a movement shooter. CS, for example, places extreme importance on positioning. I actually do appreciate that Overwatch is kind of the same as well. You have to think a bit before you move. The way Deadlock is pushing movement shooters is great but there's plenty of room for other design philosophies.

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u/1kingdomheart Mina Feb 24 '26

I don't think anybody disagrees with this in theory, it's just the reality of it is most games that have released in the past 10 years or so have pretty basic movement in an effort to appeal to more people. There's literally nothing on the market right now like Deadlock, both in art and movement.

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u/tzler Feb 24 '26

Yeah not quite to the extent of Deadlock but games like Apex and Destiny have some pretty shifty movement too. I think Apex actually comes pretty close to giving DL a run for it's money movement-wise. Conservation of momentum, wall jumping, and some other more obscure movement techs.

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u/d_chak Celeste Feb 25 '26

I don't even get mad when someone superglide tapstrafe wallbounce into a zipline mantle jump 360 noscope Kraber headshots me