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/_NotMitetechno_ Feb 24 '26

I don't think riot would make a deadlock clone unless they could massively simplify it and garuntee profit - even then I don't think it would happen. I think rn valve is probably the only studio on earth that could make deadlock, not in terms of actual ability but purely in the sense that deadlock is an insanely risky game and valve has humungous runaway with steam that enables it to take huge risks - not to mention having lower staff numbers than most.

Deadlock has a horrific barrier to entry in terms of onboarding new players and hero shooters are oversaturated and highly competitive - both of these kind of combine to an very risky product (add to f2p as well - you'd struggle to make money out of the gate).

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u/shierrak Feb 25 '26

people on this subreddit overrate how hard this game is.. Ive never touched a moba in my life and getting into this game wasn't that hard at all

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u/Dick_Pain Feb 25 '26

I think people confuse skill ceiling with barrier of entry.

lol, Dota 2, and Deadlock have low barriers of entry. I would argue that Dota 2 and Deadlock have more so of it.

Skill ceiling, is a different beast. Like I love mobas (Dota 2 and HoTS mostly) and can wrap around the itemization and farming patterns. But mobility I struggle with.

I feel like deadlock is in a sweet spot for casual enjoyers of hero shooters that want more complexity than rivals or overwatch.

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u/DotA627b Mo & Krill Feb 25 '26

Dota 2

Dota 2 has an insane barrier of entry in comparison to LoL, why be assed with turn speeds, creep camp timings for supports (vs. LoL's GP10 items dedicated towards supports) and denials when a competitor exists that's way more casual and anime friendly?