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/solacelovelace Feb 25 '26

League is also far beyond what CS was, and it didn't stop them, did it

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u/TudasNicht Feb 25 '26

No, but that made sense, a Deadlock clone doesn't. Also seeing how CS does, Riot probably made the best move with this. CS2 is a dead bot farming gamble heaven filled with cheaters in simple deathmatches up to highest premiere ranks. Unless you play FaceIT it's barely unplayable in my and friends experience. But hey, at least no kernel anti cheat while even FaceIT has it. It's just so sad what they made with Cs2 and gives me no further hope for Deadlock long-term. They can fix Dota, they made Cs worse and every other game was abandoned.

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u/solacelovelace Feb 25 '26

What's to tell you making a Deadlock clone wouldn't make sense as well? Deadlock is averaging 100k players right now even as it is still years away from being a complete game. It is extremely complicated and has an absurdly high skill floor. All Riot has to do is lower said floor, brighten the game a bit, and with their far superior reach when it comes to the LGBTQ community and their reputation as better writers and marketers, they could easily swoop in and steal much of the fanbase Deadlock could create.

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u/SkyTooFly30 Feb 25 '26

LOL no shot man just cited the LGBTQ community in this hahahahahahaaahah