r/DeadlockTheGame • u/TofTheWest Lash • Aug 28 '26

Discussion Yoshi update

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Sadly no update for some time. Feels crazy he responded to me.

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u/BinoRing The Doorman Aug 28 '26

The backlash on reddit and discord over the celeste update says otherwise lol. I agree that the nerf diddn't hit the mark, but i saw seeing people straight up blaming yoshi, threaten him, suggesting he "has fun" with celeste because he diddn't nerf her enough, etc.

I get it, people are invested in this game, but damn, the community isn't it sometimes lol. I didn’t like the update too, but doesn't deserve this level of backlash lol.

Also, i keep hearing about this experimental branch, where was that confirmed, especially confirmed that it's not an early version of what is released to us where they dog feed themselves before pushing it to us? Even if they were working on a completely different version, so what, it's their game, in pre-release. They can do whatever they want.

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u/Regular-Bid6812 Calico Aug 28 '26

so in this game called dota 2 we had this dev named Icefrog - he was known for the exact kind of thing that yoshi is known for - communicating with the fans; being transparent and honest - connecting with people over their love of the game.

then people started threatening him and saying horrendous shit to him there was a change they didnt like in the balance of the game which is going to happen. they even said shit about his cat

Anyways at some point or another he just stopped interacting with the community. like completely - everything went through official styled post and he never spoke to us again.

it's the internet - people will be cruel - but he's also human; and he gets to decide how much abuse is too much abuse. the community has to work to remind people that he and the team are human; they read what we write - and it matters alot what we write because it effects them. It's a privilege to have a dev like this with comms like this - and it's a privilege you can loose

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u/renan2012bra Aug 28 '26

Yoshi is about to realize changing names doesn't fix the internet and he'll remember why he stopped talking to the Dota community in the first place. The gaming community is such a cesspool.

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u/Regular-Bid6812 Calico Aug 28 '26

It really is. Wish it was better. Doesn't need to be this way.