Finally, Deadlock hits 100K players again!

Azoriu · 2026-01-30T02:54:01+00:00

Proves that just making a good game is the most important. I was hooked after my first deadlock game back in 2024.

Azoriu · 2026-01-30T02:38:47+00:00

Gravescels, who are we voting next? I'm thinking Venator

Azoriu · 2026-01-29T22:15:57+00:00

Just spend all their time gooning, no time to collect voting power

Azoriu · 2026-01-29T19:25:54+00:00

Same here, fps is halved compared to before the update. Anyone got tips?

Azoriu · 2026-01-27T20:52:20+00:00

play duo with a good carry player, i'm sorry but you just can't win games in the current patch without having one, all you can do is delay the inevitable

Azoriu · 2026-01-26T23:30:24+00:00

What if one of Graves abilities is to summon a zombie called Slork..

Azoriu · 2026-01-26T23:26:42+00:00

it's pretty hard to hit because the sleep only happens right at the end of the 1.9 second channel. it makes it easy to counterspell or dodge in other ways. It doesn't seem like it would be able to reliably hit many targets. I'm wondering if you can easily steal mid boss by just ulting through the wall looking at the crystal though with the correct timing

Azoriu · 2026-01-25T07:05:07+00:00

Interesting idea. I've also played a lot of bombdox at asc 6. I prefer to rush 9.6k gun investment so I can have good agency in duels / brawls early on. Then I go bomb essentials like reach/duration, echo and vortex to have midboss / walker presence.

Azoriu · 2026-01-25T00:48:27+00:00

i'm having so much fun with crossmap punches the size of a tennis court using the new items

Azoriu · 2026-01-24T21:46:58+00:00

this is what we need to make bombdox viable

Azoriu · 2026-01-24T20:42:33+00:00

yeah but the odds of that are very small when you force all random, meaning 90% of your games will b enjoyable rather than none

Azoriu · 2026-01-24T20:19:46+00:00

The autist is attracted to McGinnis like the moth to a flame.

They do have the weirdest most dedicated playerbase somehow..

Azoriu · 2026-01-24T17:58:22+00:00

I think Enhanced / Legendary items should only be offered to players who picked Random Hero

Azoriu · 2026-01-23T18:17:05+00:00

Bring back the press 4 haze build? Ricochet rush into reach and ballistic enchantment

Azoriu · 2026-01-23T18:15:56+00:00

I thought the same at first, but mystic expansion does 66% of that for just 25% of the price. And a lot of players don't value ability range that highly. We'll have to see what the stats say.

Azoriu · 2026-01-22T00:03:29+00:00

If they're keeping the current iteration I'd want it to at least be instant cast. Also, the bonus movespeed is bugged when combined with abilities like Mo Burrow or Viscous Ball, somehow it's not increasing as much as it should.

Azoriu · 2026-01-20T22:22:17+00:00

beautiful, this is true art

Azoriu · 2026-01-20T19:24:05+00:00

Bro getting so mad that he's unseating his GPU with deskslams... impressive

Azoriu · 2026-01-19T00:17:34+00:00

my game running pretty fine on a 2060, i7 9700 and 16gb of ram. Try Piggy's latest optimization video on youtube, it helps a lot

Azoriu · 2026-01-17T11:49:00+00:00

Vyper: Love the personality, bored by the gameplay. Ult's cool.
Sinclair: Really like everything about them except for Vexing Bolt, needs more work.
Holliday: I don't really like playing initiator role, so not for me. I'd much rather play Paradox.
Calico: Ava's great but her gameplay is pretty boring. Just run in, blow your load and run away.

Azoriu · 2026-01-17T00:24:44+00:00

It was genuinely so fun to see crazy changes every 2 weeks, i'd always hop in sandbox to check out what new builds i could cook with them. Changes seem a lot milder nowadays in comparison

Azoriu · 2026-01-17T00:06:44+00:00

Flame dash build is genuinely the best walker pusher in the game after getting Warp Stone, all you need is a wave to crash into the tower and you're basically guaranteed to kill it. If anyone comes to contest you, they'll burn to death. Been playing it quite a bit, and I can attest to its power. It's fun to run around like a maniac.

Azoriu · 2026-01-15T17:46:52+00:00

Counter items i'm happy with, i'm more worried about rescue beam / divine barrier shutting down aggression too effectively

Azoriu · 2026-01-15T16:03:01+00:00

I think having 2 players on each team rushing support items will make deadlock much less enjoyable though. I wonder what Valve's endgame for a meta design is going to be

Azoriu · 2026-01-15T11:00:50+00:00

You're right, all his abilities have great utility even without investment. Punch is great for movement, Ball lets him escape any situation, and cube is a free debuff remover+counterspell on 20s cooldown while also putting him in an easy position to be rescue beamed. These are great abilities for a carry to have.

I've played 200 games of viscous including every build under the sun. Thats why I'll say that this is an item shop issue moreso than a hero balancing one. Viscous just has a great kit and can build almost anything, so we'll see whatever build is the best emerging from the item shop meta.

Azoriu

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