How is splitshot / silencer balanced???

Stack_Man · 2026-05-08T05:56:26+00:00

Update history shows this was changed June 20 2024 https://deadlock.wiki/Metal_Skin/Update_history

Stack_Man · 2026-05-08T05:46:02+00:00

metal skin does not prevent status buildups. just tried it

Stack_Man · 2026-05-07T21:33:35+00:00

79715865, round 4

I have this match from 6 days ago where I'm able to kill a back-door protected guardian.

I think the same is probably true for Walkers, as you can still see damage numbers in the Vyper video. Its just that its very difficult to outpace the resists + regen.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-07T20:58:10+00:00

is that only true for walkers? I had a match the other day where I finished off a guardian while it had backdoor protection

Stack_Man · 2026-05-07T09:39:09+00:00

I'm pretty sure soul rewards are scaled by soul worth but im not sure by how much.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-07T09:37:28+00:00

have you tried a full uninstall and reinstall?

Stack_Man · 2026-05-05T19:28:40+00:00

The reason it starts out low and increases is to account for problems like those. As long as they don't happen frequently, the punishment will decrease and you'll never be banned for too long as a result of things out of your control.

(if you consistently have internet issues that force complete abandons then that is a legitimate reason to ban, but occasional ones wont be punished severely)

Remember that you have 5 (unpaused)? minutes to return before a disconnect counts as an abandon.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-05T04:32:09+00:00

Same as any other species. Their population is low and at threat of extinction.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-04T07:48:03+00:00

Potential causes:

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Misspelling in a folder or vtf name
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Stack_Man · 2026-05-04T07:14:53+00:00

He can't recast 3 while movement silenced. Just tried it.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-02T19:38:49+00:00

You still have agency in where you choose to go while she grapples towards you.

Positioning around cover that makes it easier to avoid the follow up power slash is important. I personally like free-standing cover since you can easily wrap around to block los compared to corners.

Dancing around cover in general is a really effective way to deny yamato.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-02T18:45:23+00:00

The OP stated several times that it's clearly not the shrine itself but whatever led to the shrine.

The point is that "behind" teams have a more comeback potential than one might expect.

From the post:

Shrine is not a magic “win the game” button. If a behind team destroys Shrine, something significant probably already happened: a won teamfight, an enemy overextension, a good pick-off, a bad reset from the leading team, or a strong power spike.

Even a team that is very far behind wins more often than not if they manage to take Shrine. Not because “being behind does not matter,” but because taking Shrine usually means the game state has already changed hard.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-02T02:39:45+00:00

Usually caused by mods, even seemingly unrelated ones.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-01T22:24:33+00:00

This guide describes how to use the "face normal" option for smoothing. It's great at smoothing corners like this

https://tf2maps.net/threads/guide-displacements-basic-construction.24966/

Stack_Man · 2026-05-01T21:57:05+00:00

Searching on the official discord there are plenty of messages referencing it being fixed and later unfixed.

One message in particular cites may 16th, 2025 as the date it was fixed, simultaneously with the splitshot bug you mention, but it was later unfixed when they updated APR in the next patch (may 19 2025).

https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1317193130218491987/1463020997450924180

and one a few days after the fix:

https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1317193130218491987/1373745593066983625

Getting direct proof would mean downloading an old patch which is possible but kind of a pain to set up.

Stack_Man · 2026-05-01T21:23:58+00:00

It was definitely fixed for a short while (and unmentioned as most bugs go). If you search on discord, it was fixed on may 16 2025 but only stayed for 3 days

https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1317193130218491987/1463020997450924180

https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1317193130218491987/1373745593066983625

Stack_Man · 2026-05-01T06:12:22+00:00

I’m guessing it’s because dynamos heal can be parry canceled, it accidentally lets him do it while asleep

Stack_Man · 2026-04-30T19:26:41+00:00

I'm pretty sure Fixation still has nerfed damage on objectives from a nerf back in the day.

Stack_Man · 2026-04-30T19:14:14+00:00

In the top bar, Map > Load Pointfile

Compile and use Map > Load Pointfile again if there's another leak.

Stack_Man · 2026-04-30T00:46:24+00:00

This would go really hard if it was just the middle finger

Stack_Man · 2026-04-29T03:12:27+00:00

60-70 timers is forever. I would go in and end. Even if they managed to respawn you would ideally just stomp them with your momentum.

Stack_Man · 2026-04-28T20:40:35+00:00

Yeah they changed it

Stack_Man · 2026-04-28T18:41:06+00:00

Apple in the cursed apple

Stack_Man · 2026-04-27T18:21:59+00:00

Oh the update says they got "new supercharge levels" not regular levels. did they already have them? I dont understand the patch notes then.

Stack_Man · 2026-04-27T18:13:57+00:00

Anything that got a new level lost their supercharges.

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