Check out the key takeaway of all Deadlock patch notes since the game was officially announced in August 2024.
It's getting hard to stay up-to-date with all Deadlock patch notes as Valve is constantly updating the game based on feedback collected from the growing playerbase on the playtest servers.
Especially because of Deadlock's uniqueness, a mixture of the MOBA and hero shooter genres. Any major changes can overpower a hero or completely nerf them to oblivion. Not to mention that the map itself is getting tweaks too as Valve polishes the game design.
So, to help you keep up with Deadlock's meta, we've gathered the most important information of all Deadlock patch notes since the game was officially confirmed in this article. We'll also update this article every time Valve developers release a new Deadlock patch.
Deadlock patch notes
September 17, 2024: Soul sharing exploit fixed
It was just a small update, but Valve most notably "fixed players being able to exploit soul sharing across multiple lanes" as they were earning more souls than intended. The devs also fixed Grey Talon's Charge Short and Vindicta's Assassinate cameras as it wasn't working as intended.
September 14, 2024: Bebop's Hyper Beam got a massive nerf
A lot of players were straight-out farming kills thanks to Bebop's Ultimate ability Hyper Beam, so Valve nerfed it on September 14.
- Bebop: Hyper Beam cooldown increased from 117 to 130
- Bebop: Hyper Beam T1 reduced from -38s to -30s
- Bebop: Hyper Beam end radius reduced from 5m to 4m
- Bebop: Hyper Beam slow reduced from 40% to 30%
- Bebop: Hyper Beam DPS reduced from 220 to 205
- Bebop: Hyper Beam DPS spirit scaling reduced from 3 to 2.7
September 12, 2024: 24/7 matchmaking, huge Kelvin nerfs, and new minimap
There was a lot to unpack from the September 12 Deadlock patch notes. Most importantly, the matchmaking became available 24/7 across all regions. On top of that, Valve also added a new minimap, and pushed balance changes to a lot of heroes, most notably Kelvin.
- Kelvin: Arctic Beam fire rate slow reduced from 80% to 40%
- Kelvin: Arctic Beam movement slow reduced from 80% to 70%
- Kelvin: Objectives and Rejuvenator are now frozen and invulnerable when under frozen shelter
- Kelvin: Ice Path and Arctic Beam can now also be canceled by hitting the ability key again
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September 1, 2024: Plenty of Viscous nerfs
Although the Deadlock patch notes on September 1 didn't bring much, one of the heroes—Viscous—got some newsworthy nerfs.
- Viscous: Puddle Punch base cast range from 60m to 40m
- Viscous: Puddle Punch T2 damage from +50 to +35
- Viscous: Puddle Punch base cooldown increased from 24 to 28
- Viscous: Puddle Punch now knocks people less high into the air
- Viscous: Base clip reduced from 24 to 20, Alt Fire now requires 5 bullets
August 29, 2024: Huge map updates and introduction of wall jumping
One of the most substantial Deadlock patches ever was the August 29 update. While there were a ton of balance changes, the developers most notably changed the map a lot and introduced wall jumping.
- Added wall jumping (does not consume stamina, requires input direction away from the wall, can be done once)
- Added ropes to some buildings to let you climb up (hold jump key to latch onto them). Can shoot while hanging on them.
- A pair of teleporters has been added to the outer lanes at the midpoint (near the three red neutral creeps)
- Four teleporters have changed locations
- The upper floor teleporters have moved to the street level
- The interior teleporters have moved to the Bodega building and the Theater
- Teleporters are closed for the first 10 minutes (they look visually closed)
- Several buildings have been made taller to make their rooftops out of bounds
- Several buildings have been made shorter to make them more accessible
- A few of the buildings have new passageways at higher floors that are along the way to the rooftop
August 23, 2024: Valve announced Deadlock, lifted streaming restrictions
Though everybody knew Deadlock existed thanks to the playtest, Valve was reluctant to announce the game. Not only did Valve announce the game on August 23, but it also finally allowed community websites, discussion, and most importantly, players to stream Deadlock.
That's all for now. Stay tuned to esports.gg to follow more Deadlock news, guides, and updates.
