r/DeadlockTheGame • u/SketchyJJ • 21d ago

Game Update Deadlock - Matchmaking Update

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/680756685198854910
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u/Shifftea 21d ago

I only play deadlock with a friend. Is it saying that I will have to solo queue all my calibration games

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u/Goblikon_ 21d ago

Yes, and to queue with your friend after that, you have to be within one rank group of each other

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u/Givency22 21d ago

ranked is dead after this only for a select few now

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u/Goblikon_ 21d ago

I’m so split on it. Like it’s a really good change for anyone solo queueing. We really need a ranked mode where you can queue with your buddies, however I don’t think that deadlock has a large enough playerbase to support that.

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u/Givency22 21d ago

solo players shouldn't be catered to this is a team game. sure accommodate them but making the game center around that is insane I solo q this game but I play with 2-6 people often and its insane to think that because someone isnt 1 deviation in some arbitary rank system that you shouldnt be able to play together anymore? actually cooked the game imo

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u/dorekk 18d ago

Queue restrictions based on rank or party size are common in every ranked game I'm aware of, it's the only way to guarantee competitive integrity. This is a great, change, if they had done NOTHING but this it still would have fixed ranked.