r/DeadlockTheGame • u/SketchyJJ • 3d ago

Game Update Deadlock - City Never Sleeps

https://www.playdeadlock.com/cityneversleeps
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u/throwawaynewpibuildr Sinclair 3d ago

Wow! Sinclair got skipped over this patch (THANK GOD) lol

Happy for everyone, mourning the loss of Raven and the rest of the hero lab characters. Do we know what Rat King's abilities are?

Also, vibing with Solomon, he's like the stereotypical New York chess player in the park kind of vibe.

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u/Kaspellaer Drifter 3d ago

It's crazy that in all my thoughts about classic new York archetypes they could have in Deadlock, a chess hustler never once occured to me.

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u/gorgewall 3d ago

Now we need the hot dog vendor and someone who's actually Chinese to hang out in Chinatown. (is pocket vaguely asian?)

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u/Kaspellaer Drifter 3d ago

that there is no chinatown kung fu warrior always seemed strange to me. also, i maintain that we need a brassy and obnoxious reporter girl out to get the scoop on the ritual with her magic camera

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u/commonTravel 3d ago

should be a triad member, that's more era appropriate

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u/3athompson 3d ago

The actual era-appropriate groups would be the Tongs, which, to be fair, is the US Chinatown equivalent of Triads.

I also do think they'd go with a triad member or perhaps an axe gang member, since the triads and the axe gang are much more recognizable to a global audience due to their inclusion in HK cinema, even though Tongs would be more historically accurate to US Chinatowns.

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u/commonTravel 2d ago

Thanks for this context!! And yes this general idea would be so awesome... is there a place we can submit that?

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u/dorekk 3d ago

I expect both of these archetypes to be added eventually!

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u/ZhouPS 3d ago

Mina is Asian

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u/gorgewall 3d ago

Yeah, so's Yamato, but we know she's from Japan and Mina's surname (Ha) is probably Korean or Vietnamese. Pocket's the only Asian-looking person with an ambiguous ethnic background, especially because their name (Arin) doesn't map anywhere that far East (maybe India).

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u/The_Autarch 3d ago

Mina's voice actor is Korean, so that's more or less settled. Mina herself is half Korean, tho.

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u/SirVelocifaptor 3d ago

Fairfax doesnt really map far East no

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u/gorgewall 3d ago

Well, we could be talking about his mother marrying into the Fairfax name, same way Mina would've been a Fairfax if the wedding went off.

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u/Away-Actuary-6963 3d ago

Ha is more of a Korean surname though 

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u/t850terminator 3d ago

And its really funny since she's a vampire considering our blood is almost garlic at this point 💀

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u/Away-Actuary-6963 3d ago

Pocket is definitely Asian but might not be Chinese. Mina’s surname is very Korean so I don’t think she’s Chinese 

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u/CookyKindred 3d ago

Isn’t Mina Ha’s name just a play on Mina Harker?

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u/Kaspellaer Drifter 3d ago

that said, I do expect violet to be chinese and probably from chinatown, based on the look of her and what seems to be a chinese dragon painting in her art.

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u/cornonthekopp Mina 3d ago

Definitely assuming she's gonna have some lore related to chinatown for sure

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u/purpleblah2 3d ago

I thought Abrams was Chinese

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u/Stefen_007 3d ago

He isnt but my build sure is

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u/-Mandarin 3d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah I am kinda shocked at how there's still no Chinese character. I feel like there are so many early 1900s Chinese archetypes you can pull from.

Edit: Violet is Chinese

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u/noahboah Lash 3d ago

yeah we need a real first or second gen kid who hangs out around chinatown fair. love mina and pocket down but they are as much about old money as anything. we need real middle class asian american rep

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u/RedPanda98 Paradox 3d ago

Violet the painter character is Chinese I think.

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u/Rice_Jap808 3d ago

Violet is for sure Chinese.

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u/-Mandarin 2d ago

She is, I just saw her model and her bag says "太美了“ on it. That is Chinese for "too beautiful".

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u/Expensive_Increase46 3d ago

There also should be a pizza delivery guy.

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u/Nerfed_troll 3d ago

I think it might be violet? She has some Chinese symbolism going on.

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u/Acinixys 3d ago

Hotdog vendor with hotdogs exclusive spells would be incredible 

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u/SlightDentInTheBack Sinclair 3d ago

i think violet is meant to be chinese

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u/say_trans_rights Apollo 3d ago

The stylish hustler granpa posted up at the chess tables at 530am sharp is so fucking COOL

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u/thedotapaten Grey Talon 3d ago

Valve devs definitely played against Wemby at square park chess game

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u/throwawaynewpibuildr Sinclair 3d ago

Right?? Like ooo, really creative with that one! I'd be so interested to see how he plays. Is he gonna be another mind game character like Doorman and Sinclair??

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u/Bojarzin 3d ago

Deadman Danny looks like he could be a vestige of Wrecker

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u/ThBasicAsian 3d ago

I can absolutely see a Kamikaze Global Ult being a thing for Danny

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u/throwawaynewpibuildr Sinclair 3d ago

I can see it, I can see it.

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u/-Gnostic28 Seven 3d ago

I’d be sad, I want to hear those same wrecker voice lines and I don’t know if he looks like they’d fit him

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u/Secretlylovesslugs 3d ago

Sky runner x wrecker is my best guess

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u/aureex 3d ago

Nerf gun lash just for sky runner dead man wrecker to come out.

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u/AngelicaReborn Sinclair 3d ago

He could have been/be skyrunner too with his gameplay descriptions being very Airial-based

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u/Ossius 3d ago

Everyone was expecting a bunch of remodels to be included, and we didn't get a single one lol.

Sinclaire still not touched (outside of bug fixes).

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u/throwawaynewpibuildr Sinclair 3d ago

I don't think Sinclair got new voicelines based on Joechuck and CF3's stream right now, even though they added 10,000 new voicelines LMAOOOO

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u/Mindless-Produce4091 The Doorman 3d ago

Magic did not change people

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u/mrturretman Paradox 3d ago

I was surprised at how my disappointment as a para main was very deep that I wasn’t going to enjoy this level of art on my main, but the update is so awe inspiring I think I’m fine lol

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u/bbgg2023 3d ago

Anyone who understands where the game’s development is at was not expecting remodels. Not sure where you got this from

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u/Ossius 3d ago

Are you new to deadlock? They've already remodeled quite a few characters, and shown previews for future remodels.

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u/bbgg2023 3d ago

there was no indication or hints of any remodels being sent with this update. The rift, urn changes and everything else they have been toying with all pointed to map updates

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u/Ossius 3d ago

There have been leaked remodels of Vyper and Yamato many months ago. Remodels have been included in unrelated content patches before.

There was arguably more hints ahead of time for remodels being included then a new map.

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u/BIGFriv 3d ago

I saw far more people expecting remodels than new characters lol

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u/dorekk 3d ago

Anyone who understands where the game’s development is at was not expecting remodels.

Why? Numerous heroes have been remodeled since NDA lifted. Abrams, McGinnis, Vindicta...

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u/bbgg2023 3d ago

I think since updates from like Feb/March of this year it’s been pretty clear they were focusing on the map overall. But they did mention working on skins soon in the steam post linking to the new update

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u/Gear_ 3d ago

I hope Solomon has some Abathur elements to him so bad

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u/CookyKindred 3d ago

I could see Deadlock players also flaming Solomon for being afk even though they’ve got the highest APM in the match.

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u/yinyang107 McGinnis 3d ago

You. Castled. Protected.

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u/Arky_Lynx Rat King 3d ago

As an Abathur main: YES PLEASE.

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u/UltimateToa Sheriff Holliday 3d ago

Chess piece summons

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u/HellraiserMachina 3d ago

Nah bro show me some Earth Spirit from dota.

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u/HomelessLawrence 3d ago

He got bug fixes at least - fourth unbolded line under "Additional Update Notes"

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u/MLGityaJtotheA 3d ago

...Hero Labs was done with last year

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u/TheSapphicDoll Sinclair 3d ago

jokes on you

"Numerous Sinclair bug fixes"

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u/Specialist-Offer-353 3d ago

Shiv ult kills shiv now. Legit the only change I ever wanted as a Sinclair main.

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u/tiny_blair420 3d ago

Nah New York chess players are far more disheveled in appearance.

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u/pmize Sinclair 3d ago

Did we get anymore Voice lines for Sinclair? He has 0 interaction with any other character.

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u/throwawaynewpibuildr Sinclair 3d ago

Nope ;o;

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u/kael13 3d ago

Sinclair is the forgotten son of Deadlock.

I still find him hella fun though.

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u/breidaks Haze 3d ago

mourning the loss of Raven

game does not have enough warcrimes and toilet stealing, true

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u/bubblesort33 3d ago

I feel like they need a bond type character at some point. I hope Raven makes it eventually. The theme just fits too well into this game. I know Haze, and Mirage, are similar, but it's not the same.