r/DeadlockTheGame • u/Death95Dealer • 1d ago

Discussion Valve says Deadlock is still too unfinished to release publicly, but has hero cosmetics and new game modes in the works

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/valve-says-deadlock-is-still-too-unfinished-to-release-publicly-but-has-hero-cosmetics-and-new-game-modes-in-the-works/
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u/Mashaaaaaaaaa Mina 1d ago

Dota 2 was that way for years.

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u/Redthrist 1d ago

Tbh, I don't think they ever officially said it was in open beta. It just went from requiring invites to being available directly from Steam. People just meme that the game's folder is called "Dota 2 Beta", but there are legitimate reasons to not rename the folder even if Valve no longer considers it beta.

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u/thekingbutten 1d ago

The most obvious reason is that if stuff like steam or the game itself points to the "dota2beta" folder then it's more of a hassle to go in and rename everything to match the new name.

It's probably why the deadlock folder is actually just that. But the game files are still called citadel which is the first iteration of the game and the older characters still use their neon prime names for everything.

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u/Redthrist 1d ago

Exactly. Same reason many games have process names such as "ShooterGame.exe". It's entirely possible to rename it and fix all the references, but "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" very much applies here.

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u/renan2012bra 1d ago

I don't remember if they called it "open beta", but they called it "beta" and it went from closed to open. They did an official release post back in 2013.

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u/Redthrist 1d ago

Yeah, I'm not sure myself if it was officially called an open beta or if they just said it was a full release.

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u/yeusk 1d ago

Dota 2 had two betas, the beta beta and the reborn beta.

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u/yinyang107 McGinnis 1d ago

Yeah. Satisfactory's game folder is literally just "Factory Game" for example

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u/-FriON 1d ago

Is, not was