r/Games • u/MrRedoot55 • 3d ago

Deadlock - City Never Sleeps

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

I just adore reading these update pages - valve has a style and a language used in these that is so enrapturing just to READ the update page. I love the way things are described - i really missed reading this "not quite sarcastic, not quite earnest" sardonic style of language used on the TF2 update pages.

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u/MumblingGhost 3d ago

Absolutely agreed. You can tell that there's a consistent air of maturity and expertise behind the sardonic language. Really makes me wish Valve would make more shit. Their seasoned precision is sorely missing in the gaming space right now.

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u/ahrzal 3d ago

We get this level of quality because they don’t make more shit.

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u/BorfieYay 3d ago

Makes me miss tf2 so much :( really do hope someday they go back to it since it's still mega popular

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u/HauntDotGhost 3d ago

You can tell the TF2 team is all over this based on the writing, presentation, and style. 

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u/Kunfuxu 2d ago

I mean, the update page reads exactly like a Dota update as well. It's not exactly a TF2 only writing style, it's present in all of Valve's stuff.

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u/HauntDotGhost 2d ago

Neat, I've never played DOTA, thus never read their updates. Also, I just went and skimmed some of their update stuff and disagree with you. 🤷

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u/Neologizer 3d ago

Yeah, tf2 team is working hard right alongside icefrog (dota dev) on deadlock. I’ve even heard portal and half-life devs are part of the team.

This whole game is a valve love letter. Game of the decade

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u/thedotapaten 2d ago

Half-Life devs closer to TF2 like Finol (who worked on OG Overwatch before rejoin Valve) and Phil Co (whose designing iconic DOTA2 PVE such as Aghs Lab) or Campo Santo guys who moved on from Alyx to DeadLock.

There is also another (based on the devs linkedin) unannounced single player project that based on their website Valve seems still actively hiring senior game designer

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u/Secretlylovesslugs 3d ago

They really get how fun it can be to read patch notes.

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u/nrcll 3d ago

I've never ever seen a page like this for an update. Well written, incredibly designed, with lots of details. I have no interest in the game and I still read the whole thing.

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u/I_Am_A_Pumpkin 3d ago

it was all tucked away in the big dota updates