Deadlock Patch Notes Tracker

24 Oct 2024 Major Update: New Heroes, General Improvements, and Balance Changes

Buffs

Nerfs

Balances

New

Full patch notes

Heroes

Abrams

Melee attack rate reduced by 15% (time between attacks)

Gun falloff damage starts at 20m instead of 22m

Fixed some cases where Shoulder Charge would do a 180/360 on spell cast

Fixed Shoulder Charge sliding against wall surfaces incorrectly

Fixed Seismic Impact sometimes getting stuck on objects

Bebop

Bullet damage growth increased from 0.29 to 0.33

No longer gains 1% Bullet Resist per boon

Now gains 1% Spirit Resist per boon

Infernus

Afterburn T1 reduced from 30% to 25%

Ivy

Base bullet damage increased from 4.5 to 5

Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.39 to 0.36

Air Drop slow reduced from 35% to 30%

Kelvin

Arctic Beam slow reduced from 50% to 40%

Frost Grenade T2 heal reduced from 145 to 125

Lady Geist

Malice slow reduced from 20% to 15%

Malice debuff duration reduced from 13s to 9s

Malice Damage Amp reduced from 15% to 8%

McGinnis

Gun spin decay rate improved from 0.65 to 0.25

Mini Turrets cooldown reduced from 24s to 18s

Spectral Wall slow reduced from 25% to 20%

Seven

Lightning Ball cooldown increased from 23s to 26s

Move speed reduced from 7.3 to 7.1

Shiv

Base speed reduced from 7.3 to 7.0

Killing Blow range reduced from 20m to 13m

Vindicta

Gun cycle time improved from 0.26s to 0.22s

Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 0.55 to 0.65

Weapon Items

Restorative Shot

Weapon Damage reduced from 7% to 6%

Cooldown increased from 5.5s to 6s

Rapid Rounds

Fire Rate increased from 9% to 10%

High-Velocity Mag

Bullet Velocity reduced from 25% to 20%

Bullet Shield Health increased from 50 to 65

Melee Charge

Weapon Damage reduced from 15% to 12%

Titanic Magazine

Now grants +12% Spirit Resist

No longer grants +18% Bullet Resist

Vitality Items

Rescue Beam

Pull speed reduced by 20%

Spirit Items

Slowing Hex

Slow reduced from 25% to 20%

General Changes

- Added 6 new heroes to Hero Labs for experimental matchmaking mode.
- Added Commend system to commend players during and after games.
- Updated character shader for improved player visibility.
- Updated environment lighting and sky.
- Added sequential kill streak music cues.
- Introduced keybinds for 'Fly Up' and 'Fly Down' abilities.
- Improved build management in the shop with quick-selection for favorite builds.
- Enhanced match history and watching features with rank badges and history.
- Enhanced audio cues for respawn and game focus notification.
- Multiple bug fixes and adjustments for gameplay smoothness and clarity.
- Bots improved for defensive and offensive play.
- Implemented detailed changes in hero abilities, animations and visual executions.

Misc Changes

- AP is no longer granted for Walkers.
- Shrine/Patron no longer have Soul/AP bounties.
- Redesigned urn mechanics for game objectives.
- Adjusted attack and resist parameters for various game entities.
- Multiple map and environment redesigns and adjustments for better gameplay flow.