Ok not sure why the video quality is kind of shit in this one, it looked fine while editing - could be UA-cam encoding, looking into it. Sorry about that!
Stopped playing Deadlock a while back because of marvel rivals releasing but I’m still really excited to come back for the games full release and future updates. Marvels rivals is great but deadlocks gameplay is unmatched, I’m really hopeful for the games future and release and I’ll 100% be watching your guides again when the game is fully out. Much respect to you and everybody in the community still playing and keeping the game alive!
I like deadlock a lot but I feel like the games are sometimes way to long (which makes rank grinding super annoying) like the games can last from anywhere from 20 to 60 min, meanwhile marvel rivals is always like 10-15 mins
@@proscuitt yeah don’t even know why they remade rank anyways, the game is in play test and is also having a declining player base and they want to seperate the player base even more? I’m currently in Archon and yet I play with people who never use a hero before or I’m playing against a solo carry who goes 17-0 with Yamato
@@banana6x marvel rivals is a very fun game to play with friends, but it feels like ass compared to deadlock. Super slow, no movement, and deadlock's gunplay feels way more satisfying to me.
The meta reports and "outdated" educational videos will also serve as historical resources for anyone interested in the development of Deadlock. It's a great time getting to participate in the early build of this game, but I've been concerned about how much is getting archived. The debacle of lane rotating for extra souls and the subsequent hotfix can be recorded through the patch notes, but your videos add an insight into the community views and opinions before and after the fix. 5 years from now your channel might be one of few sources for wiki writers and interested players about niche changes and the contexts they were made in that would otherwise be lost to history.
lol noone gives a shit aboiut that. you think someone gonna write a master thesis in 5 years about the devlopment? how many ppl gonna look all the patchnotes/vids about it up? 0.000001%?
Videos on what your competitive team is doing like strategy presentations, scrimmages, team building exercises, etc. would be a good direction. These videos wouldn’t get outdated like a guide since it’s more on the team and current competitive scene. Additionally, it provides a window into how high a level competitive team operates.
Really glad to hear that you're doing meta report on a set schedule. Even if no patches hit, metas definitely shift, and getting inspiration for new builds is a great idea. I was going to suggest this exact team, and watching your vods of your scrims and Ryan's presentations have helped my own gameplay. Keep up the great work, man, I'm cheering for TF2 Boomers and your success.
As weird as it sounds, would love more low effort content from you lol. VOD reviews of pro games, live reacts, unique build analysis that people whip out in pro play. You and Eido are the main people I watch for pro level gameplay so hearing more of your thoughts on what people are doing in-game, macro or micro, would be interesting.
hes letting a random replay play and hes just talking about the patch and his thoughts, naked. analysing builds and commenting on all kinds of actions from a pro replay is low effort? what is this vid then?
What I want the most of deadlock content creators are full games (maybe edit out/ffw the more uninteresting parts) with post game analysis/commentary, but I know it can be more work than live commentary
I think their number one priority right now is probably working on the new heroes. I'd guess that Holliday will probably be released by the end of the month. I'm really curious to see if we'll get more map reworks/additions. Some more second floor areas to take advantage of the 3D space would be really fun.
Bro I love any educational deadlock content and you do it best, I really appreciate you spending the time to make this content. I still play deadlock nightly and don’t intend to quit any time soon.
hey deathy, I like the vision you have for 2025 and content, for me I was added to the playtest maybe all the way at the beginning! I currently have around 750 hrs in deadlock, for me hopping on and playing everyday was super fun. Right now I'm just busy with life and cant really spend the same amount of time relearning for new builds / new mechanics. now that the patch cycle is slower I feel I can hop on a few matches each day now or a few times a week. for me and my friend group having content that revolves around trending builds and ideas for characters is great. if I'm not playing much or if my party isn't playing much either one of us can just tune into your content to get a little bit of a snapshot of what the current items/ builds are looking like instead of trying an old build from last time we played. with the amount of time I have ( and I think the avg viewer might sit around in deadlock). Seeing what is trending for each hero just really helps people that would feel like getting back into deadlock as too big of a time investment without supporting content like yours. as with any given patch fundamental things changes ex.(soul farming/sharing)(game speed,ttk), Item meta's ( gun vs spirit) , general character and teamplay balance( abilities changing fundamentally, buff/nerf,etc) if you had monthly / bi weekly videos on it, anyone could feel more confident to hop back in. as your videos share knowledge on not just someones individual hero pick but the generally ebb n flow of a game. With players even 300 hr+ they could easily feel ready to hop back in. as someone with the time I have and being pretty good at the game I would say it doesn't feel appealing hopping back in and just getting steamrolled a few games before actually figuring out all the changes or how the newest itteration general loop is.
Happy to watch updated/duplicate videos, and I’d love some videos about the team strats, haven’t always caught them on stream and the presentations I saw looked really interesting
Remaking MOBA content is the heart and soul of the genre. It also allows you to improve and re-examin how the playebase has improved and learned since the last time you've covered what you're remaking.
Just waiting for the game to come back to life at this point. This is one of the best games ive ever played. 300 hours in and many more to come. COME ON VALVE
i'm kinda nitpicking a semantic thing here but whenever people say that deadlock is "dead" or "has no life" it always makes me think valve shouldve kept the game low-key for a while longer, because it's literally an early access technically invite-only alpha game with no advertising, progression system, microtransactions, esports support and a barebones steam page lol forget being dead it genuinely hasnt even been born yet. but because it went public so early there's a lot of this kind of sentiment out there and its kinda a shame i do agree overall though - the game is insanely good and i miss when it had a huge playerbase and all my friends were playing it, valve pls get it ready for release soon
@@matrixystI honestly think it wouldn’t be the worst plan for them to close testing for a while. If you want people to get hype then take it away and people will be fiending for more. Idk, people are too quick to forget it’s in alpha because how fun it is already.
@ totally agreed. i would be very down for more limits to access (unironically have kinda missed the time-specific matchmaking lol) like if we only got to play for like 5-7 days after every big update and then things were locked or something like that i feel like it'd be better for valve, for players, and for general perception & optimism around the game. i get that at this point maybe the devs feel like the cat's out of the bag and they can't impose these kind of limits on their playerbase, but cmon it's an early alpha build lol they should treat it more like one
@@matrixyst While I don't necessarily disagree, this kinda feels like the same semantic argument people get in over a game being in "early access." Valve didn't market the game in the traditional sense, but the "invite only alpha" really played on people's FOMO which is likely why we saw such a huge spike. Once a game is openly available to the public, it should be treated like a full release regardless of how the developers treat it; you only get the publicity of a release once after all, entering Early Access or 1.0 doesn't carry the same weight it used to because Early Access killed the idea of "beta testing" games. The game was fairly polished for an alpha as well, really only needing map updates and more characters to enter a true beta/release phase. The problem, in my opinion, is the playerbase that stuck with the game was/is extremely toxic and really killed a lot of people's enjoyment; which I don't see being solved by a full release and is a problem in a majority of Valve games.
I recently watched a history of GGG video and they changed their release cadence from sporadic to consistent and it resulted in not only stable but increasing playerbase peaks each cycle, reversing the downward trend. Deadlock is definitely different given this is still production and there are no seasons etc etc, but I always came back to Deadlock each patch to try it out. The game doesn't need to a massive playerbase for EA, but it does still need players to test and having infrequent patches, even if fairly large, could cause the number of players available to provide this feedback to fall more and more.
From you, but also from the DL creator community in general I'd love to see more videos of a gameplay with an post game commentary talking about minute by minute decisions and strategy being made, and or game breakdowns covering strategy. Luck for 2025!
Hey Deathy, there is this OW creator called Ocie that goes into setups of pro games and the objective they aim to do. I think something like that would do great for the deadlock. They are editing heavy but maybe something along of those lines would be great.
Yes I get the weirdest lobbies rn, total mixed bag of beginner players, people with hundreds of hours and people with probably thousands of hours or really highly skilled. I’m guessing it’s because it’s hard to balance a game when some ranks only have a hundred or less players.
Loved you analysis Deathy. I will stay tuned for that education content of yours, most of the times what I need is just a quick brief of whats broken or in meta right now, so I can at least set my mind for what I will encounter in the next lobby.
A couple days ago, I saw your coach teaching from a powerpoint presentation on your stream. It was about weakside/strongside and how to play while being mindful about them. I suppose something like that applies mostly to team play but I think those are concepts that could help pub players too.
I've quit playing deadlock for now, and all my friends have as well. I fully expect the game to be great when it is released, but I can't get excited about it anymore. Your videos have been the best throughout the time I've played. Your no BS style is great, and I bet any educational content you put out for games would do very well.
Thanks for the transparency! I think meta report videos will still be great content even if there's no patch or if they'll become outdated. Even in games without patches for years (like Super Smash), the meta still changes as people experiment with new things, and that makes for great content! Also, as a personal suggestion, maybe a quick slide with statistics of which heroes are having the least and most success right now (maybe split by rank) would be a cool starting point for meta report videos. I'll keep supporting your content!
Meta reports, new build highlights, new meta breakthroughs are what keep me coming back to youtube to keep watching deadlock content. Being able to see a new meta change visually is very good for helping me learn the game as well as others I'm sure. Floating around phantom currently but the meta reports and build highlights previously have helped me understand the game since downloading a few months ago.
Honestly, a team comms and shotcalling guide would probably be pretty good considering that stuff is fairly universal between mobas and won’t need to be updated unless the in game language significantly changes. From my experience coaching games I’ve always found good shotcalling without tilting teammates to be a really important skill.
I'd personally love to see the e-sports content, I regularly watch your stream VODs or try to catch your own scrims and events from over here in the UK when you're live! i genuinely just enjoy watching you and your team play, and it keeps me aiming higher in my own progression that being said, I'll still probably engage with all of your content in some way regardless of what you're covering lol! I don't mind what you do, just keep it up dude!
One content idea I would love to see from you is a guide to creating your own build. Nothing that is necessarily hero specific, but just an overall guide of things to keep in mind while creating a build to make it more efficient and practical. Might be too general of a concept to make a video on, but it's definitely been something that I've been struggling with when trying to expand my hero pool.
as a person who's stopped playing deadlock for now, im still confident in deadlock's future. lots of games with early access have this kinda phase. Im not even surprised by people's reaction right now, it's pretty normal.
I love your proposed changed approach to meta reports. That's been where I get the most fun out of the game during these long stretches without huge balance changes-- trying new shit and having fun doing unique builds. I'll tune in for that
I would love to see some vod reviews kind of like how Jayne used to do for Overwatch. I loved how he would do reviews for players from a wide spectrum of skill. There's obviously players at every rank who want to improve. And I think sometimes you can still learn from vod reviews even if its from a lower rank. Kind of a refreshing the fundamentals thing (which I think some players definitely forget or never learned).
I think larger and fewer patches is what the game needs right now. I got exhausted trying to keep track of all the changes with the fortnightly updates, because it takes time to learn how to use each hero and which cards to use for them, while also not having as much time to devote to gaming as I used to. It also pretty much made UA-cam videos obsolete 2 weeks after they were launched, meaning only the most current were up to date given the constant changes. I decided to wait until the heroes and cards are more or less balanced and left alone before I will come back, but I have been keeping my eye on the game all the same, as I really enjoyed playing it.
Hey Deathy! First of all I want to thank you for all the quality stuff that you´ve done for us so far, I think it is really valuable for the community! Secondly, I would love to see regular breakdowns of pro matches, maybe exploring some tactical or technical topics through examples from pro players that you think fit into the category, more team-oriented things also would be exciting to see. Thirdly, duplicate content is cool for me personally, and for you as a YT content creator, especially for the official release. Algorhythm doesnt really know what patch we are playing on, so if you pop up consistently in someone´s feed it will push older videos if the newer are already watched. So you´ll need fresh content to be present in the feed. You just gotta do your stuff, we will watch it. Profit for everyone 😁 This game for me became pretty much the only game I want to play, but many times I cant really dedicate time to it cuz of work and all the IRL stuff. I appreciate your effort for the game and the playerbase, and I would really love to see more content in general! Keep it up bro ✌
Repeat content really isn’t a big deal other than it can be arduous for you but us consumers are used to it. In POE people make currency and level guides every league and will continue to do so ad infinitum. Make the content that makes you happy but please keep the meta reports they are my favorite!
I think teaching people how to play this game is the best content and I wish more people would watch Deathy. I’m playing in higher Archon, low Oracle lobbies (if ranks really exist at this point) and it’s scary that players in those look like they never played a video in their life
thanks for keeping the soul of deadlock alive deathy. I really like the meta report videos because even though i dont play deadlock anymore i still always watch it to keep up with the game. Also im sure no one watching your videos right now will care if you duplicate any of your guides. Do what you feel is right brother and well be here for another deathy update.
Yoshi updated today that the holiday skins were limited time. They're working on an achievement or profile badge or something to commemorate what you unlocked. But the skins wont be in the game on patch, supposedly Friday.
i think we wont keep the christmass skins but i believe it will be saved in the account, we might be able to use these skins in the future even if the design is different. I hope.
As for Hero Labs and new heroes stuff, I think the best route they can do is to release prototype heroes on Hero Labs and experiment with abilities there. Once they think the hero has a final set of abilities, then they can move them to regular roster so they can properly balance them there. My previous problem is that the devs were taking too long to cook the new heroes on Hero Labs. They can't truly balance them there because Hero Labs are full of matches where people are just experimenting for fun and don't care if they win or not. Now that they pushed 4 heroes from Hero Labs to regular roster, proper balance for these heroes can be made.
Best content = Deathy. This may work best as shorts: it would be great to have content that highlights cool combos between characters, so I can show my friends the shenanigans we could get into if they were cool enough to play deadlock.
as for channel content, i think all of us watching here are here for you and your analysis, not content for deadlock itself (as in covering patches etc). Keep it up. As for the game, we gotta stay humble. This is one of the best competitive multiplayer games in recent memory and its free, with free content updates. It's still super early days. Let's just chill and enjoy the ride.
Ohh phew.. thought you were gonna say you were moving on from deadlock. Can’t wait for more updates. The power point from the team sessions was great 👍👍
I think we might be keeping the Christmas cosmetics. They are going to have cosmetics in the future so them taking this extra time to develop an inventory system for them makes sense. As for the designs changes I don't think thats a big deal, Valve has plenty of artists and whenever a major overhaul on a hero's visual design needs to be changed they can change the Christmas skin with it since these will be the only skins in the game.
I usually look to play the heros you’re playing, and also following your builds. In depth-videos on how you play a certain hero & ehy the build is setup the way it is would be nice. Another idea is to do ”current trends in pro play” where you analyze new strategies. For instance: how and when to bait mid boss, good positioning when doing so, ways to play the urn. A tip is to use games from tournaments (yours or others) to draw from
Wuttup Deathy, I’ve been enjoying your team’s tournaments. I check into your twitch every so often. UA-cam recommended me this video, so I guess I found your channel now lol. W you Subbed
I think the slower updates will help with getting more polish to the game, the last year really helped get closer to a more balanced core gameplay. In terms of content it would be nice to see gameplay/replays where you explain your thought process and decision making while also trying different builds.
i love your content! I think stuff that i could see you doing really well are uploading some of your coaching sessions to youtube, i think these would stand the test of time a bit as you can always learn from fundamental gameplay and commentary on that. I also think doing some videos that are along the lines of Jaynes guess the SR type videos could be a lot of fun and a way to get some more community engagement with both your channel and the game at large. (community games could be fun too!)
I don't know how popular it would be, maybe you could tie it in to a meta update type vid. I love analysis of a pro game that focuses on 1-3 really impactful plays/macro movements that clearly won that team the game. I think it can highlight high level solo plays as well as shine light on the larger scale team plays that are hard to catch in a live viewing.
Think the 3 obvious things to start uploading could be full hero guides on what to build/playstyles,uploading your coaching sessions i've seen you do on stream to YT and a full in depth itemsation guide (Im aware how time consuming that last one could be however)
i haven’t played this game in a month ngl. i don’t think deadlock is bad by any means, but it has competition from more engaging and accessible titles, and playing an unfinished game in comparison just became grating for me, especially after they removed ranked.
We do mostly data analysis for picks/bans and winrate of heroes in our scrims as well as tournaments. We compile our own Data (well our coach RyanCentral does) in a spreadsheet on Google Sheets
@Deathy wait how did I fail to realize that RyanCentral is coaching you guys Used to watch his content and analysis/commentary for Valorant. He's great, love to hear that some data analysis is being picked up and taken into account in Deadlock already as well
I think a cool video idea would be items and when they fall off/need to be replaced and which items actually have a lot of value later on in the game even for a 500/1250
I think duplicate content is fine so as long you're clear about identifying which of the trends/patterns are new vs age-old. You're already pretty good about explaining how the game's systems work and why certain stuff is favorable. Looking forward to 2025 Deadlock~
The formula for your channel is really good. Education x Meta/eSports is exactly what I want and makes the entry barrier to a moba really low. Your content is what helped my friends who have never played a moba get into it and become addicted. February is gonna be a hectic month for gaming; Path of Exile 2, Monster Hunter: Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Tokyo Extreme Racer. That's a lot of high quality games to take people's attention away from deadlock and people will gravitate to the new shiny thing( I know I will). I think your hunch is right and if Deadlock moves to major patches only, you'll see interest spike and then stabilise with each patch cycle and recycling content to keep the channel growing and picking up new subs is the right move.
I love the streams where u scrim and discuss with your team , if u find a good way to convert that stream content in some form of video that would be lovely ❤
I'd personally love a guide on how to close out games better. In my elo, it seems like nobody (including me) knows how to convert a soul advantage into a win, so with that plus comeback mechanics, half my games are these 40-60 minute see saw slugfests where nobody can get anything done until you fully wipe the other team twice.
honestly, I don't see them releasing this game for AT LEAST another year or two. maybe release is right around the corner, but it seems like Valve likes to take their time with this sort of stuff.
I think one more piece of educational content that your viewers specifically would love to see is VOD review style videos. I think even more specifically, gameplay voiceovers (bought this item because XYZ in this game. similar to your coaching videos on stream but inside your mind), or VODs with maybe one instance or play with a very specific takeaway. This could be a major laning takeaway, mid game takeaway, end game, etc... Just some thoughts, and appreciate your content!
Appreciate the discussion on this. The player count isn't going to improve anytime soon with this schedule, and the current players will have even less content to keep things fresh. Good to see the community still staying committed. Suggestion: you could do some comprehensive guides on certain items. I think some items in the game are more complex and situational than others, could be an opportunity for you to go deep on what the item is REALLY for, which heroes it's good on, etc.
i dont think deadlock really cares about player count to much as this game is still in beta. Ofc a huge player count wouldnt hurt but their main focus is just on making the game as good as possible for when they release and actually care about players
Hey thanks for the video. I ended up quitting Deadlock a few months ago due to rampant aim-botting. Is that still a problem they are struggling with or have things calmed down a bit now? I think about this game every day I'd love to come back to it lol.
The main reason I don't play Deadlock is that performance is terrible for me. I can't play a game that goes from 180 fps to 100 fps during fights on everything low at 1080p. I can't afford new gear.
meta reports are great, i will definitely tune in for those. once suggestion is content to help new players learn and access the game. the game has almost no training wheels and content to help interested new players go from zero to passable would be really cool to see
Have you ever thought about making a document containing some general information about the topics you want to make guides about? Linking regularly updated information about mechanics in the description of videos is much easier than making a new laning guide every 3 months because they change how souls work again. Deathys Deadlock Database would be great. Of course we have patchnotes, but those don't include how the changes will effect gameplay, and new players wont scroll down to when soul sharing was last changed to read up on how it works. Also having breakdowns of how characters work and how to counter them would probably be amazing for new players. I saw a lot of common struggles in lower elo with people just getting demolished by the same characters every round.
I imagine they've been launching stuff into hero labs because artists have been moving away from the project for whatever reason (aiui there's another big project in valve rn so that might be it?). Might as well put out SOMETHING so the devs can do anything with their time.
I love the educational content. Something new I'd love to see is maybe some low level players learning from you. I like that you are considering some videos on how to get better as a team as well. I think that it could be helpful to include how to work better with teams as solo or duo or just as any group smaller than 6 fill.
Some guides could be less subject to change and still useful. Like instead of focusing on currently good items in lane there's more broad concepts like how to make macro decisions, how to use the timer, how and when to use cover and map geometry, when to farm and when to trade When you update your ingame guides, the thought processes there would make for good vod content as well
You could maybe make some educational content specifically on a certain hero. It would be useful to new players, and even existing players. Explaining items work well with that hero. Explaining their combos and how their kit works. Stuff like that. The videos should be good for awhile too. Since we won't have bi weekly updates. We won't see kit and ability changes on current heroes very often due too that new schedule. Videos like that would encourage me to try new heroes instead of sticking to my comfort picks.
I'm glad rivals dropped in december to keep me busy. As a more casual player, I keep getting put into the most violently sweaty games of deadlock known to man where we get stomped with a 50k soul difference, and it's probably due to the playerbase drop. I'll probably just stick to playing on weekend when there's a larger pool of casual players like me. Looking forward to the future of the game though when it does go full release and some wha tmainstream.
Love seeing content literally like this "Lets talk " Its great when its just talking about one of my favorite games. Watching streams is like that sometimes, but most streamers dont talk about the game enough, videos peferred! Simple gameplay without talk is always boring.
deathy is keeping deadlock alive one shirtless update video at a time
Had to bring it back for the new year.
This will be a meme that one day only OG viewers will understand
Just like fred
Real
Too busy gaming to put a shirt on
Ok not sure why the video quality is kind of shit in this one, it looked fine while editing - could be UA-cam encoding, looking into it. Sorry about that!
It makes you look naked even more dude, please get a different tshirt🙏
Looks decent enough mate no worries.
Stopped playing Deadlock a while back because of marvel rivals releasing but I’m still really excited to come back for the games full release and future updates. Marvels rivals is great but deadlocks gameplay is unmatched, I’m really hopeful for the games future and release and I’ll 100% be watching your guides again when the game is fully out. Much respect to you and everybody in the community still playing and keeping the game alive!
I like deadlock a lot but I feel like the games are sometimes way to long (which makes rank grinding super annoying) like the games can last from anywhere from 20 to 60 min, meanwhile marvel rivals is always like 10-15 mins
exactly when they reworked ranked i stopped playing
@@proscuitt yeah don’t even know why they remade rank anyways, the game is in play test and is also having a declining player base and they want to seperate the player base even more? I’m currently in Archon and yet I play with people who never use a hero before or I’m playing against a solo carry who goes 17-0 with Yamato
@@banana6x marvel rivals is a very fun game to play with friends, but it feels like ass compared to deadlock. Super slow, no movement, and deadlock's gunplay feels way more satisfying to me.
You didn't even comment that Yoshi spelled holiday as "holliday". Holliday confirmed for Friday (copium).
Don't wanna fuel the copium too much - CASTER'S CURSE
Soo uhh
It is Friday. Holliday is released.
The FBI is on the way to capture this psychic
U were right bro
I don't mind duplicate content at all. Love your breakdowns and appreciate the channel.
Also you cant remember everything from a video. Later revisits of certain topics is also great for active players imo
@@fragoncrack4889 100% agreed
The meta reports and "outdated" educational videos will also serve as historical resources for anyone interested in the development of Deadlock. It's a great time getting to participate in the early build of this game, but I've been concerned about how much is getting archived. The debacle of lane rotating for extra souls and the subsequent hotfix can be recorded through the patch notes, but your videos add an insight into the community views and opinions before and after the fix. 5 years from now your channel might be one of few sources for wiki writers and interested players about niche changes and the contexts they were made in that would otherwise be lost to history.
lol noone gives a shit aboiut that. you think someone gonna write a master thesis in 5 years about the devlopment?
how many ppl gonna look all the patchnotes/vids about it up? 0.000001%?
Videos on what your competitive team is doing like strategy presentations, scrimmages, team building exercises, etc. would be a good direction.
These videos wouldn’t get outdated like a guide since it’s more on the team and current competitive scene. Additionally, it provides a window into how high a level competitive team operates.
this would actually be really great content
Really glad to hear that you're doing meta report on a set schedule. Even if no patches hit, metas definitely shift, and getting inspiration for new builds is a great idea. I was going to suggest this exact team, and watching your vods of your scrims and Ryan's presentations have helped my own gameplay. Keep up the great work, man, I'm cheering for TF2 Boomers and your success.
As weird as it sounds, would love more low effort content from you lol. VOD reviews of pro games, live reacts, unique build analysis that people whip out in pro play. You and Eido are the main people I watch for pro level gameplay so hearing more of your thoughts on what people are doing in-game, macro or micro, would be interesting.
Appreciate the kind words!
hes letting a random replay play and hes just talking about the patch and his thoughts, naked.
analysing builds and commenting on all kinds of actions from a pro replay is low effort? what is this vid then?
What I want the most of deadlock content creators are full games (maybe edit out/ffw the more uninteresting parts) with post game analysis/commentary, but I know it can be more work than live commentary
It's not a ton of work, I could definitely do some of those :)
@@Deathyeido does videos like that. Definitely entertaining, insightful, and easy to make on your part
I think their number one priority right now is probably working on the new heroes. I'd guess that Holliday will probably be released by the end of the month. I'm really curious to see if we'll get more map reworks/additions. Some more second floor areas to take advantage of the 3D space would be really fun.
Bro I love any educational deadlock content and you do it best, I really appreciate you spending the time to make this content. I still play deadlock nightly and don’t intend to quit any time soon.
I really hope this game pops off. Been enjoying playing and watching streams and other contents for a while now. Lets be optimistic
Its wont ever pop off or go anywere thats reality
Yes none of valves games do well or are popular at all lol 🙄@@xythiera7255
@@xythiera7255why you think so?
@@tGxChief1cuz he can’t jerk it to the characters like marvel rivals
@@tGxChief1it seems to already be dying on Aus servers. November I was getting
hey deathy, I like the vision you have for 2025 and content,
for me I was added to the playtest maybe all the way at the beginning! I currently have around 750 hrs in deadlock, for me hopping on and playing everyday was super fun. Right now I'm just busy with life and cant really spend the same amount of time relearning for new builds / new mechanics.
now that the patch cycle is slower I feel I can hop on a few matches each day now or a few times a week.
for me and my friend group having content that revolves around trending builds and ideas for characters is great.
if I'm not playing much or if my party isn't playing much either one of us can just tune into your content to get a little bit of a snapshot of what the current items/ builds are looking like instead of trying an old build from last time we played.
with the amount of time I have ( and I think the avg viewer might sit around in deadlock). Seeing what is trending for each hero just really helps people that would feel like getting back into deadlock as too big of a time investment without supporting content like yours. as with any given patch
fundamental things changes ex.(soul farming/sharing)(game speed,ttk), Item meta's ( gun vs spirit) , general character and teamplay balance( abilities changing fundamentally, buff/nerf,etc)
if you had monthly / bi weekly videos on it, anyone could feel more confident to hop back in. as your videos share knowledge on not just someones individual hero pick but the generally ebb n flow of a game. With players even 300 hr+ they could easily feel ready to hop back in.
as someone with the time I have and being pretty good at the game I would say it doesn't feel appealing hopping back in and just getting steamrolled a few games before actually figuring out all the changes or how the newest itteration general loop is.
Happy to watch updated/duplicate videos, and I’d love some videos about the team strats, haven’t always caught them on stream and the presentations I saw looked really interesting
Remaking MOBA content is the heart and soul of the genre. It also allows you to improve and re-examin how the playebase has improved and learned since the last time you've covered what you're remaking.
Just waiting for the game to come back to life at this point. This is one of the best games ive ever played. 300 hours in and many more to come. COME ON VALVE
i'm kinda nitpicking a semantic thing here but whenever people say that deadlock is "dead" or "has no life" it always makes me think valve shouldve kept the game low-key for a while longer, because it's literally an early access technically invite-only alpha game with no advertising, progression system, microtransactions, esports support and a barebones steam page lol forget being dead it genuinely hasnt even been born yet. but because it went public so early there's a lot of this kind of sentiment out there and its kinda a shame
i do agree overall though - the game is insanely good and i miss when it had a huge playerbase and all my friends were playing it, valve pls get it ready for release soon
@@matrixystI honestly think it wouldn’t be the worst plan for them to close testing for a while. If you want people to get hype then take it away and people will be fiending for more. Idk, people are too quick to forget it’s in alpha because how fun it is already.
@ totally agreed. i would be very down for more limits to access (unironically have kinda missed the time-specific matchmaking lol) like if we only got to play for like 5-7 days after every big update and then things were locked or something like that i feel like it'd be better for valve, for players, and for general perception & optimism around the game.
i get that at this point maybe the devs feel like the cat's out of the bag and they can't impose these kind of limits on their playerbase, but cmon it's an early alpha build lol they should treat it more like one
@@matrixyst While I don't necessarily disagree, this kinda feels like the same semantic argument people get in over a game being in "early access." Valve didn't market the game in the traditional sense, but the "invite only alpha" really played on people's FOMO which is likely why we saw such a huge spike. Once a game is openly available to the public, it should be treated like a full release regardless of how the developers treat it; you only get the publicity of a release once after all, entering Early Access or 1.0 doesn't carry the same weight it used to because Early Access killed the idea of "beta testing" games. The game was fairly polished for an alpha as well, really only needing map updates and more characters to enter a true beta/release phase. The problem, in my opinion, is the playerbase that stuck with the game was/is extremely toxic and really killed a lot of people's enjoyment; which I don't see being solved by a full release and is a problem in a majority of Valve games.
I recently watched a history of GGG video and they changed their release cadence from sporadic to consistent and it resulted in not only stable but increasing playerbase peaks each cycle, reversing the downward trend. Deadlock is definitely different given this is still production and there are no seasons etc etc, but I always came back to Deadlock each patch to try it out. The game doesn't need to a massive playerbase for EA, but it does still need players to test and having infrequent patches, even if fairly large, could cause the number of players available to provide this feedback to fall more and more.
From you, but also from the DL creator community in general I'd love to see more videos of a gameplay with an post game commentary talking about minute by minute decisions and strategy being made, and or game breakdowns covering strategy. Luck for 2025!
Hey Deathy, there is this OW creator called Ocie that goes into setups of pro games and the objective they aim to do. I think something like that would do great for the deadlock. They are editing heavy but maybe something along of those lines would be great.
Bro manifested 4 heroes getting added simultaneously with this
Good vid, I hope the game can gain a bigger playerbase soon !
Also its true that a "fresher" vid always seems more relevant (educational)
Yes I get the weirdest lobbies rn, total mixed bag of beginner players, people with hundreds of hours and people with probably thousands of hours or really highly skilled.
I’m guessing it’s because it’s hard to balance a game when some ranks only have a hundred or less players.
Loved you analysis Deathy. I will stay tuned for that education content of yours, most of the times what I need is just a quick brief of whats broken or in meta right now, so I can at least set my mind for what I will encounter in the next lobby.
A couple days ago, I saw your coach teaching from a powerpoint presentation on your stream. It was about weakside/strongside and how to play while being mindful about them. I suppose something like that applies mostly to team play but I think those are concepts that could help pub players too.
I've quit playing deadlock for now, and all my friends have as well. I fully expect the game to be great when it is released, but I can't get excited about it anymore.
Your videos have been the best throughout the time I've played. Your no BS style is great, and I bet any educational content you put out for games would do very well.
Same
Thanks for the transparency!
I think meta report videos will still be great content even if there's no patch or if they'll become outdated. Even in games without patches for years (like Super Smash), the meta still changes as people experiment with new things, and that makes for great content!
Also, as a personal suggestion, maybe a quick slide with statistics of which heroes are having the least and most success right now (maybe split by rank) would be a cool starting point for meta report videos.
I'll keep supporting your content!
Bro TY for leaning into the shirt! The shit quality honestly helps the look! Thanks for your content, wishing u the best
Meta reports, new build highlights, new meta breakthroughs are what keep me coming back to youtube to keep watching deadlock content. Being able to see a new meta change visually is very good for helping me learn the game as well as others I'm sure. Floating around phantom currently but the meta reports and build highlights previously have helped me understand the game since downloading a few months ago.
Honestly, a team comms and shotcalling guide would probably be pretty good considering that stuff is fairly universal between mobas and won’t need to be updated unless the in game language significantly changes.
From my experience coaching games I’ve always found good shotcalling without tilting teammates to be a really important skill.
I'd personally love to see the e-sports content, I regularly watch your stream VODs or try to catch your own scrims and events from over here in the UK when you're live! i genuinely just enjoy watching you and your team play, and it keeps me aiming higher in my own progression
that being said, I'll still probably engage with all of your content in some way regardless of what you're covering lol! I don't mind what you do, just keep it up dude!
One content idea I would love to see from you is a guide to creating your own build. Nothing that is necessarily hero specific, but just an overall guide of things to keep in mind while creating a build to make it more efficient and practical. Might be too general of a concept to make a video on, but it's definitely been something that I've been struggling with when trying to expand my hero pool.
as a person who's stopped playing deadlock for now, im still confident in deadlock's future. lots of games with early access have this kinda phase. Im not even surprised by people's reaction right now, it's pretty normal.
Coaching videos will give you endless content for the entire game's lifespan
I love your proposed changed approach to meta reports. That's been where I get the most fun out of the game during these long stretches without huge balance changes-- trying new shit and having fun doing unique builds. I'll tune in for that
I would love to see some vod reviews kind of like how Jayne used to do for Overwatch. I loved how he would do reviews for players from a wide spectrum of skill. There's obviously players at every rank who want to improve. And I think sometimes you can still learn from vod reviews even if its from a lower rank. Kind of a refreshing the fundamentals thing (which I think some players definitely forget or never learned).
I think larger and fewer patches is what the game needs right now. I got exhausted trying to keep track of all the changes with the fortnightly updates, because it takes time to learn how to use each hero and which cards to use for them, while also not having as much time to devote to gaming as I used to. It also pretty much made UA-cam videos obsolete 2 weeks after they were launched, meaning only the most current were up to date given the constant changes.
I decided to wait until the heroes and cards are more or less balanced and left alone before I will come back, but I have been keeping my eye on the game all the same, as I really enjoyed playing it.
Hey Deathy! First of all I want to thank you for all the quality stuff that you´ve done for us so far, I think it is really valuable for the community!
Secondly, I would love to see regular breakdowns of pro matches, maybe exploring some tactical or technical topics through examples from pro players that you think fit into the category, more team-oriented things also would be exciting to see.
Thirdly, duplicate content is cool for me personally, and for you as a YT content creator, especially for the official release. Algorhythm doesnt really know what patch we are playing on, so if you pop up consistently in someone´s feed it will push older videos if the newer are already watched. So you´ll need fresh content to be present in the feed.
You just gotta do your stuff, we will watch it. Profit for everyone 😁
This game for me became pretty much the only game I want to play, but many times I cant really dedicate time to it cuz of work and all the IRL stuff. I appreciate your effort for the game and the playerbase, and I would really love to see more content in general!
Keep it up bro ✌
Repeat content really isn’t a big deal other than it can be arduous for you but us consumers are used to it. In POE people make currency and level guides every league and will continue to do so ad infinitum. Make the content that makes you happy but please keep the meta reports they are my favorite!
I think teaching people how to play this game is the best content and I wish more people would watch Deathy. I’m playing in higher Archon, low Oracle lobbies (if ranks really exist at this point) and it’s scary that players in those look like they never played a video in their life
thanks for keeping the soul of deadlock alive deathy. I really like the meta report videos because even though i dont play deadlock anymore i still always watch it to keep up with the game. Also im sure no one watching your videos right now will care if you duplicate any of your guides. Do what you feel is right brother and well be here for another deathy update.
Yoshi updated today that the holiday skins were limited time. They're working on an achievement or profile badge or something to commemorate what you unlocked. But the skins wont be in the game on patch, supposedly Friday.
Thank you, this is what i was looking for.
i think we wont keep the christmass skins but i believe it will be saved in the account, we might be able to use these skins in the future even if the design is different. I hope.
That steamDB curve is telling me that something is SUPER wrong and people have left consistently since sep 16 2024.
As for Hero Labs and new heroes stuff, I think the best route they can do is to release prototype heroes on Hero Labs and experiment with abilities there.
Once they think the hero has a final set of abilities, then they can move them to regular roster so they can properly balance them there.
My previous problem is that the devs were taking too long to cook the new heroes on Hero Labs. They can't truly balance them there because Hero Labs are full of matches where people are just experimenting for fun and don't care if they win or not.
Now that they pushed 4 heroes from Hero Labs to regular roster, proper balance for these heroes can be made.
Best content = Deathy.
This may work best as shorts: it would be great to have content that highlights cool combos between characters, so I can show my friends the shenanigans we could get into if they were cool enough to play deadlock.
as for channel content, i think all of us watching here are here for you and your analysis, not content for deadlock itself (as in covering patches etc). Keep it up. As for the game, we gotta stay humble. This is one of the best competitive multiplayer games in recent memory and its free, with free content updates. It's still super early days. Let's just chill and enjoy the ride.
Ohh phew.. thought you were gonna say you were moving on from deadlock.
Can’t wait for more updates. The power point from the team sessions was great 👍👍
I think we might be keeping the Christmas cosmetics. They are going to have cosmetics in the future so them taking this extra time to develop an inventory system for them makes sense.
As for the designs changes I don't think thats a big deal, Valve has plenty of artists and whenever a major overhaul on a hero's visual design needs to be changed they can change the Christmas skin with it since these will be the only skins in the game.
I personally would love to see videos on your tournament games, even if it's unedited gameplay videos I would watch every time
I usually look to play the heros you’re playing, and also following your builds. In depth-videos on how you play a certain hero & ehy the build is setup the way it is would be nice. Another idea is to do ”current trends in pro play” where you analyze new strategies. For instance: how and when to bait mid boss, good positioning when doing so, ways to play the urn. A tip is to use games from tournaments (yours or others) to draw from
Wuttup Deathy, I’ve been enjoying your team’s tournaments. I check into your twitch every so often. UA-cam recommended me this video, so I guess I found your channel now lol.
W you
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Honestly i would love to see some highlevel matches reviews and breakdowns.
I think the slower updates will help with getting more polish to the game, the last year really helped get closer to a more balanced core gameplay.
In terms of content it would be nice to see gameplay/replays where you explain your thought process and decision making while also trying different builds.
I really doubt deadlock will officially launch within 2 or 3 years... I mean, at least a final realease
i love your content! I think stuff that i could see you doing really well are uploading some of your coaching sessions to youtube, i think these would stand the test of time a bit as you can always learn from fundamental gameplay and commentary on that. I also think doing some videos that are along the lines of Jaynes guess the SR type videos could be a lot of fun and a way to get some more community engagement with both your channel and the game at large. (community games could be fun too!)
A video about how to play around your team when solo queuing would be cool to see.
I don't know how popular it would be, maybe you could tie it in to a meta update type vid. I love analysis of a pro game that focuses on 1-3 really impactful plays/macro movements that clearly won that team the game. I think it can highlight high level solo plays as well as shine light on the larger scale team plays that are hard to catch in a live viewing.
I'd like short videos like 2-3 minutes of analysis of a snippet of a replay highlighting either decisionmaking, mechanics, fighting, strategy, etc.
Think the 3 obvious things to start uploading could be full hero guides on what to build/playstyles,uploading your coaching sessions i've seen you do on stream to YT and a full in depth itemsation guide (Im aware how time consuming that last one could be however)
A video on teamplay/teamwork would be great, especially if you could cover any advice for playing around randoms when solo queuing
Keep up the good work man, Deadlock will pay dividends soon enough
Please continue making videos on coaching sessions and pro matches reviews. Helps a lot!❤
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Good video Deathy! I find what you mentioned about how to improve as a team interesting! videos like that would be good
i haven’t played this game in a month ngl. i don’t think deadlock is bad by any means, but it has competition from more engaging and accessible titles, and playing an unfinished game in comparison just became grating for me, especially after they removed ranked.
never been so early
Appreciate the grind
Do you guys do any data analysis as a team? And if so, what sort of data points do you use/where do you find them?
We do mostly data analysis for picks/bans and winrate of heroes in our scrims as well as tournaments. We compile our own Data (well our coach RyanCentral does) in a spreadsheet on Google Sheets
@Deathy wait how did I fail to realize that RyanCentral is coaching you guys
Used to watch his content and analysis/commentary for Valorant. He's great, love to hear that some data analysis is being picked up and taken into account in Deadlock already as well
I think a cool video idea would be items and when they fall off/need to be replaced and which items actually have a lot of value later on in the game even for a 500/1250
I think duplicate content is fine so as long you're clear about identifying which of the trends/patterns are new vs age-old. You're already pretty good about explaining how the game's systems work and why certain stuff is favorable. Looking forward to 2025 Deadlock~
Let's Talk Neon Prime.
The formula for your channel is really good. Education x Meta/eSports is exactly what I want and makes the entry barrier to a moba really low. Your content is what helped my friends who have never played a moba get into it and become addicted.
February is gonna be a hectic month for gaming; Path of Exile 2, Monster Hunter: Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Tokyo Extreme Racer. That's a lot of high quality games to take people's attention away from deadlock and people will gravitate to the new shiny thing( I know I will). I think your hunch is right and if Deadlock moves to major patches only, you'll see interest spike and then stabilise with each patch cycle and recycling content to keep the channel growing and picking up new subs is the right move.
Really looking forward for new content from you!
ur just a chill guy... appreciate the video and info.
I love the streams where u scrim and discuss with your team , if u find a good way to convert that stream content in some form of video that would be lovely ❤
I'd personally love a guide on how to close out games better. In my elo, it seems like nobody (including me) knows how to convert a soul advantage into a win, so with that plus comeback mechanics, half my games are these 40-60 minute see saw slugfests where nobody can get anything done until you fully wipe the other team twice.
honestly, I don't see them releasing this game for AT LEAST another year or two. maybe release is right around the corner, but it seems like Valve likes to take their time with this sort of stuff.
I think one more piece of educational content that your viewers specifically would love to see is VOD review style videos. I think even more specifically, gameplay voiceovers (bought this item because XYZ in this game. similar to your coaching videos on stream but inside your mind), or VODs with maybe one instance or play with a very specific takeaway. This could be a major laning takeaway, mid game takeaway, end game, etc... Just some thoughts, and appreciate your content!
Appreciate the discussion on this. The player count isn't going to improve anytime soon with this schedule, and the current players will have even less content to keep things fresh. Good to see the community still staying committed.
Suggestion: you could do some comprehensive guides on certain items. I think some items in the game are more complex and situational than others, could be an opportunity for you to go deep on what the item is REALLY for, which heroes it's good on, etc.
i dont think deadlock really cares about player count to much as this game is still in beta. Ofc a huge player count wouldnt hurt but their main focus is just on making the game as good as possible for when they release and actually care about players
Deathy doing his best Fred the Finch impression
Hey thanks for the video. I ended up quitting Deadlock a few months ago due to rampant aim-botting. Is that still a problem they are struggling with or have things calmed down a bit now? I think about this game every day I'd love to come back to it lol.
The main reason I don't play Deadlock is that performance is terrible for me. I can't play a game that goes from 180 fps to 100 fps during fights on everything low at 1080p. I can't afford new gear.
meta reports are great, i will definitely tune in for those.
once suggestion is content to help new players learn and access the game. the game has almost no training wheels and content to help interested new players go from zero to passable would be really cool to see
I'm happy that meta report videos are still gonna happen, it's hard for me to figure out who's good or bad now that I play the game a bit less.
Deathy the finchonas video just dropped
I would love to see some team-based education content up in here
I dont know how much deadlocks meta can change, but in the short term you could do make a video on how deadlocks meta has changed since it went public
Have you ever thought about making a document containing some general information about the topics you want to make guides about? Linking regularly updated information about mechanics in the description of videos is much easier than making a new laning guide every 3 months because they change how souls work again. Deathys Deadlock Database would be great.
Of course we have patchnotes, but those don't include how the changes will effect gameplay, and new players wont scroll down to when soul sharing was last changed to read up on how it works.
Also having breakdowns of how characters work and how to counter them would probably be amazing for new players. I saw a lot of common struggles in lower elo with people just getting demolished by the same characters every round.
plenty of channels do duplicate content to update their information, you're good.
I imagine they've been launching stuff into hero labs because artists have been moving away from the project for whatever reason (aiui there's another big project in valve rn so that might be it?). Might as well put out SOMETHING so the devs can do anything with their time.
I love the educational content. Something new I'd love to see is maybe some low level players learning from you. I like that you are considering some videos on how to get better as a team as well. I think that it could be helpful to include how to work better with teams as solo or duo or just as any group smaller than 6 fill.
"esport" stuff for deadlock would be very interesting to me. would be a good archive for when the game does fuill release too
Some guides could be less subject to change and still useful. Like instead of focusing on currently good items in lane there's more broad concepts like how to make macro decisions, how to use the timer, how and when to use cover and map geometry, when to farm and when to trade
When you update your ingame guides, the thought processes there would make for good vod content as well
how to be a team player? and what fights to take? when is it right to leave line?
Your content is very good deathy! keep it up
You could maybe make some educational content specifically on a certain hero. It would be useful to new players, and even existing players. Explaining items work well with that hero. Explaining their combos and how their kit works. Stuff like that. The videos should be good for awhile too. Since we won't have bi weekly updates. We won't see kit and ability changes on current heroes very often due too that new schedule. Videos like that would encourage me to try new heroes instead of sticking to my comfort picks.
Welp... I bet Deathly didn't see this new update today coming lol.
If only he had waited just 2 days to post the vid 🤣
I'm glad rivals dropped in december to keep me busy. As a more casual player, I keep getting put into the most violently sweaty games of deadlock known to man where we get stomped with a 50k soul difference, and it's probably due to the playerbase drop. I'll probably just stick to playing on weekend when there's a larger pool of casual players like me. Looking forward to the future of the game though when it does go full release and some wha tmainstream.
Love seeing content literally like this
"Lets talk "
Its great when its just talking about one of my favorite games.
Watching streams is like that sometimes, but most streamers dont talk about the game enough, videos peferred!
Simple gameplay without talk is always boring.
I would really like if you made character guides and if you could chop up stream videos by match.