New Deadlock update City Never Sleeps introduces a complete map overhaul and six new heroes, and the MOBA is starting to feel truly real.
As promised, a new Deadlock update is finally here, and it already feels worth the wait. Over eight months on from Old Gods, New Blood, Valve's latest overhaul brings the entire world of the Cursed Apple to life. Dubbed 'City Never Sleeps,' this massive revamp includes a much more substantial upgrade to the visuals and layout of the map, kickstarts another vote-based rollout of six extra heroes, and marks a key stage in the development of the MOBA. It took less than an hour to break Deadlock's concurrent player record; let's take a look at why with a rundown of what's new.
To call the Deadlock City Never Sleeps update big would be to severely understate things. In every corner, you can feel the love poured in - this feels like a patch packed to the brim with eight months of careful craft. Valve's twisted take on New York City suddenly feels vibrant and alive; it's actually such a dramatic difference that I suspect it'll prove at least briefly controversial. The vibrant colors, glowing signs, and splashes of detail are so eye-catching that they'll probably distract you from the action - for the first few weeks, at least.
Each lane now feels like its own distinct region, and this has been further emphasized by the neutral creature camps being replaced by unique varieties that show up in each area. Middle lane is the blue of Broadway, running from Uptown to Downtown with Times Square smack bang in the middle. The green lane of Greenwich tracks through rows of tall trees along the path from Umbria University, through Central Park, and to The Brownstones. The yellow lane of York is all business and industry, comprising the Stock Exchange, Seaport Dock, and the Old Fairfax Factories.
Even the four main regions between them are much more well-defined now. Theater District plays home to puppeteered marionettes, Chinatown features sinister red lanterns and toothy plant life, the Haunted Lot is filled with demonic fungi, and Plaza plays home to one of the unique new features you'll find dotted about. Drop into the suspicious square of purple mist that lurks below ground, and you'll find some valuable crates and creeps - but just being down there saps your stamina and restricts your ability to hear.
If you'd rather be the one making the noise, Chinatown plays home to a Bell Tower that is also filled with a wealth of soul-making opportunities. However, the bell rings loudly while you're taking advantage of them, letting everyone know what you're up to. Alongside this are new 'tough crates' that take a heavy melee to crack open, revamped golden statues with a range of permanent stat buffs, flying apples that heal you when collected, and steam vents where you'll regen gradually as you hide from view among the smog.
As mentioned, there are six new heroes that will be joining over the course of the next three weeks, with the first of them on Friday October 2 and subsequent ones every Tuesday and Friday. The voting system returns, though it's now done in the pregame lobby, with double votes for the winning team, and an extra double-up if it's your first win of the day. You can slap down posters for the six newcomers to show your support, and playing matches will earn priority tokens to help guarantee you can get hands-on with them as they release.
Community consensus for the first pick already seems pretty locked in stone: the long awaited Rat King is "scrappy, regal, and tenacious," and he's been a character Deadlock players have been awaiting for a long time now. Of the others, I've got to say I really love them all, though my personal pick goes to Nurse Harrow, the "strict, terrifying savior" with immaculate vibes and a glare that could make anyone think twice.
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