Deadlock devs confirm \u201cfull rewrite\u201d of key feature in the works ValveValve has outlined plans to rework a key background feature of Deadlock aimed at remedying the MOBA\u2019s currently wonky matchmaking. Responding to one fan\u2019s query regarding how players are matched together, one of the game\u2019s developers confirmed on Discord (via Reddit) that an existing feature, namely hero-based MMR (Matchmaking Rating), \u201cdoesn\u2019t work very well\u201d in its present form. \u201cIt\u2019ll be more effective once we finish a full rewrite of the matchmaking system we are working on,\u201d they continued. Valve hasn\u2019t divulged exactly how Deadlock\u2019s Closed Alpha groups lobbies behind the scenes, so it\u2019s unclear if, like most MOBAs, skill-based matchmaking is also used to determine who goes where. However, the changes can\u2019t come soon enough, judging by responses to the announcement, many of which weren\u2019t happy with the current skill imbalance. \u201cGlad to hear. The matchmaking has been taking a toll on my enjoyment,\u201d one fan admitted, adding, \u201cHopefully, once they polish it, it\u2019ll be fairer.\u201d \u201cIt was pretty clear something was off,\u201d another added. \u201cI\u2019ve had tons of well-balanced matches, but I\u2019ve also had matches where it\u2019s clear my opponent was leagues better than me or vice-versa,\u201d they continued. Valve didn\u2019t clarify in its initial post if the upcoming rewrite will replace hero-based matchmaking in its entirety with an altogether new system, or iterate on what\u2019s already present. With new players continuing to trickle in regularly, though, it\u2019s for the best that nothing is set in stone at this early stage. As with any in-development title, everything is subject to change as progress continues. After deploying a substantial balance patch on August 29, Valve followed up with another on September 1. The latter made several hero changes, including sizable nerfs to Viscous. Check out our tier list to see how the adjustments have affected the pecking order in Deadlock\u2019s evolving meta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Deadlock devs confirm \u201cfull rewrite\u201d of key feature in the works ValveValve has outlined plans to rework a key background feature of Deadlock aimed at remedying the MOBA\u2019s currently wonky matchmaking. Responding to one fan\u2019s query regarding how players are matched together, one of the game\u2019s developers confirmed on Discord (via Reddit) that an existing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}