Valve says Deadlock updates will take longer now, but that’s actually good news

Valve changes the way it releases Deadlock Updates in the future, which means we’ll see fewer of them in 2025. The maker of Half-Life and Counter-Strike says the current patch cycle makes it difficult for the team to iterate on the MOBA, which is why we’ll wait longer. between major updates from now on. This isn’t a bad thing though, as Valve also makes it clear that the main Dead end the changes will now be greater than before, even if we wait longer for them to disappear.

While the full Date of end of the impasse is probably far away, the new one from Valve MOBA It’s still going strong. Right now, the game is attracting around 20,000 concurrent players per day on Steam, and this community is helping Valve shape the game into what it needs to be. So far, Valve has changed Dead end with fortnightly updates, but by 2025 this is changing.

“As we begin 2025, we will be adjusting our update schedule to help improve our development process,” writes Valve developer “Yoshi” in Deadlock Discord. “While this was very helpful to us initially, we found that our fixed two-week cycle made it more difficult to iterate on certain types of changes internally, and sometimes didn’t give us enough time to make changes. to install externally before the next update.

“In the future, major fixes will no longer be scheduled on a fixed schedule. These patches will be larger than before, although spaced a bit further apart, and patches will continue to be released as needed. We look forward to expanding the game in the new year.

While this change in Deadlock’s patch cadence may seem bad on paper, it will serve you better in the long run. Valve can now iterate on its ideas longer before putting them into the game, and you’ll have more time to evaluate these changes yourself before the next update. These patches being bigger also means they could feel more like an event, instead of just balance changes and mechanical adjustments for many heroes. Additionally, Yoshi makes it clear that fixes will still be available as and when they are needed, so small changes won’t lead anywhere.

The recent Deadlocked Holiday Eventwhich covered the map in snow and included new costumes, was a nice change of pace. If waiting longer for Deadlock updates means we’ll get more patches like this, then I’m all for Valve changing the way it approaches development.

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