The Bear Pit - Deadlock

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss some of the major balance concerns after the City Never Sleeps update. We do a deep dive into Nurse Harrow and talk about the player base increase. In the Curiosity Corner, we talk about Ballistic Enchantment. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:00 Balance Discussion 37:55 Nurse Harrow 55:45 Player Count 1:03:20 Curiosity Corner 1:12:40 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the addition of Deadman Danny and Violet. We spend a good amount of time talking about the rise of AOE ultimates and how it's affecting the game. We also speculate about Nurse Harrow and talk about what's coming soon to Deadlock. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:00 AOE Ultimate Problems 28:00 Objectives 38:18 Visual Clutter and Performance 43:00 Violet 48:20 Deadman Danny 59:20 Nurse Speculation 1:07:30 What’s Next?

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the addition of Baba and Solomon to Deadlock, and the recent surge in the amount of barriers in the game. We also talk about potential rank redistribution and issues with visual clarity. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:15 Lots of Barriers 14:50 Visual Clutter 22:00 Baba 38:00 Rank Redistribution 44:30 Solomon 50:05 Community Poll 56:00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the massive City Never Sleeps update for Deadlock. We talk about the good and the bad of the patch, what has been the best additions, and the new hero Rat King. We also predict the next Hero and what we hope to see out of the remaining unreleased heroes! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 4:50 Blog Post 11:00 City Never Sleeps Update 1:08:30 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we summon the patch.Timestamps 0:00 SUMMONING RITUAL

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss some of the most significant changes of the recent September 19th balance patch. We give our opinions on the biggest winners and losers. The ranked season is coming to and end so we covered some of the things we liked and didn't liked this season and what can be improved going forward. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:15 Balance Patch 48:05 Ranked Season Ending 1:06:16 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk through the recent meta development of the Egg, how we got here, and what can be done to fix it. We also cover Doorman and Radiant Regen in this week's Curiosity Corner. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:15 Egg Meta 27:20 Mid Boss is Everything 40:25 Doorman 54:55 Deathy Side Note 55:40 Radiant Regen 1:05:35 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about the upcoming content patch for Deadlock, what we think will be in the update, and what we want in the update. We also discuss a recent game exploit. In the Curiosity Corner, we cover the rise of Spirit Venator and the item combination of Merc Mag and Spiritual Overflow. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:15 Patch Wish List 50:15 Crash Exploit Patched 53:20 Spirit Venator 1:04:20 Merc Mag/Spiritual Overflow 1:13:30 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the recent announcement from Yoshi, regarding the upcoming content update. We shine some light on the new Warden situation and his build and why he feels powerful right now. Lastly, in the Curiosity Corner, we talk about Lash and Lifestrike. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:15 Yoshi’s Update 35:00 Warden is Broken? 49:26 The Lash 1:04:25 Lifestrike 1:15:00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the status of the long awaited Deadlock Content Update and some of the "leaks" associated with it. We break down hero Win Rates and why they differ so much in ranks. We also talk about some heroes we think may be undervalued at the moment, and in the Curiosity Corner we talk about Silver and how Bullet Resistance fits into deadlock. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 4:30 Update 17:40 Win Rate Breakdown 30:45 Watchlist Heroes 48:00 Silver 59:05 Bullet Resist 1:11:50 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the recent balance patch and explain how Celeste has become the demon of Deadlock. We also cover the ranking system and how the community believes it's too slow. Lastly, in the Curiosity Corner, we talk about potential hero archetypes that could be added to Deadlock, and the place of Glass Cannon. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:40 Celeste 19:00 Balance and State of Deadlock 41:35 Too Slow to Rank Up 56:00 Hero Archetypes 1:18:50 Glass Canon 1:23:35 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss Standard Mode and some of the best heroes we've seen since the Ranked Update. We also discuss the Gridlock Deadlock LAN from this past week.Meet the Gargoyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSLZ17jCjLU Timestamps 0:00 Intro 6:20 Standard Mode 30:05 Best Ranked Heroes 44:25 Next Updates 49:00 Guildlock LAN 58:30 Meet the Gargoyle 1:05:10 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the major matchmaking update. Our initial thoughts and what we like or don't like about the current systems. We also cover the recent minor balance patch and talk about McGinnis and anti-heal items in the Curiosity Corner.Rank Data: https://statlocker.gg/rank-migration Timestamps 0:00 Intro 7:55 Ranked and Matchmaking 58:40 Balance Patch 1:05:40 McGinnis 1:15:40 Anti Heal 1:26-00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we have Wander back on the Podcast to theorize what could be in the upcoming Matchmaking update. We also talk about our biggest wish. We finish with the Curiosity Corner as always and discuss Yamato and Extra Health. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:00 Biggest Patch Wish 12:00 Hero MMR and Matchmaking 1:05:15 Curiosity Corner 1:05:50 Yamato 1:20:20 Extra Health 1:28:25 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the issues with itemization and damage in Deadlock. We theory craft some new items that could be introduced to help, as well as, reworks to existing heroes. We finish the episode with discussions on Haze and Venator. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:25 Echo Shard and Outline 5:00 Itemization in Deadlock 11:30 Damage Breakdown 22:30 New Items? 38:50 Reddit Complaints: Haze 45:45 Curiosity Corner: Venator 59:00 Outro

Welcome to the Bear Pit! Episode 30, where we discuss matchmaking, and the introduction of ranked.

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we discuss the latest 'minor patch', which includes the Unstable Rift, urn changes, economy changes and much more! We also talk about Shiv, the unkillable demon of doom that has been terrorizing matchmaking at all ranks.

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we are joined by Sajam! Sajam is a veteran of the FGC and has worked for many years as a commentator and content create for various games. We were lucky enough to have a discussion about him, his past gaming experience, and how he got into Deadlock. We also discuss why we believe fighting games and Deadlock overlap so much. Lastly, we finish the episode with the Curiosity Corner, talking about Vindicta and Arcane Surge. Find Sajam Live on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/Sajam Find Sajam on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@SupermanSajam⁩ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:50 Who is Sajam? 15:50 Talking Deadlock with Sajam 35:45 Deadlock and Fighting Games Overlap 1:11:10 Curiosity Corner 1:12:25 Vindicta 1:25:05 Arcane Surge

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we speculate about why the upcoming Deadlock update has been delayed so much. We do an extended edition of the Curiosity Corner where we cover Viscous, Heroic Aura, Sinclair, and Armor Piercing Rounds. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:00 Where is the Patch 29:50 Curiosity Corner 30:30 Viscous 40:35 Heroic Aura 51:40 Sinclair 1:01:00 Armor Piercing Rounds 1:12:30 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about the recent June 11th balance patch and which heroes are the biggest winners and losers of the patch. We then do an in depth discussion on Deadlock's Mid Game and how you can approach it. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:40 Balance Patch Discussion 39:00 Deadlock’s Mid Game 1:21:15 Outro