Im so happy you covered this! i almost have 100 hours into this and its not even officially released yet, I love it! As someone with a SMITE background, it was VERY easy to pick up and be "locked in" on. My two favourite intricate things are : 1) character auto leaning behind walls 2) minions candle heads go down in size the lower their health is
Battleborn was an FPS MOBA. It was very, very good, but got shat on as an "overwatch rip-off" back when it launched, and then languished until it died, crushing my heart. Deadlock has healed my lack of shooter moba woes quite nicely.
i remember when i first saw Deadlock, it was a video showcasing every hero and their abilities, i saw like 3 minutes of it and thought that it was really mid, 2 months forward my brother seend me an invite to the game, i enter the game expecting a really bad game, but was honestly blown off by it, its my first MOBA and im loving every second of it
thats why you dont judge a game till you play it cause then you cuck your own self experience. if 90% of the voices out on the net all agree the game is kickass, you have to just try it, no commitment.
I didn't even know anything. I got an invite from a dude I knew in highschool but never talked to since. I was told it was a hero shooter so I was like eh. I'm good. Then I finally checked out it and found it was a moba, and had a blast
it is so frustratingly (if there is actually such a word) hillarious how kelski's videos has more "show don't tell" than most modern series/movies wich makes it infinitly more enjoyable to watch. such good content as usual.
Valve has access to all Dota 2 mechanics that they will port them over to Deadlock. It's a gateway drug so that people who play Deadlock will become familiar with Dota mechanics and abilities that the transition is easier. Pretty much all Deadlock characters are basically just mix-and-match of Dota abilities like it's a game of ability draft. Of course, there's some unique ones that takes advantage of the shooter aspect like Grey Talon's Owl ultimate, which is basically just the Unreal Tournament Redeemer weapon, but overall the items and abilities are all Dota abilities (that people can attribute to LoL as well). But Valve has struck gold with the game, as it fully embraces both the MOBA and third-person shooter aspects, unlike other hybrid games that only takes bits and pieces of each genre without ever fully committing. It's so fun that people not a fan of one of its genres can have fun if they like the other genre. MOBA fans can appreciate its in-depth MOBA mechanics and just naturally learn to aim and move better, whereas people who are a fan of movement and aiming will greatly enjoy that and just naturally learn the macrogaming mechanics and ability usages of a MOBA.
Totally agree. I think the games focus on movement and vertical play are what make the 3rd person mechanics feel good compared to other moba shooter attempts
@@HookahOtaku ok so youre gonna dismiss me because you want to live in a world where everyone ever that insisted on disliking mobas got hooked on this moba because it really is that good and definitely isnt just dota again
Deadlock and marvel rivals are goku and vegeta doing the fusion dance to style on overwatch 2s grave while blizzard and Bobby boy do a soyjack face in the background:)
Everyone also has to keep in mind that this game is a MOBA-shooter tho. I've seen many new players get turned off by the game because they either play the game like a regular hero-shooter or MOBA and get destroyed. The game isn't just that or a hybrid, It's like 2 things combined(and more)! It has so many things you need to learn just to play it but trust me. It's worth it! I have zero MOBA experience and had my butt spanked by Abrams for 20 hrs before even getting to understanding the basics but so far this is the most fun online pvp game I played since tf2 days when it's used to get updates. AND THE GAME IS STILL IN ALPHA! Great vids! Love the game! Hope everyone enjoys it too!
I am 15 hours into a game that hasn't even been announced officially yet. It is filling that hole in my heart that Super Monday Night Combat left. Also I am one of those weirdos who like Battleborne
Also worth mentioning how much variety there is in the game despite it having fewer characters than nearly every other MOBA. You can use items to focus on just a single ability in your kit or your gun or even just melee. Other mobas somewhat do this too, but it's really limited to AP vs AD, meaning you either go abilities or autos. There's also games that arbitrarily limit you into only being able to use half the items in the shop (this from the geniuses that developed Smite). The freedom to just do whatever in Deadlock is so refreshing. I started playing Melee Mirage today and absolutely crushed it and this thing works just because an ability in his kit shreds bullet (and melee) resist by a ton. Also(x2), it's really fun to see shake-ups whenever there's a patch.
Other mobas like League or Smite really handcuff your potential outside few character exceptions that can hypercarry but in VERY limited ways. All Deadlock heroes can hypercarry. Smite is really well known for overnerfing characters because the devs literally get scared of having strong Gods and look what happened to their game, Smite patch 9.5 killed Smite 70% of the player pop left in a few months after the patch, and only this year a few months ago they reverted some of the changes, but the damage was already done. people dont like to play stale ass games where you dont ever get to feel powerful. League also has a horrible balance team that nerfs in the wrong ways and make op characters stay op, but the weak characters that rarely become strong for a patch get over nerfed by the following patch. so yeah, devs with no conviction for fun.
Not gonna lie, was *not* expecting you to cover this game. No idea why, but this was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad this game has been getting more and more exposure to the general public over the past several months. I was very much in that same crowd of people that misunderstood what the game was upon first seeing the leaks. Wasn't even even planning on playing this game at the time, especially being an old TF2 fan, myself. Almost 400hrs into Deadlock, and I'm really glad to have been proven wrong about this game. As always, what a well edited video on your part, and a really good summarization of the game as a whole. Always love seeing your take on things, honestly. (Especially your first-time experiences with TF2). That being said, I'd love to point out a few things: 1) 18:49 - All of the weapons in this game (so far) are actually projectile-based. There are no hitscan weapons in this game. The only technical exception would be Bebop's weapon, but even that has some simulated "travel time" so that it doesn't instantly do damage (and no I'm not referring to the windup time prior to shooting; there's an actual delay between when the laser appears and when it actually starts doing damage on an enemy, funny enough). It's designed this way partly to help with soul denial. Hitscan weapons for soul denial would be a nightmare to deal with, if put up against a player who has objectively faster aiming than you. That being said, I understand that this video is meant to mostly summarize both the game overall, as well as your general thoughts, so I acknowledge that you probably already know this and have to "lie"/skim over things a bit for the sake of simplification. I realize this is a very nitpicky thing to point out, but I find it fun to discuss things ofc 😄 2) I know this video is a mixture of older and much more recent gameplay footage (which you point out ofc), but something I've been seeing a lot of (that I've been guilty of, myself, when I was first starting out) is not utilizing the sliding mechanic. I did like your section touching up on the movement, but we gotta give sliding some more love, brother haha 😄. Just like wall jumping, sliding costs no stamina bars. It also allows you to spend *no ammo* while shooting. This is *insanely* useful tech, especially when chasing down enemies. I can't tell you how many times I would spam dash while chasing someone, only to then completely drop a perfectly free kill because I had to reload as well as wait for my stamina to reset. Sliding after dashing is always more cost efficient than simply spamming dash. As an example, dashing and then sliding will take you the same distance, in fairly the same travel time, as two back-to-back dashes. This is especially useful for characters like McGinnis, who only starts off with 2 stamina bars by default. We're only touching the surface here, ofc. You could do a dash-jump, slide, quickly jump again, and then finish off with another slide to travel about 45 to 50m at the cost of only 2 stamina bars. If you were to only use dashes, it would take around 4 to 5 back-to-back dashes to travel that same distance of around 45 to 50m. That's an insane stamina cost difference. So spread the word: *give sliding some more love*. It is core to the movement, and more people should make it a habit to use it after almost every dash 😄 (Also, side note, have you ever streamed this game? If not, I'd honestly love to watch. I've been having weird, non-internet relate, rubberbanding issues these latest couple of patches. I know a lot of people don't find *watching* Deadlock fun, but I'd been completely down to just watch you play while I wait for these issues to fix in the meantime)
@@jacewhite8540 Exactly. Even if the tutorial in Deadlock is more than likely placeholder, I really do think that it skims/brushes over really crucial information. They show off the sliding mechanic, sure. But it's honestly done in a way that's like "Oh yeah, btw you can slide, just fyi. So anyways..." 😆
We have to deal with the term "MOBA" "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena??" coined by Riot which by all rights makes no sense instead of "ARTS" or "Action RTS" which Gabe approved but it was too late since the term MOBA had already taken off.
Kelski talking about this revolutionary new game that mixes mobas with hero shooters: 😊 People who remember Monday Night Combat: 🤨 I just miss it so much bro.
21:11 there is infact a sprint mechanic the only difference is that its not activated by pressing a button but by not shooting at anything for 5 seconds or not taking damage for 5 seconds
1:18 God I wish OW2 was good. I loved OW1 and it's genuinely one of my favorite shooters for pure fun, but I just can't stand how much monetization there is now. Every time I see pictures or gameplay of it, it just makes me sad.
Stay with it I've never played a Moba and I was horrible the first 20 hours. The biggest best advice I got was stay behind you minions, master 1 character, farm if you are low in souls
The beauty about moba is a playstyle you like will work with the array of items you buy. So play around what playstyle you identify with and build and play your characters that way. Example you always lose on teamfights and confuse the shit out of you then stay back and farm and become a beast late game.
let's not forget, deadlock is doing this with alpha placeholder graphics. This shit is half finished and it's this good. Deadlock is a good video game.
>Valve exists and does nothing >Wins; competitors seethe at their existence >Valve creates a new game >Competitors implode and go bankrupt How do they do it?
*some* corrections, there are no hitscan weapons, every hero’s gun has projectile speed, which can be increased with items. The only exception is Vindicta’s 4/ult but it’s considered a spell anyway
Laning phase is not boring in Dota, its exactly like in Deadlock where you have to both last hit and deny while trying to zone out enemy, using your resources to the fulles and manipulating where your creeps stand by pulling aggro or pulling jungle creeps to the lane. It gives you even more control over how the lane looks like
23:31 It feels like there is so much thought and care put into every single ability that can hard CC. There is counterplay to every single one of them, every hero can counter hard CC with positioning/movement, no items necessary.
Really well put together vid. summarises why I love playing the game despite being on a 15 match losing streak and getting dunked on for 11 hours straight
Small note: there is actually sprinting. It's just automatic and doesn't have a "wind down" for when you need to shoot. It helps you move around quickly without spending stamina, but you really *really* won't see it unless you buy sprint items or use Haze's invis. Look for animation changes, like when McGinnis pulls her gun up or when bebop starts pumping his arms. That's the sprint kicking in
I agree on everything here except abilities. The majority of Deadlock's individual hero abilities are straight up from DOTA 2 even down to targeting. Bebop is Meat Hook (Pudge) + Walrus Punch (Tusk) + Sticky Bomb (Techies) + Sun Ray (Phoenix) Viscous is Cold Embrace (Winter Wyvern) + Sticky Napalm (Batrider) + Torrent (Kunkka) + Rolling Thunder (Pangolier) Pocket is literally a carbon copy of Puck. The only difference is that Pocket's ult is Venomancer's old Poison Nova Ult. Deadlock's heroes have unique kits and design but the abilities themselves are just DOTA 2 abilities.
Note, all deadlock weps are projectiles, even haze bullets & bebop laser. They just move at diff speed. I think the only hitscan weapon is vindicta’s ult.
A factor sponsorship!? 252k subs? It feels like just yesterday I was watching your TF2 will never die video and you were just launching a discord for a few hundred subs.
ive only played deadlocks tutorial and nothing else like a few months ago and had a better and more wholesome time in the tutorial than any other recent multiplayer hero shooter that ive played
I really like the roster mechanic tbh. When I want to play Viscous with high priority I basically always get him. But maybe that's my region. And I assume it'll get better with more players? But it also means that sometimes you'll get someone else which feels like a nice surprise
Valve is the eldritch god of gaming, it takes a 10,000 year sleep and when it awakes it just blows ever other game out of the water without needing to try
A lot of the concepts that are super cool come directly from Dota. In fact, the lead developer is Ice Frog, the guy who made the original Dota and Dota 2
As someone who cares neither about Hero Shooters nor about MOBAs, I still want it to succeed and become the new "Big Thing" in those niches. Mainly so there is something to finally break the monopoly Overwatch has on the Rule 34 stuff.
im already at 114 Hours playing Deadlock, this game insanely good and addicting. Usually, i cant play moba for too long cz its exhausting but Deadlock hits different.
I'm just blown away how they could achieve such amazing balance between characters and between game mechanics while still having such complex and intricate systems in ALL 4 aspects of the game (shooting, melee, movement & abilities). Such game development is truly a showcase for the best of systems design. *Weird take incoming, but maybe elect game devs for congress. I feel like they'd design better public policies than our current bunch. It's might be a transferrable skill.*
I never played hero shooters or even many fps games, but this one hooked me in. Didn’t really feel this for a game since I played league for the first time.
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Kelski please have my babies 🥺🥺🥺
1 minute gang
Kel could you PLEASE tell us what's the music at 11:33 i remember it also beeing in fallout videos and i NEED these tunes
22:30 lmao you said "hawk tuah"
You forgot Monday Night Combat and Battleborn.
GABE NEWELL GOT HIMSELF ANOTHER 10 YEARS WITHOUT NEW GAMES WITH THIS ONE 🚬
That’s right
Well there’s a hl3 leak so who knows
Im hopeful this becomes amongst the great valve releases and not another artifact forge. I love the game!
@@Demolisher690 I can’t wait for Deadlock 2 in 2039
@@kel_ski I heard it might even feature a PvE mode :o
22:30 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT PF MY HEAD GET OUT
@@zmax1muus744 LMAOOO
@@zmax1muus744 Didn’t take long for people to find that at all 💀
@kel_ski you're telling me that was intentional!?
"Say that again ..."
damn your pfp goes hard
The guns in this game are a half life 3 reference because there's gonna be guns in HL3.
(i am slowly going insane)
It's real it's real it's real it's real
@@HawkThuah-r4p There will also be characters, which might possibly be a reference too
@@kel_ski YOU SAID "it's real" THREE TIMES HL3 IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REAL
Im so happy you covered this! i almost have 100 hours into this and its not even officially released yet, I love it! As someone with a SMITE background, it was VERY easy to pick up and be "locked in" on. My two favourite intricate things are :
1) character auto leaning behind walls
2) minions candle heads go down in size the lower their health is
Yes the auto lean animation is SO cool. Such a Valve attention to detail thing
22:29 say that again
You can summon a spirit hawk to... uhh...
I don't get it.
@@Flamme-SanabiHawk tuah the meme i think it's a meme
@@Flamme-Sanabithere is a girl that said “hawk tuah” and it became a meme
@@united_state_secret_service. how
HELLO EVERYONE! Sorry for the wait on this one. Lots of IRL stuff has been going on. But finally got this one out. Play Deadlock btw (I hate it)
PvZ Garden Warfare When? 🤨
@@Chilean_Raccoon What a minute🧐Did u said PvZ Garden warfare ?
@@Chilean_Raccoonholy shit he should
@@CoastalGalaxy14 Yes 😎
@@Chilean_Raccoon Ayyyy Me too I play Pvz Gw 1 & PvZ GW 2
Babe wake up, the Deadlock video just dropped.
Hopefully it was good 🙏
@@kel_ski It was a certified Kelski banger
@4:22 the deadcock logo strikes again!
Hey, you know damn well that this one was intentional.
Battleborn was an FPS MOBA. It was very, very good, but got shat on as an "overwatch rip-off" back when it launched, and then languished until it died, crushing my heart.
Deadlock has healed my lack of shooter moba woes quite nicely.
Bro I've been waiting since Super Monday Night Combat
22:31 hawk what?
all jokes aside tho i would love to see a part 2 to this video
i remember when i first saw Deadlock, it was a video showcasing every hero and their abilities, i saw like 3 minutes of it and thought that it was really mid, 2 months forward my brother seend me an invite to the game, i enter the game expecting a really bad game, but was honestly blown off by it, its my first MOBA and im loving every second of it
thats why you dont judge a game till you play it cause then you cuck your own self experience. if 90% of the voices out on the net all agree the game is kickass, you have to just try it, no commitment.
I didn't even know anything. I got an invite from a dude I knew in highschool but never talked to since.
I was told it was a hero shooter so I was like eh. I'm good. Then I finally checked out it and found it was a moba, and had a blast
it is so frustratingly (if there is actually such a word) hillarious how kelski's videos has more "show don't tell" than most modern series/movies wich makes it infinitly more enjoyable to watch. such good content as usual.
Never played a MOBA before, but now Deadlock has my entire family hostage in a Siberian warehouse.
Send help and buff Mo & Krill.
@@pedrohschv Mo & Krill my beloved 🙏
MOOOO AND KRIIIIL
MO AND KRILL SWEEP
GET OFF ME KRILL!!
Ah yes, the F-ZERO X gambit.
Valve has access to all Dota 2 mechanics that they will port them over to Deadlock. It's a gateway drug so that people who play Deadlock will become familiar with Dota mechanics and abilities that the transition is easier. Pretty much all Deadlock characters are basically just mix-and-match of Dota abilities like it's a game of ability draft. Of course, there's some unique ones that takes advantage of the shooter aspect like Grey Talon's Owl ultimate, which is basically just the Unreal Tournament Redeemer weapon, but overall the items and abilities are all Dota abilities (that people can attribute to LoL as well).
But Valve has struck gold with the game, as it fully embraces both the MOBA and third-person shooter aspects, unlike other hybrid games that only takes bits and pieces of each genre without ever fully committing. It's so fun that people not a fan of one of its genres can have fun if they like the other genre. MOBA fans can appreciate its in-depth MOBA mechanics and just naturally learn to aim and move better, whereas people who are a fan of movement and aiming will greatly enjoy that and just naturally learn the macrogaming mechanics and ability usages of a MOBA.
Totally agree. I think the games focus on movement and vertical play are what make the 3rd person mechanics feel good compared to other moba shooter attempts
but i dont like it
@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 ok, good to know a very tiny fraction of people dont like the game. meanwhile the 98% of rest of us do.
@@HookahOtaku ok so youre gonna dismiss me because you want to live in a world where everyone ever that insisted on disliking mobas got hooked on this moba because it really is that good and definitely isnt just dota again
@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 your comment was dismissive of the OPs comment, so why are you asstickled again? oh yeah, ego.
This sums up the experience so well
@@BarelySociable YO, pleasure seeing you here! Glad you enjoyed the video
One day we will get BarelySociable Q&A talking over a Deadlock surf map
Deadlock and marvel rivals are goku and vegeta doing the fusion dance to style on overwatch 2s grave while blizzard and Bobby boy do a soyjack face in the background:)
this! 100%
@@jackstefan8639 It’s about time someone takes Overwatch off their greasy throne
@@kel_ski quite
Someone draw this 🙏
@@Louis-lt7is I’d love if someone did that:)
Everyone also has to keep in mind that this game is a MOBA-shooter tho. I've seen many new players get turned off by the game because they either play the game like a regular hero-shooter or MOBA and get destroyed. The game isn't just that or a hybrid, It's like 2 things combined(and more)! It has so many things you need to learn just to play it but trust me. It's worth it! I have zero MOBA experience and had my butt spanked by Abrams for 20 hrs before even getting to understanding the basics but so far this is the most fun online pvp game I played since tf2 days when it's used to get updates. AND THE GAME IS STILL IN ALPHA!
Great vids! Love the game! Hope everyone enjoys it too!
Not even Valve magic is gonna make me play a damn MOBA, but at least Valve made something new that's not absolutely niche, and that's great news.
@@nildzrecastellanos Yeah if anything just having an actual NEW IP and game style should be celebrated
I've never played mobas before deadlock and now I'm hooked
you're like the shadow of my past, because i literally said the same thing before Deadlock consumed me
@@GoodChimkin I have an extra line of defense you see, i also hate PvP.
@@nildzrecastellanos good for you man, never let competitive video games consumes you
Valve has a strong grip on this soul
Gabe consumes the souls of his fans, that's why the mf so big
@@kel_ski May your soul grow with fondness in the care of Gabe
@@kel_ski Can confirm. Sold my soul to Dota 2 and is fucking doing it again for Deadlock.
@@imfinishedgrinding638where did you get the second? Did the medic agree to lend you one?
@@wumi2419 They're easy to procure it's just that Gaben sells them for an arm and a leg.
I am 15 hours into a game that hasn't even been announced officially yet.
It is filling that hole in my heart that Super Monday Night Combat left.
Also I am one of those weirdos who like Battleborne
@@Echelon730 BROOO I forgot about Super Monday Night Combat 😭
@Echelon730 SMNC?!?!?! Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.
Battleborn was super fun, they just made weird choices with PVP/PVE advancement and trying to make it look like it was competing with Overwatch.
@@freakincrod don't touch my money balls
All we need is Valve to add Taunt kill just like in SMNC
6:20 "8 years late to the hero shooter fad" bro valve MADE the hero shooter fad tf are you talking about 😭
**overwatch becomes the most known hero shooter**
valve: let me cook again then
ricochet is my favorite valve hero shooter
no, overwatch did. almost noone tried to copy tf2s formula the 9 years it existed before overwatch and so nothing actually plays like tf2 to this day
LOL no they didn't. TF2 is barely a "hero" shooter, and they didn't even make the original TF.
26:32 this Abram’s is beginning to believe in the heart of the Q
Also worth mentioning how much variety there is in the game despite it having fewer characters than nearly every other MOBA. You can use items to focus on just a single ability in your kit or your gun or even just melee. Other mobas somewhat do this too, but it's really limited to AP vs AD, meaning you either go abilities or autos. There's also games that arbitrarily limit you into only being able to use half the items in the shop (this from the geniuses that developed Smite). The freedom to just do whatever in Deadlock is so refreshing. I started playing Melee Mirage today and absolutely crushed it and this thing works just because an ability in his kit shreds bullet (and melee) resist by a ton. Also(x2), it's really fun to see shake-ups whenever there's a patch.
Other mobas like League or Smite really handcuff your potential outside few character exceptions that can hypercarry but in VERY limited ways. All Deadlock heroes can hypercarry. Smite is really well known for overnerfing characters because the devs literally get scared of having strong Gods and look what happened to their game, Smite patch 9.5 killed Smite 70% of the player pop left in a few months after the patch, and only this year a few months ago they reverted some of the changes, but the damage was already done. people dont like to play stale ass games where you dont ever get to feel powerful. League also has a horrible balance team that nerfs in the wrong ways and make op characters stay op, but the weak characters that rarely become strong for a patch get over nerfed by the following patch. so yeah, devs with no conviction for fun.
@@HookahOtakuI really hope they keep the every hero should be op mentality, as long as there is always counterplay, some item you can buy
@@jacewhite8540 thats why there is no "classes". ;)
"You can summon a Spirit Hawk Tuah... obliterate your enemies"
- @22:27
Not gonna lie, was *not* expecting you to cover this game. No idea why, but this was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad this game has been getting more and more exposure to the general public over the past several months. I was very much in that same crowd of people that misunderstood what the game was upon first seeing the leaks. Wasn't even even planning on playing this game at the time, especially being an old TF2 fan, myself. Almost 400hrs into Deadlock, and I'm really glad to have been proven wrong about this game.
As always, what a well edited video on your part, and a really good summarization of the game as a whole. Always love seeing your take on things, honestly. (Especially your first-time experiences with TF2). That being said, I'd love to point out a few things:
1) 18:49 - All of the weapons in this game (so far) are actually projectile-based. There are no hitscan weapons in this game. The only technical exception would be Bebop's weapon, but even that has some simulated "travel time" so that it doesn't instantly do damage (and no I'm not referring to the windup time prior to shooting; there's an actual delay between when the laser appears and when it actually starts doing damage on an enemy, funny enough). It's designed this way partly to help with soul denial. Hitscan weapons for soul denial would be a nightmare to deal with, if put up against a player who has objectively faster aiming than you. That being said, I understand that this video is meant to mostly summarize both the game overall, as well as your general thoughts, so I acknowledge that you probably already know this and have to "lie"/skim over things a bit for the sake of simplification. I realize this is a very nitpicky thing to point out, but I find it fun to discuss things ofc 😄
2) I know this video is a mixture of older and much more recent gameplay footage (which you point out ofc), but something I've been seeing a lot of (that I've been guilty of, myself, when I was first starting out) is not utilizing the sliding mechanic. I did like your section touching up on the movement, but we gotta give sliding some more love, brother haha 😄. Just like wall jumping, sliding costs no stamina bars. It also allows you to spend *no ammo* while shooting. This is *insanely* useful tech, especially when chasing down enemies. I can't tell you how many times I would spam dash while chasing someone, only to then completely drop a perfectly free kill because I had to reload as well as wait for my stamina to reset. Sliding after dashing is always more cost efficient than simply spamming dash.
As an example, dashing and then sliding will take you the same distance, in fairly the same travel time, as two back-to-back dashes. This is especially useful for characters like McGinnis, who only starts off with 2 stamina bars by default. We're only touching the surface here, ofc. You could do a dash-jump, slide, quickly jump again, and then finish off with another slide to travel about 45 to 50m at the cost of only 2 stamina bars. If you were to only use dashes, it would take around 4 to 5 back-to-back dashes to travel that same distance of around 45 to 50m. That's an insane stamina cost difference. So spread the word: *give sliding some more love*. It is core to the movement, and more people should make it a habit to use it after almost every dash 😄
(Also, side note, have you ever streamed this game? If not, I'd honestly love to watch. I've been having weird, non-internet relate, rubberbanding issues these latest couple of patches. I know a lot of people don't find *watching* Deadlock fun, but I'd been completely down to just watch you play while I wait for these issues to fix in the meantime)
Lol I noticed the sliding thing to man, it's was bugging me. Now I literally can't not slide after dashing, and adding a bunny hop in there
@@jacewhite8540 Exactly. Even if the tutorial in Deadlock is more than likely placeholder, I really do think that it skims/brushes over really crucial information. They show off the sliding mechanic, sure. But it's honestly done in a way that's like "Oh yeah, btw you can slide, just fyi. So anyways..." 😆
This is probably one of the most reliable game reviewers ever, I bet he beat the tutorial in like a minute
We have to deal with the term "MOBA" "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena??" coined by Riot which by all rights makes no sense instead of "ARTS" or "Action RTS" which Gabe approved but it was too late since the term MOBA had already taken off.
Why, we all know what moba refers to
@@venerablepoof Guess he just wanna give some props to blizzard where the mods first came
Yeah give blizzard props for releasing a map editor, which no other game ever did@@elnjubo
Kelski talking about this revolutionary new game that mixes mobas with hero shooters: 😊
People who remember Monday Night Combat: 🤨
I just miss it so much bro.
Super MNC was ahead of its time. Unfortunately Uber wasn't 😢
Escaping also feels in Dota2 very rewarding, I love that feeling so much
21:11 there is infact a sprint mechanic the only difference is that its not activated by pressing a button but by not shooting at anything for 5 seconds or not taking damage for 5 seconds
Not taking damage for 5 seconds and not shooting for 1 or 2 seconds actually, don't remember exactly
Oop sorry, I meant a traditional “press button to sprint” mechanic (the most boring version)
i heard soooo many things about this game but didnt watch anything about it i was saving my self for this video
@@Emin0_ based emin keeps being based
kelski: hmm, how do i make a good thumbnail
gabe newell: FEET
@@Wario_Guy Gabe knows what’s up
Melee was a struggle to learn...until i rebound to M4 and M5, now I'm a menace.
You unlocked the cheat codes I see 🤝
....Just bind it to mscroll down. its easier that way.
This is the first video about deadlock I personally have seen, just been waitong on your take.
Honestly makes me super happy people wait for my takes on certain things
@@kel_ski cus U are one of us.
1:18 God I wish OW2 was good. I loved OW1 and it's genuinely one of my favorite shooters for pure fun, but I just can't stand how much monetization there is now.
Every time I see pictures or gameplay of it, it just makes me sad.
and it was taken away from us and we can never get it back.
sadge
What could've been man...
“Hawk tuah” 22:30
7:31 If Titanfall 2 and Halo Infinite had a baby
Sure Kelski, you might be enjoying Deadlock now, but you won’t even remember what Deadlock is once Sony re-releases Concord.
Concord wins yet again 😔
Dude I’m so trash at this game. I’m having hard time actually enjoying it but I be watching videos on it like I’m the biggest fan
@@greatgongo3772 Definitely a big learning curve, but it’s so worth learning it!
That is totally reasonable, moba games have a steep learning curve and it also relies on your shooting skills as well.
Stay with it I've never played a Moba and I was horrible the first 20 hours. The biggest best advice I got was stay behind you minions, master 1 character, farm if you are low in souls
The beauty about moba is a playstyle you like will work with the array of items you buy. So play around what playstyle you identify with and build and play your characters that way. Example you always lose on teamfights and confuse the shit out of you then stay back and farm and become a beast late game.
Love the Bomberman Hero music in the background. Great video like always!
Thank you dude! Also such a goooood OST
Because of your videos I actually listened to it fully after a very long time. Thanks bro!
They dun got my boy kelski hooked on that sweet sweet deadlock juice 🙏🙏🙏
@@Fleshka18 It’s the nectar of the gods 🤌
Sponsor is called Factor. Discount is 50%. The smallest positive integer that's not a factor of 50 is 3. HL3 confirmed!
discoverd your channel a hour ago. happy to see a new video from a minute ago
Welcome 🤝
Welcome new Keltown resident.
22:30
Say that again…
🫣
22:30 I heard you say "summon a spirit hawk tuah bliterate your enemies"
Kelski valve drop in the evening LETSFUCKINGGOO RAAAHHHH
babe delay the marriage, new kelski vid dropped
Hope it was worth 🙏
I cant believe valve made me enjoy a MOBA
Gaben secretly transferring his weight to his fans after making them play MOBAs
USE ME AS A "WANT PART 2" VOTE 👇🏼
So this is what you were cooking up.
Managed to escape the shackles Gaben put on me
YAY NEW KEL VIDEO
let's not forget, deadlock is doing this with alpha placeholder graphics. This shit is half finished and it's this good.
Deadlock is a good video game.
Babe wake up, yet another niche internet micro-celebrity has discovered Deadlock.
>Valve exists and does nothing
>Wins; competitors seethe at their existence
>Valve creates a new game
>Competitors implode and go bankrupt
How do they do it?
Im disappointed this video isnt named "Deadlock will never die"
Saving that one for the full release ;)
No matter how long it takes, you can’t rush art. 🔥👌
*I’m sold and ready for Deadlock!* ~ Great vid as always Señor Kelski
Thank you so much Daz! You're welcome (and sorry) for your new addiction lmao
@@kel_ski I've never been a fan of "MOBA" - but, TF2 and Overwatch were a different story haha
21:05 There is a sprint mechanic in this game.
There's a stat called "Sprint Speed".
It gives you bonus Movement Speed when out of combat.
*some* corrections, there are no hitscan weapons, every hero’s gun has projectile speed, which can be increased with items. The only exception is Vindicta’s 4/ult but it’s considered a spell anyway
4:59 replay button for myself
Laning phase is not boring in Dota, its exactly like in Deadlock where you have to both last hit and deny while trying to zone out enemy, using your resources to the fulles and manipulating where your creeps stand by pulling aggro or pulling jungle creeps to the lane. It gives you even more control over how the lane looks like
23:31 It feels like there is so much thought and care put into every single ability that can hard CC. There is counterplay to every single one of them, every hero can counter hard CC with positioning/movement, no items necessary.
Good sir, you did not have to blend the themes of different games so well in the first two minutes of the video.. now I cant stop replaying them
Really well put together vid. summarises why I love playing the game despite being on a 15 match losing streak and getting dunked on for 11 hours straight
Core gameplay loop is already addicting and we don't even have a ranked mode yet
Small note: there is actually sprinting. It's just automatic and doesn't have a "wind down" for when you need to shoot. It helps you move around quickly without spending stamina, but you really *really* won't see it unless you buy sprint items or use Haze's invis. Look for animation changes, like when McGinnis pulls her gun up or when bebop starts pumping his arms. That's the sprint kicking in
You can also see your speed at the left side of the screen increase when you run for more than 5 seconds or more
New vid this soon and hopefully everything is going better now
Thank you so much Ma1ccel 🙏
TWO Incredibles reference in one video? You're spoiling me man 😂😂😂😂
I count 3
But I bet I'm wrong and it's even more
@@sumofalln00bs10 idk, I just saw the two 😂
Ahh, a fellow member of the Church of Ivy
Also missed opportunity to do an Ultrakill joke when talking about the stamina bar xd
I would like a part two
I agree on everything here except abilities. The majority of Deadlock's individual hero abilities are straight up from DOTA 2 even down to targeting.
Bebop is Meat Hook (Pudge) + Walrus Punch (Tusk) + Sticky Bomb (Techies) + Sun Ray (Phoenix)
Viscous is Cold Embrace (Winter Wyvern) + Sticky Napalm (Batrider) + Torrent (Kunkka) + Rolling Thunder (Pangolier)
Pocket is literally a carbon copy of Puck. The only difference is that Pocket's ult is Venomancer's old Poison Nova Ult.
Deadlock's heroes have unique kits and design but the abilities themselves are just DOTA 2 abilities.
Absolute banger of a video. I want more of this
8/10 needs more dancing Ivy
That lash sequence squeezed a like out of me. Nice work!
tbh I didn't like the game at first but if my boi kelski loved it then I am all in
@@majdshaer 🤝🤝
Note, all deadlock weps are projectiles, even haze bullets & bebop laser. They just move at diff speed. I think the only hitscan weapon is vindicta’s ult.
dude that minion in the hydraulic press made some absolutely morbid faces, that shit is gonna stick with me.
22:30 🦅🦅🦅2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
12:00 that's me 😳
A factor sponsorship!? 252k subs? It feels like just yesterday I was watching your TF2 will never die video and you were just launching a discord for a few hundred subs.
Dude things have gotten so so crazy. Still hard to believe haha. Thanks for being here in the early channel days :)
Companys:I DONT KNOW WHO TO MAKE A GOOD GAME THAT IS NOT BAD
Valve:fine i do it myself
As an old Bastion main I'll take multi turrets wherever I can get em.
Was already gonna try it but now I'm excited.
ive only played deadlocks tutorial and nothing else like a few months ago and had a better and more wholesome time in the tutorial than any other recent multiplayer hero shooter that ive played
I really like the roster mechanic tbh. When I want to play Viscous with high priority I basically always get him. But maybe that's my region. And I assume it'll get better with more players? But it also means that sometimes you'll get someone else which feels like a nice surprise
Valve is the eldritch god of gaming, it takes a 10,000 year sleep and when it awakes it just blows ever other game out of the water without needing to try
the segway into the ad was so good. thats how ads should be done bravo.
Just so someone mentioned it, this game HAS a sprinting function, but it engages automatically if you are out of combat.
Being stoned and playing seven is one of the most exhilarating experiences of my 20s
Rezero has my brain-rotted so much I jumped at 10:49
A lot of the concepts that are super cool come directly from Dota. In fact, the lead developer is Ice Frog, the guy who made the original Dota and Dota 2
26:45 was that the greatest outplay of the century or an accident .
I CAN'T TELL
As someone who cares neither about Hero Shooters nor about MOBAs, I still want it to succeed and become the new "Big Thing" in those niches.
Mainly so there is something to finally break the monopoly Overwatch has on the Rule 34 stuff.
im already at 114 Hours playing Deadlock, this game insanely good and addicting. Usually, i cant play moba for too long cz its exhausting but Deadlock hits different.
I'm just blown away how they could achieve such amazing balance between characters and between game mechanics while still having such complex and intricate systems in ALL 4 aspects of the game (shooting, melee, movement & abilities). Such game development is truly a showcase for the best of systems design.
*Weird take incoming, but maybe elect game devs for congress. I feel like they'd design better public policies than our current bunch. It's might be a transferrable skill.*
Yes pleaaaase do more deadlock videos ., this is so entertaining ✨
Your upload schedule is... improving. Very good Mr. Kelski
Using HotS as an example of stun locking is wild when DotA is right there...
Wanna know why we don't have Half life 3 yet? because you only need 2 halves to make a full.
Valves gotta show up every now and then and remind us they are the best.
11:32 THE SONG IS BAAAAAACK BABYYYYYY
Quick tip: Main Pocket and you'll ALWAYS play him. Has been my experience so far, had to actively put him on lower priority to play... McGuinnes.
I never played hero shooters or even many fps games, but this one hooked me in. Didn’t really feel this for a game since I played league for the first time.