@VegasDeadlock Ur 100% on point. I dont like how the update schedule is right now, balancing wise.. a hotfix for broken things or a for example vitality investment change for a few days should not be a big deal, there are ~80k players 24/7, if its bad, change it back..
Hp pools have gotten too high in deadlock and are the main issue we face with balance atm, we all want movement to be fun but you can't have heroes with crazy survivability who are supposed to be squishy flying around with 3000hp casually,
I miss when dps heroes had 1.5k-2.2k and tanks had 2.8-3.5k
If hp pools were lower it would be easier to punish an over farmed carry making a positioning mistake and fights could be less drawn out, you also would have less of a need for cc and you could nerf this globally after hp pools are lowered, I don't like how the squishy heroes are so unkillable now, quick skirmishes are rare and the simplest fights on "squishy" heroes can be extremely frustrating and drawn out, at the same time the tanks are genuinely unkillable while still dealing massive amount of damage, everyone has 3500hp with 50 percent spirit armor at 25 mins
In previous deadlock patches hp was significantly lower, literally 50 percent less in most cases. This also introduces the issue where you can farm the jungle to get XP and get so much hp for free and buy only damage items but still have survivability, making many heroes that don't afk farm at an extreme disadvantage post 15 mins
With less hp and less cc your individual mechanics have more room to shine and positioning and teamplay becomes more important with everyone's utility becoming a key part of each fight
If you are wondering how we got here boons capped alot lower before, now you keep gaining boons until 45k, hp per boon and base hp was also increased significantly around the board and things like golden statues buffs were also buffed and introduced to sinners etc
I love deadlock I've played every patch for 2 years now and have 5000+ games, I want to give my opinion on the state of the game, I mean no negativity or harm just want to open a general discussion
There should be a new patch pretty soon dedicated to fixing matchmaking and QOL + optimizations. It may happen as early as this week, as a significant amount of feedback has been collected, (the most extensive feedback in two years) by a new round of 20+ testers.