After delaying the update for a day from the initial announcement, Valve finally released the new update for Deadlock. The new changelogs bring us a new hero and massive competitive changes. Read the full Deadlock patch notes for December 6 and learn all the changes in the update including buffs, nerfs, and more.
Deadlock December 6 Patch Notes
New Hero Labs Hero: Raven
Image Credit: Valve/ Deadlock
A new unreleased hero marks its entry in the Deadlock characters roster with the December 6 update. Raven is the new hero labs character who will be available for the specific mode while its abilities and UI change.
- New Feature: Park Theming Added park-themed backdrops and updated tree models.
- Leaderboard Updates View the top 3 heroes and the overall skill rating for each player on the main leaderboard.
- Post-Game Survey Moved the survey to the final score screen and added a text box field.
- Communication Improvements Muting a player now silences map drawing, pings, and chatwheel messages.
Performance and Settings
- Performance Optimizations Improved rendering performance on map assets.
- New Settings Force English hero and item names. Toggle crouch keybind. Additional build search language.
Deadlock Patch Notes: Bug Fixes
- General Fixes Fixed shop search, parry effects, music, and various sound effects. Addressed wall jumping, minimap clicking, and UI clipping issues.
- Hero-Specific Fixes Updated animations, effects, and sounds for Mirage, Shiv, Lash, and more. Fixed tooltip inaccuracies for Bebop, Grey Talon, and Yamato. Updated voice lines for Krill and Ivy.
- Introduced the Telemetry HUD : an in-game tool to track frame rate and network performance. Enable it under Settings > Game.
- Improved the Learn to Play : Added new tutorial images in collaboration with Toastyghostey .
Steam Input Support
- Introduced a new Crouch Toggle button for flexible gameplay.
- Three official control schemes were added: Standard, Gyro, and FlickStick.
- Implemented a config versioning system to ensure compatibility and prevent issues with outdated configurations.
Deadlock Patch Notes December 6: Misc Gameplay Changes
New Features:
- Extra Competitive Option: Players can now choose to queue with similarly skilled and competitive teammates.
- Queue Options Button: The Extra Competitive option, Incoming Chat, and Lane Preference settings are now grouped together for easier access.
Matchmaking Adjustments:
- Party Size Limit: Reduced the maximum party size for high-ranked players to 2.
- Team Composition: The matchmaker will now prioritize teams with at least 2 frontliners.
Hero and Item Changes:
- Hero Movement Speed: Heroes now have slightly increased base movement speed.
- Sprint Items: Reduced the movement speed bonus from Sprint Boots and Enduring Speed.
- Carrying Urn: Reduced its movement speed bonus and fixed its interaction with abilities like Ivy’s Air Drop.
- Trooper Interactions: Troopers on ziplines will dismount when shot, and players can no longer be zapped while flying over buildings.
Patron Health Changes:
- Reduced the Patron’s health and regeneration rate, especially early game.
Deadlock Patch Notes: Soul System Changes
- Soul Distribution: A new system distributes souls to the lowest net-worth players on a team to encourage more even resource distribution.
- Soul Orb Duplication: Changes have been made to prevent abuse of the soul orb duplication mechanic.
Objective changes:
- Several recent changes related to soul duplication and Guardian balance have been reverted. Here are the changes: Reverted: – Guardians now deal 25% more damage to troopers Reverted: – Guardians now take 25% more damage from troopers/players Reverted: – Range to be considered for souls reduced by 5m Reverted: – Troopers now do 20% more damage to each other
Deadlock Patch Notes: Item Buffs and Nerfs
Here are all the item changes from the latest Deadlock patch notes for December 6. This includes all the buffs and nerfs:
Weapon Items
Vitality Items
Spirit Items
Deadlock Patch Notes: Hero Buffs and Nerfs
Here are all the hero changes from the latest Deadlock patch notes for December 6. This includes all the buffs and nerfs:
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