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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

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about what we learned from all the Urn changes and how we could apply those to future objectives in Deadlock. We also cover Gray Talon and Scourge in this weeks Curiosity Corner.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

3:25 What we learned from the Urn

16:50 Future Objectives for Deadlock

41:10 Gray Talon

57:40 Scourge

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 talk about the current state of Deadlock. How the experimental changes to the Urn have affected the overall gameplay, and if we think that is good for the game. We go into more detail on a few heroes and talk about the recent Deadlock tournaments of Death Slam Invitational and Night Shift Open.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:40 McGinnis and Graves

20:35 Talking Urn

28:00 Circle Meta

45:20 Deadlock Tournaments

49:30 Curiosity Corner

1:10:55 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 experimental change to the Urn and how it has changed Deadlock. We discuss the good, the bad, and some potential changes we would like to see. We cover the some of the major general changes from the patch and some heroes we think got the biggest buffs.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

0:50 URN, URN, MORE URN

52:30 General Changes

1:06:05 Biggest Winners Heroes

1:18:05 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 announcement of a balance patch by Yoshi. We also discuss some topics submitted by the community like Hero Strength vs Win Rate. In the Curiosity Corner we cover Warden and Blood Tribute.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:10 Yoshi Announcement

5:00 Possible Balance Changes

15:40 Hero Strength vs Winrate

31:20 Reddit Complaints

36:30 Eternus MM Change

42:00 MM Account Adjustments

44:55 Cheaters in Deadlock

49:00 Curiosity Corner

1:15:35 Death Slam Invitational

1:24:20 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we are joined by RyanCentral and we discuss some of the most game breaking builds at the moment. We learn about Ryan's background in esports and cover some complaints about parries and silences in Deadlock. We finish things up in the Curiosity Corner, talking about Graves and Trophy Collector.

RyanCentral: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@RyanCentralYT⁩ 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:20 Wallbreaker Victor

20:02 RyanCentral Origin Story

38:25 Reddit Complaints

53:30 Graves

1:01:10 Trophy Collector

1:07:00 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 Deadlock balance patch. We dive into the new item, Indomitable, talk about how boon scaling has drastically changed the game, and discuss some of the strongest heroes of the meta.Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:15 We’re Getting Old

4:00 Indomitable

17:00 CC and Debuff Resist

24:45 Boon Scaling Change

45:50 Best Heroes So Far

52:40 Unaddressed Issues

56:05 Item Boon Scaling

1:01:00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about when the next major Deadlock update could happen. We discuss some of the major aspects of the game that we would like to see updated. We also cover the current meta of destroying Shrines. In the Curiosity Corner we discuss Silver and Escalating Exposure.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:25 Home Improvement Arc

2:10 When Will Patch Drop

4:45 What We Want in Patch

38:15 Shrine Backdoor

43:40 Curiosity Corner

58:30 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 current laning meta in Deadlock and how to approach different phases of the lane stage. We cover some drama from Night Shift last week and discuss Infernus, Vyper, and Disarming Hex.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:20 Seagull Incident

4:00 Laning Meta

32:50 Night Shift Drama

40:50 Latest Patch Notes

49:10 Reddit Complaints

55:15 Curiosity Corner

1:01:50 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 surprise April Fools Event in Deadlock. We also take some time to go over some big changes in Esports. In this weeks curiosity corner we cover Haze and Silence Wave.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

0:45 April Fools Update

13:25 Deadlock Esports

23:40 Reddit Complaints

36:20 Curiosity Corner

49:00 Deadlock's Momentum

57:00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about matchmaking, the general community feeling towards it, and some things we believe could help. We also discuss some of the recent balance changes, and cover Bebop and Trophy Collector in the Curiosity CornerLastly, don't forget to check out the Deathy Slam Content Creator Tournament happening soon! Link here: https://deadlockdeathslam.com/tournaments/deathy-slam

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

6:10 Balance Changes

21:43 Matchmaking

52:25 Curiosity Corner

1:02:40 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 Valve and IceFrog balance philosophy of "If everything is op, nothing is op." We also discuss recent balance changes and which heroes are stronger or weaker. In the Curiosity Corner we talk about Holy Locket.Lastly, don't forget to check out the Deathy Slam Content Creator Tournament happening soon! Link here: https://deadlockdeathslam.com/tournaments/deathy-slamTimestamps

0:00 Intro

1:50 Balance Philosophy

19:50 Patch Changes and OP Heroes

45:50 Curiosity Corner

53:25 Deathy Slam Creator Tournament

1:02:00 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about Time to Kill in Deadlock and how the recent patches have tried to address it. We also talk about the most OP heroes of the patch and return to the curiosity corner to discuss Vindicta and the EggTimestamps

0:00 Intro

2:00 Time To Kill

15:25 OP Heroes

48:10 Curiosity Corner

1:03:20 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 largest balance patch to hit Deadlock. We cover some of the major changes to the game. We also cover some of the major hero reworks and more!

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:45 Why Patch SO BIG?

8:30 Power Scaling

11:20 Structures and Game Time

20:30 New Hero Power Identity

28:50 End of Bruiser Meta

42:50 Hero Reworks

1:03:30 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 upcoming balance patch, announced by Yoshi. Our major discussion this week is about Deadlock's problem with long games and how to end the game. Our Reddit Complaints this week are about Hero Balance and Matchmaking. The Curiosity Corner focuses on Mirage and Echo Shard

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:30 Update Announcement

13:20 Ending The Game

34:15 Balance Complaints

49:25 Matchmaking Complaints

59:40 Mirage

1:03:00 Echo Shard

1:07:20 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we are joined by Zerggy! We get to have a discussion about him, his past gaming experience, and how he got into Deadlock. We also discuss the current meta of Deadlock, what it's like to play competitively, and what we hope to see in the future!Find Zerggy Live on Twitch here:https://www.twitch.tv/zerggyyyy

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:00 About Zerggy

19:55 Big Floppa

22:00 Competitive Deadlock

32:40 Recent Updates

37:35 Meta Discussion

45:15 What’s Next for Deadlock

52:30 Why do you play Deadlock

57:50 Closing

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about the new hero release of Apollo. We rank all the new heroes in power and discuss what is next for Deadlock!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:05 - Apollo

18:20 - Voting Stats

21:55 - 6 Hero Power Ranking

35:50 - What’s next for Deadlock?

53:00 - Death Slam Events

1:01:25 - Closing

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about the 4 recently released Deadlock heroes: Graves, Celeste, Silver, and Venator. Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:45 Celeste

27:00 Venator

40:05 Graves

52:50 Silver

1:05:30 Announcements

1:10:03 Closing

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 Old Gods, New Blood Major Update. We discuss the new hero Rem, the new patrons, the map rework, new items, and more!Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

2:25 Rem

16:45 Street Brawl

36:10 New Patrons and Bases

46:10 New Items

52:00 Map Changes

54:30 2026 Predictions

57:45 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we have our first ever guest, Wander, talk a bit about himself, his past gaming experience, and how he got into Deadlock. We also discuss the future of Deadlock and what we believe is needed for it's success.

Find Wander Live on Twitch here:https://www.twitch.tv/wanderdl0:00 Intro

1:00 Who is Wander

11:25 What does Deadlock need to succeed

52:25 Shadow Weave

1:00:00 Mina

1:08:10 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 Urn and why it it may feel a bit unfun to engage with. We also talk about Reddit's obsession with the patch release and what we think could be expected.

This week's Curiosity Corner segment includes discussion of Abrams and Kinetic Dash.0:00 Intro

0:50 The Urn

31:15 Patch and Reddit

43:30 Abrams

52:50 Kinetic Dash

1:01:30 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 somewhat misunderstood comeback mechanics of Deadlock. We also cover the Reddit complains of items and matchmaking. Lastly, we discuss Doorman and Toxic Bullets in the curiosity corner.

0:00 Intro

1:00 Comeback Mechanics

27:25 Spirit vs Bullet Counters

46:00 Matchmaker

54:10 Curiosity Corner

1:07:15 Outro

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about a surprise balance patch release and some heroes that we had some fun playing during the Deadlock Holiday Event.Patch Notes: https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/12-29-2025-update.95233/0:00 Intro

1:00 Patch Discussion

34:30 Big Patch News

34:35 Holiday Event Surprises

44:00 Curiosity Corner

1:01:50 Happy New Year

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about what we hope to see from Deadlock in 2026. It is our Wishlist of updates, changes, and content that we want added to the game in the next year.

0:00 2026 Wishlist

33:00 Reddit Complaints

50:00 Curiosity Corner

67:00 Happy Holidays

CONTEXT: There was an update hours after we recorded this episode. Here's the patch notes: https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/12-16-2025-update.93983/

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic. In this episode we talk about the newly released Holiday Event in Deadlock. We cover some common complaints from Reddit, some heroes and items that we think could use some work, and discuss the recent Death Slam Invitational

0:00 The Holiday Update

14:20 Reddit Complaints

44:00 Bad Heroes and Items

53:45 The Death Slam Invitational

57:30 Closing and Next Weeks

Welcome to The Bear Pit, the new Deadlock focused podcast brought to you by Deathy and rkryptic.

In this episode we break down the recent announcement from Yoshi about the latest update being delayed until the new year. We also discuss the recent November balance patch and how that has changed the meta of Deadlock.