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 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.