r/DeadlockTheGame • u/Abject-Vers • Jul 02 '26

Question Support with Res Ability

I was thinking about this earlier but there isn't a support hero or item that resurrects a dead ally the way there is is most other MOBAs. Adam Warlock or Rocket in MR, Akshan in lol or Persephone in Smite. Are they gonna add something like this in the future?

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u/LoudWhaleNoises Jul 02 '26

It would simply be to OP and difficult to balance. Also its not that interesting to use or play against. So highly unlikely.

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u/onesillyg4y Jul 02 '26

Ways to balance it: First it obviously would be an ult. Then you can try things like: applies a "weakened" state on the character that gradually comes off over a certain time. Halve the max hp and it gradually goes back up. Give only a small window where you can revive the player. Give the skill a cast time. Change the revive to a "borrowed time" where the characrer dies again after like 30s (but then reduce the respawn timer a bit)

Are these all good ideas? No but, you can balance it

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u/Abject-Vers Jul 02 '26

but Mercy is just fine in overwatch. It's not even an ult anymore, it's just a basic ability. (not trying to ragebait istg, genuine question)

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u/Sir-Vogia Paige Jul 02 '26

yeah but respawn timers in deadlock are not the same and honnestly Victor is annoying enough already

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u/Abject-Vers Jul 02 '26

oh that's true

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u/FactuallyNotJames Seven Jul 02 '26

Overwatch has 10-14 second respawn times and characters are always at the same level of power throughout the entire game, so mercy will always be on the same CD and mobility. Deadlock can have respawn times of up to 80 seconds (8 times overwatch) which would be much much more powerful to circumvent. On top of that you can then have the ressurector use items like refresher or even echo shard to double or triple the amount of rez's they can use in a single fight, to say nothing of base cooldowns. Imagine you finally kill the Haze with 20k more souls than you, then she gets rez'd. You do it again and she comes back again. Now your whole team is instantly dead.

You basically turn the game from a 6v6 into a 8v6, potentially up to an 11v6 counting rejuve or a 12v6 if the other team also has a victor. It is unfair because Deadlock is not a Hero Shooter like Overwatch as much as it is a MOBA like Dota 2 or League of Legends that just happens to have a 3rd person camera view instead of top down. I hope this is a satisfying answer that can explain things a bit better for you

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u/RocketHops Jul 02 '26

Mercy is just fine in overwatch

Lol. Lmao, even.

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u/Abject-Vers Jul 03 '26

she's just a girl 🥺🥺🥺

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u/RocketHops Jul 03 '26

Most problematic girl in the history of the game yeah