Deadlock's major first patch includes wall jumping, over a 100 balance changes and more than a hundred new features.

I logged into Steam today and found Deadlock downloading a patch of 683MB. I wondered what the patch might contain, so I checked Steam's news feed, which was empty, and Steam’s "Events & Announcements" forum, which was also empty. The patch notes are posted in a different forum that you can only access if you generate a password using the main menu for Deadlock. This suggests a strange distaste towards Steam's official methods of disseminating patches coming from a Steam-made game.

You'll find plenty of information in the patch notes once you defeat the tiger guarding the basement where Valve has hidden them. The main additions encourage vertical play with a new wall-jump move that doesn't use stamina and ropes on the map which lead to rooftops. You can also shoot from these ropes while climbing. There are now additional passages that lead up to the rooftops in some buildings. It's an excellent day to be a shooter.

Deadlock has also been patched because many players were surprised that Deadlock adhered to the MOBA mainstay, allowing players to pause the game. Each player can only pause once per match. A team can pause up to three times. You trolls can no longer pause the game to stream a different game in the middle of a match.

A new profile page was added, which includes a breakdown of all-time statistics, as well as recent match stats. However, some counters are starting at zero, such as souls collected and healing, no matter how many hours of Deadlock alpha you have managed to squeeze in.

Many of the other changes are minor. The bullet resistance of Monster Rounds against NPCs has been increased from 30% to 35 %, while Hollow Point Rounds' spirit shield buff has been increased from +80 up to +85. You can read the entire patch notes here without having to answer the three riddles of the puzzle master.

[ General Changes]

• - Added new Profile page which displays a breakdown on recent matches as well as all-time statistics for players and heroes (Note: The newly added stats of 'Souls collected' and 'Healing are starting at zero for all players).
• - Added a Report button to the ESC menu to allow reporting in-game of teammates
• - Improved visibility on the post-game screen of the report button
• - You can drag and drop items between categories within Builds
• - Search added to the Public Builds List. You can now search by keyword within the build names
• - Newly released hero builds now save the language of the build
• - Added the 'Show All Languages" checkbox to the list of Public Builds. This can be unchecked if you only want to see builds in your own language
• - Fixed an issue where the builds list would not update when switching between heroes in the sandbox
• - Support for German, Polish and Korean localization has been added.
• - The matchmaking window opens 1 hour earlier during the weekdays and at weekends
• - Players are only allowed to pause the game once per game
• - A team may only pause 3 times total in the presence of all players
• The game application flashes now when the game is unpaused
• - Various improvements to client and server performance
• Added streamer option to the Options panel. The player names are hidden in the game UI panel.
• - Added a melee trainer bot to the 'gym area' of hero sandbox
• - Added a new "Game Out of Date" status message to the top of the hud so that you can know quickly when there is an upgrade rather than having to wait until queue time.
• - Added an option to the post-game survey that will prevent it from showing again in the future
• - Items now display their spirit power when using alt
• - Fixed the profile match history not remembering which page you were on
• - Vitality stats now include Heal Amp, Debuff Resist and Debuff Resistance
• - Hero details now show spirit info with alt rather than requiring that you be in-game. (This was added in the hotfix patch released recently).
• - The game now prevents any quick ability upgrades after death for 2 seconds to prevent accidental upgrades
• - Can reliably spectate a friends game via the Friendlist
• - Miscellaneous fixes for friends and party menus
• - Added a state of unavailable to the Zipline UI while Zipline is on cooldown
• - Spectating controls use the Left/Right Mouse buttons to switch between players in a team, and space to change teams. This works now with free cursor mode and you can still select portraits/minimaps to view individual heroes.
• - Added a new respawn music that plays 5 seconds before the respawn
• - Added alternative shop music that plays in the neutral store
• - The spectator count is now displayed in-game
• - The names of players are now visible to spectators
• - Added motion blur to objects
• - Optimized performance for distance field ambient occlusion
• - Fixed an issue where selling an item did not remove charges correctly. You can no longer buy Extra Charge, sell it immediately and keep the readied charge.
• You got fire rate but bullets per second didn't show the golden statue. You got the fire rate, but bullets per seconds didn't display the golden statue.
• - Fixed Sharpshooter appearing in stats as increasing bullet velocity, even though it does not increase bullet velocity
• - Fixed a problem that prevented items on the build page from dimming when the shop was not in range
• - Fixed bug where Lash was not hearing his own Ground Strike explosion sound
• - New effects added to Withering whip
• - Updated Ethereal shift effects
• - Fixed the spinner disarmed not showing up in your crosshair when getting disarmed
• - Fixed parts on Shiv's coat are considered a headshot
• The build list will now be refreshed if you change heroes while in the Sandbox
• - Fixed incorrect stacking of Zipline speed and Zip booster abilities from Base Guardian killing
• - Fixed Base Guardian booster not properly ramping up but instead being instantaneously fast
• - Added custom effect for Abram's Seismic Impact buff
• - Fixed a problem where someone could hold down M1 while still attacking when the magic rug arrives
• - Updated Lash Grip cast sound
• - Added Decay sound
• - Removed city ambient looping and wind sounds
• - Volume and playback adjustments to ambient sounds
• - Removed vent noises in places where vents were removed
• - Fixed some bugs with spectator music
• - Updated negative Feedback Sound for Clarity
• - Warden's Alchemical flask now has a hit confirm audio function
• - Updated Majestic leap sound
• Updated bounce pad sounds
• - Improved Binding Word effects so that they are less noisy
• - Increased volume of charged melees and falloff in victims
• - Reduced likelihood that irrelevant dialog lines from the announcer or hero will be played during combat exchanges
• - Improved clarity for Dynamo Singularity sounds for team and opponent
• Updated Viscous Primary Fire Sound
• - The return location of the soul jar is tinted in red, like a minimap.
• - The player's low health effect is more visible if you are below 20% of your maximum HP
• Teleporter model updated
• Updated Alchemical Flask effect
• - Fixed Bebop's ability to sprint when his gun is spinning up
• - New voice content added for Seven and Lash
• - Added ambush and Shadow Weave casting sounds
• Looking sharply upward, you will see fixed bullets striking the world.
• - Fixed the animation of Sinner's Sacrifice is not always correct
• - Fixed a bug where some kill lines intended only for the killer would play for the victim (killstreak taunts continue to play for everyone).
• - Some heroes are now able to comment on being left alone in enemy territory, having lost sight of an injured opponent, or leaving teammates alone in a lanes.
• - Fixed minor typos and grammar errors in different texts
• - Zipline indicators now show 'Express" when the speed has increased after defeating Enemy Base Guardians

[ Misc Gameplay]

• - Wall jumping (doesn't consume stamina but requires input direction away the wall. Can be done only once)
• - Moved the flex slot "Set of enemy Base Guardians", to "All Enemy Lane Guardians".
• - Some buildings have ropes added to them to allow you to climb up. (Hold jump key to latch on to them). You can shoot while hanging from them.
• - A pair teleporters have been added to the outer lanes near the three neutral creeps (red).
• Four teleporters changed locations
• - The teleporters on the upper floors have been moved to street level
• - The interior Teleporters have been moved to the Bodega Building and the Theater
• - Teleporters will be closed for 10 minutes (they appear to be closed visually)
• - Guardians are no longer giving 1 AP
• - AP has been added to the following soul levels: 3500, 5200, 8000, 9700
• - Parry cooling down reduced from 6s a 5s
• - Urn Delivery Sprint Bonus increased from +2 up to +3
• - The minimum distance the player must be in order to attack a Walker has been increased from 30m up to 32m
• Golden Statues Drop Rate Increased by 6%
• If you want to go straight up, replace some bounce pads with ropes.
• - Added two sidelane walkers next to bounce pads at the cultural center and courthouse
• - Added bounce pads from the Amber Orange/Sapphire Blue Walker walk to the low roofs towards the Walker.
• - Removed some rooftop damage zap volumes
• - Some buildings have been raised to heights that make their roofs inaccessible.
• - Some buildings have been made shorter in order to make them more accessible
• - Some buildings have new passageways on the upper floors, which lead to the roof.
• - Containers that can be broken have been added to new playable rooftops
• - The teleporters on the upper floors have been relocated to juke closets
• - The tunnel has been widened on the half that faces the outer lanes.
• - The color of the tunnel walls is now the same as the lane closest to the exit.
• - Removed archway leading to underground shop
• - Installed temporary signage in interior buildings and storefronts as a reference for the future
• - Two upper-floor juke spots were converted into passages through the buildings
• - Added new upper floor juke spots to each side
• - Stairwell from Amber Orange/Sapphire blue Walker catwalk to courtyard is now less cramped
• - Lowering the statue pedestals on the inner lanes of Mid

Weapon Items

• Bullet Resist against NPC increased to 35% from 30%
• - Hollow Point rounds: Spirit Shield is increased from +80 up to +85
• - Restorative shot: Heal from Heroes increased from 30 up to 35
• - High-Velocity Magazine: Bullet Velocity is reduced from +35% down to +30%. (Now has an upgrade).
• - Active Reload : Lifesteal reduced to 22% from 30%
• - Active Reload : Duration of the buff reduced from 8s down to 7s
• - Kinetic dash: Active fire rate reduced from 30% down to 25%
• - Long Range: Now grants +90 Bullet Shield
• - Melee charge: now grants +1 HP regen
• - Swift Striker now grants +10% Ammo
• Bullet Armor increased by 15% in Titanic Magazine
• - Toxic bullets: Reduced the Heal Reduction from -55% down to -65%
• - Toxic bullets: Bleeding damage reduced from 6% down to 5%
• - Toxic bullets: now grants +100 health
• - Intensifying magazine: Now gradually ramps down to 0% after you stop shooting instead of instantly emptying
• - Warp stone: Active Bullet Resistant reduced from 40% down to 30%
• - Sharpshooter now grants +175 Bullet Shield
• Sharpshooter no longer provides headshot bonus damage
• Sharpshooter: Weapon Damage increased from 60% up to 70%
• - Burst fire: Active duration increased to 4s from 3s
• - Escalating Resistance: Max Bullet Resist increased to 40%
• - Alchemical fire: Cooldown reduced to 26s from 28s
• - Heroic aura: Active duration increased to 6s
• - New T3 Weapon, Headhunter. Requires High Velocity Mag. Grants +50% Bullet Velocity and +15% Weapon damage. Passive cooldown: Landing on heroes with a headshot deals +140 Damage and heals you up to +8% max HP. You also gain +2 m/s over 3 seconds. Cooldown: 6 seconds.
• - Siphon bullets: Weapon damage reduced from 40% down to 28%
• - Frenzy : Ammo from +9 up to +12
• - Proc Chance: From 30% to 35%
• - Ricochet : Damage from bounce increased to 60%
• - Ricochet : Fixed not applying spirit bonuses damage from Vindicta abilities and Wraith abilities

Vital Items

• - Melee Lifesteal : Increased effectiveness vs non heroes from 35% to 40 %
• - Healing Rite : Cooldown reduced to 60s from 65s
• - Divine Barrier no longer grants +7% bullet resistance
• - Divine Barrier: No longer grants +1.5 Health Regen
• - Divine Barrier now grants +1 Sprint
• - Divine Barrier now grants +75 health
• - Divine Barrier now grants +8% Ability Range
• - Combat Barrier now also grants +8% fire rate while active
• - Enchanter’s Barrer: Grants +8% Cooldown reduction while active
• - Reactive Barrier : Duration reduced from 9s to 13s
• - Healing Booster now has 15% Heal Reduction Resistance (Leech does not have it).
• - Healing Booster no longer has +6% bullet resistance
• - Superior Stamina : Air Jump/Dash distance reduced from +40% down to +30%
• - Metal Skin: Reduced cooldown from 25s down to 22s
• - Rescue Beam : Duration of the channel reduced from 3s down to 2.5s
• - Lifestrike : Effectiveness against non-heroes has increased from 35% up to 40%
• - Fortitude : Duration threshold for damage taken reduced from 12s down to 11s
• Veil Walker: Cooldown from 18s to17s
• - Majestic leap: Cooldown reduced to 24s from 26s
• - No longer 30% Heal Reduction Resist
• - Unstoppable can now be cast when channeling
• - Unstoppable : Cooldown reduced to 60s from 65s
• - Soul Rebirth Cooldown reduced from +15% up to +18%
• - Soul Rebirth now grants +12 Spirit
• - Soul Rebirth : Fixed the ability to purchase globally while its brief respawn time was in effect
• - Soul Rebirth : Fixed the camera moving towards the player when you respawn rather than following the ragdoll
• - Colossus : Slow increased from 25 to 35 percent
• - Shadow Weave : Spirit Shield's health increased from +200 up to +300
• - Shadow Weave : Spot Radius reduced from 20m down to 18m
• - Phantom Strike : Casting range reduced from 30m down to 25m

Spirit Items

• - Ammo Scavenger: Health increased to +60 from +50
• - Additional Charge: Cooldown Reduction increased from +8% up to +10%
• - Spirit Strike : Duration of the debuff has been increased from 8s up to 13s
• - Spirit Shield: Spirit Shield is increased from +85 up to +100
• - Extra Spirit: Health increased by +25 to +35
• - Withering whip: no longer grants +20% Ammo
• - Withering whip: now grants +8% Fire rate
• - Withering whip: Fire Rate Slow reduced from -40% a -30%
• - Withering whip: Cooldown reduced to 25 seconds from 40 seconds
• - Quicksilver no longer has +10% reload time
• - Suppressor : Health regen reduced to 2.5 from 3.
• - Suppressor : Fire Rate Reduction Reduced from -30% To -25%
• - Improved Cooldown : Cooldown Reduction has been increased from 15% to 16%
• - Duration Extender : Health regen increased to 1.75 from 1.5
• - Slowing hex: Projectile velocity increased by 30%
• - Cooldown reduced from 25s to 27s
• - Rapid Recharge : Charge count reduced to +2 from +3.
• - Rapid Recharge : Increased Time Between Charges from +40% up to +55%
• - Rapid Recharge : Cooldown of charged abilities increased to +25% from +20%
• - Knockdown : Delay reduced to 2s from 3s
• - Knockdown : Stun reduced to 0.9s from 1.25s
• - Knockdown : Cast range increased to 45m from 35m
• - Silence Glyph : Duration reduced from 3s to 3.5s
• - Torment pulse: Spirit damage scaling increased to 0.24 from 0.2
• - Surge in Power: Spirit Power of Imbued Ability increased from +28 up to +34
• - Superior Duration : Non-Imbued Duration increased from +24% - +26%
• - Improved spirit: Health Regen increased to 3 from 2.
• - Improved spirit: Health increased from 75 to 100
• - Improved reach: Spirit Resist increased by 12% from 10%.
• - Curse : Duration reduced from 3.25 to 3.25
• - Magic Carpet : You will now be unstoppable on the Magic Carpet
• - Magic Carpet : Cooldown reduced to 30s from 40s
• - Magic Carpet : Barriers last now for 16s
• - Echo Shard now grants +8 Spirit Power
• - Escalating exposure: Base Spirit Resist reduced from -12 to -15%
• - Refresher now grants +8% Bullet Resistance
• - Boundless spirit: Sprint reduced from +4 down to +3
• - Boundless spirit: now grants +25% weapon damage

[ Heroes ]

• - Abrams Infernal Resilience regeneration time increased from 16s up to 18s.
• - Abrams, now pull ups again on the zipline (this is a buff).
• - Abrams Fixed Shoulder Charge sometimes stuns enemies on stairs
• - Fixed Seismic impact sometimes not going to selected area
• - Bebop : Gun range increased to 32m from 30m
• - Bebop Hook only targets enemies by default. If you use the alt cast (middle-mouse) it will only be an ally mode.
• - Bebop's Hyper Beam can be cancelled by using Parry
• - Dynamo Rejuvenating Aurora is now canceled using Parry
• - Dynamo : Fixed Kinetic pulse not traveling properly when cast close to corners
• - Dynamo : Gun damage reduced to 13 from 15.
• - Dynamo : Singularity casting time increased from 0.01 to 0.02
• - Dynamo : Singularity Range reduced from 9m down to 8m
• - Grey Talon: Charged Shot collision size reduced by 8%
• - Grey Talon : Base damage for Charged Shot reduced from 105 down to 100
• Grey Talon: Charged shot T2 reduced from 70 to 65
• - Grey Talon : Fire Rate now scales according to Spirit (0.25).
• - Grey Talon : Can now use multiple dashes when using Rain of Fire
• Grey Talon: Immobilizing trap root duration reduced from 2.25s to 1.25s
• - Grey Talon Immobilizing Trap: Now applies a 50% slow movement for 1 second after the root
• Grey Talon: Immobilizing trap T2 changed from +2s Slow to +2s Root
• Haze: Base Bullet Damage increased from 5.3 - 5.6
• - Haze - Sleep Dagger damage occurs immediately rather than after a brief drowsy phase
• - Haze: The Sleep Dagger drowsy time before sleep begins has been increased from 0.25 up to 0.35
• - Haze : Sleep Dagger cooldown is reduced from 27s down to 25s
• - Haze : Smoke Bombs' radius reduced from 20m down to 18m
• - Haze: Max stacks for Fixation T2 increased from +30 up to +40
• - Haze : Bullet Dance now grants +2 Weapon Damage as a base ability (similarly to the T1)
• - Infernus : Flame Dash dps has a reduced vertical reach
• - Infernus : Flame Dash now has a slows effect
• - Infernus - Flame Dash Trail now wider with Ability Range Bonus
• - Infernus : Flame Dash T1 Duration reduced from 7s down to 6s
• - Infernus : Catalyst damage amplification reduced from 30% down to 25%
• - Infernus Catalyst: T3 Damage Amplification increased from +10% up to +15%
• - Infernus : Catalyst TL2 reduced from +20% to +15% Lifesteal
• - Ivy : Bullet damage per boon is reduced from 0.55 down to 0.5
• - Ivy : Health growth per boon is reduced from +41 % to +35 %
• - Ivy : Watcher's covenant T2 reduced from +3 to +2 m/s
• - Ivy : Air Drop does not silence allies anymore
• - Ivy's Air Drop now reduces damage to allies by 50% while they are being carried
• Ivy: Air Drop has been adjusted to be less frantic
• - Ivy : Fixed Air Drop Bomb disappearing if your Ultimate is cancelled after it has been dropped but before it lands
• Ivy: Air Drop Self Cast Cast Time Increased from 1s to 2.
• Ivy: Air Drop maximum move speed reduced from twenty to eighteen
• - Ivy : During Air Drop Flight you can pitch up or down using Dash/Crouch Buttons
• - Ivy: Fixed Air Drop getting stuck under bridges or in buildings
• - Kelvin : Bullet radius increased to 6 from 5.
• - Kelvin : Base health growth increased per boon from +45 up to +50
• - Kelvin : Arctic Beam maximum slow increased from 60% - 80%
• - Kelvin : Arctic Beam affects soul orbs now (secures/denies)
• - Kelvin - Arctic Beam T3 Range reduced from 15m down to 13m
• - Kelvin: Fixed Ice Path jitter
• - Kelvin : Frost Grenade Heal T2 increased from 135 - 145
• - Lash : Position of the firing arm is improved to be a bit further away from the reticle
• - Grapple: No longer gives stamina when used
• - Paradox: Fixed Paradoxical swap still goes through even if Paradox is killed during it
• - Pocket: Barrage amp is reduced from 8% per stack to 7%
• - Pocket: Barrage visual and fixed not showing up properly
• - Seven : Radius of static charge increased from 5m - 6m
• - Seventh: Static Charge T2 Radius increased from +7m - +8m
• - Seven: Storm Cloud Spirit power scaling reduced from 1,1 to 0.8
• - Seven: The time it takes for a storm cloud to reach its maximum radius is reduced from 6s down to 3s
• - Seventh: Storm Cloud now provides +20% bullet resistance in the base ability
• Shiv: Bullet Damage Growth per Boon Reduced from 0.5 to 0.4%
• Shiv: Gun range reduced by 10%
• - Shiv : Health growth per boon is reduced from +41 % to +35 %
• - Shiv : Slice and Dice reduced from +100 down to +85
• - Shiv : Slice and Dice now only considers creeps at half value
• Shiv: Deferred damage from 35% to 30 %
• Shiv: Shiv's Killing Blow now has a more precise targeting UI that shows when the target is killed
• - Vindicta : Duration of stake reduced from 2.25s down to 2s
• - Vindicta : Crow Familiar Power Duration Scaling reduced from 0.05 down to 0.04
• - Vindicta : Fixed the left clicks deselecting abilities when they are not ready.
• - Viscous : Primary Fire has been redesigned for better usability and improved damage and scaling
• - Viscous : Has an Alt Fire with a limited range but that deals AOE damage.
• - Viscous : Splatter Spirit scaling increased from 1.4 up to 1.5
• - Viscous : Splatter damage on 2nd and third hit increased from 66% to 33% and 70% to 50%
• - Viscous : Puddle Punch's damage increased from 100% up to 110% that of Light Melee
• - Viscous : Puddle Punch (T2) now deals +50 damage, and slows movement by +20% (was -10s).
• - Viscous : Puddle Punch (T3) now has a -12s cooldown timer (was +80 Damage and +20% Movement Slow).
• - Puddle Punch: Increased delay before punching from 0.25s up to 0.35s
• - Viscous : Goo Ball Spirit Sizing increased from 1.05 up to 1.3
• - Goo Balls are more viscous.
• - Viscous : The base turn radius of the Goo Ball and the turn radius after it bounces has been increased
• - Viscous : Fixed a bug in which the direction and trail particles of Goo Ball were stuck on
• - Warden: base movement speed reduced from 6 to 6.
• - Warden : Fire Rate Scaling with Spirit reduced from 0.375 Fire rate per Spirit to 0.3
• - Yamato's Power Slash maximum damage time requirement is reduced from 1.5s down to 1.4s
• - Yamato: Power Slash reduced collision radius by 8%
• - Yamato - Crimson Slash: Radius increased from 12m up to 13m
• - Yamato : Fixed the issue where you could die during Shadow Transformation when hit by Grey Talon’s Owl
• - Yamato Fixed some cases in which Flying Strike would get stuck.
• - Yamato : Fixed some cases in which Crimson Slash appeared to be cast even though it wasn't