Deadlock's recent patch is a big one. There are big hero changes, map redesigns, and six new heroes for players to check out if they've got 50 games under their belt. Although these won't be added to ranked or casual play for some time, don't worry—you won't be at a disadvantage.
The six new heroes added are Calico, Holliday, Magician, Viper, Wrecker, and Fathom, who was originally named Slork. It was a bold and innovative name, and I can't figure out why Valve had decided to change it, but there's no use crying over spilled milk, so we'll all just have to make the best of the situation and promise to only refer to him as Slork.
You'll be able to play all of these heroes in the Hero Labs, a new experimental mode that lets players with over 50 games play matches with an extended cast of heroes and give feedback on new hero designs. The new heroes included in this can have placeholder names, models, effects, and even abilities, which gives me hope that Slork's new name isn't permanent.
Out of all of the new heroes, Calico is the one I want to like the most. Her hero background is very impressive: she was «granted the dubious honour of being named Time Magazine's most dangerous woman on the planet.» Plus, all of her abilities revolve around cats. Her primary abilities include Sekhmet's Spirit, which lets her send an explosive spectre cat to attach onto enemies, Pounce which gives her the ability to leap at a target, and Nekomata Ward, which lets her deploy a cat statue that'll track enemies and attack anyone Calico recently damaged. Calico's ultimate ability, Queen of the Shadows, is also incredibly cool as it surrounds her in shadows, turning her invisible so she can attack enemies from out of nowhere.
Calico was quite fun to play, but I definitely need to get better at faking out enemies with Nekomata Ward and learn how to disengage from fights quicker if I want to make an impact playing as them.
Then there's Slork (otherwise known as Fathom), who can spray scalding
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