Valve finally officially announces the worst kept secret, Deadlock, a shooter moba
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Its a very bizarre game. Its basically a MOBA with Overwatch kinda slapped on top, but both of those things are dying breeds and their biggest fans are too deep to ever change games.
So I'm not sure what they are hoping to achieve here because its not that interesting to shake up the industry.
It's kind of sad to think that Valve games once changed the landspace with every release. They were at the top of their game making absolutely fantastic games that others wished they could aspire to.
Now they're happy chasing 5+ year old fads with what appears to be middle of the road attempts at genre collision.
The people who like MOBAs and the people who like hero shooters just can't possibly be a huge overlap. And like you mentioned, they're already entrenched in their favorite titles. Beside the fact that something similar to this has already been tried by Epic Games and failed.
If they do switch, it'll be to see what this is like, then go straight back to what they prefer. Whether that's Deadlock or not remains to be seen.
I'll happily be wrong, though.
I don't think Valve has been a game development company for a long while now.
The goal of all software companies is to become a rent-seeking parasite. Valve accomplished this goal with the 30% cut from Steam. Same with Apple, same with Adobe.
Hell, it's not just software. John Deere installs DRM on their tractors, making it impossible to repair on your own. McDonald's makes most of their money charging rent on their franchisees. Disney vociferously defends its IP so it can keep receiving royalties from licenses.
Once you see this shit, it's everywhere.