Stray228 explained why Deadlock failed even before its official release

Oleg “Stray228” Bocharov believes that Valve should have announced a major Deadlock tournament when the game was at the peak of its popularity, but now the audience's interest in the new MOBA shooter has waned.

The streamer made this statement on Twitch.

“Deadlock died before it was even born. Because Valve suddenly stopped taking it seriously. They could have announced TI for it at the last The International for Dota, when Deadlock was hyped. Then everything would have been fine. But they didn't. As a result, how many people are online in Deadlock now? 6,000? God willing.”

The content creator noted that he hasn't played the game since last fall, when he was able to achieve some good results. Oleg “Stray228” Bocharov is 99 percent sure that the game will not become popular, as everyone lost interest in it even before its official release.

“I last played Deadlock in October last year, when we played a tournament with Rekrent and so on. I took the top 3 in the world and haven't played since. Deadlock won't take off, I think. I'm 99% sure it won't take off because everyone is already indifferent to it.”

Earlier, Alexander “Nix” Levin said what could save Deadlock from failure. The streamer also believes that a major tournament is needed to increase the popularity of the MOBA shooter.