Gaming: Deadlock's Newest Hero, Silver, Gets A Soft Rework Just As I Was...

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One of the 'fun' things about Deadlock being in 'closed beta'—that is, not officially released, but relatively accessible with an invite from a pal—is the fact that Valve is under no compulsion or desire to keep the meta stable for any serious length of time. As is the case with Silver.

Silver's the newest hero in the roster, and one I have a vested interest in playing because I think she's cool as heck, so I've been doing just that. I've been having trouble playing her because of the way the game's picking system works, forcing you to select a random pool of heroes to go into matchmaking with—everyone else wants to play her too.

I did, however, get a good round of games in on her last night, here are the things I learned:

Source: PC Gamer