"No one knows": Deadlock community debates the fate of Holiday skins post launch

A recent update has sparked a debate in the Deadlock community regarding the fate of cosmetic items. During the winter update of December 18, 2024, Valve announced that their playtesting game will have Holiday skins. These festive skins are unlockable through specific in-game challenges, with each character having a unique task to complete.

Unfortunately, there's still no confirmed release date and the game is yet to enter the open beta testing phase. So, players are skeptical if they will get to keep these skins forever. On top of that, the game still doesn't have a collection or inventory tab for cosmetic items, adding to the confusion.

Redditor u/Raslehc addressed this issue through a post on the biggest Deadlock community on Reddit — r/DeadlockTheGame. He wondered whether the unlocked skins were permanent or seasonal, to which a user simply replied:

"No one knows."

Are the holiday skins permanent once you earn them? byu/Raslehc inDeadlockTheGame

Reacting to the post, Redditor u/Zarzar222 suggested that the skins might be temporary as there is no Steam inventory integration like Counter-Strike 2 or DOTA 2.

Similarly, u/Neubliance said that it was doubtful as the character skins are not very well designed, to which u/daemonika replied that Valve might view these skins as a practice for the design team, given the effort involved.

Comments from the community (Image via Reddit || r/DeadlockTheGame)

On the other hand, other members of the Deadlock community are hoping for some level of permanence. User u/Greybigfoot claimed that the skins could be removed after the holidays, but may become a yearly thing for the game. This point of view mirrored that of u/Hello86836717, who claimed the skins might return every Christmas season.

Meanwhile, u/bigwillyman7 believed that these skins were most likely to be permanent as they were already saved in the player's account. Likewise, user u/-MommaLizard hoped that the skins were permanent but wasn't very sure.

More comments from the community (Image via Reddit || r/DeadlockTheGame)

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Deadlock community compiled a list of challenges to unlock all Holiday skins

The holiday skins for all Deadlock heroes were announced in a secretive way. Although players figured out that there would be certain challenges to unlock the skins, Valve didn't provide any hints. Instead, the Deadlock community got together and figured out the challenges required for each skin:

• Abrams: Kill 5 enemies with the last hits being melee damage.
• Bebop: Reach 100 Bomb Stacks.
• Dynamo: Hit three people with Singularity ability.
• Infernus: Use the ultimate ability on 3 people at once.
• Ivy: Bomb 2 people with your ultimate.
• Lady Geist: Swap HP with a low health target.
• McGinnis: Destroy a Patron.
• Mo and Krill: Stack 700 Health Points using the ultimate.
• Seven: Kill someone with Thunderbolt.
• Shiv: Eliminate 3 players using the ultimate ability.
• Viscous: User Goo-ball ultimate and hit 3 heroes.
• Warden: Kill 3 enemies with Binding Word.
• Wraith: Hit 6 cards in 10 seconds.
• Yamato: Get 3 Kills while in ultimate form.
• Haze: Get a 7-Kill Streak.
• Mirage: Kill an enemy by activating 12 stacks of Djinn's Mark.
• Lash: Hit 5 people with the ultimate.
• Grey Talon: Get more than 1000 damage on an enemy with a single Charged Shot.
• Pocket: Hit multiple enemies with Affliction.
• Vindicta: Kill 2 enemies in a row while in flight.

Two additional challenges are yet to be confirmed by enough players in the Deadlock community:

• Kelvin: Trap multiple allies or enemies in the ultimate.
• Paradox: Do a combo of all 3 abilities.

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