Deadlock's Halloween update nerfs top heroes and adds candy buffs

Deadlock just got a Halloween update, and Valve used it to take some of the game's most powerful heroes down a peg.

The patch adds a special seasonal event with candy buffs, alongside a wide range of balance changes across heroes and items.

It lands not long after Deadlock added the last of the six new heroes from the City Never Sleeps update. That one also brought big changes to the map and the overall atmosphere of the game, so the meta has had plenty to digest lately.

PCGamesN described the scale of the changes as the scariest part of the update, which tells you this isn't a light touch-up.

If you've been leaning on one of the heroes who's been dominating matches, expect to feel the nerfs. Which heroes got hit, and by how much, wasn't spelled out in the coverage so far, so check the full patch notes before you queue up.

The candy buffs are the fun part here. How they work and how long the event sticks around haven't been detailed yet.