The rollout of Deadlock's Old Gods, New Blood has come to an end, and the final hero of the player-voted rollout, Apollo, is upon us at last. Valve's taken the occasion to share some stats on the event, including a few big numbers from the hero vote – and the fact that one very devoted Celeste fan dedicated an ungodly amount of hours to voting.
Old Gods, New Blood introduced six new heroes, each released a few days apart in an order voted on by fans. Players earn votes by playing matches, with four extra votes awarded for the first win of each day. In a Steam post, Valve says that a total of 60,776,963 votes were cast over the course of the event.
But perhaps the most impressive stat is this: "The highest number of votes cast by an individual player was 813... and every single one was for Celeste." The unicorn lady decked out in dazzling colors and a Bronx accent came in second-to-last despite this voter's dedicated efforts which, as our friends at PC Gamer have estimated, would require a minimum of 252 hours of playtime. In 19 days.
There are fans. There are stans. And then there are simps. The Deadlock subreddit has already decided which one this player is.
Celeste simps aside, Valve also has a few more stats to note. "Exactly 600 people had the foresight to only vote for the eventual winner each round," the devs say, and "the largest winning margin was Venator over Celeste at 11%." Ouch. That last one's gotta sting if you dedicated over two-and-a-half weeks to your favorite unicorn girly.
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