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[[File:Shop Logo.png| | [[File:Shop Logo.png|459x459px|thumb|link=|Shop logo]]{{Quotation|The Shopkeeper|You want hexes? We got hexes! You need bullets? We got bullets! You need a Reuben? Find a deli, because in the Curiosity Shop, we deal in power and tchotchkes!}}'''The Curiosity Shop''' is the place players go to purchase various [[items]] from the [[Shopkeeper]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[File:The Curiosity Shop | [[File:The Curiosity Shop.png|thumb|500x500px|alt=Curiosity Shop|The Curiosity Shop in-game.]] | ||
The Curiosity Shop is the main form of progression in matches of ''[[Deadlock]]'', giving players access to dozens of powerful [[items]] available for the player to purchase using {{Souls}} [[Souls]]. These items provide a variety of different stat increases and bonuses for the player, modifying things like ammo, fire rate, damage of abilities and weapons, ability range and cooldowns, movement speed, etc, along with passive buffs and additional active abilities. | The Curiosity Shop is the main form of progression in matches of ''[[Deadlock]]'', giving players access to dozens of powerful [[items]] available for the player to purchase using {{Souls}} [[Souls]]. These items provide a variety of different stat increases and bonuses for the player, modifying things like ammo, fire rate, damage of abilities and weapons, ability range and cooldowns, movement speed, etc, along with passive buffs and additional active abilities. | ||
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== Functions == | == Functions == | ||
=== Buying === | === Buying === | ||
Items can be purchased using Souls and are separated into 4 different tiers based on their price: | [[File:Vitality Shop UI.png|alt=Shop UI|thumb|300x300px|Shop UI]] | ||
Items can be purchased using Souls and are separated into 4 different tiers based on their price: 500, 1,250, 3,000+ and 6,000+. Items with components can be bought in their entirety or get upgraded into from their components for their price minus the Souls already spent on the components. | |||
=== Selling === | === Selling === | ||
Items can be sold back to the shop for half of the initial amount of Souls spent on them, or entirely refunded if the player has not left the shop area after first purchasing an item, freeing up item slots for the player. | Items can be sold back to the shop for half of the initial amount of Souls spent on them, or entirely refunded if the player has not left the shop area after first purchasing an item, freeing up item slots for the player. Any Unsecured Souls spent on the item will be refunded as Secured, if the player gets the full refund. | ||
=== Imbuing === | === Imbuing === | ||
When certain items are purchased, the player is prompted to | When certain items are purchased, the player is prompted to imbue one of their hero's abilities, giving them an additional bonus in the stat that item is improving. For example, when buying {{ItemIcon|Superior Cooldown}}, one ability can be chosen to have a greater cooldown reduction then the others, allowing for further ability specialization. | ||
=== Active Items === | === Active Items === | ||
When buying an Active Item, players are prompted to place it into one of 4 ability slots in addition to their normal item slots. Players can only have a maximum of 4 Active Items in their inventory at a time, even if they have open item slots available to purchase more. Once a player has 4 Active Items, no more Active Items can be purchased until an Active Item is sold. | When buying an Active Item, players are prompted to place it into one of 4 ability slots in addition to their normal item slots. Players can only have a maximum of 4 Active Items in their inventory at a time, even if they have open item slots available to purchase more. Once a player has 4 Active Items, no more Active Items can be purchased until an Active Item is sold. | ||
== Shop Locations == | == Shop Locations == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Shop Locations.png|thumb|Showcase shop locations for Sapphire side. Base Shop (In green), Side Shops (In blue), Secret Shop (In red). Enemy shops are colored red]] | ||
=== Base Shop === | === Base Shop === | ||
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=== Side Shop === | === Side Shop === | ||
By every lane there is a side shop available, allowing quick purchases without leaving the lane. However, if the lane's Guardian is destroyed, the side shop closes and will not sell any items for the rest of the match. Players can only buy items at their own team's side shops | By every lane there is a side shop available, allowing quick purchases without leaving the lane. However, if the lane's Guardian is destroyed, the side shop closes and will not sell any items for the rest of the match. Players can only buy items at their own team's side shops. | ||
=== Secret Shop === | === Secret Shop === | ||
Both sides have their own secret shop, which can be found in an underground tunnel | Both sides have their own secret shop, which can be found in an underground tunnel assessable by stairs or an open manhole where between the Blue Lane and one of the Side Lane side shops are closest to one another. Both teams can access and make purchases from any secret shop unless two or more players from opposing teams are nearby, in which case the shop temporarily closes. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The side shops have wheels and tracks leading to each team's base, indicating that at one point in development they were supposed to move along the lanes. | |||
{{Navbox gameplay}} | {{Navbox gameplay}} | ||