So. A few things. Old Gods New Blood has removed the pre-game lobby, so disconnects that happen during this new hero loading screen seem to be not met with such harshness. If a VPK corruption happens mid-game DO NOT TRY TO VERIFY, simply launch Deadlock through the desktop to reconnect. It's that simple now I guess? No more waiting for steam to finish picking its nose for 10 minutes... I just pinned deadlock to my taskbar and when it does the "do". I just relaunch the game without steam's brainfarts getting in the way. ALSO, if the vpk corruption happens mid game, and keeps reoccurring within seconds of reconnecting, you are BEST OFF just restarting your computer. You have enough time to do so, trust me... Do not even touch steam, just close everything, restart your computer, then reopen deadlock. NO MORE VERIFYING. This 99 - 100% works.
