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Episode: Prometheus: Reverse-Engineering Overwatch (39c3)
Description: This talk explores the internals of Overwatch which make the game work under the hood.
The end goal is to democratise development of Overwatch. Being able to host your own servers and modify the game client to your liking should not be up for discussion for a game many people have paid money for.
Hey you! Yes you! Do you want to pay for a game which gets forcibly taken away from you after only six years? Do you want to buy lootboxes in order to unlock cosmetics faster in the game you „own“?
Overwatch 1 was released in 2016 to critical accl...