Marvel’s rivals He is convicted forever compared to Overwatch. They are a shooter from teams with heroes, and some of these heroes have a lot in common with these Overwatch. Netease never said directly that Blizzard’s game was an inspiration, but now a drawn line Marvel Rivals’ Code confirms that someone in a team of programmers knew exactly what game they were creating.
This line described the hero in Chinese as “a soldier: 76 replicas”, which is a direct reference to Overwatch character. Nobody was supposed to see it, but thanks to the group Marvel’s rivals Data miners, we know that someone placed him there before he is taken care of.
Calls is part of the group that works X0xleak on xA popular account that regularly publishes upcoming skins and heroes found in the game code – often before the officially announcement of Netease. Whenever a fresh update appears, the team dives using non -standard tools to see what has been added.
These tools allow them to see all the things that the developers hide in game files, such as character models, maps, textures and text lines. “Just clicking the game folder will not give you anything,” said Visceral. “So you need non -standard/independent extraction scripts or external software to access real game resources.” And then you need to know what to look for.
X0xleak has evidence that indicates Several unannounced heroes arrival at Marvel’s rivalsincluding blade, Daredevil, Phoenix and Professor X. Sometimes these are only names written in the code, but sometimes they are Full lists of skill, teams and voice lines. Despite this, nothing they found is real until Netease says like that.
Marvel’s rivals – said executive producer Danny Koo in Ign history about data miners At the beginning of this year, the heroes undergo a lot of iteration before they are released. “So there may be some information in the code, or it may mean that we have tried these tips and may appear or cannot appear in our future plans,” said Koo.
KOO does not recommend a mess with game files, but it also does not seem particularly disturbed by the miners of data sticking their hands in them. As with any live service game, it will happen whether you want or not.
We contacted Netease about the soldier: 76 Find and extracting data and update this post after hearing.
“To be honest, I think that data extraction is positive for the game,” said Polygon Stella, another member of X0xleak. “In fact, it makes people excited and involved in what is approaching, you will find people logging in again, when they usually do not check the new content, which may not stand out.
Visceral said that everyone can learn small things using free online tools, but it requires certainty to verify the most juicy details. When they found Mention of Daredevil In the files they did not write about it until they were sure that it was legal. “We devoted time and made sure that he was the right hero, we translated the same sentence with 10 different online translators, compared the official Chinese hero’s writings, allow many independent native speakers to translate Chinese text to make sure that he is 100% right hero and it ended in bold,” they said.
“There are also things that we are not talking about on X, like every hero so far, who has voice lines, that he is not able to heal Overwatch), there are no indications of Afaik any hero now or in the future that he is able to do such a thing, “said Polygon from X0xleak.
Despite over 45,000 followers on X, X0xleak does not receive payment for it. They do it because they love the game and want to share what they find with other fans.
“I like to see how programmers implement fresh functions, design decisions that enter it and how I can employ some information in the game to aid players,” Stella said. “I find how these games are built as the most entertaining, it is a large puzzle of problem solving for me.”
“I think that really solid reporting something that you must be passionate about, otherwise it becomes a duty,” Stella said. “We wouldn’t leak into games that are not passionate about. Netease did a great job to play on the stage.”
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