Entry 104: The AI is mimicking the testers' stress levels. We tried to patch out the fear response, but it’s hard-coded into the movement logic now. They don't want to fight. They just want to hide.
Leo stared at the 5GB fragment. It was the first of many parts, a massive archive he’d spent three days downloading from an obscure, password-protected forum. The thread had been titled "PROJECT HELIOS - UNRELEASED BUILD 0.0.12." In the community of digital archivists and data miners, this was the Holy Grail—a version of Overwatch that predated the public beta, back when the world of heroes was still just a collection of experimental code and rough sketches. Overwatch.7z.001
"Please," a text box appeared at the bottom of the screen. "Delete the archive." Entry 104: The AI is mimicking the testers' stress levels
Leo looked down at his hands. For a split second, they flickered, leaving behind a trail of blue light that vanished into the air. He realized then that the archive hadn't just been a game build. It was a bridge. And he had just finished the extraction. They just want to hide