Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For this episode of the Group Up! podcast, I was given the chance to talk to two OW devs: Zach Metcalf & Dan Reed who were & instrumental in the creation and running of the Workshop, amongst other things.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
00:50 Who Are Zach & Dan?
04:30 What Is It Like Going From OW Player to Dev?
08:30 What Is the Ideal State for the Game?
09:50 Life On The Dev Side
11:55 How Do the Devs Settle Disagreements?
13:42 How Do You Go From Idea To Something In-Game?
15:55 What Modes Do the Devs Play?
17:20 How Did the Workshop Come To Be?
26:00 Are There Any Workshop Modes The Devs Like?
28:50 What Are Their Aspirations For the Workshop?
30:00 How Has Game Developing Changed Over the Years?
35:25 How Can Someone Get Into Game Development?
39:11 How Do You Want to Give Gamemodes More Attention?
43:15 How to Get Closer to the Devs
45:00 Do the Devs Care?
46:45 What Were Your Favourite Metas?
50:30 As Devs, What Is One Thing You Want the Community To Know?
54:00 De-Brieifing with Andy
A list of all workshop codes: https://workshop.codes/
ELO Hell Workshop Discord: discord.gg/z47tRUM
Andygmb's Twitter: twitter.com/andygmb1 | Andygmb's Youtube: youtube.com/AndyB
Podcast Links:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6sRWutKTc0gnWuguo62Vpa
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ow_svb
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/svbs-group-up/id1490256265
My Merch: teespring.com/stores/svbs-store
Patreon (Who Get Discounts and Free Gear): patreon.com/svb.
Twitch: twitch.tv/owsvb.
Twitter: twitter.com/OW_SVB.
Discord server: discord.gg/svb. Join me!
Prints: redbubble.com/shop/ap/53628293
For this episode of the Group Up! podcast, I was given the chance to talk to two OW devs: Zach Metcalf & Dan Reed who were & instrumental in the creation and running of the Workshop, amongst other things.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
00:50 Who Are Zach & Dan?
04:30 What Is It Like Going From OW Player to Dev?
08:30 What Is the Ideal State for the Game?
09:50 Life On The Dev Side
11:55 How Do the Devs Settle Disagreements?
13:42 How Do You Go From Idea To Something In-Game?
15:55 What Modes Do the Devs Play?
17:20 How Did the Workshop Come To Be?
26:00 Are There Any Workshop Modes The Devs Like?
28:50 What Are Their Aspirations For the Workshop?
30:00 How Has Game Developing Changed Over the Years?
35:25 How Can Someone Get Into Game Development?
39:11 How Do You Want to Give Gamemodes More Attention?
43:15 How to Get Closer to the Devs
45:00 Do the Devs Care?
46:45 What Were Your Favourite Metas?
50:30 As Devs, What Is One Thing You Want the Community To Know?
54:00 De-Brieifing with Andy
A list of all workshop codes: https://workshop.codes/
ELO Hell Workshop Discord: discord.gg/z47tRUM
Andygmb's Twitter: twitter.com/andygmb1 | Andygmb's Youtube: youtube.com/AndyB
Podcast Links:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6sRWutKTc0gnWuguo62Vpa
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ow_svb
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/svbs-group-up/id1490256265
My Merch: teespring.com/stores/svbs-store
Patreon (Who Get Discounts and Free Gear): patreon.com/svb.
Twitch: twitch.tv/owsvb.
Twitter: twitter.com/OW_SVB.
Discord server: discord.gg/svb. Join me!
Prints: redbubble.com/shop/ap/53628293
