LEAGUE OF LEGENDS DATA SCRAPING THE HARD AND TEDIOUS WAY FOR FUN

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By reverse-engineering the replay files of League of Legends, a high-fidelity dataset was able to be created. This was a big win because existing datasets are limited in granularity and completeness. The tool decrypts and processes replay files, extracting precise gameplay data at millisecond intervals through custom emulation and techniques like trampoline hooking.