Blizzard still believes in Warcraft III: Reforged, a shameful remake of a cult strategy game. An update to the public test server has just appeared…
Warcraft III: Reforged is not dead, live Warcraft III: Reforged ? In a press release published on June 14, Blizzard Entertainment gave news of the copiously shunned remake since its release in January 2020, marked by technical problems and missing features. The last time the company talked about its cursed game was in August 2020.
” Many of you have expressed the wish that we carry over some of the features present in the original version of Warcraft III “, concedes Blizzard Entertainment, visibly ready to make his mea culpa. It may go through the 1.33.0 update, which will include an element eagerly awaited by fans: ranked games (competitive play), promised since… August 2020.
Ranked Play is finally coming to Warcraft III: Reforged
This major update, which responds to a request expressed since the launch, will be followed by others. ” Many updates are planned for this year, and we intend to offer you concrete actions rather than just telling you about them. “says Blizzard Entertainment. However, the studio occasionally offered patches to adjust the balance, like this patch announced in April 2021.
No one knows what drives developers today to believe again in Warcraft III: Reforged. This revamp of the cult strategy game was so disappointing that an exceptional money-back campaign was put in place. It allowed you to recover your money, without any restrictions.
Please note that ranked games will not be available immediately in Warcraft III: Reforged. Public testing has just started and the rollout for everyone is expected within 2-3 weeks. Blizzard Entertainment needs this phase to make sure everything is running smoothly. The ranked games are obviously linked to a ranking system, with ranks – from fighter to champion – reset at the start of each season. The other construction site Warcraft III: Reforged relates to personalized campaigns. With any luck, they will return in the months to come.
Warcraft III: Reforged can he really experience redemption? It would be an unexpected turnaround, as he leaves with certain handicaps. It was the victim of a sacred mistrust on the part of the public, materialized by an average of 0.6 out of 10 on the aggregator Metacritic (only Diablo Immortal, criticized for other reasons, does worse on PC, with 0.2 out of 10). We are very far from the 9.2 out of 10 collected by Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos — the original game. The fiasco was predictable: according to a Bloomberg survey published in July 2021, Warcraft III: Reforged is the result of a chaotic development. If he ends up recovering from all this, we can take a big hat off to him.