Blizzard has had bad reviews of their beloved games as of late, and it seems that Warcraft 3: Reforged isn't fairing any better. Scoring an abomination that even the Undead horde would not want to bring into the fold that is 0.5 in Metacritic as of this writing. The hype was real, the expectations, enormous, the ending? Complete failure.
Warcraft 3: Reforged was supposed to bring new and old players alike to experience where it all began for Blizzard in terms of Real-time Strategy Games first took off. Instead, players were greeted with a game that seems rushed and had so many bugs to make you want just to uninstall the game, get a refund and forget that the game was even out in the first place.
Why did it Fail?
- Blizzard promised better cut-scenes, improved graphics, cinematics, and voice work. This is not the case on the final product. The trailers looked impressive, and the hype was really there, but as the game launched, players were not able to see any difference except for just better models.
- Bugs, crashes, lags, assets that did not load and many more plagued the game. This should not have been an issue since this is a decade-old game. UI looks wonky as well, and the game doesn't look any better than the original.
- Connectivity issues that have been a bane for gamers are present here as well. For such a giant company, it's more than a shame to think that this should still exist.
- Speaking of connectivity issues, now that the original game and the newly released Reforged are in the same place. Online issues also be a problem for the original title.
- Some of the loved features of the original game are not present anymore in the remastered version, according to people on Reddit. Automated tournaments, clans, profiles, competitive ladder, and more.
What's Happening Now
If you want to dive into the ongoing war zones that are the Warcraft 3 reddit and Blizzard forums at the moment to see what the players really say about the game in specifics, the links are provided above. As people, clamor for refunds and some are getting more success than others, the state of the game is in shambles, and people are in a lack of a better word, furious. Like an Orc who has drunk the blood of demons, furious.
Blizzard, as of now, still hasn't released any official statement or patch to address the issues players have been talking about since it's release. This is a sign of desperate things for the once-beloved company that the end times are nearly there. How long can Blizzard hold on to its crowning achievements to provide happiness to fans to offset the disappointing news they have brought upon themselves as of late, from the news of Diablo Immortal, to the Hong Kong fiasco and now this.
Only time will tell on what Blizzard will do about this issue and how it will affect the company, its assets, and as a whole, in the future, if this trend does not change.
