• Release Date: Jan 28, 2020
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  1. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Yeees, so many hopes for this game , and then ..... so many minuses, don't know where to start even
    - R.I.P Custom Games (bcs you greedy goblins are so desperate that some modmakers will do a map that will surpass this *** of a joke called Warcraft 3 : Reforged. (So you just basicaly said to all mapmapers - if they are doing anything good, you will take it... - then don't expect any good
    Yeees, so many hopes for this game , and then ..... so many minuses, don't know where to start even
    - R.I.P Custom Games (bcs you greedy goblins are so desperate that some modmakers will do a map that will surpass this *** of a joke called Warcraft 3 : Reforged. (So you just basicaly said to all mapmapers - if they are doing anything good, you will take it... - then don't expect any good new maps)
    - 40 fps in game (amazing optimization Blizz,, amazing)
    - Campagins not changed???
    - Bugs, Errors and other things...
    2 years of Development, and you come only with new skins ??? (come on blizzard wtf???)
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  2. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This is just bad no custom campaign support. Blizzards owns anything you make in map editor. No ladder or guilds on battle net and no cross region matches. These are all features of original game...

    I wish I could say this is the only mess up blizzard has done lately sadly its just the final nail in Blizzards coffin...
  3. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Waited for WARCRAFT III: REFORGED, to say that I am disappointed, not to say nothing, everything turned out worse, but I had high hopes in 2018, as the trailer and the map editor showed, they said they would do for beginners and what the buyers of the game received, nothing good, it would be rough received 25% there is nothing new; the rest is all old it is awful unless it was necessary inWaited for WARCRAFT III: REFORGED, to say that I am disappointed, not to say nothing, everything turned out worse, but I had high hopes in 2018, as the trailer and the map editor showed, they said they would do for beginners and what the buyers of the game received, nothing good, it would be rough received 25% there is nothing new; the rest is all old it is awful unless it was necessary in 2018
    in the year to make such applications for such a schedule and for such hopes, the Editor was most offended expecting a lot as it is the most important thing in the game, but there’s nothing there 5% new is no more horrible shame I will not cancel the purchase but the developers should be ashamed to wash their eyes and include music that is missing and with the picture we were deceived and I can’t say anything more how we were deceived and now the cards that we make now are Blizzard authors without our millet and permission to delete or pick up our card for ourselves is this normal? The campaign of Dota 2 is in their heart that they didn’t hold such a day in the tournament Ti 9 (If that is the main tournament of the year in Dote 2, if anyone didn’t know there are any).
    I am Russian, so I get along badly with English, so I'm through a Google translator, I'm sorry for the mistakes.
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  4. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Warcraft 3 has always been one of my top 3 most favourite games since I was a kid. I've played THOUSANDS of hours of Wc3. I supported Wc3 Reforged, excited for the new graphics, the awesome updates, the new cutscenes, and all the other promised features.

    What a **** The game lags, bugs out, crashes, doesn't have the promised content, **** over custom map creators, puts in disgusting
    Warcraft 3 has always been one of my top 3 most favourite games since I was a kid. I've played THOUSANDS of hours of Wc3. I supported Wc3 Reforged, excited for the new graphics, the awesome updates, the new cutscenes, and all the other promised features.

    What a **** The game lags, bugs out, crashes, doesn't have the promised content, **** over custom map creators, puts in disgusting censorship and copyright rules, (I can't play my favourite custom games now, **** disgusting). Blizzard you've really disappointed me. **** You.
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  5. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Wanna play the campaign?? DEFEAT! Try again, DEFEAT! Hmm i'll play some customs, failed to connect.
    Thanks
  6. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    ок, gовно мы сожрали, только дорогое оно вышло.
  7. Jan 30, 2020
    1
    It lags so much.... its like playing Crysis on a TI-83,,,,, Looks a lot like the old game, Still looking for something new...
  8. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Where do I even start with this steaming pile of trash? From the beginning I suppose...

    In 2002 and 2003, Blizzard Entertainment released one of the greatest RTS's and greatest games ever made: Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne. This game revolutionized and standardized RTS games, had an amazing matchmaking system, a kick-ass campaign, an amazing custom game
    Where do I even start with this steaming pile of trash? From the beginning I suppose...

    In 2002 and 2003, Blizzard Entertainment released one of the greatest RTS's and greatest games ever made: Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne. This game revolutionized and standardized RTS games, had an amazing matchmaking system, a kick-ass campaign, an amazing custom game modding community, charming graphics, great voice acting, and a pleasing soundtrack. These two masterpieces launched the MOBA games DOTA and League of Legends, among others. The interest in these games was so massive that it spawned and continued the lore with World of Warcraft, which was and still is the most successfully MMORPG of all time. Warcraft 3 continued to have a tight-knit passionate fanbase of players to this day who would play 1v1s and team games or replay the campaign every year, just because it was that good of a story and so nostalgic.

    So what went wrong? Well, Blizzard had 18 years to remaster this game or to create Warcraft 4, which is what fans really wanted. It seems they were a victim of their own success, in that World of Warcraft was such a cash cow that they continued milking it until it was a withered husk of a game (See: Battle for Azeroth). They only began development of Warcraft 3: Reforged 2 years ago (allegedly) and released it 1 month behind schedule. And for what we got out of this game, it's embarrassing

    Blizzard (now Blizzard-Activision, HUGE difference) claims that this game has:
    -Visuals rebuilt from the ground up
    -Over 4 hours of reforged cutscenes
    -Limitless custom games to explore
    -Updated UI and rebalanced gameplay
    -Modern Blizzard Battle.net features

    What we got was:
    -Visuals that look like they were created by overworked interns from 2010 in some foreign development company in India
    -No reforged cutscenes, only the exact same cutscenes with "updated" graphics
    -Custom games that are legally owned by Blizzard
    -The same exact UI from 2002 and a few MINOR changes to gameplay with no new units, no new heroes, no new buildings, no new maps
    -Battle.net 2.0, which takes away profile stats, animated profile pictures, online connectivity, clans, player community, and a lot more things that other reviewers have detailed much better than I can

    Bonus "features":
    -Incredibly amount of lag, even on high-end system, even in 1v1 custom matches against a bot
    -No new campaigns
    -No new cutscenes
    -No new music
    -No new voice actors (would love to have the option to choose between old and new voice actors)
    -COMPLETE lack of polish - for god's sake the multiplayer chat doesn't even scroll down automatically when a new message is received
    -"updated" graphics that somehow look worse than the original and lack its charm. Either go with the charm of the old art style or update it completely to WoW style, don't do some half-ass attempt to merge the two

    Overall, this "game" was an attempt to cash in on people who have a love and huge amount of nostalgia for the old games. It was the absolute laziest attempt I have ever seen to "remaster" a game that I have ever seen in my 29 years of life and Blizzard and the people who worked on this should be absolutely ashamed. Not only did they not make remaster the game in an acceptable way, they completely destroyed the old game by not allowing normal Warcraft 3 players (the old game) to log into old Battle.net and use the features from that.

    So bravo, Blizzard (really Blizzard-Activision as Blizzard doesn't exist anymore). You managed to not only make a bad game, but to completely butcher and destroy the original. This was literally worse than the finale of Game of Thrones. Thanks for destroying the last bit of goodwill you had with the community of players you amassed making the actual good games of the 2000s and 90s. Adieu, Blizzard.
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  9. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    A downgrade to a game that was made 17 years ago. Many of the features/reforged cutscenes that were promised turned out to be lies.
  10. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    When I click on win , I can't back to game full screen mode... low fps, freezes, lags... and I pre-paid this "game"
  11. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Fu××ing trash game.
    There is no upgrade. No better things.
    Just having trash and downgraded
  12. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shame... ruined my childhood memory.
    what happened to the Blizzard we all liked?
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  13. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Обманули с сниматиками, все лагает куча багов, нету всего мультиплеерного контента который обещался. 0 из 100
  14. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard... They gave me hope ... And they took it on one moment.

    I bought spoils of war edition 39.99 EUR. By the way It is cost of AA / AAA project, not cost of outsourced project with costs reduced to the minimum. But it doesn't matter, we are not here to talk about money. So... What I've got? Disappointment... Refund... Hah... I didn't expect anything special. After beta I was
    Blizzard... They gave me hope ... And they took it on one moment.

    I bought spoils of war edition 39.99 EUR. By the way It is cost of AA / AAA project, not cost of outsourced project with costs reduced to the minimum. But it doesn't matter, we are not here to talk about money.

    So... What I've got? Disappointment... Refund... Hah... I didn't expect anything special. After beta I was sure that they release will be problematic. But... I still had hope. Unfortunately...

    So basically my disappointment is rely on LIE. WC3 community had really low expectations. I had really low expectations. So:
    - Game is technically awful.
    - Problems with optimization. A lot of bugs which were not fixed since beta.
    - If you guys are interested in the World Editor. Meh, just forget about it for now.
    - Blizzard say - Backward compatibility with original WC3. What we got - old models in the tuned engine. No way to play original WC3. So basically even if you will switch to the "old" version you still gonna use buggy revamped tech under the hood.
    - Blizzard say - Battle.net, Ladder, Custom Games, Multiplayer. What we got - no ladder, awful multiplayer (try to play FFA, meh). Problems with custom games. New custom games 'terms and conditions'
    - Blizzard say - Hej, you will get "new" cinematics, revamped campaign, cutscenes. What we got - you know guys... you know... nothing. And the worst part Blizzard is trying to BLAME community. They say "Community don't want new custcenes, don't want changes in the campaign...". Come on, Blizz... Lazy... Lazy boy Bobby...
    - The same with models, textures, art design.
    - Forget about cyber-sport.
    - New UI? Meh. Lags in the UI everywhere. Don't expect anything even close to things that you seen on the Blizzcon demo.Blizzard... They gave me hope ... And they took it on one moment.

    I bought spoils of war edition 39.99 EUR. By the way It is cost of AA / AAA project, not cost of outsourced project with costs reduced to the minimum. But it doesn't matter, we are not here to talk about money.

    So... What I've got? Disappointment... Refund... Hah... I didn't expect anything special. After beta I was sure that they release will be problematic. But... I still had hope. Unfortunately...

    So basically my disappointment is rely on LIE. WC3 community had really low expectations. I had really low expectations. So:
    - Game is technically awful.
    - Problems with optimization. A lot of bugs which were not fixed since beta.
    - If you guys are interested in the World Editor. Meh, just forget about it for now.
    - Blizzard say - Backward compatibility with original WC3. What we got - old models in the tuned engine. No way to play original WC3. So basically even if you will switch to the "old" version you still gonna use buggy revamped tech under the hood.
    - Blizzard say - Battle.net, Ladder, Custom Games, Multiplayer. What we got - no ladder, awful multiplayer (try to play FFA, meh). Problems with custom games. New custom games 'terms and conditions'
    - Blizzard say - Hej, you will get "new" cinematics, revamped campaign, cutscenes. What we got - you know guys... you know... nothing. And the worst part Blizzard is trying to BLAME community. They say "Community don't want new custcenes, don't want changes in the campaign...". Come on, Blizz... Lazy... Lazy boy Bobby...
    - The same with models, textures, art design.
    - Forget about cyber-sport.
    - New UI? Meh. Lags in the UI everywhere. Don't expect anything even close to things that you seen on the Blizzcon demo.

    One more. Please, don't blame outsource company. They are just guys who did the job (at least they tried). For sure they are not the most qualified workers (hah, that's funny that Blizz wanna cost of AAA project and don't want to spend $ on quality of your game). Actually some models looks pretty sick and great. But for sure lack of control and careless Blizz...

    One more thing... I'm sorry for Russian community and their awful new voice "acting".

    One more. Please, don't blame outsource company. They are just guys who did the job (at least they tried). For sure they are not the most qualified workers (hah, that's funny that Blizz wanna cost of AAA project and don't want to spend $ on quality of your game). Actually some models looks pretty sick and great. But for sure lack of control and careless Blizz...

    One more thing... I'm sorry for Russian community and their awful new voice "acting".

    So summarize, why 0 and refund?
    Because it is my only option to affect Blizz.
    If you have old version, don't buy reforged. Maybe after months, months and months of improvements (hah... D3, SC:R experience that there is no hope, Blizz prefer to forget about unsuccessful projects).
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  15. Jan 30, 2020
    1
    Definitely not worth the launch price... Blizzard (read Activision) has really gone down the **** lately.
  16. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Not the game that I paid for when it was still in beta. It also **** my warcraft 3. Never looking at a blizzard logo again
  17. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    worst game of the history, fake trailer lied people. unfinished game sold as completed.
  18. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Очередная попытка по быстрому срубить денег. Хотели продать ту же игру, только с обновлёнными модельками(Кстати сделанными на коленках за 20 рублей), тошнотной озвучкой, которая даже близко не стояла с озвучкой 2002 года и ужасной оптимизацией, за 1300 рублей. Лучше играйте в оригинал 2002 года, для игры по сети есть куча разных прог, типо гарены. А модельки можете сами модами накачать,Очередная попытка по быстрому срубить денег. Хотели продать ту же игру, только с обновлёнными модельками(Кстати сделанными на коленках за 20 рублей), тошнотной озвучкой, которая даже близко не стояла с озвучкой 2002 года и ужасной оптимизацией, за 1300 рублей. Лучше играйте в оригинал 2002 года, для игры по сети есть куча разных прог, типо гарены. А модельки можете сами модами накачать, которые будут в разы лучше. Ждём овервотч 2. Expand
  19. Jan 30, 2020
    1
    Not worth a penny! Do not waste your money !!! No vale ni un centavo ! No desperdicien su dinero !!!
  20. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Ordure cosmopolite ! (75 characters ......................................................)
  21. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Removed so much from the original game game and is extremely buggy. Warcraft 3 was great, but reforge downgraded everything.
  22. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Reforged was supposed to be an HD graphics overhaul that was laid on top of the existing game allowing for those using the original version to play alongside the new. They removed features that had been in the game for 17 years and altered the way the game plays (units don't path properly, terrain blocks movements that didn't use to). They flat out lied about cinematics, in-game cutscenes,Reforged was supposed to be an HD graphics overhaul that was laid on top of the existing game allowing for those using the original version to play alongside the new. They removed features that had been in the game for 17 years and altered the way the game plays (units don't path properly, terrain blocks movements that didn't use to). They flat out lied about cinematics, in-game cutscenes, and campaign mission re-imaginings and reworks. The game is incredibly buggy, laggy, and flat out broken to the point of crashing repeatedly. The original game that came out in 2002 is a better game and I'd say play that, if Blizzard didn't force you to use the new version if you connect to their servers in any way, shape, or form. I love RTS games. I grew up playing WC2 with my dad and brother and this game is nothing but a gross cash grab capitalizing on nostalgia. Expand
  23. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Downgrade from the old classic and my old game taken away... I have been a vivid supporter of Blizzard for 20 years - it's sad to see them morph into this.
  24. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    No profiles, UI is terribly designed, no statistics, no single player/offline custom games. Forced "update" onto classic users. By all measures other than graphic fidelity this game is a complete dumpster fire.
  25. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    The game is not finished and managed to ruin the original WC3 in the process.
  26. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    warcraft III: refunded!!! Cinematic comparison, copyright of custom games...... lies
  27. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Bobby Kotick should finally get fired for what he's done to Blizzard, a shell of its former greatness.
  28. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This is fundamentally not the game they promised when they starting taking pre-orders. I want my money back. What happened to Blizzard?
  29. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I waited for a long time in anticipation for a game I loved playing to come back updated many years later.
    Then Warcraft 3 Reforged happened and it reminded me why Blizzard, Activision, EA, and Epic are all **** companies now a days.

    Since games became a large part of society now of course corporate green played a role in all the bad things that have happened
  30. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard lied, none of the features they promised are in this, Warcraft refunded, what a joke, Blizzard of old is dead. RIP.
  31. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Cant even create a custom game with a friend it is bug as **** shame on you blizzard
  32. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    How could they **** replace Samwise himself with some chick from the Malaysian studio they outsourced to? More like Warcraft III: Deformed, all the slaves over at Actiblizz should feel bad.
  33. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    false advertising
    misleading
    scam
    that is what it is.

    Blizzard literally managed to downgrade a 17 years old game.
    Warcraft refunded.
  34. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    False Advertising. That's pretty much all this is. To make matters worse, you apparently can't play the original version at all anymore. Wow...
  35. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard, how far you have fallen. You've broken promise after promise and done everything possible to tarnish your reputation
  36. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Out already and it breaks even the original game. Not only that, the new Blizzard's Eula, prevents the use of the map creations, as they can officially steal your ideas. Thankfully they were too late to steal DOTA.
  37. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    The same **** only with a textures pack. give us back our money totally disgusting
  38. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    They lied to us. Simply an abomination. Bad graphics . .. bad gameplay... And lies on yup of lies
  39. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Disappointment of the year! Whole this remake is a spit in our faces. No new cinematics, no cut scenes, no notning they promiced. Just a lot of bugs in low fps ugly non game.
  40. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Anything you would possibly imagine, it is worse. I like that at least the name reforged is generous since forging also implies making fake stuff.
  41. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is bull **** blizzard give my money I can't play this bull****ting really guys I can't understand who have idea create new Warcraft for people in 2020 for bad very bad graphics is awesome bad idea Expand
  42. Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Really? You are selling this new pack of HD skins for full price and REMOVE the Original WC3?

    At least leave the original one, it was a masterpiece unlike this new version.
  43. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This is an absolute Mess, I can't play the game nor go back to play the original Warcraft 3, they made it so you can only play this reforged version which is broken, If you Support Blizzard its the same as wanting to get fked and robbed. We should have quit when Diablo Immortal was announced, should have quit when they chose China over their players, this is the last straw Im fking out
  44. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This is what happens when you underestimate the scope of a project so hard that you announce a Resident Evil 2 level of remake but realize soon after that you have the manpower and time to just do a reskin pack... This project needed to be their next big AAA title, but they wanted to do it low cost so in the end our beloved Team Classic worked without enough resource and time, eventuallyThis is what happens when you underestimate the scope of a project so hard that you announce a Resident Evil 2 level of remake but realize soon after that you have the manpower and time to just do a reskin pack... This project needed to be their next big AAA title, but they wanted to do it low cost so in the end our beloved Team Classic worked without enough resource and time, eventually publishing an embrassing bricked game that will probably kill WC3 itself and with 90% of all the promises cutted off.

    Goodbye Blizzard, you cannot be trusted anymore
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  45. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Activision Blizzard deserves to go bankrupt. One of the worst companies in gaming at this point in time.. They just lost a massive fan.
  46. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Typically people say "If it's not broken don't fix it" Well...Blizzard decided to "It's not broken but we're going to tell people we're going to improve it while breaking it at the same time." GJ Blizzard. I loved the games you released throughout my childhood, You just joined EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda on everyone's **** list.
  47. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Я возлагал на эту игру большие надежды, думал переработают кат сцены под современный лад, сделают красивую рисованную графику, но оказалось, что сама blizzard вообще не притрагивалась к игра.
  48. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    the game is buggy as hell cant even enter always i get a black screen and when it works i get the defeat screen without even playing thanks you blizzard you actually succeed, to butcher this game don t buy it it dosen`t even worth it you destory the best game i played when i was little
  49. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hasta que no pongan en el juego todo lo que prometieron... olvídense Bli$$ard esta basura que llamaron remaster no se va a vender ni regalado... y acuérdense de la comunidad en la Blizzcon2020 será la peor de su historia. Con un World of warcraft 8.3 del asco.. nada nuevo para Shadowlands... se recontracagaron en los usuarios... ratas Expand
  50. Jan 30, 2020
    1
    I don't understand how the game has a lot of mistakes and bugs. I was expecting to much :(
  51. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I don't even know what to write that hasn't been echoed among all the other abysmally scored reviews. I feel cheated out of my money. I grew up with Blizzard as a shining beacon of imagination, creativity and fun. It has fallen from that throne. As a kid, Warcraft 2 was the first game I ever played. It was magical. There is no magic here folks. Don't buy, nothing to see but broken promisesI don't even know what to write that hasn't been echoed among all the other abysmally scored reviews. I feel cheated out of my money. I grew up with Blizzard as a shining beacon of imagination, creativity and fun. It has fallen from that throne. As a kid, Warcraft 2 was the first game I ever played. It was magical. There is no magic here folks. Don't buy, nothing to see but broken promises and soiled memories. Expand
  52. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Я все равно бы предпочел играть в классический Warcraft 3, но в момент анонса reforged и его убрали. Если рассматривать это не как переиздание старой игры, а как отдельную игру, то может и на 6/10 потянет, игра сама по себе хорошая. Но это просто downgrade и причем не бесплатный, а за целых 1300 рублей. И все бы не было так плохо если бы не презаказавших игру просто напросто не обманули.Я все равно бы предпочел играть в классический Warcraft 3, но в момент анонса reforged и его убрали. Если рассматривать это не как переиздание старой игры, а как отдельную игру, то может и на 6/10 потянет, игра сама по себе хорошая. Но это просто downgrade и причем не бесплатный, а за целых 1300 рублей. И все бы не было так плохо если бы не презаказавших игру просто напросто не обманули. Игра оказалась не тем, что от нее ожидали от нее. Такое ощущение что тебя просто ограбили Expand
  53. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Warcraft: Refunded

    This company has completely lost its soul and has been putting out utter crap recently.
  54. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Почему так бомбит людей от Рефорджа? Все очень просто, от Близов всегда ждешь чего-то совершенного, а последнее время мало того, что расстраивают своими поступками, так теперь нагло насрали в уши и глаза фанатам! Это что за калл вы выпустили сволочи?!Почему так бомбит людей от Рефорджа? Все очень просто, от Близов всегда ждешь чего-то совершенного, а последнее время мало того, что расстраивают своими поступками, так теперь нагло насрали в уши и глаза фанатам! Это что за калл вы выпустили сволочи?!
  55. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    It literally freezes my entire pc. No other app or game can say they can achieve that.
  56. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I preordered this when it was announced at Blizzcon 2018. I was super hyped, as I loved WarCraft III when it initially released, and the chance to play through the campaign again with a new coat of paint sounded great. If I had no expectations beyond that, I would perhaps give this game a review score of 2 or 3, for the bugs and lackluster product we ended up with.

    However, Blizzard
    I preordered this when it was announced at Blizzcon 2018. I was super hyped, as I loved WarCraft III when it initially released, and the chance to play through the campaign again with a new coat of paint sounded great. If I had no expectations beyond that, I would perhaps give this game a review score of 2 or 3, for the bugs and lackluster product we ended up with.

    However, Blizzard did more than drop the ball here. They promised features, showed us a trailer of what we could expect, and left that trailer on the product site even to the time of the writing of this review. That trailer did NOT show anything that was in the game. In fact, the same in-game cutscene from that trailer is not only nowhere near the quality, it even had music cut. Furthermore, the client is terribly buggy, with black screen lockouts, dropped audio, and bizarre menu lag.

    Beyond that, Blizzard has introduced a draconian new policy regarding custom creation in the map editor, placing a claim of ownership to the work of community members, even to the point of not having to credit creators for their work if they claim it as their own.

    Finally, the release of this client was also foisted upon the WC3 classic players, importing a much larger client with a lot of new bugs and performance issues into a 17-year-old CLASSIC of a game.

    Between the false advertisement, the quiet (and massive) scaling back of promised features, the horrible corporate-minded policy changes, and the destruction of the original game, this game is more than a disappointment. It's an unmitigated disaster. It doesn't deserve to be ON a 10-point scale, as it isn't just a disappointing game--it also gutted a wonderful, long-beloved game.

    Blizzard, how far you have fallen. You are no longer the company I spent decades with. You are no longer a development studio who is trustworthy or dependable. You've become another EA, and that's just devastating.

    The only redeeming quality of this game is that it was bad enough that I was one of the lucky few to get a refund before giving it too much of a chance.

    I truly hope that Blizzard recalls this "game" and gives it the redevelopment that it deserves. I truly hope that in a year or more, I will be able to justifiably purchase this game because it is a worthy revival of the game I loved for so many years. But I'll certainly be waiting to see the RELEASED product before making a decision to buy from here on out. I recommend that you do the same when it comes to modern Blizzard, reader.
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  57. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Completely Garbage for Warcraft 3 fans who did not buy the game .I didn't even purche reforge , and I was dragged in this mess within this **** bugs and UI .lagging 95% of time in the menu it's horrendous Expand
  58. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Can't believe blizzard and Activision **** the bed so hard, I remember playing the he'll out of this game as a kid
  59. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Blizz didn't just make a piece of *** , they destroyed a masterpiece

    W3 was easily the game I spent most hours playing. I'd probably say it was the greatest game of all time, certainly the most industry-changing. Till just before release I'd come back and play custom games with my friends. All that seems pretty dead now. Perhaps worst of all, is how screwed map makers are getting. They
    Blizz didn't just make a piece of *** , they destroyed a masterpiece

    W3 was easily the game I spent most hours playing. I'd probably say it was the greatest game of all time, certainly the most industry-changing. Till just before release I'd come back and play custom games with my friends. All that seems pretty dead now. Perhaps worst of all, is how screwed map makers are getting. They made this game (and many others..) what it is and now they have zero incentive to create in the engine.
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  60. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard fail in rescue, the nostalgic game has death só manu bugs...
    Bye bye my hope.
  61. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Déjà la voix des péons, dégouté qu'elles aient changées.

    Ensuite la texture plastique des personnages c'est pas ouf.. Sérieux Blibli
  62. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Shove it up your ass, Bobby
    Shove it up your ass, Bobby
    Shove it up your ass, Bobby
    Shove it up your ass, Bobby
    Shove it up your ass, Bobby
  63. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Что изменилось в Рефорджед по сравнению с оригинальным Вар 3? Улучшили скины, добавили баги, большие просадки ФПС, унылая озвучка персонажей. На форуме банят игроков, которые помогают обманутым товарищам по несчастью осуществить возврат средств. Спасибо Activision за уничтожение Blizzard.Что изменилось в Рефорджед по сравнению с оригинальным Вар 3? Улучшили скины, добавили баги, большие просадки ФПС, унылая озвучка персонажей. На форуме банят игроков, которые помогают обманутым товарищам по несчастью осуществить возврат средств. Спасибо Activision за уничтожение Blizzard.
  64. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Trash remake. Blizzard is no longer the company it used to be. I for one will no longer be buying their products
  65. Jan 30, 2020
    1
    Rough, undone same game. Didnt found any new content. Shame you, blizzard. I loved your games.
  66. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    its clear at this point, blizzard is no longer focused on making good quality games anymore. blizzard is probably the only company now that can downgrade a game that was released 17 years ago.
  67. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Disclaimer: the score I'm giving this game has nothing to do with the bugs it currently has. Buggy launches are expected of Blizzard, they are a small indie studio after all.

    In a vacuum, this game could be a solid 4-5 out of 10. But it does not exist in a vacuum. It was touted as an AAA replacement for a 10/10 game, and we were promised both a vast improvement over the classic game AND
    Disclaimer: the score I'm giving this game has nothing to do with the bugs it currently has. Buggy launches are expected of Blizzard, they are a small indie studio after all.

    In a vacuum, this game could be a solid 4-5 out of 10. But it does not exist in a vacuum. It was touted as an AAA replacement for a 10/10 game, and we were promised both a vast improvement over the classic game AND a full compatibility with it. Neither of these promises turned out to be true.

    It gets a 0 from me, a long time Blizzard and Warcraft fan who was very excited about Reforged and preordered it for myself and a few close friends the moment it was announced, for the following reasons:

    - Visually, it is a *downgrade* for a nearly 20 year old game. Original WC3 has an incredible quality to it, with a very consistent art style across the game. Reforged does not. It simply does not look like a Blizzard game at all, and it lacks the hallmarks of Blizzard's famous polish -- high detail, smooth animations, consistent art style. Instead, it looks like a generic, forgettable, low-budget project by a no-name studio, released around 2012-2014.
    None of the issues that became apparent in the beta were fixed in the last few months as we had hoped they would.

    - The new online play mode is a massive downgrade over the user experience we had since Reign of Chaos release. LAN functionality is removed (even from the "classic" client).

    - The promise of crossplay between the old and new clients were a lie. You don't get to play real WC3 anymore. Which makes me question what was the point of all the breaking changes to the classic client.

    - A massive number of old custom maps were broken in the name of making the classic client compatible with Reforged. Those maps are never coming back, especially because...

    - The new Custom Maps Terms of Service. I'll quote the full paragraph, so you can appreciate the full extent of neo-Blizzard's greed and audacity:

    Custom Games are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Blizzard. Without limiting the foregoing, you hereby assign to Blizzard all of your rights, title, and interest in and to all Custom Games, including but not limited to any copyrights in the content of any Custom Games. If for any reason you are prevented or restricted from assigning any rights in the Custom Games to Blizzard, you grant to Blizzard an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, unconditional, royalty free, irrevocable license enabling Blizzard to fully exploit the Custom Games (or any component thereof) for any purpose and in any manner whatsoever. You further agree that should Blizzard decide that it is necessary, you will execute any future assignments and/or related documents promptly upon receiving such a request from Blizzard in order to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. To the extent you are prohibited from transferring or assigning your moral rights to Blizzard by applicable laws, to the utmost extent legally permitted, you waive any moral rights or similar rights you may have in all such Custom Games, without any remuneration. Without limiting Blizzard’s rights or ownership in the Custom Games, Blizzard reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to remove Custom Games from its systems and/or require that a Custom Game developer cease any and/or all development and distribution of a Custom Game. Please note that your Blizzard account can be subject to disciplinary action in event that you do not comply with Blizzard’s request or this Policy.

    TLDR: Blizzard owns the rights to all your work. Why? Because f*** you, that's why.

    This is a "f*** you" to all the people who have kept Warcraft 3 alive for 15 years with their hard and largely unrewarded work, and it kills any chance of the custom map renaissance that we have all hoped to happen with Reforged.
    No one should be making custom games for Reforged, even if this policy gets reversed. Blizzard must be taught a hard lesson in public relations.

    Final verdict:

    Do not buy this game. If you already did, refund it. Sadly, I can't, and it bothers me deeply that I fell for the empty promises and personally enriched the people behind this product.

    If you want to play Warcraft 3, play the real Warcraft 3 -- the one that was made by real Blizzard. You can still buy Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos + The Frozen Throne CDs, download patch 1.26 and experience the game that made millions of people fall in love with Warcraft.
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  68. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    우리가 아는 블리자드는 진작에 사라졌고 지금의 블리자드는 중국 텐센트의 여러 자회사중 하나일 뿐이다. 비영어권 국가에 게임을 출시할 때 항상 완벽한 현지화를 추구하더니 중국자본이 들어오자 자신들이 중국에 완벽하게 현지화해버린 모양이다.
  69. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    It's time to say goodbye,Blizzard.No king rules forever.There's nothing BUT DISAPPOINTMENT
  70. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Для чего переделывать то, что и так хорошо работало?? Чтобы сломать и потом переделывать?? Как можно было не заметить всех этих багов?? ДЛЯ В ТАБЛИЦЕ ДАЖЕ ГЕРОИ СЪЕЗЖАЮТ, не говоря уже о разных цветах юнитов, плавающей мышки, анимации, вылетов, кроссервера, текстур, ужасной озвучке русского(ну это лично наши проблемы(НЕТ)), разные уровни громкости, ужаснейшие звуки смерти, будто набиралиДля чего переделывать то, что и так хорошо работало?? Чтобы сломать и потом переделывать?? Как можно было не заметить всех этих багов?? ДЛЯ В ТАБЛИЦЕ ДАЖЕ ГЕРОИ СЪЕЗЖАЮТ, не говоря уже о разных цветах юнитов, плавающей мышки, анимации, вылетов, кроссервера, текстур, ужасной озвучке русского(ну это лично наши проблемы(НЕТ)), разные уровни громкости, ужаснейшие звуки смерти, будто набирали портноактрис с их эксами. И это все только что лежит на поверхности. Чего уж там говорить про какой-то РЕЙТИНГ, КОМАНДЫ ЧАТА или про то, что в спектрах не работает КЛАВА..... Expand
  71. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is now down there with Bethesda.
    Our good faith is gone.
    DON'T **** UP AGAIN!
  72. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Obviously there some fake reviews on the positive side because no one in their right mind would give it a good review if they played it, the game interface has gone from a beuty to something that looks like a picture in the background with a bunch of cartoon looking boxes, theres no clans, no profiles, no stats, you cant use command codes anymore, you cant even make a clan or profile, youObviously there some fake reviews on the positive side because no one in their right mind would give it a good review if they played it, the game interface has gone from a beuty to something that looks like a picture in the background with a bunch of cartoon looking boxes, theres no clans, no profiles, no stats, you cant use command codes anymore, you cant even make a clan or profile, you cant make multiple accounts, and lets not talk about the graphics yes its upgraded but it does not have the same feel of Warcraft 3 it feels like i'm playing league of legends. the old battlenet classic warcraft 3 was leaps above in quality and even some aspects in graphics.

    way to ruin an amazing game that took years to perfect
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  73. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    К власти пришли бизнесмены.
    У бизнесменов основная задача - "срубить как можно больше бабла".
    Warcraft III Reforged - один из ярких примеров такой операции. Самое что неприятное, это "рубить бабло на старом добром". Пересмотрев анонс WC3R, и оценив ситуацию которая происходит сейчас. Можно смело написать что нас - просто обманули:) Более кратно: У нынешнего руководства нет
    К власти пришли бизнесмены.
    У бизнесменов основная задача - "срубить как можно больше бабла".
    Warcraft III Reforged - один из ярких примеров такой операции.
    Самое что неприятное, это "рубить бабло на старом добром".

    Пересмотрев анонс WC3R, и оценив ситуацию которая происходит сейчас.
    Можно смело написать что нас - просто обманули:)
    Более кратно:

    У нынешнего руководства нет никакого понятия об Вселенной Warcraft.
    Нынешнему руководству нужна только прибыль.
    Они оценили кол-во предварительных заказов, и просто напросто решили не особо то и вкладывать в эту игру, "А че?, у нас еще два новых проекта для всех мил не будешь!1".

    Warcraft III RTS была и остается легендарной игрой, в которой благодаря WorldEdit зарождались много новых игр, это была ключевая особенность, которую нужно было ценить.

    И всё это из-за денег. Всё из-за этих бизнесменов.
    И ничего не надо придумывать или додумывать и верить что мы не знаем всё картины.
    Всё что кажется сложным на самом деле очень простое.
    И тайна сложности хранится в простых вещах.
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  74. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    No cinematics
    No UI
    +bugs

    I used to be a blizzard funboy. This is so saad!
  75. Jan 30, 2020
    0
    it's not a game. Blizzard has been blizzarded since you know when don't you?
  76. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Custom games were not just great from my childhood, it was THE great games of my childhood.
    For this reason I was really looking forward to the remastering in the hope, that it might restart the online custom gaming experience of my childhood....
    I get falling behind expectations, it is not a pleasing experience for anyone involved, but will still occasionally happen to the best of us.
    Custom games were not just great from my childhood, it was THE great games of my childhood.
    For this reason I was really looking forward to the remastering in the hope, that it might restart the online custom gaming experience of my childhood....

    I get falling behind expectations, it is not a pleasing experience for anyone involved, but will still occasionally happen to the best of us.

    That said, why would you go and break the legal foundations for the modding community, who we all rely on to provide us with new and interesting experiences!? They even do it on a donation or entirely charitable foundation; just why!?
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  77. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This entire company must be purged!
    Its a shame it ended up like this. I was really looking forward to it. Thankfully, I got my refund. When asked why I was refunding I ticked technical issues because "you **** lied to me" wasnt an option.
  78. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    All blizzard said weren't done. Just a spitting on fans. Nothing new only **** everywhere.
  79. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    the game is unfinished and without mmr and ladder and is full with bugs .. 0/10
  80. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Very disappointed... Game looks like Alpha test..
    They even refused to refund -.-
    I would rate negative if I could...
  81. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Just search the reasons why on YouTube. I agree with all of them. Falsely advertised is the main reason.
  82. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Waited years for simply marketing lies from 2018 - nothing is working and even the original games' features cannot be used anymore. I am just forced to walk away from this.
  83. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Im also register an account for this. I have a classic version so i dont want to buy same product, but i thought " old game, new look, new content" do i bought it. Played beta with Stutters, lags, but "Hey its Beta". Someone said, the lags are testing servers by blizz for huge amount of players in relase sounds OK, but what we got... There is no words. Blizzard saw that Ubi, EA, BethesdaIm also register an account for this. I have a classic version so i dont want to buy same product, but i thought " old game, new look, new content" do i bought it. Played beta with Stutters, lags, but "Hey its Beta". Someone said, the lags are testing servers by blizz for huge amount of players in relase sounds OK, but what we got... There is no words. Blizzard saw that Ubi, EA, Bethesda can sell us not finished and bad Product so the try their part. We have to show that we arent stupid people, and we will buy any crap they relase playing on our childhood emotions. I leave here direct link to refound/money back: https://eu.battle.net/support/en/help/product/war3r/1563/1628/solution .Because Blizzard starting to ban every helper account who wants to help get money back for this unfunny joke. Peace! Expand
  84. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Now, at 0.5 I can say this with a glad but still angry state "You get what you **** deserve!"
  85. Feb 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't buy avoid Blizzard like it is a black plague. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Expand
  86. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Not worth bying! Totally dissapoint. Too many bugs, too many lies. Not even equal to the quality of the 2018 demo.
  87. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    The hugest f89k up in the gaming industry. Both killed original and reforged game by one shot.
    BRING ME BACK MY ORIGINAL WC3!!!
  88. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    My disappointment is so massive I made a metacritic account just to review this.

    This must border on criminal with what they’ve sold to us compared to what was promised. Their silence on it is deafening. Get your refunds whilst you can because this is another Blizzard **** Dear lord, what a sad little game, Blizzard. You ruined a 17 year old game completely so you could have the
    My disappointment is so massive I made a metacritic account just to review this.

    This must border on criminal with what they’ve sold to us compared to what was promised. Their silence on it is deafening. Get your refunds whilst you can because this is another Blizzard ****

    Dear lord, what a sad little game, Blizzard. You ruined a 17 year old game completely so you could have the money and I hope now you can spend it on getting proper developers and doing some market research. Because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on. So Blizzard return my money and get out of the market. You’re done. RIP Blizzard
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  89. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Bug filled mess & greedy policy.
    I loved the original game, but i was so disappointed by this garbage. And they are claiming that our complaints aren’t legitimate, which urged me to write this review. They took the rights from moders, therefore even if you create dota-like mod, they will not compensate you for it’s creation. You know blizzard couldve bought the rights for dota before
    Bug filled mess & greedy policy.
    I loved the original game, but i was so disappointed by this garbage. And they are claiming that our complaints aren’t legitimate, which urged me to write this review. They took the rights from moders, therefore even if you create dota-like mod, they will not compensate you for it’s creation. You know blizzard couldve bought the rights for dota before valve(they had ample opportunities), but they were too greedy and stupid. Modders are putting in time and effort into the mods to be a great game, they need to be compensated. Just be smart and purchase them before it takes off in popularity. There are sooooo many great games that spawned from modders...
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  90. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage remake and marketed by lies. Unless they bring back playing the OG game, do not buy this game.
  91. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Destruiram o jogo que era perfeito odeio a blizzard não comprem esse jogo por enquanto ate melhor que acho difícil varias coisa que prometeram não e tem nem a metade
  92. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Everything was pretty clear that it was a cash grab from the start, it was explicit on their description of the campaign mode and the "new feature" which were inexistant.

    Beside this they still wanted to push the cash grab, and in the meantime, they even added a very user friendly policy for custom game. Well done blizzard, well done. Haven't been this disappointed by your company
    Everything was pretty clear that it was a cash grab from the start, it was explicit on their description of the campaign mode and the "new feature" which were inexistant.

    Beside this they still wanted to push the cash grab, and in the meantime, they even added a very user friendly policy for custom game.

    Well done blizzard, well done. Haven't been this disappointed by your company since Diablo 3.
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  93. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Blizzard looked fine then, but soon they turned to Activision. They must be purged
  94. Feb 2, 2020
    0
    The game runs worse than it's original game released 18 years ago. It's a blatent, souless cash grab made to capitalise on nostalgia rather than deliver on a quality product. The forum censorship, custom-games (mods) policy and terrible customer communication as egregious and a showing of how low the company has fallen.

    A terrible way to start a decade of gaming and if I was a blizzard
    The game runs worse than it's original game released 18 years ago. It's a blatent, souless cash grab made to capitalise on nostalgia rather than deliver on a quality product. The forum censorship, custom-games (mods) policy and terrible customer communication as egregious and a showing of how low the company has fallen.

    A terrible way to start a decade of gaming and if I was a blizzard dev, I would be completely and utterly embarressed to have my name in the credits of this manipulative and shoddy product.
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  95. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Game is literally awful. So sad :( I ve been playing wc3 for years. And now even original version is f....d up.
  96. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    How company that i love long time ago do such piece of sh*t. If you create team from armless, with brain damage peoples, and say to them:" Make a game." they will do WC3 Reforged.
  97. Jan 31, 2020
    0
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  98. Feb 11, 2020
    0
    Fraud marketing... disaster... SCAM for 40$....

    This video on youtube describes everything perfectly !!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQSu1yFShBE
  99. Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My disappointment is so massive I made a metacritic account just to review this.

    This must border on criminal with what they’ve sold to us compared to what was promised. Their silence on it is deafening. Get your refunds whilst you can because this is another Blizzard ****

    Dear lord, what a sad little game, Blizzard. You ruined a 17 year old game completely so you could have the money and I hope now you can spend it on getting proper developers and doing some market research. Because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on. So Blizzard return my money and get out of the market. You’re done. RIP Blizzard
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  100. Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I expected more of this game when i preordered it. But I was given a beta, downgraded game. Shame on you blizzard! I will never buy any game from you next time and I wish you a fast bankruptcy, because you deserve it.
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 46
  2. Negative: 3 out of 46
  1. May 1, 2020
    50
    Blizzard has addressed some of the complaints and criticism hurled its way, and has promised to work on many of these issues. Naturally, one must ask why the game was released in such a state, especially considering the negative attention the company has garnered over the past year with the reveal of Diablo Immortal and the Blizzard/China controversy.
  2. Mar 4, 2020
    65
    In the end it’s worth noting that when viewing a remake or remaster what needs to be taken into consideration is the source material, how it looks, feels, and plays. That is, in addition to the work carried out to recreate moments, update visuals, and change any of the presentation. To do otherwise would be silly, a terrible game with a wonderful remaster doesn’t warrant a high score. In the case of Warcraft III, the inverse to that is also true. So, what we end up with is something in-between. A classic reborn, in a package that doesn’t warrant all that much in the way of celebration.
  3. Mar 2, 2020
    50
    If you set your expectations a little lower, then Warcraft 3: Reforged is a game worth of your time and money. Sadly, for many of us out there, we were expecting a little more.