• Release Date: Jan 28, 2020
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  1. Feb 2, 2020
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    I made an account just to express my overwhelming disappointment with this game. I'm glad I didn't bother preordering it, because the effect it had on my copy of Warcraft III Classic was bad enough! There are a lot of things I don't mind and actually thought were pretty cool and could breathe some new life into an old favorite--the updated home main menu including a chat lobby, portraitsI made an account just to express my overwhelming disappointment with this game. I'm glad I didn't bother preordering it, because the effect it had on my copy of Warcraft III Classic was bad enough! There are a lot of things I don't mind and actually thought were pretty cool and could breathe some new life into an old favorite--the updated home main menu including a chat lobby, portraits to unlock, countless custom games up and running, man, it was great!

    ... And then I tried to play the campaign. Nowhere to be found were the second half of the Exodus of the Horde levels despite having had them as bonus maps from The Frozen Throne. Nowhere to be found was my old clan--luckily we stay in touch via Discord or that could have been the death knell for a decades-long group of friends. Nowhere to be found was my beloved Hard-mode save file commemorating my first time beating the game on, well, Hard.

    Screw me, never mind beating the game. The game is so ridden with bugs, glitches, and general reeking incompetence, I mean absolutely lousy with them (like a late-state syphilis patient), that I can't even play the campaign on Classic anymore. Nope--I get through the two tutorial levels they so magnanimously 'allowed' me to keep, then as soon as I start playing through the Human campaign (which I have to do to unlock the other campaigns) YOINK! I get through the cutscene where Medivh attempts to warn King Terenas... only to be greeted with the defeat screen. This persists through multiple attempts at reinstall.

    This is a level of "polish" I would expect from a developer on par with Digital Homicide, or perhaps mid-2010s Ubisoft.

    Hey, Kotick? This is why your QA teams are important, you sniveling toad. Go jump off a cliff and save the rest of us from dealing with your abject ineptitude.
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  2. Feb 1, 2020
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    Я так долго ждал этого ремейка, но Близзард все испортили, это ужасно. Игра моего детства, пала жертвой жадности издателя и невнимания со стороны разработчика. Надеюсь до них дойдет, что так делать не надо.
  3. Feb 1, 2020
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    I find it unbelievable that my "old" W3 with all of its features is not playable anymore as it has been immediately updated and merged with the Reforged client, in spite of me having no interest whatsoever in it. I just want to play the old game that I have paid my money for and that I love. Instead, I have been forced to effectively downgrade to a version that I have neither bought, norI find it unbelievable that my "old" W3 with all of its features is not playable anymore as it has been immediately updated and merged with the Reforged client, in spite of me having no interest whatsoever in it. I just want to play the old game that I have paid my money for and that I love. Instead, I have been forced to effectively downgrade to a version that I have neither bought, nor have any interest in. Expand
  4. Feb 2, 2020
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    What Blizzard did to Warcraft 3 is unacceptable.
    Not only they failed to RECREATE Warcraft 3 with better graphics, but they also ruined multilayer that was great.
  5. Feb 2, 2020
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    This travesty deserves all the hate it gets. I did not even buy it, but Blizzard forced me to download 30 GB of trash in an update so that i can't use the new grafics i did not even pay for. Even worse this disaster removed features of my classic Warcraft 3 that worked for 15 years.
  6. Feb 1, 2020
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    A game full of bugs, and blizzard doesn't care.
    Support is a joke.
    Don't use your money on this game.
  7. Feb 3, 2020
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** you Activision blizzard this is not what we gamers want. you are broken. Expand
  8. Feb 1, 2020
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    Such a shame to see a once beloved company become so greedy. This is representative of the entire industry, where games lack the heart and soul they once had. You don't feel the love of the developers but instead a cold, calculating brains of the management.
  9. Feb 1, 2020
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm so so so disappointed. I'm never gonna give that company my money again.
    Look at other companies like Microsoft and how they value their IPs like Age of Empires.

    Shame on you Blizzard!
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  10. Feb 1, 2020
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    The things done to the game and the community are terrible. Wake up Blizzard!
  11. Feb 1, 2020
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    I'm sad to see Blizzard go down this path as I have been a fan since the original Warcraft lll and for a long time I regarded them as one of the few trustworthy game developers - I see that time is now behind us and they're turning into a corporate machine with little regard for their fans. I hope they can turn around from this.
  12. Feb 1, 2020
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    Just a rubbish game. Nothing more and alot less. Really hate this I want a refund
  13. Feb 2, 2020
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    The release of WarCraft 3: Reforged has left players disappointed after popular features from the original like profiles, clans, automated tournaments, and even custom campaigns were left out of the game on Day 1.

    Long-time WarCraft 3 players were finally given their wish of a remaster at BlizzCon 2018 with the announcement of Reforged. Not all of their prayers were answered on the game’s
    The release of WarCraft 3: Reforged has left players disappointed after popular features from the original like profiles, clans, automated tournaments, and even custom campaigns were left out of the game on Day 1.

    Long-time WarCraft 3 players were finally given their wish of a remaster at BlizzCon 2018 with the announcement of Reforged. Not all of their prayers were answered on the game’s January 28 release, however.

    The community has noted that the vintage real-time strategy title is lacking popular features that were included in the original game’s day one.

    I've made a quick list of features that had existed in Warcraft 3 since day 1, that got removed with this new release. Please add items I missed.

    - Automated Tournaments

    - Clans

    - Profiles

    - Ladder

    - 3D animated campaign backgrounds

    - 3D animated portraits in Battle.net

    - /slash commands in Battle.net chat

    - Communal channels listing

    Edit: Adding other things people pointed out as being removed:

    - Custom Campaigns

    - Battle.net News section

    - RoC campaign balance (RoC now uses TFT balance)
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  14. Feb 1, 2020
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    This is really bad game. They destroyed the legacy of warcraft. The game looks disgusting. Cheap crafts without quality control. We did not deserve it.
  15. Feb 2, 2020
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    BlizzLOL, Why did you do this?! It's just disgusting! Not only have you ruined your Best and Most Important game, but you are also very greedy!
    - Poor and Horrible Graphics
    - False Advertising - Bugs!!! - Disgusting Tech Support But most importantly: - Deterioration, are you so sorry to lose money from DOTA 2 that you decided to spoil an IMPORTANT aspect of your the game? Friends -
    BlizzLOL, Why did you do this?! It's just disgusting! Not only have you ruined your Best and Most Important game, but you are also very greedy!
    - Poor and Horrible Graphics
    - False Advertising
    - Bugs!!!
    - Disgusting Tech Support
    But most importantly:
    - Deterioration, are you so sorry to lose money from DOTA 2 that you decided to spoil an IMPORTANT aspect of your the game?
    Friends - it's terrible! Don't buy this! and BlizzLOL - I don't trust you anymore!

    #DontDoDiablo2Remaster
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  16. Feb 1, 2020
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    Blizzard is simply a greedy trash company for years. This game along many others proves it.
  17. Feb 2, 2020
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    This is not a joke. This is sad. You guys from Blizzard don't make remasters ever again, please. You've done nothing but poor graphics and poor voice acting. The landscapes on your maps have empty textures: no flowers on the grass, no stones, no stumps when the original game has it all. Trees has no shadows... Just wow, how it happened? I wonder how it was possible to approach the game soThis is not a joke. This is sad. You guys from Blizzard don't make remasters ever again, please. You've done nothing but poor graphics and poor voice acting. The landscapes on your maps have empty textures: no flowers on the grass, no stones, no stumps when the original game has it all. Trees has no shadows... Just wow, how it happened? I wonder how it was possible to approach the game so irresponsibly? And the price is too overvalued for a final product. I am a big fan of wc3 but I will never gonna support THIS creation. Expand
  18. Feb 2, 2020
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    They should pay players to do better remaster... Im very disappointed :( :( Blizzard just cheated people
  19. Feb 1, 2020
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    Game is a mes, no ladder, can't get my old account stats, no custom campaings, bad graphics, lying bout in-game new features. Stay away.
  20. Feb 2, 2020
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    This is a joke, how can you not atleast put a bit effort in, 30 € for a downgrade, wow...
  21. Feb 1, 2020
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    The moment a game is delivered as a final product, yet it very clearly isn't, especially when its 17 yo classic version had more features than this piece of **** it deserves a 0.
    New unit models do not compensate for missing Custom Campaigns, ranked ladder, updated cutscenes, which still ARE BEING ADVERTISED on the official site. This was the game that introduced an entire generation to
    The moment a game is delivered as a final product, yet it very clearly isn't, especially when its 17 yo classic version had more features than this piece of **** it deserves a 0.
    New unit models do not compensate for missing Custom Campaigns, ranked ladder, updated cutscenes, which still ARE BEING ADVERTISED on the official site. This was the game that introduced an entire generation to Blizzard games, and now it's the game that will alienate a generation.
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  22. Feb 1, 2020
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    So... My childhood game it's basically over. I miss the nostalgia playing the older version. I don't know how but they managed to "reforge" the game in a way that I don't think I would buy this version... I'll remain a fan of the classic
  23. Feb 1, 2020
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    2002: Its done when its done.
    2020: Its done...*

    *Removed for financial success
  24. Feb 1, 2020
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    New menu have lags, cinematics are up-scaled (looks bad and have artifacts) and only 2 new cinematics are in game. Bugs all the way around and even go extra mile to kill classic bnet and delete custom maps in game directory of classic users. EULA killed all custom maps and creative freedom.

    promised features not in game: 4h of cinematics, new UI, no story changes to reflect wow, etc.
    New menu have lags, cinematics are up-scaled (looks bad and have artifacts) and only 2 new cinematics are in game. Bugs all the way around and even go extra mile to kill classic bnet and delete custom maps in game directory of classic users. EULA killed all custom maps and creative freedom.

    promised features not in game:
    4h of cinematics, new UI, no story changes to reflect wow, etc.

    this is 40$ reskin ... no refund. Blizzard at this point, at least for me, you are on same level as EA and Bethesda and I will never order anything from this company again.
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  25. Feb 1, 2020
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    This game is a huge lie. U won’t get promised product. Don’t buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  26. Feb 1, 2020
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    Missing scenes, terrible graphics. When corporations put money ahead of usability, this what you get. Even Doom got remastered, and they did a better job.
  27. Feb 3, 2020
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    Unfortunately this is a project that should never have happened. It's overpriced and not completed to a satisfactory level of quality.

    Such a shame given the popularity of the Warcraft franchise and Warcraft 3. There are hints of quality work, zooming in on a unit will reveal great detail, but that's about it. I still enjoy the original Warcraft 3 from a Warcraft perspective and this
    Unfortunately this is a project that should never have happened. It's overpriced and not completed to a satisfactory level of quality.

    Such a shame given the popularity of the Warcraft franchise and Warcraft 3. There are hints of quality work, zooming in on a unit will reveal great detail, but that's about it. I still enjoy the original Warcraft 3 from a Warcraft perspective and this new refresh just doesn't bring enough to the table to warrant the price of 30 euros.

    A very big let down.
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  28. Feb 1, 2020
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    "Reforged" with used chewing gum and spit apparently. A remaster that is somehow worse than the original. This is the perfect example of what working with activision does to you.
  29. Feb 1, 2020
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    I could have been overjoyed of coming back to the games that made me a GAMER.Now my boomer feelings are ruined because of greed of a corporation.
  30. Feb 2, 2020
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    Ruined my install of classic warcraft 3. Goodbye shadows, custom games, friends, voice acting. I'll never get another blizzard product again.
  31. Feb 3, 2020
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    I waited for the game so eagerly. I check the forum every day to see if there are any updates. I wanted to play one of my favorite games with improved systems and a larger player base. I have no idea what Blizzard were thinking to put out a highly competitive game like WC3 without a ladder. It makes no sense. Also the outrageous custom games policy! Who on earth will start creating customI waited for the game so eagerly. I check the forum every day to see if there are any updates. I wanted to play one of my favorite games with improved systems and a larger player base. I have no idea what Blizzard were thinking to put out a highly competitive game like WC3 without a ladder. It makes no sense. Also the outrageous custom games policy! Who on earth will start creating custom maps, waste his / her time so Blizzard can make a profit off of it? How on earth they didn't manage to create normal custom keys system inside the game.
    They managed to fail the game so hard and are still silent without sharing with us what are their plans for the game.
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  32. Feb 1, 2020
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    Bug riddled mess and there are people defending this? Pathetic.
    Bugs aren't supposed to be there at launch, especially after delays and some years of development.
  33. Feb 1, 2020
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    Under critical, thanks for ruining my childhood.
    The worst part is that they made the original game unplayable too.
  34. Feb 1, 2020
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    A big difference between blizzcon 2018 and realty , whole the things were canceled on the closed conference. WTF budds ?!? Soo the Spitting in the face ,to ur community,... Who does that ****
  35. Feb 1, 2020
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    Blizzard used to be a game company. Now they clearly just don't give a f*** about anything and just want our money.
  36. Feb 3, 2020
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    Disapointed with the final product. Lots of features missing. Unfinished mess.
  37. Feb 1, 2020
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    This disaster of a game taught me 2 Things:

    1) Never pre-order
    2) Blizzard is no more
  38. Feb 1, 2020
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    Totally abysmal, I'm so sad about Blizzard, I grow up playing Blizzard's games... this game is a fraud!
  39. Feb 2, 2020
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    Huge disappointment. At least Blizzard is consistent at something, not being able to deliver...
  40. Feb 2, 2020
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    Such a shame. Extremly dissapointed. This game is barely working at the moment. I even made this account just to make my voice heard. Blizzard truly stabbed the community in the back with this. The community wont forget this.
  41. Feb 3, 2020
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    Today, Blizzard is synonymous with greed, stupidity and plain grandiosity, Long gone are the days of quality games. They need to burn, not only for the Hong Kong situation but for the fact that they are just a corporate monster. Good riddance.
  42. Feb 1, 2020
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    I made an account just to review this game. Blizzard you've conned us yet again. This game is a perfect example of what you used to be and what you are today. No king rules forever.
  43. Feb 1, 2020
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    I am utterly shocked. Just cannot really imagine to have this company's logo on such a piece of a bad software. Warcraft 3 was for a reason unknown to me killed. For what, merely some money from purchases? The original version should definitely remain in its state, since no rational user will accept the changes made to some mechanics like clan, chat or UMS. Being used to the high qualityI am utterly shocked. Just cannot really imagine to have this company's logo on such a piece of a bad software. Warcraft 3 was for a reason unknown to me killed. For what, merely some money from purchases? The original version should definitely remain in its state, since no rational user will accept the changes made to some mechanics like clan, chat or UMS. Being used to the high quality of any game coming from Blizzard, I am really sad too see this release. Expand
  44. Feb 4, 2020
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    how can you even fail this hard LUL and they call this bs REFORGED lmaoo what a joke
  45. Feb 1, 2020
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    This is so bad…

    I miss the old WC 3.

    It feels bad to see Blizzard go down hill so fast, I used to love Blizz games
  46. Feb 1, 2020
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    I literally have created account here just so I can review this poor game.
    I am long time "blizzard games" fan. It pains me to admit how disappointed I am over this released version of Warcraft 3. It is not only not polishing or bringing any new elements of the original game but fails to deliver promised features and is riddled with technical problems. Simple cash grab that turned into
    I literally have created account here just so I can review this poor game.
    I am long time "blizzard games" fan. It pains me to admit how disappointed I am over this released version of Warcraft 3. It is not only not polishing or bringing any new elements of the original game but fails to deliver promised features and is riddled with technical problems. Simple cash grab that turned into butchering of the beloved franchise.
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  47. Feb 4, 2020
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    $30 for broken promises and an inferior product than what was advertised. Very funny, Blizzard.
  48. Feb 3, 2020
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    Undelivered content. Blizzard just over-promise and rushed development of the game for profit and push people to updated launcher for old version game.
    Very badly optimized game. Even on my high end machine i 'm getting fps drops very often.
  49. Feb 1, 2020
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    ЗЫААА ДААЛАААРАААНН!!!111!!
    Впервые б@#ть. Впервые пишу сраное ревью по игре. Я всем сердцем и душой любил с детства проекты метелицы, но это уже просто невозможно терпеть. Абсолютно по всем фронтам взять и обдристаться с брызгами по всем возможным проектам. Причем я далеко не искушенный игрок, и часто закрываю глаза на мелочи, да даже был готов мириться с "даунгрейдом" графики, на фоне
    ЗЫААА ДААЛАААРАААНН!!!111!!
    Впервые б@#ть. Впервые пишу сраное ревью по игре. Я всем сердцем и душой любил с детства проекты метелицы, но это уже просто невозможно терпеть. Абсолютно по всем фронтам взять и обдристаться с брызгами по всем возможным проектам. Причем я далеко не искушенный игрок, и часто закрываю глаза на мелочи, да даже был готов мириться с "даунгрейдом" графики, на фоне Blizzcon'a 2018.
    Невероятное количество багов и автопроигрыши просто потому что игра сама так решила.
    Или ты сохраняешься каждые 5 минут - или ты в щепки взрываешься, теряя свои нервные клетки, так как миссия решила под самый конец перезапуститься с нуля.
    Мне бесконечно грустно это признавать, но Близзард действительно сдохла, как компания, которая делала упор на комьюнити, а не на монету
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  50. Feb 1, 2020
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    Genuinely deserving of 0 starts. An obvious cash grab. Avoid this trash at all costs and this is coming Frome a huge Warcraft fan...
  51. Feb 1, 2020
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    Blizzard whiffed their release of Warcraft reforged with this big they also ruined the original. It is so sad that they ruined the game and betrayed the community that they owe their success to in this one move
  52. Feb 1, 2020
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    Newer seen remaster that is so much worse than original, even base game seems broken now. Many bugs in unit movement, path finding, sound glitches, graphic glitches, constant crashes etc. Memories of great game of 2003 are completely overwritten by this abomination. Worst thing is claisc game also is gone. Blizzard is gone as good game developers.
  53. Feb 1, 2020
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    Not what was promised. This is just a cash grab by Blizzard and they shouldn’t get away with it..
    #remasterblizzard
  54. Feb 1, 2020
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Казалось бы куда ещё хуже? а оказывается есть куда, близзард показала на примере Варкрафта как пробить самое дно, даже за бесплатно играть не стану.
    Позор...
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  55. Feb 1, 2020
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    I grew up playing the original game and playing the hundreds of custom maps ranging from DoTA, Vampire modes, Tower Defense, Footman and other great maps. This reforge is a huge middle finger from Blizzard to all of the loyal fans of the franchise. Not only did they downright downgrade the game, they falsely advertised many new features which are still being advertised on the main warcraftI grew up playing the original game and playing the hundreds of custom maps ranging from DoTA, Vampire modes, Tower Defense, Footman and other great maps. This reforge is a huge middle finger from Blizzard to all of the loyal fans of the franchise. Not only did they downright downgrade the game, they falsely advertised many new features which are still being advertised on the main warcraft 3 reforged page. The new "improved graphics" are just better looking models and to be frank the old game graphics look even better than the new counterpart. The new one give off a cartoon-ish vibe and do not add to the feel of the game. There is no local game hosting, you can't rebind hotkeys, the game features missing textures on launch and many other bugs and frequent crashes and in my case the game audio would crash 50% of the time forcing me to restart the game just for the audio to work. The new voice lines sound weak and just worse than the old ones. The game menu(as one debugger found out) is laggy because it is basically a web interface running on chrome inside the game. Blizzard now owns all custom mods and maps you create and also owns the moral rights to it. They refuse to give out refunds in some cases and censor their forums and users that try to help others/ or are just looking for a way to get their refund. The game is poorly optimized running at horrible framerates and they managed to cut costs even on some secondary animations that old WC3 units had and just used a single same one. Blizzard it's time to WAKE UP and address this mess. Not to mention you made the original multiplayer unplayable. Expand
  56. Feb 2, 2020
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    I'm one of the few players that has quite a powerful PC (Acer Helios 500) and the camera lags when you click on the minimap, making it slide in the process, ending up in a place where you hadn't clicked in the first place. This bug was present in the beta and it wasn't fixed before release, that on itself is pretty disappointing but it's not the worst thing about this whole fiasco.
    Apart
    I'm one of the few players that has quite a powerful PC (Acer Helios 500) and the camera lags when you click on the minimap, making it slide in the process, ending up in a place where you hadn't clicked in the first place. This bug was present in the beta and it wasn't fixed before release, that on itself is pretty disappointing but it's not the worst thing about this whole fiasco.
    Apart from the game being ridden with bugs, performance issues and it being an incomplete work (there are HD skins completely absent from the game, ridiculous), the game has an instant defeat bug. Yup: AN INSTANT DEFEAT BUG. That means that the lazy *** developers had the amateurish mistake of not setting their winning condition variables right. Every amateur game dev faces that problem as soon as he starts learning and testing his own code; this is unforgiveable for a company such as Blizzard. That alone leaves you with the poorest impression of the game and a rating close to 1.
    On top of that, the company has incurred in false advertising and has sold a game that barely holds itself, without any community feature whatsoever.

    This kind of service is a disgrace and should never be repeated.
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  57. Feb 2, 2020
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    When you put out an alpha version and it somehow regresses over the course of a year.
    When you put out a beta version a month before launch and fix quite literally nothing of relevance in that time frame.
    When you delay the game for a month to ensure a quality release that anyone with a brain could see wasn't happening. When you put out a release candidate and it's somehow worse than
    When you put out an alpha version and it somehow regresses over the course of a year.
    When you put out a beta version a month before launch and fix quite literally nothing of relevance in that time frame.
    When you delay the game for a month to ensure a quality release that anyone with a brain could see wasn't happening.
    When you put out a release candidate and it's somehow worse than having never made the game in the first place.
    That is how you receive a legendary 0. Congratulations.
    If I could rate this any lower, I would because their policy update for custom content can gorge on Bobby Kotick's sweaty taint.
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  58. Feb 1, 2020
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    Rip w3. Blizzard now same to tiny chinese studio. Money and money. Reforge should better, not worse
  59. Feb 3, 2020
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    Dissapointment and total disaster for such a big price. False advertisement, lasy work, nostalgia exploit
  60. Feb 1, 2020
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    Pros:
    +False advertising
    +Tons of bugs
    +30 fps on high-end PC
    +High price
    +Laggy low rez textures and unpolished landscape
    +2d animated main menu screens made by a 3rd grader
    = complete disappointment.

    If you like all of them features above then join blizz-apologist army and buy this grand designed product. You deserve it.

    Otherwise - avoid at all costs.
  61. Feb 1, 2020
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    0 - не совсем объективная оценка. Постараюсь объяснить. К сожалению, данный, прости-господи, ПРОДУКТ состоит из двух частей - непосредственно игры, двадцатилетней давности, которая заслуженно имеет свой рейтинг, и продукта, который носит имя WC3: Reforged.
    Так вот, оценка игры - 9. Ибо сама оригинальная игра хороша.
    Оценка продукта - 0. Ибо это обман и желание состричь бабла.
    0 - не совсем объективная оценка. Постараюсь объяснить. К сожалению, данный, прости-господи, ПРОДУКТ состоит из двух частей - непосредственно игры, двадцатилетней давности, которая заслуженно имеет свой рейтинг, и продукта, который носит имя WC3: Reforged.
    Так вот, оценка игры - 9. Ибо сама оригинальная игра хороша.
    Оценка продукта - 0. Ибо это обман и желание состричь бабла.
  62. Feb 2, 2020
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    Самое ужасное что могло бы родиться в индустрии видеогейминга родилось именно сейчас.
  63. Feb 1, 2020
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    I just wanna ask Bliz.. WHY.??? WHY? I was looking foward for this i'm just happy that i did't preordered it. Makes me sad, makes me angry.
  64. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I'm one of those people that pre-purchased this game and let me tell you in not doing that for any other game no matter the publisher. I trusted Blizzard because I played their games for 15 years so I did not expect that Blizzard could release something as broken as this, they are not a indie developer nor was this game crowd funded. It was made by BLIZZARD a company that is worth US$7.5I'm one of those people that pre-purchased this game and let me tell you in not doing that for any other game no matter the publisher. I trusted Blizzard because I played their games for 15 years so I did not expect that Blizzard could release something as broken as this, they are not a indie developer nor was this game crowd funded. It was made by BLIZZARD a company that is worth US$7.5 BILLION with total assets of US$14.746 BILLION. Could you even imagine the money they would earn if they released even a half dissent game?
    By now you must be asking why am I talking about finances and where is the review?
    Well there isn't one. Due to constant crashes and in-game bugs I could not get past the prologue and can't connect to any custom game (did not expect that from a Blizzard product). The only nice thing I can say it that the new models look dissent, not great but dissent, from what little I saw before the game crashed again and again and again....
    So to sum up "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined".
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  65. Feb 5, 2020
    0
    Worse than the original. Bait and switch by Blizzard. Way less functionality than the original game. So disappointing. Will be getting a refund.
  66. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    False advertising at it's finest. Blizzard, I hope the money was worth losing what little dignity you had left,
  67. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Короли не правят вечно сын мой. Это войдет в историю, кто виноват? Эффективные менеджеры стоящие в данный момент у руля? Жадность? Слабоумие? Да уже плевать, этот паровоз идет ко дну, налейте стакан с теплой водой, выпейте и забудьте не оглядываясь на прежние времена Blizzard, дальше будет только хуже. Вопрос к тем кто ставит 10/10, вы реально отбитые? Expand
  68. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I just lost 30 bucks into this, I'm so disappointed in this "reforged" edition.
    The game is laggy, I thought first it was only a beta problem, but no, I can't get to 144 fps even in low settings, the game often freezes or crashes it's almost unplayable for me, of course I could use the old graphics but then why did I pay for this ?
    I'm so disguted right now, they ditched so many classic
    I just lost 30 bucks into this, I'm so disappointed in this "reforged" edition.
    The game is laggy, I thought first it was only a beta problem, but no, I can't get to 144 fps even in low settings, the game often freezes or crashes it's almost unplayable for me, of course I could use the old graphics but then why did I pay for this ?
    I'm so disguted right now, they ditched so many classic things:
    -No more LAN.
    -No Clans
    -No Profiles
    -No Ladder
    -Where are the 3D animated campaign backgrounds ?
    -Campaign is not finished (during one of the cinematic, there is a completely black screen with just a bunch of text for like 30 seconds, no voicing, no images just a white text sitting on a black screen...)
    -Art style doesn't feel like W3 anymore, it's so off it looks like a bad Unreal Engine fan remake.
    -Blizzard game policy about customs maps/models is horrendous.
    -You can't play the classic game anymore.
    -Lobbies crashes all the time.
    -Copyrighted user created custom mods ?
    -RoC balance seems off.
    -They didn't remake all the cinematics.

    And for me the worst thing overall, is that I lost the ability to play the classic game.
    First when I bought the game, I knew that the game was full bugs, and it would be the same for the release (due the release date being so close), but I wanted to be supportive yes, I wanted to support Blizzard development. I am not impatient, I was going to wait until they bug fix the game and I had hope that they will take the time to finish it properly(adding cutscenes and the missing features) meanwhile I would have played the original.
    But no, now I can't wait and I don't want to wait because I can't play the original game, is it even leagal ? I mean, I bought RoC + TFT which is one package, and then I bought a separate game Reforged (another package) which are two separate products, and then because I bought reforged they decided that they can delete my access to the original game ? Something I payed for ? Something I OWN ? How can a compagny this big, which used to be so great, make such a bad move...
    I have no words.
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  69. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This is one of the saddest things i've seen in a while. The fraudulent marketing, the barely legal ToS, the lack of support, the amount of animosity towards the community, the absurd censorship in the forums. I can't recognize you Blizzard, you are nothing more but a mere shadow of your old self. You used to do fun and epic things and now? A texture update and removing 90% of the gameThis is one of the saddest things i've seen in a while. The fraudulent marketing, the barely legal ToS, the lack of support, the amount of animosity towards the community, the absurd censorship in the forums. I can't recognize you Blizzard, you are nothing more but a mere shadow of your old self. You used to do fun and epic things and now? A texture update and removing 90% of the game features? Canceling and refusing to refund this aberration?
    At least with Diablo you had the excuse, you didn't promise us anything so it really wasn't your fault that we had our hopes high. But what excuse do you have for this? Are our phones the problem this time too?
    This time is different, we've seen the "cinematics". But where are they? Did you really need over a year to make a "high res mod"? Skyrim has those mods and people make it for free and you ask us to pay 40$ for that?
    Don't buy this. Save your money, there is no point on giving your money to a lazy company.
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  70. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    a piece of ****
    a piece of ****
    a piece of ****
    a piece of ****
    a piece of ****
  71. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    You know something bad happened with a user score like this. Let me give my take on this as someone who was a fan of Warcraft 3:

    If you run a game publishing corporation, who do you think is going to have the last laugh, ultimately? The company or the userbase? Activision and Blizzard can try as hard as they want to dodge the reality that they need their customers to be at least
    You know something bad happened with a user score like this. Let me give my take on this as someone who was a fan of Warcraft 3:

    If you run a game publishing corporation, who do you think is going to have the last laugh, ultimately? The company or the userbase? Activision and Blizzard can try as hard as they want to dodge the reality that they need their customers to be at least relatively happy and content with what they're being provided in order for the corporation to continue being profitable and stay in business. This user score tells me that this is not happening.

    First off, which dummkopf decided it was okay to alter the original game's functionality to require people to purchase Warcraft 3: Reforged in order to even have access to the classic version? That was what turned me off, first of all. I don't trust Blizzard as a company anymore after this and other experiences.

    You people that are in the corporate meetings to discuss the next bold move for your games. You think you're funny and clever by making people buy the game twice. You think, sitting on your pile of slowly diminishing profits and company assets, that this won't have consequences later for your company. People are going to remember this "delight" of a commercial release and will refuse to buy from anything you own or manage ever again because of experiences like this; obviously there are other complaints about the game being a giant steaming pile of dung that aren't restricted to having to buy the game twice.

    Cash cows have hooves and they're not afraid to kick the milker if the cow is being abused. This is the lesson to learn today. Start respecting the needs of your customers, start living up to your big, fancy, corporate promises, and start releasing complete, finished, functional games, or us players are going to tank your entire business one game at a time. This is not a threat, this is a guarantee, and we feel more than justified based on how you've been treating us.
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  72. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    They somehow managed to remove beloved features and simultaneously make the game look worse. Shameless money grab by a fallen game developer. Heartbreaking.
  73. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointing. I was really looking forward to this updated version of one of my favorite games. The technical issues coupled with the false promises forced me refund this game. I expect better from a Blizzard product.
  74. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Super dookie the dookiest of dookie fallen from dookie dookienatorSuper dookie the dookiest of dookie fallen from dookie dookienator
  75. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The game itself would be fine if not for the merging old warcraft with the refoged client. It is disrespectful to the community that cared for the legacy of this legendary game. Otherwise the "current" version of the game is full of bugs, has limited functionality compared to the original and questionable art style. At this point it is hard to tell for whom this "reforged" version was madeThe game itself would be fine if not for the merging old warcraft with the refoged client. It is disrespectful to the community that cared for the legacy of this legendary game. Otherwise the "current" version of the game is full of bugs, has limited functionality compared to the original and questionable art style. At this point it is hard to tell for whom this "reforged" version was made at all. Older fans are rightfully furious and fewer new fans would lose interest in it very soon. Some works of art are better left alone. Expand
  76. Feb 4, 2020
    0
    The end product strongly diverses from what was announced time and again before. I was ultra hyped for the game, and got this abomination, Rest in peace, legend.
  77. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    R.I.P Blizzard we all knew and all what it once stood for, they should have release this mess if for nothing but for the sake of Diablo IV and overwatch 2, worst PR disaster ever!
  78. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard... a once great game company... turned to this... shameful
    dead company
  79. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Promissed features and never delivered them. In the contrary - stole some of the classic things we had :(
  80. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Terrible.. Absolutely trash, its like i played this game with my glasses off and now i put my glasses and the graphics are a little more clear :(
  81. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I am just disappointed with Blizzard. Just how lazy they have become and how greedy. Just disappointed. Like EA and Bethesda, just pure greed.
  82. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game is unfortunate ... It is the same as the mythical original game ... The new content and improvements never appeared ... Keep cheating and censoring the user that this will lead to bankruptcy ... They lost all my respect as a company.
  83. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This is the biggest scam in videogames history, I cant believe how blizzard can do that to us
  84. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    All the entire game is full of bugs, lag and disconnect all the time. I'm waste $30 for this game.
  85. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Unpolished, false promises, buggy, looks and feels unfinished. Can't revert to the old version. May as well build a computer specifically for the older version and NEVER connect to the internet. Blizzard you lost my trust. I stopped hyping about Diablo 4. I'd rather put Diablo and Diablo 2 now in a Zip compressed folder in fear for nostalgia.
  86. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    So ass backwards it makes you question if the people behind this are truly of the same species as yourself.
  87. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The most disappointing game release ever. Not what was promised, terrible bugs, EULA is shining example of whats wrong with the game industry, and even destroys the original, literally. I was getting concerned for Blizzard in a real way only after the 2018 Diablo Immortal stuff, then 2019 was starting to rebuild that for me, but how they are ending BFA and now this trash has meThe most disappointing game release ever. Not what was promised, terrible bugs, EULA is shining example of whats wrong with the game industry, and even destroys the original, literally. I was getting concerned for Blizzard in a real way only after the 2018 Diablo Immortal stuff, then 2019 was starting to rebuild that for me, but how they are ending BFA and now this trash has me legitimately scared that if they can't break from Activision we could be seeing the end of Blizzard all together. Expand
  88. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I had been really excited for this game. Warcraft had always appealed to me as a kid but I never had a chance to play any of the games. When this remaster was announced with modern cut-scenes bug fixes and the like i was ecstatic. A chance to finally play one of those big childhood dream games remade for modern audiences. Well looks like I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. It seems theI had been really excited for this game. Warcraft had always appealed to me as a kid but I never had a chance to play any of the games. When this remaster was announced with modern cut-scenes bug fixes and the like i was ecstatic. A chance to finally play one of those big childhood dream games remade for modern audiences. Well looks like I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. It seems the marketing department and the developers were working for two different games because what we got wasn't what we were promised. Seems like they put very little effort in to this remaster. Now to be clear this games isn't a 0/10 probably more of a 5ish game overall id say. but between the lies, the new we own everything you make licencing agreement and everything else it's a 0/10 to send a message. Expand
  89. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    so disappointed in this. they've taken a good game and shat all over it. blizzard why?
  90. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Just trash. Dont buy this game its a huge scam lets bring this score downn to 0.1
  91. Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Extremely unhappy the Bli$$ard completely trashed my old Warcraft III game. Game completely missed the point and promises not delivered.
  92. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I remember Blizzard for @When its ready@. Some time before I could buy any game from Blizz and enjoy all because the main point for them was the best condition of product. Nowadays profit just kills any chance that company will change the direction. Just ask yourself, does the bosses of Activision deserve your money? Even a bit?? Dont let them become EA, just stop supporting and maybe theyI remember Blizzard for @When its ready@. Some time before I could buy any game from Blizz and enjoy all because the main point for them was the best condition of product. Nowadays profit just kills any chance that company will change the direction. Just ask yourself, does the bosses of Activision deserve your money? Even a bit?? Dont let them become EA, just stop supporting and maybe they will change their minds. Expand
  93. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The UI is ok, but the game crashes so frequently on the campaign. Blizzard has straight up lied about the in game cutscenes, they've all mostly been turned into gameplay stills, which is hardly the same.
  94. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I wish I could get my money back. Blizzard, I'm leaving you for good. This game is beyond a disappointment
  95. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Never been so disappointed of a game in my entire life. Lie to our faces like this U are dead to me
    Blizzard.
  96. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Worse than the original release in 2002. Blizzard completely lied to their consumers and any promises they made were broken.
    - No new user interface, just a high-res version of the original.
    - No custom cinematics, and the one advertised at BlizzCon 2018 doesn't exist. - Features that were in the old game are no longer included. Most importantly, WC3 led to super popular games like
    Worse than the original release in 2002. Blizzard completely lied to their consumers and any promises they made were broken.
    - No new user interface, just a high-res version of the original.
    - No custom cinematics, and the one advertised at BlizzCon 2018 doesn't exist.
    - Features that were in the old game are no longer included.
    Most importantly, WC3 led to super popular games like League of Legends and DOTA due to the active and fantastic modding community of the original title... but mods and custom maps now belong to Blizzard and Blizzard alone, and no credit will be given to the creators. A complete disappointment... and you can't even go back to the (far more superior) original.

    All this is, is a disgusting display of corporate greed.
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  97. Feb 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - No new UI
    - Graphics (reflections, shadows, ambient, terrain are terrible, models are ok but lack of every other graphic thing excepture the textures and models wich are fine but look dead.)
    - 30hz animation, this is one of the worst things
    - Single core optimization, yeah there is no new optimization, the game run terrible too.

    The game should used the sc2 engine and make a much better wc3 and keep the wc3 TFT look the same but with new battle net things and nothing more, this would be much better for new people and normal people too, when the people look the game say meh and also feel very old because of the 30hz and the single core optimization, the game is a disaster.
    - Tons of bugs and unfinished, they delayed the launch but ????

    Definily the worst game from blizzard, they kill are blizzvision now, sadly.
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  98. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i can not belive this
    this is my favorite game of all time i bought 15 copies preorder for all my mates... the date you could preorder.
    they killed the comunity and now no custom makes due to your greed

    warcraft 3 REFUNDED not reforged
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  99. Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Would be a great game if it ever works. I was anticipating this game since I first heard of it. But not I can't even play it and if I do, it crashes on me a lot. Damn shame it can't work right.
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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.