The current version of Reforged feels like an early access version. But when will people actually consider it as a complete game, that’s worth its price?
In my opinion, apart from getting back the removed features (such as ladder, or a reconnection system), and the falsely advertised features, that were dropped later on, I think it’d be cool if:
- We can get all the alternative models from the campaign available in the customization options. Like being able to pick your Dreadlord to look like Mal’Tanis, or like Varimathras. Or your Paladin to look like Uther. Or your human units to be high/blood elves. Or your Night Elves to be corrupted. Or your Orcs to be red. Etc.
Having the option to spawn a unit/hero with a “random” skin would also be quite welcome.
Getting more custom model packs, specifically for this feature would be nice.
- We can get expanded World Editor functionality. I keep craving for missiles support, as well as “attack is launched” event. But I’m sure there are other things that can be added as well. Perhaps a universal spell, where you can customize it in any way you want, just by using the Ability GUI, rather than having to code such abilities. Well, ofc, if you want something like damage scaling, based on how much distance has the missile traveled, you’d need to code it, but if it’s a simple one, why not have the option to do it from the provided UI. Like, currently if you want a targeted spell, that spawns a missile, and adds a debuff, which isn’t stun, your only option is using Acid Bomb as base, which can cause problems, if you want to have few variations of such abilities on your map, as they are unable to stack with each other, even if you make each them apply different debuffs.
What do you think Reforged needs to be complete?
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Probably like the latest news on SC2.
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Probably the same as it is now (worse than TFT) since Blizzard clearly has no commitment to improve the mess they’ve created, along with no intent to remediate what is essentially an act of robbery they’ve committed to their own dedicated fanbase (i.e. making the community pay $40 to essentially break TFT, and then force users to use TFT settings with downgraded functionality).
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blizzard abandoned Starcraft 2 which was making MUCH more money than war3 reforged.
Expect War3 reforged to be abandoned very soon, perhaps less publicly than how they dropped HOTS and SC2.
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I really can’t.
But surely 1 year ago it said something about maybe playable nagas. A system for selling Skins for the races (or in DLC) and a new campaign like the old one but with tweaks here and there clarifying things or giving more depth.
Wait, I don’t have to imagine, this game released in January
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didnt sc2 just recently get a major update to custom games allowing for more wc3 features, as well as opening up more possibilities for sc2 custom games?
but were still waiting on many features including clans, ranks, ladder, more map editor features, improved UI, custom campaigns, etc… and considering we used to have clans and ladder, the game really is not complete currently
hopefully we get all the original features back
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they said January, they didn’t say which year^^
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it will never be finished and blizzard just wants to pretend this mess never existed
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They did release it, but it’s not finished. Many of the features TFT had were removed, and while they claim to be working on some of them, they have yet to happen. Until then, Reforged is a downgrade of TFT gameplay-wise.
Reforged is also missing a lot of features, that were promised and advertised prior to its “release”.
While technically the game is out, it seems like an early access version. The ONLY thing that improved was the graphics.
google search is your friend.
blizz announced abandoning starcraft 2 a few days ago.
no new content, no new stuff to purchase (meaning no profit to gain = no reason for blizz to invest).
No balance patches coming before 2021 and they will be reduced to minimal fixes and tweaks.
You mean it is safe to play until 2021? ^^
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- After all the features and functionalities are finished i would like them to change the UI of the Classic Mode to actually look something like Classic Mode. so the UI art (not the position of the new buttons) should all be changed and themed around what we saw in RoC and TFT, including the main logo should also change to Warcraft 3 Classic. and bring back the old animated 3D backgrounds not just in the custom campaigns but in the main menu screen when someone switches to Classic Mode.
(And i collectively don’t give a flying toss if it can be done or not, it SHOULD be done)
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Provide more dedicated servers for Asian and Australian players, because the ping is absolutely horrible. and potentially create a “Mod plugin” sort of like, officially supporting what some people already do with local local files and changing models, so people can make maps that they aren’t forced to import models into the map and have the map read from a different model package file instead.
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Improve loading times for maps, fix FPS drop issues on SD graphics and what’s remaining of the SD graphics issues regarding particle effects. and release all the warcraft 3 HD assets that were made for SC2 for Warcraft 3 Reforged.
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And also merging back custom games lobbies across realms and splitting apart melee-ladder ones. this is how it was before and it was actually more healthy. now its reversed and its horrible.
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What would work for me is high polygon versions of the classic models. I hope they drop the reforged graphics, the models and environment are just ugly.
Why not add a few new units/heroes for online play.
A new campaign, coop modes, improved UI, hotkey overlay, etc would help too. I think they should just make a new standalone add-on will all these improvements. Something so all people can skip reforged. Nobody really wanted that anyway.
Just take a look at how Age of empires 2 definitive edition did the thing.
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that was before they made the decision to drop the major updates; perhaps it’s in its “final” stable state, with only some bugs to fix on minor patches?
Before Reforged was announced, there was a Russian project to remaster WC3, using polished models, while staying faithful to the original.
I’ve watched a video about it, but now I seem to be unable to find it 
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blizzard will likely stay on this project for a few years. they do seem to care more about the warcraft universe than the starcraft universe, which is why they ended starcraft 2 but is still releasing stuff for world of warcraft, which is several years older. they should however release a major update to fix all issues and then host a free weekend where all functions is available for free, just to get more people to buy it.
If Reforged gets finished (depending on your own idea of what that actually means) I imagine it will be as a fan project.
My idea of “finished” is basically everything they promised in the begining that they then decided to cut. New campaign missions about Jaina and Sylvanas. New close up Starcraft II-ish cutscenes. All campaign skins for melee heroes and possibly normal units (thinking elven swordsman and archer for human footman and dwarven rifleman type swaps).
Personally I’d like a feature in the editor which would allow you to add additional races to a map’s race selection list. This feature would let you use one of the four main races as a template for like the music and UI and techtree and then you could edit it to make it into your custom race. Would love to use this to make the Blood Elves, Draenei, Naga, red Orcs, and corrupted ancients playable as full proper races in a map. Currently the method I employ uses the race’s handicap to spawn you as the custom race but then you can’t actually have handicaps and also can’t alter the music or UI for the new race.
There are two themes 1 Wow sells each year.
and this game hasn’t received any major updates in a year and we all know that the league system could be finished much faster.
And I doubt they have to do much more to add the custom campaign.
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