I really didnt want to, but you made me post this again, since i think you didnt read it.
The “positive” which i allready stated is not a positive for me at all is only:
new graphics
versus
The negatives:
No more profiles
no more ladder
“new” menu and chat look and feel awfull, lacking old functions and are made in cheap HTML code: X_https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/exbcrn/the_whole_main_menu_of_warcraft_3_reforged_is_a/
no more tournaments
No more LAN
No more Clans
No more offline AI game functions
No more cross chat with D2 players
No more cross-region play (NA playing with EU)
no /ignore function
no more custom campaigns
profanity filter does not work and when it does it crashes ur game, example:
X___https://www.twitch.tv/artosis/clip/CoyBumblingDadCopyThis
No more /commands
Removed friend list
No more RoC balance
Removed custom game filter
No mmr system
classic graphic options do look worse than the original (shadows look worse, some spelleffects are missing or look worse, example:
X_http://i.4cdn.org/v/1580726676652.webm
some models are misisng entirely in new reforged graphics, example:
X___https://www.twitch.tv/criken/clip/SavoryCulturedAardvarkMrDestructoid
No keybinds menu
campaign lacks old eastereggs
Removed dryad “i’m so wasted” line and other iconic voiceovers which do not fit SJW policy
Removed Samwise Didier from Gamefiles: X_https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/eur3z9/what_about_samwise_didier/
Cut cutscenes
No Cloudsafe
if you switch classic to reforged graphics or vice versa, it deletes your campaign progress
FPS, performance and optimization is bad, even on high end machines
Cut english voice acting
New foreign dubs which are inferior and compulsory, cannot be changed back, new german voicelines sound especially dumb
Cut story content
Replays safe function dates the replays in no particular order and the dating is wrong
Arthas vs Illidan cutscene looks like a cheap youtube SFM
Chat is so broken it cant even autoscroll it self
Old client is gone even if you don’t own reforged, your forced into this mess
Custom maps now have a report button so blizzard can ban maps like revenge of the [REDACTED], anime arena and caterparty (the creator of which was already banned)
50% of custom games are GONE cuz of new Blizzard ToS
all intellectual rights on custommaps now belong to Blizzard
And to top it off, it seems as if the Lead Designer is on massive damage control on twitter.
Keybinds non existant in replays, cant even edit a dirty .txt file for that
microtstuttering in multiplayer, even on high end machines
AMD users cant play the game at all for 3 months now and not answered in technical support forums
campaign does not work in classic graphics, it auto defeats you on certain mission, example: X__https://www.twitch.tv/followgrubby/clip/RelievedSmoothVampireBrokeBack
X___https://www.twitch.tv/sodapoppin/clip/BlueTenuousPotatoBudStar
no more safe function in custom games, so certain games are not playable anymore like “Burning Crusade - Raids” or in general all custom games which required you to safe your progress
after a certain time it auto kicks you from custom games for no reason, example:
X___https://www.twitch.tv/sodapoppin/clip/BetterCoyClipsdadFUNgineer
no communication at all, 1 blizzard employee named Kaivax for the entire worldwide community
random disconects, high ping, servers stability is awfull
no leaver penalty
unlocking collection portraits is broken, example:
X___https://imgur.com/a/6urBvo5
no marketing at all
all the community third party software does not work anymore
bugs and stuff reported in Beta over ~3 month still in the game, example: X__https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/warcraft3/t/teamcolors-get-changed-when-upgrading-townhall-or-militia/8919
autodefeat bug in campaign
30FPS animations in a uncapped FPS game
no new UI which was advertised
no new content and cutscenes which were advertised
new maphack bug by blizzard: X_https://www.reddit.com/r/warcraft3/comments/exvhkq/game_breaking_maphack_bug_against_night_elves/
outsourced development to Malaysian Studio, game art (models, animations, etc.) is not even made by Blizzard: X___https://www.facebook.com/lemonskystudios/
and theyre trying to hide this information:
X____https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/ady9zy/pete_stilwell_hiding_forum_posts_about_malaysian/
radio silence about all this since beta started, 2 days into launch and
community manager still ignoring us completly
“damage control” bans on forums and twitter for posts like this.
now you can surely argue about a few points in that list, but i dont think you can argue that this list of downgrades is massive, wether or not you disagree with a few of em.
This is my “review” and thats why i gave it a 0/10.
A game that you do not enjoy in any way is not a zero. There is a difference between Reforged and a “game” where even textures and sounds are missing, and where you can’t complete the missions.
Reforged is a game disliked by a sizeable fraction of the player base, zero is for things that can’t qualify as games. This is at any rate how most people understand it.
Part of the problem itself is giving a score at all. We use scores and averages because it’s easier to comprehend a large quantity of information. But that abbreviation does not retain any of the quality of information, nor does it verify every opinion to be quality either (as opposed to meta reasons, like ‘lets all drop the score below 0.5!’)
And that’s pretty much the problem with metacritic to begin with. No one really goes to metacritic to get a quality critique of movies or games. It’s an aggregator, and people are treating it as a legit message to Blizzard.
Correct. I didn’t even ask for a refund. It’s $30, I don’t care. I would like the game to work one day. It absolutely deserves a 0 right now, because it’s missing key features the classic game had, all the way down to something as basic as a win-loss scorekeeper.
I would love to change my review to an 8-10. Blizzard has released 10/10 games consistently. This is not a representation of Blizzards work. Hence, 0/10, please wake up and fix this yesterday.
PS I don’t play against the computer or campaigns. Without these features, it’s unplayable to me. I literally don’t play it. Therefore, 0/10
I am not talking about you as an individual. I am talking about your statement as a part of the collective and its lack of effects on change. If you are taking personal offense to my comments, then I apologize for not being clear about the context of my statements. It’s not about your personal opinion, it’s about the fact that if you follow the bandwagon, you are gonna be considered a bandwagoner.
And frankly, despite you posting everything you feel about the game and its negative effects - It is little different from what everyone else is feeling. You have the right to express that opinion, but just as easily… anyone has the right to ignore it too.
And that’s why I don’t see this being a good way towards positive change. No Blizzard executive is coming to the forums to read individual opinions; and Blizzard executives are the only opinions that matter for change. They are going to look at scores like Metacritic, and decide that the fanbase is toxic and has no faith in the product, and decide from there. It could mean positive change, it could be negative change.
But like I said, we have a clear history of negative change when met with bad reviews, so there is really very little hope for any positivity here. It just means WC4 will never be ruined; because there will never be WC4.
Anyone who gives reforged a 0 is literally sahying its worse than this:
It’s not…by any shape or form. Sure, there are things to gripe about, but it is not the worst game ever made by any means. Just a bunch of prima dona kids that want to be edgy and trendy.
So honestly, if you give it a 0 you deserve to not be taken seriously. Your complaint doesnt matter, your grievance is null and void, because you can’t be serious enough for anyone else to take you as such
Some of this is not opinion-based. Hopefully they are competent enough to know they left out important features that were very useful and relevant in the classic version of the game. And hopefully they are working diligently to address them all within the next 30 days. Like, if they didn’t know that people would be extremely upset with this release, they probably shouldn’t be working in the position they are working in, no?
dont argue semantics, you know what I meant. Even the “remaster” aspect isnt worse than Big Rig Trucking…and if you gave it a 0 and you think its ACTUALLY worse than Big Rig Trucking, Then you dont deserve to be taken seriously at all.
Hopefully they are competent enough to know they left out important features that were very useful and relevant in the classic version of the game
I understand and agree, but unfortunately… even that is an opinion. It’s an opinion that I share and agree with, but nonetheless an opinion. There was never a guarantee that Reforged would retain all the features of the original, it’s just something we all expected and did not expect to be taken away.
Then your ridiculous and your opinion should be null and void. If you actually think Big Rig Trucking is a better game than the Remaster of WC3 then you cant be trusted to make a sound decision on anything in life.
I didn’t give it a 0 because I compared it and weighted it to every game in existence. I gave it a 0 because it’s unplayable to me. They have my $30, and I have a game that I will not play until there is MM, and tracking of win-loss. Aka a competitive ladder system. As of now, it’s $30 taking up space on my system. Nothing else. And no, I didn’t ask for a refund.
but it is not the worst game ever made by any means.
it is the worst remaster ever made.
If you actually think Big Rig Trucking is a better game than the Remaster of WC3
big rig trucking is not a remaster, and especially not a remaster of the best game ever made, thus you can not compare their reviews at all. those are 2 completely different things we are talking about.
So wait, its not unplayable? its just not exactly what you wanted and so that means its deserves to be the worst reviewed game ever even worse than Big Rig Trucking? Get over yourself