New campaign with SD graphics - old campaign with Reforged graphics?

[DrSuperGood-1327]

@Adûnâi-2366

Standard definition graphics - the way WC3 looks like now. Switchable at will.

Seeing how Warcraft III was released after 2000 and has always been playable in a HD resolution, this term makes no sense.

A more correct term for it would be Classic graphics.

@Adûnâi-2366

Will the new Reforged campaign be available in SD graphics? (Most likely yes. But then, will it differ? SD models do not support such gestures and moves, and overall would look hideous with the new camera angles in Reforged cutscenes).

The new reforged campaign will almost certainly not be available with classic graphics. It is designed for Reforged graphics and there is no reason to design it to support classic graphics. The only people able to play it are those who have brought Reforged and so have access to Reforged graphics.

@Adûnâi-2366

Is the new Reforged campaign only available after buying Reforged? (Most likely yes. Still, it hasn’t been touched upon definitely).

Yes it is a Reforged feature.

@Adûnâi-2366

Will the old campaign still be available? (I guess? Otherwise, what will the staying on 1.30 folks have access to? Or will the Reforged campaign (in SD) actually be available to them? And only it?)

The classic campaign will likely be used when running classic graphics. This way people without Reforged can play the classic campaign as they currently can and people with Reforged can play the Reforged campaign.

Another possible implementation would be to add 3 campaign selections, one for RoC, TFT and then Reforged. This would keep the implementation most true to the original without any of the nonsense of having to change game versions.

@Adûnâi-2366

If the old campaign is available, will it support the Reforged graphics? (It’s a simple switch, duh. And it should work like any custom map/campaign, right? But maybe Blizzard would meddle with the Reforged look of the old campaign? But it would ruin it, that’s the point of the original campaign to stay the same, albeit with the new Reforged graphics).

If it can be played with Reforged graphics enabled then it will partially support them. However only maps which were modified to be part of the Reforged campaign and are being played as part of the Reforged campaign will fully support the graphics. Partial support means that some assets which were not given Reforged graphic versions may still use their classic graphic versions and so appear out of place.

That said for the most authentic experience it would be best if they only allow the classic campaign with classic graphics and the Reforged campaign with Reforged graphics. This avoids any potential visual bugs due to missing or changed assets.