Back when I was playing classic ladder games (only 4v4, though), it was both a lot more fun to do, it was serious to do, and you could had multiple account names opened up for you. There was even more backstabbers which I also miss which spiced up the game for us too, and now that is also gone with (the current) Reforged.
For the classic Warcraft III there was:
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The win-loss system which recorded how much wins and losses you have had, other than just only winning icons. I cared about this one so much because I almost always on my primary account wanted my winnings to be more than my loss ratio. It also recorded your wins and losses based on percentage.
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Also the 1500 maximum icon limit (now it’s only 1000 for Reforged, which is still reasonable, though) used to make players want to play Ladder for a long time since 2006 ago (I believe, but 2008 ago for sure).
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There was also Tournament icons you can get only during Tournament Ladder gameplay, but that is gone with Reforged (whoops, Blizzard, on your part).
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The backstabber days although frustrating sometimes was also a “fun factor” to make the game more “whacky” than it normally is, and more random-wise too. Again, fun times, fun times… Sigh…
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Because of its low graphic system, people that could not afford more advanced computers like I did back then at the time could play the classic, and this maxed out the maximum number of players. But now more advanced computers are what? 700? 800? Maybe even more just to play Reforged, which is a low blow to some people who truly wanted to play the regardless if its classic or Reforged.
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There was more tension, seriousness, and more excitement among Ladder players, and more of an aura that the classic had, that Reforged currently lacks.
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I even, as a result for classic was making the Demon, Naga, and Corrupted races in text form. It was so inspiring to make the races at the time, kept me going and feeling truly alive at the time… (I am MomoiroCrose for those of you who knows me, but now I am ChrisMizrahi instead, since I changed the BattleTag of my main account.) Now imagine instead of making a new skin for Warcraft III (thus Reforged), it could had been at least 1 new race added for this game or 2 or 3, but no, what a shame this is now…
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I almost forgot to mention this one: the clan system. People used to have clans that they can join in. Now that system no longer exists in Reforged, which is such a bummer! I miss this one, Blizzard!
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Clan Ladder win-loss point ratio system was also included, which was also interesting, at the time.
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I know I haven’t played DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) much, but so many people liked this game. In Reforged, I haven’t even noticed it on the custom games list at all. Like it didn’t even exist.
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The custom games had the host bot system was also cool, back in the old days too, before Blizzard banned these for usage! DOTA had a lot of these host bots too…
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Now the current Reforged there is: -
One account per player. You cannot use multiple accounts per player, which again blows… Boo!
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No loss point system, which makes it good, right? Wrong, Blizzard! You need to reintroduce this one for sure! But at least this one!
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Because of the lack of no loss point system, backstabbing is also reduced, which makes the game less fun.
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Also, I played a custom map which the Reforged version of Warcraft III bugged it! So thanks for screwing up my favorite custom game. (It was called Zombie Hunters 2 for those who wants to know.)
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My mental depression of life in overall general has went up, sadly. And Reforged is part of that factor. (I guess Reforged is a prelude to the end of the world, as it is coming in 2029, which is another topic in it of itself.)
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Only 1000 maximum wins per race.
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No more clans anymore.
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I could go on rambling on and on, but the list is starting to be too long now, and I don’t want to bore you guys than I already may have. Sorry about that.
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THE ONLY MAJOR ADVANTAGE for Warcraft III: Reforged as a game is the fast Ladder search times for 1v1 and for 4v4 particularly, but that’s it!
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But the conclusion is for me: classic was much better than the Reforged we are playing now…