Does Reforged actually offer anything substantial to justify it’s cost?
The graphics SEEMS to be the only thing, but this is heavily being criticized due to it presenting a lack of readability in multiplayer games. It’s incredibly difficult telling units apart, especially in large battles. That’s an argument for another thread, though.
My main question is, what else do we get? We already know there’s no new major campaign changes coming (reverted), only new camera angles (yay?), so what does Reforged actually offer?
Here’s what we’re NOT getting:
- No major campaign changes coming
- No new sound, music*, or voice acting (*might be new, might be remastered?)
- No altered/polished lore, no new units, etc
- No UI changes; the one seen at Blizzcon was scrapped/pushed back
- RoC no longer available, for those who preferred that
Here’s what we ARE getting:
- Race-based MMR & FFA mode
- New menu, but not 3D anymore, and no iconic Frozen Throne
- BattleNet integration
- Map Editor changes (handful of new functions, but UI still the same)
- Balance changes
That’s it, I guess. Couldn’t Blizzard have just done most of that stuff without charging $30? Other companies have done similar things in the past, and Blizzard, a billion $ company, couldn’t afford to just update their game? You know, give it BattleNet integration, throw in some Map Editor changes, and add some Balance updates? Haven’t we been getting Balance updates for literally 15 years now? Why is that considered a “feature” of Reforged?
If I’m forgetting anything major, please add to the list.
Overall, though, I don’t see how this justifies a $30 cost anymore, given all of the scrapped plans/content. Clearly this has been a major Micro $ scheme by Activision, since Blizzard is Activision & China’s little slave. And given that the team behind it can’t even afford the courtesy of communicating with the community who have been earnestly trying to give feedback for a year, it’s obvious that no one at Blizz actually gives two sh*ts about this game.
It’s sad, given that this has been one of the greatest games of all times, and the community here is so passionate about it. There’s still a few Blizzdrones who will defend them even with all the evidence laid out by myself and others showing what a scam this project has been, that’s okay, it’s unfortunate but they’ll be satisfied with anything Blizz puts out these days.
I could end this post by saying I’m refunding the game and finished with this trash of a company, but I already claimed the rewards for the SoW edition, and I think I’ll stick around and watch this dumpster fire erupt even bigger if this game EVER comes out.
You know what’s really funny, though? Most of us on these forums, and others, have actually been paying attention to the news of this game, but we’re only 10% of the larger audience - wait until the masses finally get their hands on this game and realized there’s literally nothing new except for a coat of paint. I suspect they’ll figure out something is wrong when they get to The Culling map and realize it’s totally different than what they saw at Blizzcon and PAID for a product based on that presentation.
Can’t wait to see the forums erupt at that point. LOL.