ApologyHasfansinanuproarIt's been a wildfewyearsforBlizzard, thegamestudiobehindtitleslikeHearthstoneWarcraft, Starcraft, Diabloand, ofcourse, myfavoriteOverwatch.
AfterthedisastersannouncementforthemobileversionofDiablo, whichleftfansbooingthemattheirownconventionbackin 2018 Blizzardrebounded a littlebitwiththehighlypraisedlaunchofWorldofWarcraftClassicin 2019.
Infact, fanreactionhasbeensobadtothisgamethatBlizzardisreportedlyalreadyofferinginstantrefundsandhavepostedanapologyfor a gamethatwasreleasedjust a weekago.
Sowhathappened?
Let's breakitdownrightnow.
Now.
Originallybackin 2002 Warcraftthree's ReignofChaosandhis 2003 expansionTheFrozenThronewereconsideredbymanyinthereArtie s communitytobehallmarksofthegenre.
Soin 2018 whenBlizzardannouncedthegamewasgettingsomethingbetween a remakeandremasterwithWarcraft.
Whilemanypraisedthemuchhigherqualityunitmodelsandothergraphicaloverhaulsinpractice, theydidn't actuallyaddthatmuchtothegamebecauseour T s gamesareusuallyplayedzoomedouttoseeasmuchofthebattlefieldaspossible.
Youcanseethesehighendgraphicsifyouzoomallthewayin, butthat's notreallyaneffectivewaytoplaythisgame, soitmakesitkindof a mootpointifyouaddthatsomeplayershavereportedaudioandvisualbugsalongwithotherissues.
Withthegamesyou I likemissingladderandclanfeatures.
What, however, oneofthebiggestnewcomplaintsthatplayershadisnowallofthefancreatedcontentmadewithworldeditor, includingnewmaps, isnowownedbyBlizzardoutright.
ThreeNewTermsofserviceagreement.
Now I understandwhytheydidthis.
IfyouremembersomethinglikeDonaDefenseoftheAncientsthatstartedas a Warcraftthreecustommap, andthentheylostoutonsomuchrevenuewhenitturnedintoitsownselfcontainedecosystemthat's nowownedbyValve.