WarCraft III Megathread

[Ardenaso]

Our latest trailer is out.

Props to the team for getting this bad boy done

Our?

Didn't know you were part of the team there. Nice work!

[Easo]

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition had multiple comparisions with WC3:R, which were not in favour of the later.
Now the same thing is being repeated with AoE III too, which is releasing on 15th October. Ehh, Blizzard, Blizzard...

[Trbn]

No, there was a big thing about them suing valve, losing because they ran out of money, their group they had put together to fight valve being purchased by Blizzard, and then Blizzard suing Valve on their behalf. Blizzard doesn't want this shit happening again, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want some unrelated corp ripping your idea off. Blizzard as it stands still has enough sense to not... rip things off (read: steal 1 for 1 copies and claim as it's own work) as blatantly as Valve did prior to hiring the original developers.

total bs .

[Ardenaso]

I really wish they change "Lordaeron Winter" into "Alterac Valley"; the only chapter in the game that used that tileset didn't even take place in Lordaeron

[Triceron]

I really wish they change "Lordaeron Winter" into "Alterac Valley"; the only chapter in the game that used that tileset didn't even take place in Lordaeron

It's just the name they use in the editor, no? The Editor uses a lot of placeholder naming. Archimonde is just called 'Warlock' there, and it was so hard to find him considering there's other NPC Warlocks in the game and that's the last thing I'd think to look for him under.

[Lord Pebbleton]

I'm getting really tired of being unable to play custom campaigns in classic Warcraft 3. Even if I really enjoyed the reforged campaign, I am starting to regret ever buying it because there are so many things I want to try, but I am forced not to, even if I legally own a copy of old Warcraft 3.

Are they addressing the issue? Anything at all? What are they doing nowadays?

[BeepBoo]

Does absofuckinglutely nobody remember when Valve ripped off the creators of the original DOTA, or the lawsuits that came about from it?
The EULA is there to keep your shit from being stolen. All it is.

Again, it's there to protect IPs outside of the game, as well. I want the return to the wild west of the early 2000s so bad. Everyone blatantly ripping off everyone else and no one caring. or, if they did care, there was nothing they could do about it.

Who the fuck actually cares if someone remakes your shit in a warcraft 3 map maker? Do you really think "Pokemon, WC3 world editor edition!" would actually steal ANY sales you would have gotten?

This is why I hate it and why I'll never buy remastered.

[Ardenaso]

It's just the name they use in the editor, no? The Editor uses a lot of placeholder naming. Archimonde is just called 'Warlock' there, and it was so hard to find him considering there's other NPC Warlocks in the game and that's the last thing I'd think to look for him under.

it also appears in the game lobby

but yeah, Archimonde, Daelin, etc. also needs to have proper generic names; like Anasterian and Thalorien were given ultra-specific generic names

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I'm getting really tired of being unable to play custom campaigns in classic Warcraft 3. Even if I really enjoyed the reforged campaign, I am starting to regret ever buying it because there are so many things I want to try, but I am forced not to, even if I legally own a copy of old Warcraft 3.

Are they addressing the issue? Anything at all? What are they doing nowadays?

unfortunately, they're focused at the ranking system atm

else, best you could do is go get some 1.27b and 1.30.4 backup files in Hive and then search online for a CD key generator

here's some nice thread btw: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wa...ase-date/25503

[Lord Pebbleton]

unfortunately, they're focused at the ranking system atm

else, best you could do is go get some 1.27b and 1.30.4 backup files in Hive and then search online for a CD key generator

Is HIVE a reliable source for that? I do own the games and the CD keys, I just don't want it to auto-upgrade to Reforged, as it does through conventional downloads.

[Ardenaso]

Is HIVE a reliable source for that? I do own the games and the CD keys, I just don't want it to auto-upgrade to Reforged, as it does through conventional downloads.

well yeah Hive's pretty much the best WC3 site

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some progress in WC2 Reforged:

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/u...hadihd.284751/

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/u...l?d=1598625973

Stormwind in ruins
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/s...l?d=1597264736

Lordaeronian forces:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/p...l?d=1598949414

Alteraci forces:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/t...l?d=1598811318

Gilnean forces:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/t...l?d=1599031044

Stromic forces with Danath Trollbane:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/s...l?d=1596966916

High Elves with their Lumber Mill:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/e...l?d=1597409374

Kirin Tor Mage with his Tower:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/m...l?d=1597265657
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/a...l?d=1597407911

Gnomish and Dwarven forces:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/g...l?d=1597411443

Lordaeron occupied Strahnbrad?
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/h...l?d=1597084988

Second War Death Knight and Temple of the Damned:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/d...l?d=1597758933

Goblins with their Goblin Laboratory:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/a...l?d=1597733989

Amani with their Lumber Mill:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/t...l?d=1597422094

Ogres and their Ogre Mound:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/media/o...l?d=1597433460

[Ardenaso]

not sure if I already posted this here but rather than posting in Lore forums, better if it's here:

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wa...e-update/20970

Anyway, this is what I found so far:

• Remove Mal’ganis’ ability to summon Infernals
• Replace the Emissary model in Dissension [8]
• Replace Ogres with Nerubians or whatever decent Northrend creeps in Dissension
• Replace Human Captains in Fall of Silvermoon with High Elf Lieutenants
• Replace Far Seers with WC2 Death Knights in Blackrock and Roll Too [1]
• Remove Furbolgs in Siege of Dalaran and Dungeons of Dalaran [2]
• Replace Dwarf units with High Elf units in The Siege of Dalaran and Under the Burning Sky [3]
• Replace Cannon Towers with Boulder Towers in Under the Burning Sky
• Replace Heretics with more fitting creeps like Satyrs or evil Highborne mages in The Oracle
• Replace Mystics with Druids of the Talon or Priestesses in Brothers in Blood [5]
• Remove the skull part in Gul’dan’s Corpse doodad in Tomb of Sargeras
• Give actual High/Blood Elf models for Castle/Scout Tower/Blacksmith/Altar/Ballistae and replace Guard Towers with Elven Guard Towers in A Dark Covenant, Gates of the Abyss, Search for Illidan, Lord of Outland, Return to Northrend, and A Symphony of Frost and Flame; also give Blood Elf Archers their proper model and replace Human Barracks with Elven Barracks
• Replace the Emissary’s model in A Dark Covenant
• Replace the models of Royal Guard, Elite Knight, and Crusader in The Crossing, Old Hatreds, and A Blaze of Glory
• Replace the Draenei Boulder Tower’s model in Gates of the Abyss [4]
• Replace the Black Citadel Death Tower’s model in Lord of Outland [4]
• Remove Fel Orc Kodos in Lord of Outland [7]
• Change the elves to their High Elf versions in King Arthas
• Reforge Flight from Lordaeron to properly reflect the Lordaeron Throne Room and the Capital City instead of doodad vomits
• Change Sorceresses in To Tame a Land into their High Elf versions
• Give actual models for Ogre Huts in Old Hatreds [9]
• Give Kor'gall the Serathil in Old Hatreds
• Replace Chief’s of Chaplains model in A Blaze of Glory [6]
• Redo Darkspear Trolls’ voicelines, or maybe just the birth sound

[1] Far Seers in Blackrock Clan is a huge contradiction. The clan’s demonic connections and fel use should have made the elements and spirits abandon the clan members already.

[2] Furbolgs are native to Kalimdor; how did they get in Dalaran?

[3] Not even Wildhammer Shamans have got anything to do with Dalaran, because Shamanism is quite far from Arcane. Much more with Dwarf Riflemen, Steam Tanks, or even Gnomish Gyrocopters, Better replace them with High Elf Archers, Ballistae, and Dragonhawk Riders.

Edit: or let’s say Dalaran is the last standing Alliance bastion in WC3, then the enemy team should be themed with Alliance forces like Lordaeron Refugees, Aerie Peak Reinforcements, Alliance Loyalist High Elves, and the main Kirin Tor body; kinda makes sense since if you’re going to unleash literal doom on the planet, might as well face the all-out combined might of the Alliance

[4] They are bearing Silvemoon Crests, it’s not good looking

[5] I don’t know what Mystics are but if they are arcane mages, then they are contradicting to the Night Elves’ ban on arcane, much more even to the Wardens, since they (Maiev, particularly) hate the Highborne so much. But their spells are apparently shamanistic (Purge and unusable Bloodlust) so it may be somewhat “a little bit druidic”. But still…

[6] He doesn’t look like an actual Priest/Chaplain/Paladin leader

[7] There is LITERALLY NO REASON for fel Kodos to be in Outland, there can’t be some Warsong orc to smuggle some fel Kodos back inside the Dark Portal. Better change them into something fel-orcish like Necrolytes, or Fel Orc Slave Masters.

[8] The Kul Tiran crest isn't very good looking here

[9] https://imgur.com/KTHj6Hq

I’d like to see more what inconsistencies you found.

[trapmaster]

I'm getting really tired of being unable to play custom campaigns in classic Warcraft 3. Even if I really enjoyed the reforged campaign, I am starting to regret ever buying it because there are so many things I want to try, but I am forced not to, even if I legally own a copy of old Warcraft 3.

Are they addressing the issue? Anything at all? What are they doing nowadays?

Honestly, i doubt they are fixing the issue (maybe late fix later on) I tried to go back to it couple days ago. Unplayable, Not enjoyable. Wish i get my refund and stick with old fashioned warcraft 3 is 100x times better than this garbage graphic wanna be broken ass game. If i were blizzard, i would Unplug the current warcraft 3 and refund everyone money back cuz it's wasteful money and time to try fix or not to try fix the completely broken unpolished warcraft 3.

[Verdugo]

@Ardenaso Can you please keep the images contained in links? Every time click to see new posts, I get automaticaly scrolled 5 posts from before.

[Ardenaso]

@Ardenaso Can you please keep the images contained in links? Every time click to see new posts, I get automaticaly scrolled 5 posts from before.

is it spam? I'll remove them later

[Syegfryed]

[1] Far Seers in Blackrock Clan is a huge contradiction. The clan’s demonic connections and fel use should have made the elements and spirits abandon the clan members already.

the problem with third party doing things is how they can get then wrong, hopefully they don't act like blizzard itself and change if they see the feedback

[2] Furbolgs are native to Kalimdor; how did they get in Dalaran?

Dalaran is well know for captring species and doing expriments, not absurd that

[Ardenaso]

the problem with third party doing things is how they can get then wrong, hopefully they don't act like blizzard itself and change if they see the feedback

well yeah, if you haven't yet - check this out! I'd also like to know about your feedback: https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads...mpaign.323114/

[Ardenaso]

I've removed the images on this page (will do so on previous page tomorrow and previous-previous page next week, and previous-previous-previous page next-next week and so on) because it may have been spam

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also, check this out!

[matrix123mko]

This looks like a Blizzcon quality announcement.

[DesoPL]

This looks like a Blizzcon quality announcement.

For that, i could reconsider buy Reforged. Shame that customs are dead.

[Darsithis]

I've removed the images on this page (will do so on previous page tomorrow and previous-previous page next week, and previous-previous-previous page next-next week and so on) because it may have been spam

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also, check this out!

Wait, is that a real Blizzard thing or a fan thing?