

The biggest challenge I face is the time required to build the future, but It will be released as a series of customs map (ACT: ZONE) published and playable through Arcade. The Curse of Tristram is a free game mod (note: it is not a standalone game) for StarCraft II. Similar to the ( Overwatch Workshop), Starcraft2 has a very powerful map editor. Some gamers were outraged by the "waive any moral rights" clause, and audiences review bombed the game on Metacritic, turning the title into the lowest-scored game on the site, at least until Madden NFL 21 stole that crown.Hi! I've come to Patreon to seek support as a full-time developer. If that wasn't bad enough, Blizzard snuck a clause into the game's terms of service stating modders "waive any moral rights or similar rights you may have in all such Custom Games."Ĭalling the response to Warcraft 3: Reforged "negative" would be a gross understatement. Meanwhile, age-old elements from the original Warcraft 3 such as LAN parties and offline battles got the axe for seemingly no reason. Most of the new features Blizzard promised - such as remastered cutscenes, reforged unit animations, and remade UI elements - didn't make the final cut. And that's just the business side of things.īlizzard's latest release, Warcraft 3: Reforged, is a black hole of controversy. Moreover, Blizzard shut down its Versailles, France branch, which resulted in the call for a worker's strike. A lot of questionable decisions have come to light, from laying off 8% of its staff in a year to the Blitzchung ban kerfuffle. Lately, Blizzard's popularity seems to have been in a downward spiral, and the company hasn't had a moment to recover. However, even if Blizzard produces a new StarCraft entry, audiences might not swarm around it as they did with StarCraft 2. This could result in the long-awaited StarCraft 3 or something more along the lines of the myriad of canceled StarCraft titles, such as an FPS StarCraft game. Given Bridenbecker's wording, he could be implying that since the StarCraft 2 team is no longer shackled to, well, StarCraft 2, the devs could finally start work on new StarCraft-themed projects. By Bridenbecker's own admittance, the StarCraft 2 devs are now free to "think about what's next, not just with regard to StarCraft II, but for the StarCraft universe as a whole." Players just shouldn't expect anything big in the game, which could be a blessing in disguise. Blizzard will still roll out necessary balance patches and tweaks, and the title's multiplayer seasons aren't going anywhere, either.

Anything you can purchase for StarCraft 2, such as playable Commanders and War Chests that contain cosmetic army skins, has been shuttered, but the game isn't entering maintenance mode just yet.
