#Warcraft 3 cutscenes not working update#
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Then there are the features that were working in the original Warcraft 3 client, but aren't in the new Reforged client. And all that is before you get to connection issues and crashes. There's no ultrawide resolution options in fullscreen, only with Borderless Windowed mode Blizzard has said it's looking into a fix for this problem. Even with higher refresh rates, the animations are locked to 30 fps.

#Warcraft 3 cutscenes not working Pc#

Worse, for players with more robust PC hardware, the graphics options are lacking. Some of these cuts make sense in terms of performance optimizations, but players are reporting low frame rate issues even when the game shouldn't be under heavy load. When you're playing, the changes are less noticeable, but side-by-side, the differences between the demo and the final release are clear. The user interface is also larger, reflecting the original game, though apparently that was another change made to appease hardcore Warcraft 3 players. The real-time shadows are toned down, as is the color saturation and more detailed ground textures. The community has noted since a beta period in 2019, that the graphical prowess of Warcraft 3: Reforged has changed in a single year.

#Warcraft 3 cutscenes not working update#

That update was a gameplay trailer based on the 2018 BlizzCon playable demo. Until Tuesday's launch, the official YouTube channel hadn't been updated since November 2018. Many buyers of Warcraft 3: Reforged didn't know the additional changes weren't coming until they booted the game up. The Warcraft 3: Reforged official channels never acknowledged the change in direction, and in fact a trailer featuring an updated version of The Culling of Stratholme cutscene is still on the official site. But the problem is the shift was only communicated at BlizzCon 2019, and any reporting related to the convention. That meant no new cutscenes, no storyline changes, and no new voice acting. In 2019 though, Blizzard announced that it was cutting back on the widespread revamp, citing complaints from the most fervent and hardcore of fans. These cutscenes were supposed to offer new cinematic presentation, newly-recorded voice acting and even new storylines, fleshing out the campaign of Warcraft 3 and bringing it closer to where the universe has gone in World of Warcraft. That included the redone models apparent in the version that launched yesterday, but also several completely redone cutscenes. When Blizzard first announced Reforged back in 2018, it promised a much more extensive reimagining of the game. Part of the anger aimed at the game is still due to expectations. Building on Blizzard's previous missteps, like the announcement of Diablo Immortal in the face of fan expectations of Diablo 4, the ban of Hearthstone player Blitzchung, or the poor reception of the latter part of World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth expansion, Warcraft 3: Reforged's launch feels like more of the same. Since its launch, fans have been unhappy with the update, taking to Reddit, Twitter, and the official forums to express their displeasure. Warcraft 3: Reforged has come in for a rough landing, though. Well, at least it still mostly looks like Warcraft 3.

Done well, like Forgotten Empires' excellent Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, a proper remaster or remake of Warcraft 3 would've likely created some goodwill for a company that has lost some of its luster. Warcraft 3 is one of Blizzard Entertainment's most beloved games, and neither of the company's RTS franchise has seen even a small update since 2016. Spirits were high when Reforged was announced at BlizzCon 2018. Warcraft 3: Reforged is leaning in the latter direction, if the community is any indication. Don't go far enough, and you risk tarnishing what people loved. Go too far, and you've changed what drew people in about the original. People believe that remasters and remakes are easy, but there's an art in updating nostalgia. Revisiting a well-loved part of our shared past is a precarious position to put yourself in.