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Blizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to boot (www.pcgamer.com)

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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

WC3 was the pinnacle of the PC RTS gaming era imo

I've heard a lot of mixed opinions on the WC3 Leaders mechanic, as it focuses gameplay around farming and single points of failure (losing a leader at the wrong moment often meant losing the game)

In that light, Starcraft was the pinnacle of PC RTS gaming and WC3 was an experimental variation that branched off into an RTS variant that would eventually congeal into DOTA, the pinnacle of PC MOBA gaming.

[-] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

I played DotA for 14 years, but WC3 was home to so many more incredible custom maps. Element TD is an example of another that became a standalone game. But there was also Footman Frenzy, Uther Party, Wintermaul Wars, Hero Line Wars, X Hero Siege, and countless others that made WC3 the greatest RTS platform ever conceived. I hope the suits that pushed out the piece of garbage that is "warcraft reforged" rot in hell forever

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I loved WC3 because of the Hero mechanic. It made it added just enough RPG to it... You could usually resurrect your Hero, and if I recall, you can upgrade to make the cooldown faster. Been so long though and I didn't play the unfortunate remake.