Warcraft 3: Reforged currently has the lowest user score on Metacritic

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In brief: It's no secret that Warcraft 3: Reforged hasn't exactly been a resounding critical success for controversial game developer Blizzard Entertainment. However, the sheer extent of the game's poor reception goes far beyond a handful of low critic scores -- taking into account user opinions, Warcraft 3: Reforged is now the lowest-scoring game on Metacritic.

Given that this title has previously been held by some of the worst "modern" games ever made, like Day One: Garry's Incident, that's quite the achievement. As of writing, Warcraft 3: Reforged's Metacritic User Score is just 0.5, which the site classifies as "overwhelming dislike."

There are 21,334 negative reviews for the game on the site, and just 835 positive ones. 195, on the other hand, are neutral. The critic score is significantly higher at 61/100 (which would equate to about 6/10 on the user point scale), but that's still nothing to write home about.

So, why is Reforged being received so poorly? What, exactly, do fans hate about it? One of the primary frustrations shared by most detractors is a common one in the gaming industry: the final product is considerably different than its original pitch. There are plenty of comparison videos that showcase these differences (we'll include one above), but in short, the game is decidedly less cinematic than it seemed during its 2018 Blizzcon reveal.

There are other problems with Reforged too, of course. Blizzard's controversial policy on custom content is one example -- the company owns all the copyrights to "custom game" mods. Additionally, Reforged is missing a few key features, such as clans, automated tournaments, a competitive ladder, and even custom campaigns.

It remains to be seen whether Reforged will be able to climb back up the Metacritic rankings after a few patches have rolled out, but for now, the game's future is not looking bright. If you're still interested in snagging the game, it can be had for $30 on Blizzard's official website.

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[jbc029]

Didn't document the largest downside.

If you owned the original WC3, not the "Reforged", you can no longer play it on battle.net. it's now lan only.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Go to Ars Technica for a run down of what a steaming POS this release has been. Blizzard are a real joke these days.

 

[Nobina]

Unless you stop giving Blizzard your money you can criticise, review bomb and whatnot all you want. It's nothing more than just whining.

 

[Bao Nguyen]

Didn't document the largest downside.

If you owned the original WC3, not the "Reforged", you can no longer play it on battle.net. it's now lan only.

Also there's currently no ladder so it's quite pointless to play for competitive players.

 

[Draconian]

I went to play WC3 Reforged on Battle.net with a friend, and it wouldn't let me create or join a custom game. Not sure if the problem is on my end or Blizzard's.

 

[Puiu]

They released another deplorable "apology" which isn't actually an apology. Blizzard is loosing goodwill and fans faster than any gaming company I've seen and for good reason too.

 

[Jyrkz]

Bought the new wc3. Worst buy @2020
Starcraft2 runs better and with right wc3 maps looks better.
Gg blizz

 

[Buhaj]

I don't even pity the ones who preordered. Why do it in an era of digital downloads?

 

[kira setsu]

Unless you stop giving Blizzard your money you can criticise, review bomb and whatnot all you want. It's nothing more than just whining.

sums up gamer mentality quite well, spend cash even years before a games release, dev has your money so just has to release any type of game, folks will squawk until the next shiny bauble grabs their attn.

now I'll just wait and see how many people toss cash at blizz's next game announcement...