Legion, but I've only played WoW. WoD, WotLK, and MoP all kind of tie for second after that. Haven't played BFA, yet.
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The Warcraft franchise is 25 years old, what's your favorite Warcraft release?
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i was there. i used to play modem to modem with a friend. it is still my favorite warcraft.
Wrath of the Lich King. Best memories. After that, TBC and Vanilla. The rest... meh.
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I still really love the first 2 games.
I played so much WarCraft and WarCraft II on my old 486. Even going as far as to download hacked custom maps for WarCraft since it didn't have a level editor (I remember there was one that would just send a bunch of Demons after you after a timer ran down), and playing them over a really, really slow 2400 baud modem connection with a guy I met on a BBS just because we technically could (usually getting like less than 1 frame per second).
Spent hours and hours making maps in the WC2 editor and playing them with friends (with a much faster 33.6k modem).
I resented WarCraft III at the time because it was 3D and I couldn't run it and when I finally got a chance to try it out I really, really didn't like Upkeep (which seemed like an admission that their unnecessary 3D engine just couldn't handle a true WarCraft game with tons of units), the focus on hero units, and I found the story way less engaging watching these unlikable characters constantly make obviously wrong decisions. I did like having more factions to choose from and how differently they all played from one another, though.
I played so much WarCraft and WarCraft II on my old 486. Even going as far as to download hacked custom maps for WarCraft since it didn't have a level editor (I remember there was one that would just send a bunch of Demons after you after a timer ran down), and playing them over a really, really slow 2400 baud modem connection with a guy I met on a BBS just because we technically could (usually getting like less than 1 frame per second).
Spent hours and hours making maps in the WC2 editor and playing them with friends (with a much faster 33.6k modem).
I resented WarCraft III at the time because it was 3D and I couldn't run it and when I finally got a chance to try it out I really, really didn't like Upkeep (which seemed like an admission that their unnecessary 3D engine just couldn't handle a true WarCraft game with tons of units), the focus on hero units, and I found the story way less engaging watching these unlikable characters constantly make obviously wrong decisions. I did like having more factions to choose from and how differently they all played from one another, though.
Had a lot of fun playing WC2 over LAN back in the day and WC3 is excellent but I gotta go with the original WoW release. Probably one of the greatest gaming experiences I have had is playing that for the first time. I had played Star Wars Galaxies and I think maybe a little bit of Everquest 2? Idk. But WoW really changed the MMO game. It was incredible.
Frostmourne Hungers....
Has to be the Lich King
From introducing the Death Knights and getting orders directly from Arthas himself to Northrend and it's two different starting areas.
Then you had the whole argent tournament grounds and finally ICC as well
I don't think there has ever been a better roll out of content.
Has to be the Lich King
From introducing the Death Knights and getting orders directly from Arthas himself to Northrend and it's two different starting areas.
Then you had the whole argent tournament grounds and finally ICC as well
I don't think there has ever been a better roll out of content.
War2 was probably the most fun, but WLK was pretty good too, at the start. I quit WoW after that.
Yeah, there are a surprising amount of people who got their careers started with the WC3 editor.
Peaked around 2002-2005
Slow decline since then.
They ended the RTS series with the villain winning. This was back when Blizzard gave no shits.
Slow decline since then.
They ended the RTS series with the villain winning. This was back when Blizzard gave no shits.
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Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne. WoW never did anything for me so it's been a while since I had a Warcraft title I enjoyed the shit out of.
1. World of Warcraft -- So many good memories there. I really wish I could get back into Classic, but just don't have the time anymore.
2. Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos -- Despite my dislike for the vanilla multiplayer, the WC3 custom map scene was one of the best things in gaming history. SP campaign was pretty good too.
3. Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness -- I already liked the original Warcraft, so WC2 was just amazing with how it made huge improvements to just about every aspect of the game. It was also one of the first (maybe THE first) non-text real-time games that I played online.
2. Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos -- Despite my dislike for the vanilla multiplayer, the WC3 custom map scene was one of the best things in gaming history. SP campaign was pretty good too.
3. Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness -- I already liked the original Warcraft, so WC2 was just amazing with how it made huge improvements to just about every aspect of the game. It was also one of the first (maybe THE first) non-text real-time games that I played online.
It's really a tough call between Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King.
I liked the endgame dungeons and raids a lot better in BC, but WOTLK has probably a better levelling campaign. I think the world design is a lot better in BC while WOTLK is mostly just ice, snow, and rocks with an oasis of color here and there. The quests is WOTLK are much better and have more variety than those of BC too. The Dungeon Finder in WOTLK changed things in both good and bad ways.
I ultimately lean towards BC, just because I have such fond memories of raiding Karazahn with a smaller group. The large-scale raids always had a lot of downtime and drama.
I liked the endgame dungeons and raids a lot better in BC, but WOTLK has probably a better levelling campaign. I think the world design is a lot better in BC while WOTLK is mostly just ice, snow, and rocks with an oasis of color here and there. The quests is WOTLK are much better and have more variety than those of BC too. The Dungeon Finder in WOTLK changed things in both good and bad ways.
I ultimately lean towards BC, just because I have such fond memories of raiding Karazahn with a smaller group. The large-scale raids always had a lot of downtime and drama.
WotLK, TBC is pretty close. Classic has been great so far though, never played vanilla back in the day.
This is nearly impossible for me to answer. WC1 was pre loaded on a hand me down pc my uncle gave me which was a big part of hooking me on PC gaming as a hobby and my introduction into RTS games.
WC3 (and TFT, I find it impossible to separate the two) is the one I have the fondest memories playing. The campaign holds up as my favorite in all of gaming and the custom maps are nearly as good.
I've easily put the most time into WoW (classic). Such an amazing experience being able to play my favorite game WC3 as an MMO, stepping into the 3d world and going to places in the RTS. I've soured some on WoW over the years due to the human component as I'm a solo player at heart so I think my choice has to be WC3 and TFT.
WC3 (and TFT, I find it impossible to separate the two) is the one I have the fondest memories playing. The campaign holds up as my favorite in all of gaming and the custom maps are nearly as good.
I've easily put the most time into WoW (classic). Such an amazing experience being able to play my favorite game WC3 as an MMO, stepping into the 3d world and going to places in the RTS. I've soured some on WoW over the years due to the human component as I'm a solo player at heart so I think my choice has to be WC3 and TFT.
Frozen Throne. I really wish blizzard would make a warcraft 4 but we all know that will never happen
