Blizzard No Longer Forces Warcraft 3 Fans To Launch A Worse Version

Warcraft 3: Legacy is now available on Battle.net as its own client, meaning fans of Blizzard's old-school RTS no longer need to install or launch Warcraft 3: Reforged to access the classic.

When Blizzard launched Warcraft 3: Reforged (to disastrous results) back in 2020, it essentially replaced the original version of the game on Blizzard's platform. Though players could still technically play with original Warcraft 3 visuals within Reforged, the "remaster" was objectively worse in many ways. It lacked features like player profiles and competitive ladders, and made it so many custom maps, the lifeblood of Warcraft 3's lasting popularity, no longer worked.

Now, players can go back to an earlier version directly through Battle.net, as quietly announced last week in a forum post.