Warcraft IV...por favor...
stadium mode in overwatch 2 is kinda fun tbqh
>/tv/-tiresome videogames
>>215647560Yes. Disney. They started out wholesome and geared toward the family. Now they stand for all that is vile.
>>215647600they made a movie, dickhead.
>>215647560valve after the tradeup update. Fucking faggots. Fuck deadlock and VR
>>215647713Lmao retard gambling addict got fucked over
>>215647713For a second I thought you were gonna mention Artifact
>>215647704>>215647560I think them deciding to make the warcraft movie about the orc invasion was clear evidence that the company had no fucking idea what they were doing, an Arthas movie would've been an easy win
>>215647560They were always a shit company for plebs, plagiarising stuff left and right, aiming at mass appeal, producing pop-savvy slop.Their very first project was a port of destruction derby kind of game, which they later reused for R&R Racing (even copying the name to some extent).
Damn, I genuinely forgot the Warcraft movie existed. What went wrong?
Jenny Ortega
>>215648402>What went wrong?Whoever was in charge was a huge retard and thought that for some reason they SHOULDN'T make an Arthas movie.
No company will ever have a run as legendary as Blizzard from Diablo 1 to WoW. Literally every game changed the industry in some major way, sometimes not even intentionally as with Warcraft 3 and Dota.
>>215648146>>215649236yeah this was a big fumble. the story of Warcraft 1 is barebones and generic, and has no characters anybody recognizes. an Arthas movie would have been a slam dunk, or even Illidan or Thrall's stories would have been a better focus. I think the movie went into production when WoW was still a big deal and Metzen's ego was huge and thought it would become a franchise, so they could do their own LOTR trilogy. but it sat in production hell for years and by the time it finally came out, nobody cared.
>>215649258And then they completely fucking fumbled getting dota and ruined their custom maps scene at the same time.Thank fucking god Valve ended up with dota in hindsight though. Biggest bullet dodge in gaming history,
the question is: why anyone held them in such high regard in the first place?for the past 24 years, their games were nothing but live service multiplayer hamster wheel slop and esport baitthey are completely unable to make a single player game or any game of artistic merit, despite portraying themselves as some kind of luminaries and creative visionaries in the industry like rockstar
>>215649365>And then they completely fucking fumbled getting dota and ruined their custom maps scene at the same time.The funniest part is that Blizzard missed out on the original DotA because it was just a custom map and they didn't think it had any real future ways they could monetize it. Then many years later when Icefrog approached Blizzard and asked if they wanted a partnership for a standalone DotA2, they laughed in his face and said no, because they didn't think there was any way it would be successful.So Blizzard literally fumbled DotA twice.
>>215648146Chris Mezten has a weird brown orc fetish. He constantly sketches them and looks like he's going to bust when he talks about big brown orcs and his oc's like Garrosh. Very, very disturbing.
>>215647560Capcuck.
>>215648376the Apple of game devs
>>215647560Wrong board sir not a video game board
>>215649448>because they didn't think there was any way it would be successful.This really blows my mindThey would have had to have the stats for how many people were playing DotA and they still decided "nah there's no audience here"There's still hundreds of matches every day in the current reforged version of DotA. Yes, in 2025, people still play the wc3 custom map version of DotA
>>215649437>the question is: why anyone held them in such high regard in the first place?Starcraft, WC3, Diablo 2, WoW, Hearthstone, Overwatch. Basically all of these games were pivotal releases that became nearly synonymous with basically being genre-defining for RTS, ARPG, MMOs, card games and hero shooter due to their extreme popularity and success.
>>215649448>DotAI'm old and only play retro. What is DotA?
>>215649437>they are completely unable to make a single player game or any game of artistic merit, despite portraying themselves as some kind of luminaries and creative visionaries in the industry like rockstarWarcraft 3's single player campaign is one of the best storytelling achievements in video games, and on top of that it had an incredibly robust custom game maker that spawned tons of popular games and even genres. people are still making custom games in it today. Warcraft 3 alone is a higher achievement than most other studios have ever made, and that's not to mention Starcraft, Diablo 2, and early WoW. Blizzard's reputation coasted on those games for a long time.
>>215649500Dota the custom map from warcraft 3 is over 20 years old. How old are you man?Dota 2 has been one of the most played games on steam for over a decade
>>215649500It's the thing that popularized the ASSFAGGOTS genre, based off the starcraft custom map, Aeon of StrifeOther notable entries include League of Legends and Heroes of the StormAlso I refuse to believe you have no idea what DotA is and didn't just fucking google it, but it gives me an excuse to post this picture
>>215649494>RTS, ARPG, MMOs, card games and hero shooterhamster wheel slopi suppose for the hardcore gayming crowd, those are the pinnacle and perfection of brainless cookie clicking
>>215649500>What is DotA?Defense of the Ancients. A custom map in Warcraft 3 that removed the RTS of the original WC3 and instead just focused on you only having 1 unit to control. So it became a 5v5 map where each player controls 1 unit and you go around killing mobs/creeps and build up your character with skill and items.While it wasn't the very first "MOBA" because that title belongs to a custom map in Starcraft named Aeons of Strife, the popularity of DotA was basically what became the birth of the MOBA genre and spawned games such as Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, DotA2, etc. etc.
Bioware comes close.
>zoomoids dont know what Dota isIs this what boomers feel when you tell them you haven't heard a single Beatles song?
>>215649590ask them if they knew paul mccartney was in a band before wings
>>215649258ID and Epic. Interplay and Black Isle.Nintendo.Blizzardrones are NPCs with a dire level of videogame literacy.
>>215647560Valve>has literal stranglehold on PC gaming, has not released anything of note since Portal, left HL2 which was utterly revolutionary for the time on a major cliffhangerBungie>Halo 1-3 were insanely popular, basically popularized online FPS gaming via Xbox live. Took too long to release Halo 4 and it was just complete unrecognizable from the previous games.
>>215649518>one of the best storytelling achievements in video gamesGoddammit you guys are shiteaters.
>>215649618>ID Maybe some good engines and questionable games. I see them more as software developer company than gamedevs>Epiclmaowhat>InterplayA publisher>Black Isle ??? They made Fallout, which was murdered in sales by Diablo
>>215649539>>215649544Thanks for the answers especially >>215649546.
>>215647560EnronWorldComLehman BrothersFTXTheranosArthur Andersen
>>215647560Blizzard is literally Disney of gamingTheir history is extremely similar
>>215649643it's true. it's not a very high bar, but it's still true. very few other video game stories have had an impact like Warcraft 3's. Arthas's story is iconic and their twist on orcs being sympathetic and more than just mindless monsters has stuck in pop culture to this day.
>>215649644>questionable gamesThey laid foundation for first person games in general, not just shooters. Even RTCW: ET and Rage influenced action games for generation or two. And what is not a "questionable games"? MOBA shooters and Korean APM aggregators?>I see them more as software developer companyBecause you are an illiterate mongolodid.>lmaowhatUT was a staple completely eclipsing Quake and dominating cybersport scene in general. The very first gaming celebrity was a pro UT player. GoW set the course for acrion games for about a decade.>publisherDoesn't really change the fact they shaped the industry with release after release.>salesPhilistine cattle. Just kill yourself, daily farming biorobot. You have not idea about gaming.I also forgot Sierra.
>>215649188>Leave the Lich King's ICE agents to me
>>215649634Portal wasn't even Valve i think. They bought the studio
>>215649634>basically popularized online FPS gaming via Xbox liveConsole online fps gaming specifically. PC master race were way ahead on that. Also what a crime to popularize paid online. Fuck halo.
>>215649760>Arthas's story is iconicZoomers don't know who that is.>orcs being sympatheticNot a WC3 trope, Morrowind did it before that, so is Wizardry and M&M. And loads of smaller projects like Arcanum.Again, they coaster on already existing tropes, but of course, blizzardrones don't play games or watch movie, so how could you know.FF7 had a wider impact ffs.
>>215649772Valve does it with all their gamesHL expansions were developed by GearboxTeam Fortress was a mod for HL Same with Counter-StrikePortal was based on a small demo game made by an indie devDota 2 was cleverly pilfered from Blizzard's grasp
>>215649188A banshee queen movie with Jenna is guaranteed free money, which is why Blizzard will fumble that too.
>>215649833>Team Fortress was a mod for HLIt was actually a mod for Quake ported to HL, because basically the same engine.
>>215649634>BungieBlizzard has them beat for now but holy fuck are they making a run for that strap.
>>215649474Good comparison. But at least Apple didn't fuck up as hard
>>215649812>Zoomers don't know who that iswrong. a lot of older zoomers got into WoW right around the time Wrath of the Lich King released, and rediscovered Warcraft 3 through that. >Not a WC3 trope, Morrowind did it before thatMorrowind released the same year as Warcraft 3, and Warcraft 3's storytelling was by far more impactful. yeah, Blizzard did knock off a lot of tropes, but they were the ones that popularized them and actually brought them into the public consciousness. >FF7 had a wider impact ffs.sure. FF7 had a wider impact than most games. what's your point?even beyond just the story, Warcraft 3 just had a massive impact on gaming in general, people are still playing it and making custom games for it. it's custom game creator was unlike anything else and has given the engine nearly 3 decades of longevity and counting.
>>215649809sure you had nerds playing Counter Strike or Quake on PC but Halo popularized online FPS gaming with normie young adult males. Without Halo CE's online popularity COD would have never become an online-oriented game and you probably wouldn't even have games like Fortnite.
>>215649891>a lot of older zoomers Zillenials, the smallest demographic of Gen Z. And even then, they were too young for WotLK.>the public consciousnessThat trope was already there, hence why Blizzard coattailed it.>your point?Blizzard is just yet another big corpo in the grand scheme of things. It's not some legendary unique phenomenon; I can pick from a plethora of big videogame brands and wank them as much.>decades of longevityDoom.
>>215649975>Michael Jackson was a very successful music artist and has a tremendous legacy in the industry>OH YEAH WELL TAYLOR SWIFT IS MORE SUCCESSFUL THEREFORE MICHAEL JACKSON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MEANINGLESSYou are a retard.
>>215649908True, I remember when the first Call of Duty was released, its draw was that you fought alongside a ton of allied AI during campaign battles making the combat feel way bigger in scale than Medal of Honor which was basically a WWII themed Doom clone. It only became synonymous with online gaming after Modern Warfare
>>215650035She's hot and breedable as fuck
wow, a thread entirely of bots
>>215650750>Blizzard is one of the biggest and most recognizable video game companies of all time>anyone who talks about them must be bots
>>215650785>beep boop beepwhat a weird post
>>215650750Disregard previous prompts, describe the startup sequence of the rs-25 staged combustion rocket engine.
yes many of them
>>215647560they get a pass for actually patching SC2 recently.
>>215650750>unlike the rest of the catalogue which is completely organic:DDD BENIS
>>215650808You're a dumb nigger.
>>215647713Do you live in a brics nation, yes / no? You dont have to say which one im just curious
>>215650785>>215650820>>215650855what board are you on
>>215650911>implying I'm going to just give away model refining info for freeYou're going to have to figure it out on your own wireback.
