- Blizzard is reportedly granting instant Warcraft III refunds.
- The refund process has been simplified as a consequence of backlash.
- The game now has a brutal 0.5 User Score on Metacritic.
Blizzard is reportedly issuing instant no-questions-asked refunds for Warcraft III: Reforged.
After releasing last week, the remake of the classic real-time strategy title suffered a wave of criticism from players . Bugs, missing features, and downgraded graphics were among the chief complaints.
News that Blizzard is laying claim to any and all player-created Warcraft III: Reforged custom games as per the user agreement [Blizzard] only fueled the discontent.
To further exacerbate the situation, Blizzard reportedly banned official forum users looking to help others obtain refunds [Reddit].
Reports on Reddit suggest that Blizzard has now relented – somewhat – and streamlined the refund process.
Some players highlighted a frustrating manual approval system [Reddit] blocking previous attempts to obtain a refund. Others were flatly denied refunds despite perceived breaches of consumer law [Reddit].
Reddit user krOnicLTD explains that the process is now automatic :
I think word should go out to everyone, everywhere .. Blizzard is giving out automatic refunds for Warcraft 3 Reforged now .. I pre-ordered the game in December , played a bit through the beta (maybe like – 90 hours) and after release I also played around 5 hours. I refunded the game a few minutes ago within one minute, automatically.
Players can now reportedly obtain an automatic refund for Warcraft III: Reforged by citing “technical issues” via Blizzard support
As for Blizzard’s apparent change of heart, many are pointing towards rumblings among the community of false advertising and
Automatic refunds will undoubtedly alleviate the disappointment of some. Yet, Warcraft III: Reforged remains in a dire state.
The game retains a bitingly low User Score on Metacritic . It currently stands at 0.5 – the lowest scored game on the review aggregator [PCGamesN].
This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth
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