Blizzard appears to have let the [[link]] orc out of the bag a week early: ahead of its planned celebrating 30 years of its most famous series, a logo for Warcraft 2: Remastered has appeared on its internal servers.
, there's a new entry for the game, specifically titled "Warcraft II: Remastered Internal Alpha." Blizzard's server update included the logo as well as a piece of key art for the game. If you remember the naval-heavy theming for Warcraft 2 ("land, sea, and air" was the big pitch for what the sequel offered over the original real-time strategy game), this art looks right on point.
Warcraft II Remastered !!! :D pic.twitter.com/txO5VyL3nS
Well—excitement and hesitation. A [[link]] lot of players seem hesitant to trust [[link]] a Blizzard remaster after Warcraft 3 Reforged, which infamously , with features missing from the original game. Reforged also made it impossible to play that original game online, which is what really got folks upset—much in the same way . While the Warcraft 3 remaster was improved a bit after release, Blizzard never fully addressed player criticisms, leaving modders to .
Though movement on Blizztracker suggests Reforged may . Maybe Blizzard has another surprise in store for next week's Warcraft Direct—a proper overhaul to Reforged sure would go a long way towards making people believe Warcraft 2 Remastered is being handled with the care it deserves.