Wulf Franke: Warcraft 3 lacked future on a global scale

WinneR · #1 09-27-2008, 09:49 PM

I found this on a website, and I think he is right, about that Warcraft 3 is dead

"We felt that Warcraft 3 lacked future on a global scale. In North America Warcraft 3 is dead. In Europe the remaining players are complaining that the only people still playing the game seriously are living in China."

Why was Warcraft 3 dropped?
We felt that Warcraft 3 lacked future on a global scale. In North America Warcraft 3 is dead. In Europe the remaining players are complaining that the only people still playing the game seriously are living in China. You could say outside China Warcraft 3 is pretty much going into a similar direction Starcraft took years ago outside South Korea. In China Warcraft 3 is without a doubt the hottest game there is. The Intel Extreme Masters events in China and Korea will have side competitions for RTS games, obviouly geared towards the local audiences.

World of Warcraft has a larger global community and Starcraft 2 is just around the corner.

What is the future of WC3 in ESL events in general?
Our Chinese ESL PGL just finished its third season last weekend. Once again it boosted records in concurrent viewers and overall sessions. ESL PGL is without a doubt the most successful Warcraft 3 1on1 tournament since the Intel Extreme Masters II Finals. Warcraft 3 is still a part of the European Nations Championship and it is the core of the ESL WC3L Series as well as several ESL Pro Series in multiple European countries. We will always offer tournaments and leagues for active game communities.