There should be a Warlords Battlecry 4

[👁]

Ideally with a Conquest of Etheria campaign mode like in WBC2 but with all the races from WBC3 and no cooldown timers on spell casting (worst idea ever for that stupid patch)

[Karol13]

+1
I just hope we (the game and we, the fans) didn't miss the Revive Train (when oldies are resurrected and brought back as remakes, remastered editions or new sequels)
Or at least The Protectors should be completed.

[Vaagur]

Warlords IV exists, but it's not the same thing at all. I do like both games though. ^^

[Humble]

Warlord IV isn't Warlord Battlecry 4, it's difference game, Warlord IV or Warlord 4 was make in 2003, while Warlord Battlecry 3 make in 2004.

[Sullateli]

Damn, I dream about Warlords Battlecry 4 long time. I remember there was question from devs: "What if we were making Warlords Battlecry 4...."

[👁]

It's sad that they only make phone aps now, I wonder if they even could make a WBC4 if they wanted to. Like, do they even still have what it takes to pull it off?

[Joe the Bartender]

The short answer to that is most likely no. I've been following the free-to-play Puzzle Quest 3 and it feels like it's taking a nose dive as the emphasis has switched from Solo Story + PvP to Cash Whale PvP. Their attempt to address balance is rarely to nerf the bonkers spells, it's to more or less remake everything else so that they form the basis. This means that there are only a certain number of strict, viable builds - and even adhering to them won't help because the ability to grind has become more limited, meaning that you need to pay to proceed at each and every stage in the game. They also removed a really nice, slick interface and replaced it with ugly boxes and they even removed the campaign map locations which you visit throughout the story. Instead each level is now represented by nothing more than a text box. I don't understand why any of this was done, and I now wonder if PQ3 will be the end of Warlords. I really hope not.

[Tapasvi]

Originally posted by 😇:

It's sad that they only make phone aps now, I wonder if they even could make a WBC4 if they wanted to. Like, do they even still have what it takes to pull it off?

Sure, with loot boxes, season passes, and strictly online gameplay.

[Joe the Bartender]

Yeeup, pretty much. I'm not entirely sure what Steve is thinking. I wonder if he's being influenced by former partners and/or new studio members?

[👁]

I really wish they had just made one with everything from WBC3 but with a conquest mode like in WBC2 and maybe some expanded factions.

Sad that they just abandoned the franchise after WBC3, especially now that the market is starved for fantasy RTS games, we get some sci-fi and space ones now and then but we almost never get a good fantasy RTS anymore. The market's kind of starved for a game like that.

But I think maybe they were trend chasers who happened upon a winning formula, like maybe the only reason they made WBC in the first place is because RTS games were the meta in the 2000's and now that RTS games aren't the meta anymore a lot of devs don't have the wherewithal to make them and a lot of publishers just want the lowest possible effort content with the highest potential payoffs so they're hunting whales and dolphins with mobile aps.

[angelfmf]

Originally posted by 👁:

I really wish they had just made one with everything from WBC3 but with a conquest mode like in WBC2 and maybe some expanded factions.

Sad that they just abandoned the franchise after WBC3, especially now that the market is starved for fantasy RTS games, we get some sci-fi and space ones now and then but we almost never get a good fantasy RTS anymore. The market's kind of starved for a game like that.

But I think maybe they were trend chasers who happened upon a winning formula, like maybe the only reason they made WBC in the first place is because RTS games were the meta in the 2000's and now that RTS games aren't the meta anymore a lot of devs don't have the wherewithal to make them and a lot of publishers just want the lowest possible effort content with the highest potential payoffs so they're hunting whales and dolphins with mobile aps.

Well metas change, I think it depends on the quality of the game entirely. Look at Baldur's Gate 3, it is already being a fierce competitor in the gaming world. If they made a really good RTS people might want to try it out and even become their favorite genre. Quality is everything, but sadly its not being taken into account by most, and WBC was a good franchise, since the 1st one (in my opinion anyway)

[★eZ★]

I'd love to see it. Either that are a remastered version of WBC 1, 2 & 3 with added stuff and online function.

[👁]

Originally posted by angelfmf:

Well metas change, I think it depends on the quality of the game entirely. Look at Baldur's Gate 3, it is already being a fierce competitor in the gaming world. If they made a really good RTS people might want to try it out and even become their favorite genre. Quality is everything, but sadly its not being taken into account by most, and WBC was a good franchise, since the 1st one (in my opinion anyway)

Yah.

I feel like if the 4X Fantasy RTS Genre ever gets revitalized we may see some really cool games but we'll level see another game like Warlords Battlecry.

Which is a shame because this IP was so awesome, and I doubt we'll ever really see anything like it again. Whole generations will never get to experience anything like it.

[👁]

Originally posted by ★ Never Happened ★ ツ:

I'd love to see it. Either that are a remastered version of WBC 1, 2 & 3 with added stuff and online function.

Just that would be amazing. If I could play WBC 2 with all the factions and units from WBC 3 at 1080p without needing hacks and fixes to run it I'd be happy.

[bana]

They could also add new races like the opposite of Demons aka Angels and other interesting stuffs....

[DeusEx Machina]

I think the most important for games in these genres for longevity is modding support and to be able to always play multiplayer. I mostly play singleplayer, but i am pretty sure if it has competitive multiplayer scene it will stay alive (look at H3 for example).