In August last year, for the launch of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard Entertainment presented a story short . It was dedicated to the legendary Horde warrior Varok Saurfang, who was experiencing a moment of weakness due to endless bloodshed, the death of his son in battle in the north against the Lich King, and the destruction of the Tree of Life Teldrassil by Sylvanas Windrunner. Despite the worries, he remembered that Audra was all he had left in life, took another fight against the Alliance warriors and decided to continue to fight. In November at Varok's story continues as King Anduin Wrynn turns to a Horde warrior to stop Sylvanas.
The new animated short features Varok Saurfang once again. He understands that the world around him is sick, split and falling apart, like the Horde, and goes in search of the legendary leader - Thrall, the son of Durotan. He leads the life of a hermit and is not yet ready to become a leader or even an ordinary warrior again, but after some thought and a skirmish, the shaman takes out his ax ...
Thrall is the very embodiment of valor, strength and courage of the Horde. It was Thrall who at one time led the orcs out of the human camps and opened the way for them to freedom and prosperity. Being a shaman, he always sees the deep essence of the elements, which helps him make the right decisions in difficult situations. At birth, the orc was given the name Go'el. He is one of the main characters of Warcraft III and an active participant in the history of World of Warcraft. After the return of Deathwing, who destroyed the world to the ground, Thrall laid down the burden of ruler and joined the Earthen Ring, a group of the most powerful shamans of Azeroth, to calm the raging elemental forces and thwart the plans of the Destroyer. Now he will be one of the important characters in the 8.2 Rise of Azshara update.
Recall that now Blizzard is working on a full-fledged re-release of Warcraft III : it will have a completely redesigned graphics, updated videos, support for 4K and so on, but the gameplay will remain in its original form. that Warcraft III: Reforged will run even on 15-year-old graphics cards.
More recently, Blizzard retro lovers: following company strategy Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II (both Tides of Darkness and Beyond the Dark Portal), which received support for modern systems and cloud saves.
Source: 3dnews.ru