Warcraft 3: Reforged’s 2.0 patch temporarily blocked access to the original RTS, with players who’ve owned the classic version for decades told that their license isn’t valid

Warcraft 3: Reforged was supposed to get a second chance earlier this week with the launch of version 2.0 – a major patch that seemingly had the opportunity to revitalize the real-time strategy remaster that was heavily criticized when it launched in 2020. However, a major bug might have ended up frustrating original Warcraft 3 fans about its existence even more. 

As highlighted across Reddit and the Blizzard Forums, many players of the classic game reported that after the release of Reforged 2.0, they could no longer access the 2002 version. “Multiple people, including myself, being hit with a menu saying ‘This account does not have a valid Warcraft 3 License. Click here to purchase one’ and the link takes you to the page to buy Warcraft 3 Reforged,” one writes.