Ambition gave way to reality when six and even five races proved too difficult for Blizzard to balance. Early plans for a fleshed-out race of goblins in WarCraft III played up the kamikaze mentality of the goblin with designs such as a catapult that flung units across the map. One such race was the goblins, a mischievous and devil-may-care band of green-skinned warriors who had thrown in with the Orc Horde during WarCraft II's events. Deciding on a sixth race was like a game of roulette, with the development ball stopping on various ideas. The fifth was the Burning Legion, an ancient race of demons that invaded Azeroth early on in the game. "Originally, Blizzard conceived six races. "After shipping StarCraft, Blizzard's ace team of strategy game makers returned to WarCraft to devise another row between the Orcs and humans, plus two new factions: night elves, and the undead," Craddock said. WarCraft 3 ended up adding two new playable races.
It wasn't until after StarCraft was released that work on Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos began.
We know how Warcraft 2 turned out when it was released in 1995, and after its success (and that of the expansion Beyond the Dark Portal in 1996), Blizzard focused on StarCraft. Stu Rose and Ron Millar, two of Blizzard's designers, united their efforts and squashed that idea, arguing that a bigger and better WarCraft wouldn't be quite so jarring." They proposed pitting the Orcs against modern-day humans piloting jets and other advanced weaponry in a fantasy-versus-science showdown. But another camp wanted to do something different.
One camp wanted a direct sequel-another battle between Orcs and humans in a medieval time and place. "A sequel to WarCraft seemed a natural next step, but there was deliberation over the setting and time period. "After releasing WarCraft: Orcs & Humans, Blizzard Entertainment's parent company pressured Blizzard president Allen Adham to get another game on store shelves," Craddock said. We know that Warcraft was meant to have a medieval setting, but what if the sequel had gone in a totally different direction? Today, we get a bit more meat on the Warcraft series. In our last two chats with David Craddock about his upcoming Blizzard book Stay Awhile and Listen, the author has given us stories about Diablo 2 hardcore mode and details on Blizzard North's early desire to create a sports division.
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