

Legal fine print that gives a publisher a non-exclusive license to distribute mods is common. That's sensible, but if this policy were necessary to protect Blizzard from frivolous lawsuits, you'd expect every other publisher to claim ownership of maps and mods made with their tools. If a character in a World of Warcraft expansion somewhat resembles a custom Warcraft 3 character in your mod, you don't get to claim that your material was stolen and demand payment. This has been Blizzard's policy for years now-it went under the radar when it was applied to StarCraft 2 custom games-and in part, Blizzard is just protecting itself. If you use the software, it says you are giving Blizzard ownership of your "titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialog, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, animations, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, methods of operation, moral rights," and anything else you might create. We’re in this for the long haul.” They also promise that a post-release roadmap will be announced soon.The Warcraft 3 Art Tools EULA gets grotesquely specific. “We still plan to add more content, fix bugs, balance, and improve all aspects of the game just as we’ve done throughout Early Access. To celebrate, the team held an AMA on Reddit to answer a few questions, including assuring players that Legion TD 2’s release isn’t the end of development. The tower defence title features a single-player campaign alongside PvP multiplayer with 2v2 and 4v4 matches, including eight player parties. Back in 2016 developer AutoAttack Games – including the same two-person team that made the original, along with a couple of new developers – launched a successful Kickstarter to make a standalone sequel.Īfter an extended period in early access, Legion TD 2 has finally got its full release on Steam – and it’s been rated ‘Mostly Positive’ from around 2000 reviews. The popular Warcraft 3 mod Legion TD released around 2009 and inspired both StarCraft II’s Squadron TD and Dota 2’s Legion TD: Reborn – and also possibly autobattlers like Teamfight Tactics and DOTA Underlords. Now, 12 years and over seven years of full development later, standalone sequel Legion TD 2 has launched on Steam. One of the most popular mods for Warcraft 3 back in the day was Legion TD, a fantastic tower defence game that was second only to the all-powerful DOTA in terms of popularity.
