page_title: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
section_title: Writing
hierarchical_section_title: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos / Development / Writing
caption_attribution_description: English: Chris Metzen at BlizzCon in 2009. Pictured here with his beard, Chet. Français&#160;: Chris Metzen à BlizzCon en 2009. On voit ici avec sa barbe, Chet
context_page_description: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a high fantasy real-time strategy computer video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment released in July 2002. It is the second sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, after Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the third game set in the Warcraft fictional universe, and the first to be rendered in three dimensions. An expansion pack, The Frozen Throne, was released in July 2003. Warcraft III is set several years after the events of Warcraft II, and tells the story of the Burning Legion's attempt to conquer the fictional world of Azeroth with the help of an army of the Undead, led by fallen paladin Arthas Menethil. It chronicles the combined efforts of the Human Alliance, Orcish Horde, and Night Elves to stop them before they can corrupt the World Tree.
  In the game, as in many real-time strategy games, players collect resources, train individual units and heroes, and build bases in order to: achieve various goals, or to defeat the enemy player. Four playable factions can be chosen from: Humans, Orcs, and two new factions: the Night Elves and the Undead.
context_section_description: Most of the game's missions and background story was written by Chris Metzen, who also provided the voice for Thrall. Metzen had previously contributed artwork to the first game and became involved in writing stories and missions in Warcraft II. Warcraft III was the first game Metzen, served as creative director for, a role he would continue in for all Blizzard games until his retirement in 2016.
caption: Chris Metzen, writer and creative director
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