Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, first released in 1995, just received its first balance update in over two decades, nerfing units like Ogre Mages and buffing Archers and Axe Throwers.
Blizzard recently remastered Warcraft 2 (and its predecessor) as part of a new Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Far from simply updating the game’s visuals and adding some modern quality-of-life features, Blizzard is also taking a look at gameplay balance.
Most of the changes in the new Warcraft 2: Remastered patch 1.0.1 are related to resource costs and ability durations for various units. Archers and Axe Throwers have received some significant changes to their upgrades, which are now faster to research, deal more damage, and cost less gold and (in most cases) lumber to learn. Paladins have received some slight buffs, as have Death Knights.