Schreier says that, regardless of the individual pitch, "there was no appetite among Blizzard's executive team for a new RTS game." He points to Warcraft 3: Reforged as a sort of last-ditch effort to prove to the execs that there was still some gas left in the ol' RTS tank, but we all know how that went.

Blizzard pitched Warcraft 4 and a Call of Duty RTS, but both ideas were rejected. Explore why these RTS dreams were shot down by executives

According to Jason Schreier, Tim Morten and his team were desperate to get a new RTS off the ground at Blizzard.

Blizzard hasn't dipped its toes into the real-time strategy waters in a hot minute, but it's reportedly not for a lack of trying. Developers "desperate" for an RTS return have reportedly pitched everything from Warcraft 4 to a Call of Duty spin-off to no luck.