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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III runs on Windows 95/98/2000/NT and Mac OS. My setup was easy as pie, which was surprising since I run WinXP. And, on a side note, I was running it on a LCD screen and had no problem. Blizzard has an effective video setup that allows you to customize the game to match your hardware by changing the resolution, model detail, animation quality, texture quality, particles, and lights. This is especially helpful if you're running on an older machine and still want your game to run fast. The sound setup even allows you to have Dolby Surround!
I'm always disappointed that Blizzard's betas only let you play multiplayer, but that's life. In multiplayer mode, I found my abilities only let me get about 30 minutes into the game before I was demolished by the hard-core players. Maybe it was me, but Warcraft III seemed to have a faster pace than the previous two releases. The pace is a double-edged sword, because some players like their video games to be fast paced while others like to take their time. I think Warcraft II is somewhere in between Urban Terror and Civilization III. So, until I can take it low and play in a single player campaign mode, I'm counting the days until Blizzard releases Warcraft III 1.0.
Most important, if you're looking forward to the game, be assured: the gameplay is cool. This time you have a choice between four races: Human, Undead, Orc, or Dark Elf. Your race really doesn't matter in multiplayer mode; winning basically comes down to building everything up quickly and creating a massive army with which to crush your opponents. Or in my case, getting crushed.
This is where one of my favorite features comes into play. When enemies are attacking you (or your allies), the map flashes, letting you know that there is a throwdown and you should send in backup. Features I'm looking forward to in the upcoming release include: LAN games (five laptops, five six-packs, you know the drill), the single-player campaign, map editors, and polished cinematics. I realize that cinematics may not really be a game feature, but I can down a tub of popcorn when I'm watching Blizzard's cinematics, they're just that cool.
Warcraft III gives new meaning to strategy RPGs. If you like to play pure strategy games where your only goal is to be the last one standing, this game is for you. If you like games where you can take a character, build him up, and watch the character grow over the life of the game, this game is for you. Warcraft III is a successful cross between the two genres. You can build your basic Orc Grunts and go fight the enemy, but you can also build Heroes. Each class has different Heroes with which you can gain experience, attain new levels, and learn new skills. Warcraft III even lets you carry around an inventory!
I think the biggest improvement that Warcraft III has over its predecessors is Blizzard's ever more impressive graphics. With a decent video card, the graphics are crisp and clear. Nowadays, 3D is the name of the game, and Blizzard again comes a step closer to reality with this strategy role-playing game.
I think this was more an issue with Blizzard's parent company. I don't think if, given the choice, Blizzard would have shut down bnetd.
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Am I the only person who thinks of Mozilla whenever anyone talks about Blizzard releasing software? Yes, I know, I've played Warcraft (both), Diablo (both), and Starcraft, but any time I see mention of a new software release from Blizzard, I automatically think of Mozilla, not games.
that Blizzard would have supplied Slashdot with a better review. Guess they figured it wouldn't be believable once Timmah! threw his name on it. Sell out fucks.
How we know is more important than what we know.
It might be just like the RIAA and _your_ favorite band, but almost none of the music that I like comes from a label who has anything to do with the RIAA.
/. readers could have a great desktop experience with Mac OS X or Linux. You can see independant films at The Charles (if you live in Baltimore).
Of course, I'm not going to say I got here completely on principles. I started using Linux for other reasons, but now I like it so much more than Windows that it's easy to not use Microsoft products. I started listening to independant music because I thought it was better (note: this is an average, on-the-whole measurement; there are plenty of bad indie bands too). Now it's pretty easy for me to take a stand against the RIAA.
I still do go to a movie every once and a while, but I don't rent or buy them, and I don't watch TV. This is because most visual entertainment these days is not worth the time spent (ie, I could be spending my time playing music, or something else).
Blah, blah, blah...my point is that you don't have to be this way. You will be able to find lots of independant music that you like. Squaresoft makes great games, and I don't recall them being a force of evil. Yeah, you have to buy the hardware from Sony, but they either make little profit on it or turn a loss. Most
IOW, you might have to give up a few things that are cool, but there are plenty of non-evil alternatives that are just as cool. True, you have to look for them a bit harder since they're not shoved in your face by advertising, but that's part of the reason some of us like them...
WMBC freeform/independent online radio.
is there anywhere i can do a feature request? since we have all these neat features, and half the people i know use dual monitor displays, is there any way i can set up warcraft III to display the map on a second monitor, somthing like a minimized version of the entire map, with sprite-ized versions of the units. not as helpful as some more advanced AI, but still extremely helpful
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I forgot that if you go against the flow here, you get modded down. So let me reclaim my karma points:
"MICROSOFT SUCKS! They don't do anything right."
"LINUX RULES! Linux is in fact, not imperfect. The flaws in it are really the users's fault."
"BLIZZARD IS EVIL! The fact that they make great games is of little consequence."
"OPEN SOURCE IS GREAT!! Microsoft is evil because they don't use it, yet the benefits are quite obvious! I mean look how great Linux is! Just be sure to see my earlier note on it."
There, I should get my Karma back. Sorry for having an individual opinions!
"Derp de derp."
You know, this is the first time ever that I am actually looking for his extra posts to mod him down. Because of my tactical zeal, I am now inventing the term "karma slapping"-
Karma slapping: (v). present tense. 1. To bait trolls into carefully questioned counter-traps where they respond several times, and subsequnetly draining all of the karma out of their flamebait and response posts. 2. To de karma a troll comment with maximum force. Opposite of karma whoring.
Please feed the trolls. I'll keep a slappin' away when they post back.