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Warcraft III Expansion

Posted by michael on from the good-blizzard-bad-blizzard dept.

Ultra Magnus writes "Looks like Blizzard is releasing an expansion pack to WC3. I've always been pleased with their expansions before, so I hope this lives up to expectations."

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  1. But, we're boycotting WC3 this week, right? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or am I off on the weekly schedule? Because I could swear this was the week we're upset over the DMCA server stuff.

  2. Re:The Frozen Throne by SoSueMe · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Frozen Throne"...
    Now, that'll wake you up in the morning!

  3. WC3 Extension functions by Kragg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blizzard promise that this extension to WC3 will allow the standards body to resolutely approve new web standards well within a year of their being suggested.

    Oh, hang on...

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  4. By GW? by duckpoopy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Warcraft3: The Iraqi invasion

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  5. Re:first? by Eccles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aren't we still hating Blizzard?

    Yep, you'n'me both! As for everyone else, they made it one of the best-selling titles ever, so I think that was a pretty darned ineffective boycott...

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  6. Inter-Game warfare? by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 4, Funny


    Wanna know what I'm looking for?

    A patch that allows a WarCraft III player go up against an Age Of Mythology player. Better yet, make some sort of a patchwork quilt where you've got Sims Online to the north, Command & Conquer to the south, EverQuest to the east, and WarCraft to the west.

    THAT would be fun. :)

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    1. Re:Inter-Game warfare? by silvaran · · Score: 5, Funny

      It wouldn't be fun... you'd have to break out of battle every five minutes to let your sims go to the bathroom and grab something to eat.

    2. Re:Inter-Game warfare? by xNullx · · Score: 1, Funny

      Predictions on the outcome:

      The game starts with the Sims moving west to say hello to their WC3 friends. After the WC3 grunts brutally ravage the Sims, the Everquest players all move north in an attempt to camp the Sims spawn point to get rare drops. Seeing this, the C&C players begin amassing Tanks for a rush while at the same time firing potshots at the Trolls who were dumbfounded by the fact that their axes just weren't stopping the tanks. Eventually C&C rushes the map and faces heavy resistance from Everquest until all the EQ players are nerfed. Right as C&C finishes off WC3, Quake appears and kills everything.

      Yes, I changed tense several times....your point?

  7. The Frozen Throne eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well I hope the poor king doesn't loose his crown jewels to frostbite.

  8. WC D&D Also coming to real world by mojotek · · Score: 5, Funny

    I found it interesting that some outfit called 'Swords and Sorcery Studios' has partnered with Blizzard to put out the Dungeons & Dragons WarCraft RPG too. I'm sure there's a couple of geeks who still get off on spinning 20 sided dice for kicks.

    Story is here. NOTE: This is NOT a computer game, its the same D&D we all had a crack at/obsessed over in our teens. Although a video game version would be pretty cool to see in the future.

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  9. boycott? by SHEENmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I hate blizzard; screw WC3!
    "Oooh, shiny."

    In my defense, I dualboot OS X to play it and not winshit.

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  10. Great Now they can start on Starcraft 2 ! by Snaller · · Score: 4, Funny

    About time too!

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  11. Yarrr. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Warcraft III: Humans vs. DMCA!

  12. Warcraft 3 Expansion Overview by Herkum01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Building: Game Expansion
    Requirements: Must be part of the Blizzard faction
    Resources: 2000gp

    The WC3 Expansion is upgrade from WC3. When it is completed, it brings about an increase in gold production, fan loyalty(like "Blizzard rocks"), and opposing commentary(ex: "This is unoriginial"). It also extends the life of WC3 for 4 to 6 months.

  13. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Computer requirements and Koreans should be weighed in as well.

  14. Anyone else associate "WC3" with Wing Commander? by thunderbird46 · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I was skimming the front page a few minutes ago I saw the "WC3" there and thought "Wing Commander III? What's that doing getting mentioned on Slashdot, it's 9 years old!.... well, I guess it could be a re-post!" :)

    Seriously though... am I crazy, or are there other people who still associate "WC3" with that space-combat sim that, at its release, needed just about all the computing power a then-new 486 could muster?