Warcraft III Expansion

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."

Comments

Re:The Frozen Throne

[SoSueMe]

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

Re:But, we're boycotting WC3 this week, right?

[Anonvmous Coward]

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

I know you're being funny, but the truth is that the market needs AAA games. Boycotting Blizzard would do more harm than good. (Besides, it's Vivendi you're after..)

WC D&D Also coming to real world

[mojotek]

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.

Disappointed

[Shamashmuddamiq]

I bought WC3 on the first day of its release. A huge starcraft fan, I couldn't imagine it could have been bad. I played WC3 nonstop for weeks in a row, and I didn't like it nearly as much as StarCraft. "That's OK," I thought, "it's just because I haven't played it as much as StarCraft."

Well, I slowly came to the realization that I didn't like the game very much. It was just boring. I got the feeling that part of the reason that StarCraft was so fun was because you could be creative and play strategies that the developers hadn't intended. Unfortunately, they must have thought that was a bad thing, because in WC3, they capped the unit limit much lower and added the annoying concept of "upkeep". Now, every game is the same (you have like two or three strategy options), and if one of your team's partners is a bad player or just uncooperative, you're screwed.

I'll buy the expansion. I hope it turns my opinion of the game around. I really *want* to like WC3. If it's even half as good as SC, it should give me limitless hours of entertainment.

Re:Disappointed

[dghcasp]

I got the feeling that part of the reason that StarCraft was so fun was because you could be creative and play strategies that the developers hadn't intended. [...] in WC3, they capped the unit limit much lower and added the annoying concept of "upkeep".

Strategies that the designers hadn't intended? You mean "Zerg Rush from the left instead of Zerg Rush from the right?" Or BattleShip Rush with 24 battleships instead of 8? Or (insert whatever here) rush?

Almost every RTS degernates into "he[1] who gathers resources best wins, regarless of everything else." I remember reading an interview when they said that they were trying to change that model for WC3, hence the upkeep and small caps.

[1] I almost said "he or she;" what was I thinking?

Hrmm...

[smasherbob]

Let's take a look here:

One new Hero per race, each possessing powerful spells and magical abilities specifically designed to enhance each race

A host of new units, each equipped with new abilities and spells, giving players the opportunity to create diverse strategic and tactical forms of combat

3 new tilesets featuring extraordinary new lands to explore, complete with numerous creeps and critters to wage war upon

Player-built shops, unique for each race, equipped with items carefully designed to improve and aid the units of every race

Neutral buildings, which will provide players with numerous new upgrades, items and abilities

Neutral Heroes, available for recruitment by all players, that can supplement and strengthen a player's army with all new spells and abilities

An advanced world editor that allows players to create their own custom campaigns, complete with cut-scenes and voiceovers

Many new multiplayer maps

Expanded multiplayer options over Battle.net® including multiple new game types, clan and tournament support.

Well, I'm dissapointed that the Burning Legion didn't somehow worm their way into the expansion as a playable race, buuuut... it's nice that there will be new clan features. That's something I've always wondered about - in all the FPS and RTS and RPGs and yada yada, why the heck are clans always an out-of-game feature? You'd think by now that game developers would have gotten wind of the fact that gamers like to group together. Why not give them options to solidify that in-game?

Re:Inter-Game warfare?

[silvaran]

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.

Warcraft 3 Expansion Overview

[Herkum01]

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.