Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

**Ice** · 07-08-2009, 15:46

Does anyone still play this game? The guy I'm living with gave me a free copy, and I haven't been able to put it down. Ladder games are so much fun online, although I do get throughly wipped 60% of the of the time.

**Ramses II CP** · 07-08-2009, 19:17

I was never even able to finish the SP game. The hero dynamic gets very annoying after awhile, like a watered down action game added on top of my RTS for no reason. I know some people dig the MP, but IMHO the older Starcraft is and always will be superior.

**pevergreen** · 07-09-2009, 00:49

Great game or greatest game?

try this map: http://www.epicwar.com/maps/77094/

Its a great custom map, and this game has survived because of the custom maps.

The above map gained a small cult following on the private aussie server I used to play on, Bored Aussies.

**pevergreen** · 07-09-2009, 11:08

Starcraft doesnt have custom scenarios.

I don't know how battle.net goes these days, but Bored Aussies has a few thousand regulars.

edit: pretty good for an invite only private PVPGN, where invites are about once a year, if that.

**Beskar** · 07-09-2009, 13:41

I like Parasite 2 and other variations of WC3 inspired Mafia games like sleep town. I used to play those a lot before playing Mafia in the gameroom.

Also, problem with Starcraft is the dated graphics and other things. Starcraft 2 will hopefully breath some goodness there with similar style of play.

I still remember my first Starcraft battle, I was playing around with Protoss then this guy comes up, I start sapping him with a worker, but he escapes, after dropping a pylon then dumped tons of defence turrets in my base, killing me.

**Ice** · 07-09-2009, 14:56

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

People still play WC3? I thought they had all either moved on or reverted back to the (vastly superior) Starcraft by now.

Warcraft has more variety (4 races), heroes, and items.

**Whacker** · 07-09-2009, 15:00

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

People still play WC3? I thought they had all either moved on or reverted back to the (vastly superior) Starcraft by now.

By the gods sir, have you been living under a rock?

Blizzard still demands $40 for both the Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 battlechests, and $20 for the Starcraft battlechest, and they still sell like hotcakes.

For games 9-10+ years old.

**Ice** · 07-09-2009, 16:26

Originally Posted by Whacker

By the gods sir, have you been living under a rock?

Blizzard still demands $40 for both the Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 battlechests, and $20 for the Starcraft battlechest, and they still sell like hotcakes.

For games 9-10+ years old.

Really? My roommate picked it out of the bargin bin for 5 or 10 bucks.

**Whacker** · 07-09-2009, 16:40

Originally Posted by Ice

Really? My roommate picked it out of the bargin bin for 5 or 10 bucks.

Check Target.com. Couldn't find the D2 one, but WC3 was $40 and SC was $20 still. I think wallyworld is roughly the same, and I know Gamestop is since I was just there a few days ago. Your homeboy must have got a used version or it wasn't the battlechest.