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Warcraft 3 Abbreviations - Deathwing @ 21:46:49 EDT As with all RTS games, a natural language of abbreviations, acronyms and metaphors arise as teammates attempt to communicate more efficiently. Dstroy has kindly compiled the most universal ones over here. If you area newbie and have trouble understanding your team mates, or want to prepared for the full release, give it a read. |
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Upcoming Changes - Deathwing @ 16:56:42 EDT Blizzard has posted a few more upcoming changes for Warcraft 3:
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Orc Shield Wallpaper - Deathwing @ 16:51:12 EDT Blizzard has released another wallpaper for all you Warcraft 3 fans out there. This one features the Orc Shield, a great one to add to your collection of other 'shield' deskstops. Find it here. |
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New Lord of Destructrion MP3 - Deathwing @ 16:48:58 EDT Blizzard has released another official Diablo II soundtrack. Here's the description from Blizzard's composer:
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New Fan Art - Deathwing @ 21:41:30 EDT Our Fan Art Gallery has just received two new submissions. The first is a attractive sketch of a ghost by Wild 2k, while the second is a superb painting brought together by Mya himself. Don't miss out: For other stunning visuals, check out our Fan Art Gallery. If you're a talented artist, be sure to submit your work. |
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Blizzard On All Fronts - ShadowHawk @ 14:41:52 EDT Blizzard seems to be everywhere these days. Blizzard has announced that Bill Roper will be on WXBH AM 1190 at 3 pm on Saturday. If you don't have the chance to catch it on a radio, it will be on WXBH's Homepage as well. The topic of the interview will be the upcoming international release of Warcraft III as well as World of Warcraft. Be sure to catch the broadcast on Saturday. Also on Battle.net, Blizzard has posted up all the previews from E3 and such that their games have been in as usual. Check them out if you have the time. |
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New Cinematic Shot - ShadowHawk @ 11:36:47 EDT Blizzard has put up a new cinematic shot up on their main page that looks a little like a city from Star Wars. I have been informed that this city is Dalaran, home to the Warcraft magi. Be sure to check out the image for yourself. |
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Beta Patch 1.33 Out - ShadowHawk @ 11:31:15 EDT You can now download the newest patch for the Warcraft III beta. Patch 1.33 is comprised of balance changes for all of the races. Blizzard will probably be releasing a patch in the future featuring major updates and such for the game. You can comment and see the list of changes here. |
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Warcraft Preview - Deathwing @ 22:34:18 EDT Gaming Illustrated has written up a preview of Warcraft 2. This one is two pages long, but due to its rather late time of arrival, doesn't offer much we don't already know, Though to however say the Warcraft 3 has hands down, the best graphics of any 3D RTS. Feel free to read it. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:21:29 EDT Mark Fay has published the first chapter of an excellent online novel based in the Starcraft game world. 'Battle of Wills' is set after the events of Brood War, where a Umajon Lieutenant is sent to spy on the Dominion. Filled with a subtle humor, and nice unexpected twists, the story is highly recommended: For other fan fiction, check out the stories archive. A talented write yourself? Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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More Upcoming Changes - ShadowHawk @ 11:22:20 EDT There are more changes that will be implemented in the upcoming patch. Here they are:
Blizzard is really doing a good job making the changes where they are needed to make Warcraft III balanced. Expect this newest patch out soon. |
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Upcoming Warcraft 3 Charges - Deathwing @ 21:29:19 EDT Blizzard has published a list of new changes they plan to implement with the next patch, they are as follows:
It looks like despite the major reduction in cost, many spellcasters are still not being used. Hence Blizzard has further increased their power. Also it looks like Summons will now be very vulnerable to dispel magic. Other than that, there's tones of fine tuning. Comment about the changes here. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:33:00 EDT Juha Kangas has submitted the start of an interesting online novel. 'The Lost Temple' is a tale set in the world of Warcraft that details a sect of orcs who seeks the favor of the Burning Legion. In the first chapter, a Gyrocopter Pilot is made prisoner: For other fan fiction, check out the stories archive. A talented write yourself? Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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New Strategy - Deathwing @ 22:40:18 EDT Igor Polyakov has sent forth a useful a useful strategy for Orc Players out there, utilizing the rarely used Tauren Chieftain. It details a moderately fast and flexible build for the Orcs that'll allow them to hunt down creeps quickly and establish an offensive stance. Tailored specifically for Lost Temple, it's a good one to check out if you play 1v1: Got a cool Warcraft 3 Tactic? We'd love to hear it, so send it over. More strategies are available in our Strategy Index. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 21:39:35 EDT The recent turn of events at E3 has brought some delicious news on the quality of Warcraft 3's single player campaign. Unlike other RTS games where the single player was almost a training sequence of the muiltiplayer game, Warcraft 3's singleplayer will be unique in its own way, and the campaign flows almost like a RPG. So in this week's question, we ask you which aspect of War3 you’re looking forward to the most, battling it out with players, and exploring the intricate storyline. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 21:25:49 EDT A new week has started, and time for a new poll. Without further delay, here are the results to the current one:
The results this time were a little surprising, but it seems the majority are opposed to Blizzard's decision to the remove the 2-minute rule. I guess most people would like the chance to leave at the start, should their opponent be too laggy or someone this they disliked. However on the hand, it would reduce the effectiveness of the random matchmaking system. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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GameSpy Preview - ShadowHawk @ 10:29:32 EDT GameSpy has put up more screenshots as well has more of an analysis on Warcraft III. The preview once again points out the nice features of Warcraft III and how it is shaping up to be the best in the series. Be sure to give it a read here. |
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IGN War3 Impressions - Deathwing @ 22:22:15 EDT PC IGN has published their impressions of the Warcraft 3 demonstration at E3. Not too much new here that other sites haven't already covered. However it’s still a nice read simply for the fact that the author makes it sound like War3 is to die for. |
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InsideMacgames at E3 - Deathwing @ 21:41:20 EDT InsideMacGames has visited the Blizzard Booth today to bring you an article about both WoW and Warcraft 3. Points of note include:
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Blizzard Interviews - Deathwing @ 20:17:18 EDT Gunslinger of WorldofWarcraft.de has staged an interview with Blizzard, covering, as you might expect, Warcraft 3. New information revealed include:
Certainly interesting. Read the rest here. Secondly, Warcraft2.org has also written up an interview here, this time about Warcraft 3. However I couldn't really find anything I didn't already know. |
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USWest Down Again - ShadowHawk @ 10:32:37 EDT USWest is once again having maintenance done upon it. Here's what Blizzard had to say:
This should be one of the last of the maintenances done on USWest. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:19:11 EDT Bryan Rantala has submitted a new installment of his Diablo II Online novel, The Sovereign Nocturna. In the 15th chapter, the group of adventures sent to rid the world of lesser evil continues their deperate fight amoungst the doungeons. Here one of their members falls prey to greed. Have a read here. For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Gamespy Wow Preview - Deathwing @ 21:11:10 EDT As E3 continues, the previews just keep coming. Today, Gamespy has written one up about World of Warcraft.
For the rest of the preview, read here. |
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GameSpot Movies - ShadowHawk @ 11:56:07 EDT GameSpot has posted up 3 Direct Feed movies that show an array of different things. You can find them over here and you can also download them in different formats and posts. The Hi-Res movies are highly recommended due to the quality difference and it's only 1 MB more then Low-Res. |
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New Screenshots - ShadowHawk @ 11:45:30 EDT Blizzard has posted up some new Warcraft III screenshots showcasing the World Editor and Single-Player. The World Editor Screenshots show that it is more advanced than the Starcraft Editor and will provide the tools necessary to create your custom maps. Blizzard's new Single Player Screenshots are the ones that they have shown at E3 and they look great. Blizzard is really putting a nice touch into the storyline. Be sure to check them out. |
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Gamespot Preview WoW - Deathwing @ 23:05:35 EDT Gamespot has got together and put up their first impressions of WoW from E3. It's only a short one page article, but still worth a look. |
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Wow Interview - Deathwing @ 23:03:44 EDT RPG Vault has conducted an interview with Bill Roper about World of Warcraft. While it doesn't release too much we don't already know, it still offers some nice insight into the game.
Read the rest here. Kudos to Roadrage for the news. |
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World of Warcraft Preview - Deathwing @ 22:56:29 EDT PC IGN has written up a preview of World of Warcraft based on what they saw at E3. This one's rather detailed, and quite informative, showing off screenshots of the new playable race, Dwarves. Be sure to read it. In addition, these guys have also put up two gameplay videos of WOW. Download these in quicktime here. |
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Gamespot E3 Report - Deathwing @ 22:38:42 EDT Gamespot has checked out the Blizzard booth over at E3, and posted some of their impressions of the single player campaign. While there isn't too much information that's specifically new, it does describe the first few missions in more detail. Most notably:
Read the rest of the report here. In addition, they've go 8 new screenshots of the beta, be sure to have a look. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:07:15 EDT Matt Grunt has submitted a new piece of fan fiction to Infoceptor. 'Legion War'. Set in the time of Warcraft III, it details a squad of alliance troops and their fight against the burning legion. The writing is however, simplistic at times. Feel free to give it a read. |
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Box Covers Unveiled - ShadowHawk @ 11:36:55 EDT Like we have reported before and have shown, there will be unique box covers for all 4 races in Warcraft III. Now they are up on the official site to be looked at. If you still haven't seen the box covers for Warcraft III, be sure to head over and see them. |
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More USWest Maintenance - ShadowHawk @ 11:33:54 EDT Blizzard has once again announced maintenance for the USWest realm:
USWest should be running very well once the maintenance is completed. |
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New Book In Stores - ShadowHawk @ 11:30:33 EDT Another Starcraft universe based novel has been released. The newest novel, Starcraft: Speed of Darkness, takes place "Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm, as each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars - a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter or foretell its violent, bloody end." |
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Another Ripped Layout - Deathwing @ 21:21:48 EDT While I understand Infoceptor has a quite a nice layout, it still befuddles me as why clans and other sites would go to so much trouble ripping it off. In fact, this clan was sad enough to rip off an older version of our layout, one that those veterans here will surely remember. What's worse, this site actually decided to call themselves the Infoceptor Knights, just because they don't have a clue how to edit graphics to remove the Infoceptor on the title image! While this display is flattering, it is not appreciated. If you feel the need to voice out against them, e-mail their webmaster here or take it directly to their forums. We thank Statix for reporting layout plagery #4. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:09:46 EDT Jinnifer Bickley has submitted the third chapter of her excellent Starcraft novel. 'Walk Without Rhythm' details a renegade Zergling, who joins a Protoss Expedition to find out about her ancestors, the Dune Runners. In this new installment, a turn of events finds Humans in the scene, eager to commit xenocide on the planet's peaceful inhabitants. It's definately a great read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Warbucket Day of the Dragon Review - Deathwing @ 18:50:31 EDT Warbucket has written a review of the latest novel based in the Warcraft III Universe, 'Day of the Dragon'. While I wouldn't specific recommend it as review, it does provide a nice summary of the book, which hints towards the storyline for Warcraft 3. For instance to book confirms the Medivh's is not dead. |
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E3 Expo News - ShadowHawk @ 13:32:47 EDT Blizzard has very big plans to reveal to the world at the E3 Expo. The Expo is the place for things like this. First, Blizzard will reveal the single player campaigns for Warcraft III. This should make the game even more anticipated and hyped. You can read about that here. Second, Blizzard is planning to reveal the design enhancements and fourth race of World of Warcraft. Read about that here. Blizzard certainly has a lot of plans for E3 and it's very possible that these two announcements will be the tip of the iceberg. |
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New Wallpaper - ShadowHawk @ 11:28:41 EDT Keeping routine, Blizzard has released the Undead version of the wallpapers. This is by far the coolest wallpaper by far and it is still sticking to the basic format of the others. If you think that your desktop needs a bit of a change be sure to head over here for a change. |
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USWest Maintenance - ShadowHawk @ 11:26:34 EDT Blizzard has announced their intended maintenance on USWest. Here is what they had to say:
The maintenance should boost Battle.net speeds. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:27:50 EDT Bryan Rantala has submitted a new chapter of his online novel to Infoceptor. The 14th chapter of Sovereign Nocturna continues the account of a group of adventurers and their mission to destroy a lesser evil in the Diablo II gameworld. This time they face a Farlangan, one of the elite guardians of the three prime evils. For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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RPG Vault Interviews Roper - Deathwing @ 21:59:22 EDT RPG Vault has staged an interview with Bill Roper about Warcraft III. Considering the nature of the site, it is natural for them to focus on asking questions about the RPG aspects of the game. It is quiet a detailed interview, and numbers five pages long, though much of the information about heroes would be familiar to beta testers. There are some interesting notes about the Singleplayer Campaign though, and hence it is worth a read. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 21:54:50 EDT Those of you who played Starcraft ladder games will know that there is a period of 2 minutes at the start of a game where a person can leave unpenalized. This feature was implemented so that is a player entered a game that was too laggy, or forgot to choose a race, he could leave it without having to commit himself to the game. However, things are different with Warcraft 3. So far in the beta, a player is penalized for leaving the game as soon as it starts. This of course is understandable, since it prevents people leaving just because they didn't get their favorite map or matched against a player they didn't like. Since anyone who used a random matchmaking service automatically enters the ladder, ladder games are a much more integral part of Warcraft 3 than it is in Starcraft. Therefore, this feature bears a lot of significance. Vote of what you think in this week's poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 21:26:10 EDT It's the beginning of a new week, and time for a new poll. Without further delay, below are the results of the current one:
As usual, it seems that the new wins over the old. The Meat Wagon snatched first place with ease, I mean, what could be better that a hideous death machines that hurls diseased corpses? The Catapult was the least popular... I guess people have got tired of it since Warcraft 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warcraft 3 Beta V1.32 Released - Deathwing @ 18:59:04 EDT Blizzard has just released V1.32 of the Warcraft III Beta. Nothing too major was changed with this patch, though there was a significant amount of balance changes. The most major changes include a major improvement to spellcasters in general, since they were rarely seen in the game: A full list of changes are available here. Kudos to Blood~Angel for the news. |
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Upcoming Game Changes - ShadowHawk @ 11:27:41 EDT Blizzard has once again posted up some more upcoming game changes that they will be implementing in the next patch. Some nice changes are included which will make the game even more enjoyable. Check out the newest changes right over here. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:56:35 EDT Mark Fay has published the new installment of his online novel, 'The Fragmentation of the Sorceresses'. Set after the events of Diablo II, it details a split in the sect of Sorceresses, and the adventurers of renegade mages who must evade their former brethren. Give it a read, especially if you enjoyed previous chapters: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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High Res Warcraft 3 Boxes Revealed - Deathwing @ 19:32:02 EDT Recently, detailed versions of the Collector's Edition boxes have arose on the Internet. These are of a much better resolution than those previously revealed and are definitely worth looking at. Kudos to Chib for the news. |
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Starcraft Music Video Revamped - Deathwing @ 22:35:19 EDT Quickshot14 has sent word that he has revamped the Starcraft Music Video that he first released back in 1999. It is now better than ever, and compiled using divix 5.1. If you've got a broadband connection, it's a interesting download. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:14:23 EDT Luke Saunders has submitted a new installment to his online novel, 'A Trifling Matter'. Set in the Diablo II world, it details a mundane haunting that turns into something far more sinister. In the fifth and final chapter, the spirit of Diablo is being resurrected, and a Paladin must race deep into the crypt of sleepy village to stop the dreadful act: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Scheduled Bnet Downtimes - Deathwing @ 20:43:41 EDT Blizzard has announced that the USWest Battle.net and Diablo II realm may be down from 10:30 A.M. until 7:30 P.M. PST May 27th and from 12:01 A.M. PST (UTC-8) until 6:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 21st. So don't be too alarmed. |
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Gamespot Previews the Warcraft 3 Campaign - Deathwing @ 20:07:16 EDT Gamespot has conducted an interview with Bill Roper and previewed the singleplayer campaign for Warcraft 3 at the same time. It's quite informative, especially the following paragraph:
If you read that paragraph carefully, you'll note that it implies that the Undead Campaign will be the final campaign in Warcraft III... if that were the case, could we expect the Undead, and hence perhaps the Burning Legion to end in victory? Either that, or Nur'zhul takes matters into his own hands and rebels against the legion. Discuss it here. Whatever the case, be sure to go read the preview. Also go check out all the new Singleplayer Screenshots. Kudos to DocSketchers for the news. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 20:18:54 EDT John Liu has submitted the prologue of what looks to be a very promising online novel. 'The Renaissance' is set seventeen years after the events of Brood War, detailing a Terran Faction that has remained idle while the rest of the universe was in war. Now as the swarm finally encroached upon their borders, the faction has no choice but to get involved: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Some Warcraft III News - ShadowHawk @ 10:20:23 EDT 2 more pieces of news to mention today. First, Blizzard has put up the exciting Night Elf Owl page. While there isn't much there (duh) it's still nice Blizzard is including everything they have put into to the game onto their page. The second piece of news is the addition of the new Goblin Shredder to the stats page. Be sure to check out this rather here. |
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Bill Roper Interview - Deathwing @ 0:34:08 EDT PC.IGN has scored a huge interview with Bill Roper, which talks about everything so far that's happening with Warcraft III. If you got time, be sure to read it. |
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Warcraft III Singleplayer Preview - Deathwing @ 0:25:30 EDT Gamespy has written up a new preview for Warcraft III's Singleplayer Campaign. This one is detailed, and offers a lot of juicy information on how the campaign will function, as well as the storyline:
Well, that dark stranger is obviously Medivh, and there's the mystery solved about that raven. Read it all here. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 21:10:21 EDT Though each of the four races in Warcraft 3 are quite unique, they still have a number of common units. One of such is their long range artillery. Judging from their concept, abilities, and if you're a beta tester, playing experience, which one do you think is coolest? Vote in this week’s poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 20:57:38 EDT With the start of a new week, it's time for a new poll. Here's the results to the current one:
As expected, not many people took part in this week's poll as a number of you don't really follow the beta and had no idea what's going on. In fact, the majority of our viewers turned into peons. Out of those who had an opinion, it looks like Blizzard did the right thing again. Warcraft 3 gets better every week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More on Shredders - Deathwing @ 19:41:42 EDT Upon closer inspection, it looks like my first impressions of the Goblin Shredder was incorrect. Yes, they're still weak for their cost in terms of combat, bit it seems I, like many, glossed over a minor detail, who would have though that Blizzard allowed these guys to harvest lumber? In fact, Shredders drop 200 Lumber each time! This makes it an incredible harvester and just one of them will be able to supply your with your entire lumber needs. The only Problem is the Night Elves, having to Lumber Depot, cannot use the Shredder. This makes the game rather unbalanced at the moment. |
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War3 V1.31 Reponse, Shredder Screenshots - Deathwing @ 23:06:09 EDT It's been half a day since the release of Warcraft 3 Beta V1.31 and I thought you guys would be interested in some of my initial impressions. The balance changes have been very useful, and the Undead actually stands a chance now. The Ziggurats reduced lumber cost (100 to 50) makes it much easier to the Undead to get a base started. Despite the increase in Altar Build Time, hero rushes can still be executed very effectively against Night Elves in particular. There was one major addition made in the patch, the Goblin Shredder, a new mercenary that can now be hired. From what I've seen so far though, it's costs too much for what it does. The unit looks cool, but that's about it. I hope Blizzard will give the unit a boost in future so that it'll be useful. Anyway, here's some screenshots of it, including its stats. Finally Siege Units function a little better now, but I think they're still a little too strong. |
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Patch 1.31 Out - ShadowHawk @ 16:16:09 EDT Blizzard has released Warcraft III patch 1.31 and it has come with some nice changes. Issues such as not being able to revive a Hero if he/she died in a transport has been fixed so that annoying problem is out of the picture. You can find the full list of changes in this thread. |
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Sys Reqs. & Screens - ShadowHawk @ 15:17:00 EDT Blizzard has posted up the official system requirements for Warcraft III. According to the requirements, you should have a basic up-to-date computer to run Warcraft III at a good speed. The oldies will simply not work with Blizzard's newest. Check out the specs for yourself at the bottom of the page through the link. Also, GameSpy Daily has posted up 5 new single player screenshots for your viewing enjoyment. The screenshots look great and will keep you drooling until the game comes out. Check them out here. |
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Warcraft III News - ShadowHawk @ 10:42:52 EDT 2 pieces of news today. First there is a new Warcraft III preview over at the Entertainment Depot. The preview is a nice size and has a little new information. Give it a read over here. The second piece of news is that off a new Warcraft III wallpaper from Blizzard. Following suit from last time, Blizzard has made a wallpaper featuring the Night Elf shield. Simple, but stylish. Take a look here. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:43:01 EDT Bryan Rantala has submitted a new chapter to his online novel based in the Diablo World. The 13th chapter of 'Sovereign Nocturna' , the group of ever dwindling adventurers continue their quest to destroy Xor, one of the minor evils. If you’ve enjoyed previous chapters, give it a read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Upcoming Game Changes & More - ShadowHawk @ 8:04:50 EDT Blizzard has posted up some more game changes that will be included in an upcoming patch for Warcraft III. There seems to be some other issues that Blizzard has not addressed in this announcement so we are guessing that these changes are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the announced changes here. Also, for our convienence, Blizzard has formatted the Neutral: Buildings page more thoroughly. This results in better information projection. Be sure to take a look. |
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Ladder Page Upgraded - Deathwing @ 22:08:24 EDT Blizzard has upgraded their official Warcraft 3 Ladder page so that it now features listings for 2vs2 and 3vs3 team ladders. In addition, there are now advanced search options. Go take a look here. |
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Interview with Author of Warcraft III's Official Strategy Guide - Deathwing @ 22:04:04 EDT Nathan Wade of Bradygames has sent over two interviews with authors of upcoming books related with Warcraft III. The first is with Bart Farkas, the author of Warcraft III's official strategy guide, while the second talks to the author of upcoming book, 'The Art of Warcraft'. The interviews are rather interesting, and the two people involved talk about their jobs as well as their opinions and excitement over the upcoming game. Read it here. |
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New War3 Forum - ShadowHawk @ 13:19:41 EDT Blizzard has put up a new forum to give feedback on the current beta maps. You can check it out here. Here you can probably change the way a map will be made and give ideas to Blizzard for future maps. Your opinion counts so go express it! |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 20:48:57 EDT Shadow Stryker has submitted the first chapter of his interesting online set in the Warcraft universe. 'The Retribution of Kharnel'. The first chapter details a heated clash between two lone Orcs and Night Elf skirmishers. If you're interested in the Warcraft world, you might find it worth reading: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Official Site Updates - Deathwing @ 19:26:21 EDT The Official has has been updated with some useful information:
Be sure to check out the neutral buildings, it now lists the regeneration times for all the items and units you can purchase. |
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Warcraft III Hero Bug - Deathwing @ 19:10:40 EDT TheHybridFox has sent word of quite a serious bug in the Warcraft 3 Beta. If a Goblin Zeppelin carrying a hero is destroyed over water, the hero is gone... but this we don't me he's dead, instead he's simply gone for the rest of the game. Till Blizzard fixes this problem, keep it in mind. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:06:35 EDT Hand of Zarquon has submitted an interesting stand alone story based on the Diablo II gameworld. In 'The Sleeper', nightmares of the future invade the dreams of an outcast Barbarian. Well versed, it's a good read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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'Ceptorcon: The Gathering - Deathwing @ 19:21:41 EDT Ceptorcon... the gathering of Infoceptor and Blizzard fans around the globe for some serious action. Sounds interesting? Dedicated forum goer, Leuthesius is organizing an event exactly like that, giving frequent viewers of Infoceptor to meet face to face, talk about their favorite games, with a big LAN Party somewhere in between. If you frequent the forums, or just want to catch in on some Blizzard action, and have a bit of cash to spare, then it might be worth a look. You can find out information about it here, be sure to go there quick, as the location of the even is still being ironed out. |
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Official Site Updates - ShadowHawk @ 12:22:24 EDT Blizzard has updated their official site with 2 new things worthy of noting today. First is the the Strategy Guide FAQ that basically explains all basic things of the strategy guides located there. The second thing would be new page for Goblins. As usual, all the stats and necessary information for Goblins has been posted here. Be sure to check them out. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:08:38 EDT Rogue_Elk has submitted the first chapter of his interesting online novel, 'A Ghost's Tale' to Infoceptor. Set in the Starcraft gameworld, it details Alia, a girl born with blessing, or from another viewpoint, curse of telepathy. It's well written, and is definately worth a read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 21:42:56 EDT Warcraft III V1.3 has been release, the third major patch for the Warcraft III Beta. It introduce a huge number of balance changes, as well as new maps and creeps. Your first impressions? Tell us in this week's poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 21:25:19 EDT It's a new week, time for a new Poll. Below’s' the results to the previous one:
As one would expect, most people are normal, and hence normal difficulty the most popular first choice. However there's a good number that'll attempt each of the three different difficulty levels, so Blizzard's new feature is not going to waste. From these results, Infoceptor's walkthroughs for War3 will focus on normal difficulty, those who play hard wouldn't want help anyway. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Overlooked Features in V1.3 - Deathwing @ 21:02:06 EDT LinkinHybrid has made a post here that mentioned the overlooked new features of V1.3:
The two new maps are very good, though they do not seem to be ladder maps. I would certainly recommend Mystic Isles, considering that it has a new neutral building, the Waygate, and also new Murloc Creeps. Also there's a new bug. If you go to custom game, and make your own game, when you choose a map, the first map that you pick, it's screenshot will stay in the preview window. Kudos to LinkinHybrid for the news. |
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Campaign Editor Screenshots - ShadowHawk @ 16:08:03 EDT Campaign Creations has put up more screenshots of Warcraft III's campaign editor. You can find it here under the World Edit post. The post has been editted twice so you can find the screenshots in the edits. The campaign editor seems to have a lot of potential. Be sure to check it out for yourself. |
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Beta Ladder Reset - Deathwing @ 23:14:41 EDT The Warcraft III Beta ladder has been reset! Beta Testers, enough said, now's your time to rock on! I'm going... so this post is naturally short. Update: The Ladder Bug was fixed for about 2 hours. If you play ladder at the time this update is made, your win will equal a loss. GFraizer posts here that if you experience the bug, you should tell him. Thank go this is a beta! |
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Warning: Don't Use the Replay Viewer! - Deathwing @ 23:08:15 EDT In the past month or so, a replay viewer for Warcraft III has surfaced online. It was clearly illegal, and hence as a Blizzard fansite, we did not and will not disclose of its location. However, recentally Chib has sent word that after running a firewall, and scanning the program carefully, he has concluded that the program forwards your CD Key to some remote location! This is very important! If you're a Beta Tester, we advise you not to touch the Replay Viewer... at all costs! |
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Vid Card Tester - ShadowHawk @ 14:21:00 EDT Blizzard has made up a program that tests your video card to see if it is compatible with Warcraft III. The most powerful card on the market to date (The Geforce4 Ti 4600) is compatible. I have the card and ran a test on the highest resolution possible and everything is running great. Owners of that card fear not, your card is A ok. Be sure to download the program is you have any doubts. |
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Patch 1.3 Released - ShadowHawk @ 11:27:15 EDT The Warcraft III beta patch 1.3 has been released with some nice additions and fixes. Here are some:
Be sure to see the full list of changes right over here. |
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New Wallpaper - ShadowHawk @ 11:20:28 EDT Blizzard has released a new wallpaper for our enjoyment. The design is pretty simple but overall makes a very cool backround for your desktop. So if you want to give your desktop a new look, be sure to head over here. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 21:27:10 EDT Bloodsnake has submitted a start of an interesting new online novel, 'Starcraft: Enemies'. In the first chapter, an ordinary Terran scouting expedition reveals the extraordinary, and a race of creatures that were previously unknown. If you've got time, it's a good read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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New Cinematic Shot - Deathwing @ 19:40:40 EDT The official site has put up a new cinematic shot of Warcraft 3, featuring Prince Arthus in his full corrupted glory. Go take a look here. Expect us to publish an article on this 'hero' as well as all other player characters featured in the single player campaign soon. |
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New Story - Deathwing @ 22:20:01 EDT Bryan Rantala has sent forth another installment of his online novel that's set as a prequel to the events of Diablo, when the miner evils banded together against the prime. In the twelfth chapter, a Barbarian finds himself surrounded by creatures of the shadow. If you enjoyed previous chapters, give it a read: For other fan fiction, check out the Stories Archive. Publish your own via the guidelines. |
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Another Preview - ShadowHawk @ 11:47:27 EDT Gamespot UK has joined the Warcraft III preview bandwagon and has added a preview to their lineup. The preview basically explains more about the single player aspects and more on the story. It is a nice 4 page read with a couple screenshots. Be sure to give it a read over here. |
