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WC3: Expansion News
by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 21, 2003 1:45pm PSTThough not on Blizzard.com at the moment, WorthPlaying has the official announcement of The Frozen Throne, the first expansion pack for Warcraft 3 (as first mentioned in this story). Due out this summer for $35, here's what will be included
- 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
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(@seven) cool, a wc3 expansion, that from what I can tell basically does what wc3 should have done in the first place, not sucked online.
(@VG) wc3 expansion
(@vecslup) it took d2 an expansion before they got it right
(@vecslup) well
(@vecslup) semi right
(@seven) they're introducing a tonne of new items and units and maps and buildings to the game. that's exactly what they need to do, being that 95% of the content they have in the game presently is completely unused in favour of 4 or 5 units at most.
(@seven) they need to throw in more shit that nobody can use if they want to win!
So, yeah, considering most games are mass unit X, and the races aren't even balanced against themselves, let alone each other, I'm surprised blizzard is throwing out even more content to balance correctly into the game. They still havent' got it right, and they seem to be quite a few patches away from getting it right.
Still, it'll make them money, so why the hell not.
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:D
Geez, I paid $80 for the game itself, dropping $35 on an expansion is nothing.
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I find the storyline ridiculous. I lost count of how many characters/factions participating. "The Burning Legion", "Demons", "Orcs", "Knight Elves", Undead... Enough already. I enjoyed playing the game, but the story that's supposed to support it was jsut silly.
I look forward to getting this expansion and hitting the Esc key.
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And if you can't fix that problem then just take out the whole fog of war thing to begin with, hah.
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i guess there will be at least one, but c'mon, will there be a full new one for each race? just a couple of missions per race? info plz. brood war had a full new campaign for each race, though...
btw, to people whining about no new race... they're having enough problems balancing four races, adding a fifth race would make it a nightmare.
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Of course they didn't add a new race, it must have been tough enough to balance the current 4. I can't imagine the havok a 4th would wreak, but all the new stuff sounds awesome, new heroes! new units!
NEUTRAL HERORES! SWEET!
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Actually, that one felt kinda good!
Me so horned, me kill you long time!
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Also, I think it may be pretty good. I loved the game. Hope they do add a new campaign or something. Or at least expand the original campaigns somehow.
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