Oblarg Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 My long-time WCIII clan just died from neglect, and now I'm getting all nostalgic for the game. There were some truly amazing things done with that game - the modding community was incredibly vibrant and supported by a gigantic playerbase. Sadly, it's all dead now. Was anyone else around during WCIII's glory days? I can't be the only one. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I'm not, because of this Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblarg Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 I'm not, because of this Surely you can remember the days before the DotA plague? The modding community used to be fantastic. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Eh... It was but Dota was insidious and VERY fast to take root IIRC Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblarg Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Eh... It was but Dota was insidious and VERY fast to take root IIRC There was a fairly long stretch before DotA gained popularity when a large number of really, really good mods were made. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Eh... It was but Dota was insidious and VERY fast to take root IIRC There was a fairly long stretch before DotA gained popularity when a large number of really, really good mods were made. That was probbaly before I REALLY got into online.... I do remember the Castle Defense maps with fondness. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblarg Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Eh... It was but Dota was insidious and VERY fast to take root IIRC There was a fairly long stretch before DotA gained popularity when a large number of really, really good mods were made. That was probbaly before I REALLY got into online.... I do remember the Castle Defense maps with fondness. I was thinking more of the Genesis of Empires era. Ah, back when games that required thought could actually be popular on bnet. I remember Battleship Command before all the lame ripoffs - now that was fun. Only good derivative map that was ever made from that was Tank Commanders, which was never particularly popular, sadly. There were other games, too - that clever Marine Survival game, for example. Good times, those were. DotA actually came fairly late, thankfully. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) The only part I remember clearly was Arthas returning to his castle to cut up his father after turning evil. I'm more nostalgic for Warlords Battlecry, though. Edited June 17, 2010 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Am I the only person who doesn't know what any of the acronyms in this thread mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Umm in order of appearance: Warcraft III, Defense of the Ancients, If I Recall Correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 The single player and multiplayer for WarCraft III were completely different, and the difference was so jarring that I never really got into it online after playing the campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syraxis Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 The only part I remember clearly was Arthas returning to his castle to cut up his father after turning evil. What a great cutscene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 My long-time WCIII clan just died from neglect, and now I'm getting all nostalgic for the game. There were some truly amazing things done with that game - the modding community was incredibly vibrant and supported by a gigantic playerbase. Sadly, it's all dead now. Was anyone else around during WCIII's glory days? I can't be the only one. I'm surprised you aren't too busy frothing at the mouth for Starcraft to be honest. Isn't the clan going to reassemble for that? I didn't play War3's vanilla multiplayer but I agree that some of the mods were spectacular. I used to love 'The Seven Blademasters' and 'Hero Arena'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) I LOVE DOTA! HoN is even better. Although I've never actually played WC3 outside of DotA. I bought it for DotA. Edited June 17, 2010 by Krezack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I'm more nostalgic for Warlords Battlecry, though. You are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) I'm more nostalgic for Warlords Battlecry, though. You are awesome. And I come Edited June 17, 2010 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I want a Warlords Battlecry 4 One that's as awesome as 2, but with all of the improvements of 3 Also: thanks for the links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bottom Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I was a W3 addict back in the day, I used to sit and watch replays endlessly when I wasn't playing myself. I'd imagine that the formula will be repeated when SC2 is released. The best flash game ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblarg Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 My long-time WCIII clan just died from neglect, and now I'm getting all nostalgic for the game. There were some truly amazing things done with that game - the modding community was incredibly vibrant and supported by a gigantic playerbase. Sadly, it's all dead now. Was anyone else around during WCIII's glory days? I can't be the only one. I'm surprised you aren't too busy frothing at the mouth for Starcraft to be honest. Isn't the clan going to reassemble for that? I didn't play War3's vanilla multiplayer but I agree that some of the mods were spectacular. I used to love 'The Seven Blademasters' and 'Hero Arena'. Probably not, unless the (previous) leader makes Genesis of Empires 3 for SCIII. The clan sprung up around the guy who made the Genesis of Empires mods, which were utterly incredible in their complexity. "The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience..." - Ulyaoth "It is all that is left unsaid upon which tragedies are built." - Kreia "I thought this forum was for Speculation & Discussion, not Speculation & Calling People Trolls." - lord of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taviow Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I have WCIII + Frozen Throne but believe it or not, I never played online. I did, however, play through the WCIII campaign on HARD, and I've managed to do so without cheating. The ONLY level I truly couldn't beat on hard was the very last one, Twilight of the Gods. I swear it's impossible. I gave up after dozens of attempts. Because of that I haven't played TFT on hard. I refused to simply skip the level I couldn't beat, and then I stopped playing completely. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I was a W3 addict back in the day, I used to sit and watch replays endlessly when I wasn't playing myself. I'd imagine that the formula will be repeated when SC2 is released.I added an "with" into this... BAD BRAIN BAD! I have WCIII + Frozen Throne but believe it or not, I never played online. I did, however, play through the WCIII campaign on HARD, and I've managed to do so without cheating. The ONLY level I truly couldn't beat on hard was the very last one, Twilight of the Gods. I swear it's impossible. I gave up after dozens of attempts. Because of that I haven't played TFT on hard. I refused to simply skip the level I couldn't beat, and then I stopped playing completely. D: Yeah, Twilight was HARD. For giggles I put on cheats and found that if you wipe out the scourge base it'll instantly start Archimonde carging for the gate (basically ending the level). One cute thing to not is that that, Culling of Stratholm and (of course) Arthas are all in WoW. Arthas you deal with after the events of TFT and kill his Lich King persona, Culling is literally a dungeon that you and a few others charge into that starts with you killing an army of zombies, then dealing with the guys who make you go there (dragons that mess with time) until you defend arthas while he and Mal'Ganis beat each other up. And Twilight of the Gods is a raid (a high level dungeon requiring 25 people) that actually has you doing the Ally>Horde>NE base movement as you defend against waves of creatures and kill all the bosses (then hold off Archimonde for the wysps to get him). Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I was a W3 addict back in the day, I used to sit and watch replays endlessly when I wasn't playing myself. I'd imagine that the formula will be repeated when SC2 is released. Haha, same here! Watching a good WC3 replay is almost as fun as watching a good movie. Speaking of which, this one is a gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I loved WC3, but then DotA took over right as I joined the modding community. Oh well, at least some of my special effects made it into the current DotA build. I've moved on to League of Legends, which is amazingly addictive. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I LOVE DOTA! HoN is even better. Although I've never actually played WC3 outside of DotA. I bought it for DotA. still haven't tried HoN, but DotA was fun to play over LAN with a few mates the Dwarven Sniper was hilarious for pwning people with when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aponez Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 WC III? Better prefer other Panzer General or Dune PRIUS FLAMMIS COMBUSTA QUAM ARMIS NUMANCIA VICTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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