What race has style in Warcraft 3?

DrSpike · September 12, 2002, 08:26

I don't want to know which race you play as in MP, but which race you _like_. I like the orcs, they are just so stylish with their blend of hotheadedness (Grom) and wisdom (Thrall). They are a misunderstood race who had a cool peaceful religion before they were corrupted by the burning legion.

I also quite like the undead; they have the "we are evil, evil is cool" role, which carries a certain cachet. The dreadlords are particularly stylish.

I do not like the camp humans, with their dumbass peasants and overly righteous leaders.

Most of all I dislike the xenophobic, tree-hugging, hippy night elves........even the sounds made when the units come out makes me want to eat my monitor to make it go away.

mactbone · September 12, 2002, 08:34

I like the Orcs' style, as in I like being a bad-ass with guys running around hacking away at stuff... but I thought Thrall was nothing but an idiot - it was too contrived and he didn't seem all that wise to me.

The biggest problem I had with the whole plot was that everyone was so damn stupid in their reasoning for disliking the other races - well, except for the relationships with the Undead...

The best story I thought was the Human campaign, and the Undead was fairly good - but they set up an expansion in a way too cheesy manner. The Orc campaign had some nice ideas... but I never got wrapped up in their story. The Nightelf campaign was just too much of the same old, same old, I mean, every time that there's an RTS someone is "defending their homeland". I did like the missions in that campaign though, but I wish I sould've controlled all the races on that last mission - that would've rocked.

BTW, who here believes the Dwarves and Goblins should get their own races? Can you imagine how kick-ass that would be?

Garth Vader · September 12, 2002, 15:04

I liked the Orc campaign the best. Something about it kept me wanting more.

I found the Undead campaign the most uninspired. I didn't have the same feeling of wanting to go through it.

Adagio · September 12, 2002, 15:18

I haven't finished the game yet, only halfway through the Night Elves campaign, but until now, the Orc campaign has been the most boring campaign...

The tribe I like the most is the Night Elves, but I guess it's more because: They care about the nature...and they're girls

And I really like to be able to walk around with their buildings

DrSpike · September 12, 2002, 15:20

Any of you guys play MP?

Traianvs · September 12, 2002, 15:31

need a valid cdkey

DinoDoc · September 12, 2002, 17:01

It's amazing that people can openly admit theft and grin like a monkey about it.

Oh and the Scourge have shown the most style for me.

Garth Vader · September 12, 2002, 17:02

I have played a few games with a friend of mine.

I have played quite a few single player games on the MP maps to practice, but my computer just meets the minimum specs, so I get control problems when there are a lot of units.

I am waiting until I get a new computer to play some larger MP games.

DrSpike · September 12, 2002, 17:22

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Originally posted by Trajanus
need a valid cdkey

Look a little harder......the net is a bountiful place.

I recommend those thinking about playing a bit do so. Don't bother playing the comp that much, just enough to familiarise yourself with the maps. Playing humans (as in us, not the gay warcraft race

) is much different, and all those nice plans you make against the comp go to pot pretty soon.

I just finished a few games......including one where I mashed a higher ranked night elf. Orcs hate night elves (even aside from the comments I made above) because huntresses own grunts in the open. One possibility is to tech quickly and hit them with raiders. I got windwalk with my BM and kept harassing their wisps, then when the hunts were chasing the BM (he died btw

) I ran in with the raiders and hacked down their upgraded tree. I was p1ssing myself. After the tree fell the hapless NE ran into my well towered in base and suicide attacked then quit when he failed.

Asher · September 12, 2002, 21:55

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
It's amazing that people can openly admit theft and grin like a monkey about it.

I agree that WC3 (and NWN) were overpriced. It is theft, you're right!

DinoDoc · September 13, 2002, 10:40

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Originally posted by Asher

I agree that WC3 (and NWN) were overpriced.

No one is forcing you to buy the collector's edition.

Traianvs · September 13, 2002, 14:10

bah, there's too many games to buy, if i bought everything (hardware and software) i wouldn't have any $$$ left ... and besides, you know how filthy rich them companies and creators are.. i have no problem stealing something from people who don't need the money anyway, they earn tons already with the normal sale, i mean everybody has casettes from artists they hear on the radio, people have VCR's with which they can copy movies they haven't paid etc

you gotta stop nagging about monzy money money money, ...ripping off poor people is bad, many companies do it, so why don't you got nagging against those ****ers

DinoDoc · September 13, 2002, 15:03

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Originally posted by Trajanus
bah, there's too many games to buy, if i bought everything (hardware and software) i wouldn't have any $$$ left ...

That sounds like a personal problem rather than one Blizzard, as an example, should be required to solve.

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and besides, you know how filthy rich them companies and creators are..

Do you know how much they jack up the price of games to make up for the loss piracy creates?

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...ripping off poor people is bad, many companies do it, so why don't you got nagging against those ****ers

Who is ripping you off? Video games are a luxury that you need to survive and don't rate as having near the same nobility as stealing bread to survive. If you can not afford a luxury, the simple solution is not to buy it then.

moomin · September 13, 2002, 15:19

DD, while I agree with everything you said, the task of house-breaking snotty teenagers is best left to the OT forum.

DrSpike · September 13, 2002, 15:22

uhm.......guys.........warcraft?

DinoDoc · September 13, 2002, 16:04

Sorry. I forgot what forum this was for a moment.

Dauphin · September 13, 2002, 17:19

The orcs, by far.

Mr. President · September 13, 2002, 21:50

Hard to argue with Orcs, as they've always been my favorites. Night Elves and Undead rock the house, too.

Asher · September 13, 2002, 22:27

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
No one is forcing you to buy the collector's edition.

It's not only the collector's edition that's overpriced, it's just especially overpriced.

MosesPresley · October 8, 2002, 20:08

I just picked this up used and excellent condition for $39.00.

Are any of you guys still playing this? I have just started and I must say this game looks good.

It was either this or Hitman 2. I'm not sure yet, but it looks like I made a good choice.

DrSpike · October 9, 2002, 04:12

Still playing MP for the moment.

MosesPresley · October 9, 2002, 22:29

Dr. Spike, what's your online name?

Edit: Mine is Dorado. Maybe I'll play you in a match sometime.

DrSpike · October 10, 2002, 05:28

I am DrSp1ke, though I usually play on Northrend.

Traianvs · October 10, 2002, 13:16

the only cool race in w3 is the orcs...

the night elves are just wimps, the humans are boring (though the dwarves have funny comments) and the undead are not fearful enough!!

MosesPresley · October 10, 2002, 13:58

I'm beginning to like the undead. At first I thought they were disgusting, but now I like some of their powers, but it is still too early for me to say as I haven't finished the campaign and I stink like old fish in the summer at MP.

If you want an easy win DrSpike, play me sometime if you see me on battlenet.

DrSpike · October 10, 2002, 14:06

Finish the SP game to familiarise yourself with the races (also the plot is decent), but the only way to get better at MP is to play lots of MP.

I just read the 1.03 patch readme. The undead (previously considered the worst race by most good players) have received a couple of major boosts, with gargoyles, frost wyrms and the banshee's anti-magic shield all getting help.

Eli · October 10, 2002, 14:23

I finnaly got the game today. The plot sucks, the graphics suck, the "map projection" is horrible... but hey, it's WarCraft.

MosesPresley · October 11, 2002, 02:45

Eli, I thought the graphics were awesome.

Thanks for the advice DrSpike. I see a lot of humiliating defeats in my MP future before I master all of the details and man is this game detailed, imo. There are so many tactics and counter-tactics.

verwhelmed:

Adagio · October 11, 2002, 05:55

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Originally posted by Eli
I finnaly got the game today. The plot sucks, the graphics suck, the "map projection" is horrible... but hey, it's WarCraft.

I think the plot is great...though I agree, the graphics is nothing to shout 'hooray' about...

Eli · October 11, 2002, 06:22

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Originally posted by MosesPresley
Eli, I thought the graphics were awesome.

For a game where you can watch the map from every possible angle, yes. But personally i'd rather have much less angles and better graphics.