After many years, Blizzard has updated their beloved RTS, Warcraft III with a new patch.

Patch contents include Widescreen support, as well as unit balance, as well as other changes.

The patch:

Mountain King

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Stormbolt:

Level 2: (Nerf) Reduce damage from 225 to 210

Level 3: (Nerf) Reduce damage from 350 to 325

Thunder Clap

Level 1: (Buff) Increase damage from 60 to 65; Radius 25 to 30

Level 2: (Buff) Increase damage from 100 to 125; Radius 30 to 35

Level 3: (Buff) Increase damage from 140 to 175; Radius 35 to 40

Paladin

Attack Speed (cool down): (buff) Change default from 2.2 to 2.0

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Divine Shield

Level 2: (Nerf) Decrease duration from 30 to 25

Level 3: (Nerf) Decrease duration from 45 to 35

Blade Master

Mirror Image: (Buff) Mana Cost (all levels) 125 to 115

Critical Strike

(Nerf) Removed +damage item interaction from multiplier calculation

Current; 40avg + 10 from items (40+10)*3=150

Change; 40avg +10 from items (40*3)+10=130

Far Seer

Feral Spirit

Lowered XP rewarded to enemy hero

Increase Unit Level 1 & Level 2

Increase HP Level 1, 200 to 250

Level 2, 300 to 350

Stats Level: Lvl 2; Stats: Level 4 to Stats Level 3

Stats Level: Lvl 3; Stats: Level 5 to Stats Level 4

Level 1: 200 to 250 HP

Level 2: 300 to 350 HP

Chain Lightning

Level 1: (Buff) Decrease Damage Reduction per Target from .15 to .10

Level 2: (Buff) Decrease Damage Reduction per Target from .15 to .10

Level 3: (Buff) Decrease Damage Reduction per Target from .15 to .10

Far Sight

Level 1: (Buff) No mana cost; Cooldown 60 seconds

Level 2: (Buff) No mana cost; Cooldown 45 seconds

Level 3: (Buff) No mana cost; Cooldown 30 seconds

Tauren Chieftain

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Reduce duration for reincarnation to occur - 7 seconds to 5 seconds

War Stomp

Level 1: (Buff) Increase damage from 25 to 30

Level 2: (Buff) Increase damage from 50 to 60

Level 3: (Buff) Increase damage from 75 to 90

Dread Lord

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Carrion Swarm

(Buff) Mana Cost (all levels) 110 to 100

(Buff) Can now target mechanical units

Sleep

(Buff) Cool down (all levels) 6 sec to 4 sec

(Buff) Mana Reduction 100, 75, 50 to 80, 65, 50

(Nerf) Duration 20(5), 40(10), 60(15) to 15(4), 35(8), 55(12)

Vampiric Aura: Increased bonus for DL

Level 1: (Buff) DL 15% to 20%

Level 2: (Buff) DL 30% to 35%

Level 3: (Buff) DL 45% to 50%

Crypt Lord

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 → 290

Carrion Beetles 

(Buff) Increased HP and movement speed

Level 1: (Buff) Increase HP from 140 to 170; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290

Level 2: (Buff) Increase HP from 275 to 330; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290

Level 3: (Buff) Increase HP from 410 to 490; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290

Impale

Level 1: (Buff) Increase damage from 50 to 75

Level 2: (Buff) Increase damage from 80 to 120

Level 3: (Buff) Increase damage from 110 to 165

Lich

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Priestess of the Moon

Attack Speed (cool down): (Buff) change default from 2.46 to 2.33

Keeper of the Grove

Hero Starting Attributes: (Buff) Intelligence 18 to 19

Tranquility

(Buff) Add a 3-sec invulnerability to the start of the cast

Duration:(Nerf) 30-sec to 15-sec

Heal: (Buff) 20 to 40 heal/per sec

Entangling Roots

Unit Root: (Nerf) Lvl 2; 24-sec to 18-sec

Unit Root: (Nerf) Lvl 3; 36-sec to 30-sec

Hero Root: (Buff) Lvl 2; 3-sec to 5-sec

Hero Root: (Buff) Lvl 3, 5-sec to 7-sec

Da Per-sec: (Buff) Lvl 2; 15 Da to 20 Da

Da Per-sec: (Buff) Lvl 3, 25 Damage to 30 Damage

Force of Nature

(Buff) Treants; 14 Damage to 16 Damage (12.5% increase)

Warden

Blink

Level 2: (Buff) Reduce cooldown from 10 sec to 7 sec

Level 3: (Nerf) Increase cooldown from 1 sec to 4 sec

Naga Sea Witch

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Pandaren Brewmaster

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Goblin Tinker

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Cluster Rockets

Allow targeting air units

Level 1: (Buff) Increase base damage from 8.75 to 11.25 → 10 damage increase

Level 2: (Buff) Increase base damage from 16.25 to 18.75 → 10 damage increase

Level 3: (Buff) Increase base damage from 25 to 27.5 → 10 damage increase

Goblin Alchemist

Base Speed: (Buff) Base speed increase 270 to 290

Healing Spray: No longer heals enemy units

Acid Bomb

Level 1: (Buff) Increase Damage from 5 to 8 (Total Damage 75 to 120; Secondary Damage 3 to 5)

Level 2: (Buff) Increase Damage from 10 to 13 (Total Damage 150 to 195; Secondary Damage 6.5 to 8.5)

Level 3: (Buff) Increase Damage from 15 to 18 (Total Damage 225 to 270; Secondary Damage 10 to 12)

Firelord

Incinerate

Level 1: (Buff) Increase Bonus damage multiplier from 1 to 2, Death Damage Full Area from 90 to 120, Death Damage Half, Area from 180 to 240, duration from 2 to 4

Level 2: (Buff) Increase Bonus damage multiplier from 2 to 3, Death Damage Full Area from 90 to 120, Death Damage Half, Area from 180 to 240, duration from 2 to 4

Level 3: (Buff) Increase Bonus damage multiplier from 3 to 4, Death Damage Full Area from 100 to 120, Death Damage Half, Area from 180 to 240, duration from 2 to 4

Soul Burn

Level 1: (Buff) Increase duration increased from 14(6) to 16(7); Increase Damage from 100 to 125

Level 2: (Buff) Increase duration increased from 16(7) to 18(8). Increase Damage from 225 to 270

Level 3: (Buff) Increase duration increased from 18(8) to 20(9). Increase Damage from 375 to 450

Dark Ranger

Life Drain

Level 1: (Buff) Increase damage per sec from 25 to 30; Reduce Mana cost from 75 to 50

Level 2: (Buff) Increase damage per sec from 40 to 45, Reduce Mana cost from 75 to 50

Level 3: (Buff) Increase damage per sec from 55 to 60, Reduce Mana cost from 75 to 50

Map Pools

1v1

(2)TerenasStand_LV

(2)Plunderisle_LV

(2)TheTwoRivers_LV

(2)RoadToStratholme_LV

(2)EchoIsle

(2)TirisfalGlades_LV

(2)Amazonia(COMMUNITY)

(2)LastRefuge-1.3(COMMUNITY)

(4)Floodplains1v1_LV

(4)TwistedMeadows

(4)TurtleRock

2v2

(4)PhantomGrove_LV

(4)Avalanche_LV

(4)TurtleRock

(4)Duskwood_LV

(4)BridgeTooNear_LV

(4)FrozenClover_LV

(4)TidewaterGlades_LV

(4)LostTemple

(4)TwistedMeadows

(6)Duststorm_LV

(6)GnollWood

3v3

(6)ThunderLake_LV

(6)GnollWood

(6)Monsoon_LV

(6)DarkForest

(6)UpperKingdom

(6)RuinsOfStratholme

(8)Mur’gulOasis_LV

(6)RollingHills

(6)TimbermawHold

(6)StranglethornVale

(8)Battleground_LV

4v4

(8)Feralas_LV

(8)Northshire_LV

(8)Sanctuary_LV

(8)TwilightRuins_LV

(8)Battleground_LV

(8)Deadlock_LV

(8)GolemsInTheMist_LV

(8)Mur’gulOasis_LV

(8)MarketSquare

(8)GoldRush

(8)Friends

(8)BlastedLands

FFA

(4)Deathrose

(6)Duststorm_LV

(6)EmeraldShores

(6)StranglethornVale

(6)Monsoon_LV

(6)ThunderLake_LV

(8)Deadlock_LV

(8)Mur’gulOasis_LV

(8)TwilightRuins_LV

(8)Battleground_LV

Source: Battle.net - https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20762006793

You can download the patch here: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20762056755

Words can't describe how happy I am to see Blizzard coming back to patch one of their oldest titles, and updating them for modern screen support, as well as balancing units.

People like to bitch about Blizzard nowadays but there's no other company that supports their games like Blizzard does.

All I really want in life is a remaster of Warcraft 2 and Warcraft 3.

Is it too much to ask for?

Im not impressed

+1

Mine too.

I know they have hired staff in regards to WC III/SC I, but I'm hoping they have a team working on remaking WC 1-3. That's all I really want.

Just had a few skirmish matches, and my god does the update make the difference. The battles feel almost like AoE length.