I never said Warcraft III wasn't a good game. It certainly is. My only issue is that Age of Mythology was just as good, and arguably better, yet it never garnered the attention Warcraft did.
The majority of the Warcraft's praise comes from its robust map editor, but Age of Mythology had an equally impressive level creation system, yet was for the most part ignored (commercially - thankfully not critically, at least not at the time), and it's unfair.
/is a sad Age of Empires fanboy