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.
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