It can't be stressed enough how true that statement is.  The custom games that have been made are fantastic, don't keep yourself from experiencing them.

Warcraft 3 is easily my favorite RTS game. I suck horribly at Starcraft (but I still love it!) but WC3 I'm actually pretty good at. It's easier for me to manage (and micro-manage) smaller armies than it is to pump out 50+ units and fight with 4 or 5 groups like in Starcraft.

Ironically, one of my favorite WC3 units is the Necromancer.

Also, Tower Defence is great fun.  :) 

I play dota everyday. So to me, yes its definitely worth the purchase.

Buy it - it's cheap, the story is immersive, the gameplay is very balanced and refined (but very different to SC, so if you are not willing to adapt, you won't find it entertaining) and custom maps like Defense of the Ancients (Dota) are so addictive, that it's worth buying the game for those alone.

warcraft 4 will come out in a few years. starcraft 2 soon. just wait for sc2 then ull have plenty of fun 'till wc4

How unbelievably odd coming from someone with starcraft as is nick!

@OP : To me Warcraft III was a disapointment because I really didn't get into the hero stuff. I absolutely hate creeping and leveling up my hero but it's not all bad, the story is really good and entertaining and some custom maps are really quite fun.

Yea I recommend getting it. Awesome campaign. Don't forget about Frozen Throne either. Don't listen to the people whine about the hero aspect. It's actually not a bad feature at all and I think it adds more depth. The online is absolutely spectacular in both WC3 and FT.

Nothing beats a mindless game of Tower Defense, that alone worth getting.