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New Warcraft III Minimap - Full Scale Assault

Friday, March 25, 2005
In these eternally contested lands, war comes and goes leaving behind death and glory. Strike strategically and fight valiantly till your foes fall and you can hear the snowflakes land on the dead. Victory, at last.

Download Full Scale Assault a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.




Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Map Lineup Updated

Monday, March 7, 2005
The selection of maps to be used for all formats of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ladder games have been updated. Players may recognize a few of their favorites returning for this latest rotation as well as the introduction of a few new maps. We'd like to wish all players good luck on these battlegrounds, both new and old.




New Warcraft III Minimap - Worm War

Friday, March 4, 2005
Every baby worm dreams of being a gladiator in the worm arena, where burly worms battle it out to eat sheep, grow, and squish their adversaries.

Download Worm War a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.




Accounts Closed For Ladder Abuse

Tuesday, March 2, 2005
Approximately 4,000 accounts have been closed for various abuses of the Warcraft III ladders, including the use of "loss bots." Blizzard maintains an aggressive stance against cheating of all kind and will continue to ensure that the Battle.net ladders are a fair and safe place to play Warcraft III. The accounts in question have been closed, and the affected players have been barred from ladder play on any account for a period of 30 days. In cases where this is the second instance of abuse or cheating, the accounts have been permanently banned from all ladder play.

To report suspected use of map hacks, please email hacks@blizzard.com with as much information as possible. A false report filed by one player against another will not result in action against the falsely accused party. To report suspected abuses of the Warcraft III ladders, please visit the Battle.net forums for further information.




Warcraft III Patch 1.18 Now Available

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
The latest patch for Warcraft III has arrived! Players of the Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne can now look forward to several key fixes and a bevy of new world editor features. The Frozen Throne has also been updated with new maps, numerous balance changes, and additional bug fixes.

The patch for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne includes:

  • Six new maps from our Bonus Map program, including Excavation Site (4 players), Echo Isle (2), Hinterland Raid (6), Ruins of Stratholme (6), Azeroth Grand Prix (8), and Extreme Candy Wars 2004 (8). The six-player map, River of Souls, has also been updated to allow AMM play.
  • Balance changes, including reduced build time for the Undead Banshee, increased gold cost for the Staff of Teleportation, and changes to the abilities of several neutral Heroes.
  • New environment and floating text functions for the world editor, as well as new triggers and unit states.
  • Numerous fixes to units and abilities for all four races.
The smaller Reign of Chaos patch includes several fixes to units, Heroes, abilities, and the world editor.

As always, for more detailed information on the changes to Warcraft III, please read the appropriate patch text file.


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