Finally, the long long waited new patch has been released yesterday. So far, I've played 14 games to test the new patch. I ended up with 7 wins in 14 games though, haha. I'm a Human player, and I found that the increasing damage and the decreasing attack cooldown on tier 3 Knight's is awesome. Whoa, you're gonna love it.
It's a great start to play Warcraft III again though. Now, I'm currently ranking #455 in Lordaeron server. The top 1 player is really damn hard to catch up. He has a 70% over winning rates in Night Elf which I have only 50+% winning rates. Oh gosh~...that's a lot compare to 70%!
Cut short, the new released patch were as follows, check it out -
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Patch 1.22
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FEATURES
- There is now a replay auto-save feature in the options menu. Replays
are automatically saved to the "replay" folder.
- Added an option to always show unit and building health bars.
- You can now enable and disable the display of minimap signals from players and other observers using chat commands:
/showminimapsignals and /hideminimapsignals.
- The game is now automatically saved in the event of a potential disconnect. These saved games are placed in the "save" folder
BALANCE CHANGES
HUMAN
- Scout Tower repair rate changed from 12 to 20.
- Knight damage increased: Attack cooldown changed from 1.50 to 1.40 and base damage increased from 25 to 28 (Average damage is 34).
UNDEAD
- Increased Ziggurat base armor from 1 to 5.
- Reduced the build time of the Necropolis from 120 to 100.
NIGHT ELF
- Reduce the Orb of venom poison duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
- Increase the experience gain from Dryads from Level 2 (40xp) to Level 3 (60 xp).
FIXES
- The cooldown on unlimited usable items (example: the staff of preservation) now persists after the item is dropped or traded.
- A cooldown exploit with potions has been fixed.
- When you unburrow a Crypt Fiend, its auto-cast will no longer be toggled off.
- An exploit bug in which items could lose their cooldowns when transferred between heroes has been fixed.
ADDITIONAL MAPS
Furthermore, these 4 new contest winner maps will be included in the final patch, but not on the PTR:
- (2)MeltingValley
- (2)RoadToStratholme
- (4)CentaurGrove
- (4)TidewaterGlades
It's a great start to play Warcraft III again though. Now, I'm currently ranking #455 in Lordaeron server. The top 1 player is really damn hard to catch up. He has a 70% over winning rates in Night Elf which I have only 50+% winning rates. Oh gosh~...that's a lot compare to 70%!
Cut short, the new released patch were as follows, check it out -
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Patch 1.22
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
FEATURES
- There is now a replay auto-save feature in the options menu. Replays
are automatically saved to the "replay" folder.
- Added an option to always show unit and building health bars.
- You can now enable and disable the display of minimap signals from players and other observers using chat commands:
/showminimapsignals and /hideminimapsignals.
- The game is now automatically saved in the event of a potential disconnect. These saved games are placed in the "save" folder
BALANCE CHANGES
HUMAN
- Scout Tower repair rate changed from 12 to 20.
- Knight damage increased: Attack cooldown changed from 1.50 to 1.40 and base damage increased from 25 to 28 (Average damage is 34).
UNDEAD
- Increased Ziggurat base armor from 1 to 5.
- Reduced the build time of the Necropolis from 120 to 100.
NIGHT ELF
- Reduce the Orb of venom poison duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
- Increase the experience gain from Dryads from Level 2 (40xp) to Level 3 (60 xp).
FIXES
- The cooldown on unlimited usable items (example: the staff of preservation) now persists after the item is dropped or traded.
- A cooldown exploit with potions has been fixed.
- When you unburrow a Crypt Fiend, its auto-cast will no longer be toggled off.
- An exploit bug in which items could lose their cooldowns when transferred between heroes has been fixed.
ADDITIONAL MAPS
Furthermore, these 4 new contest winner maps will be included in the final patch, but not on the PTR:
- (2)MeltingValley
- (2)RoadToStratholme
- (4)CentaurGrove
- (4)TidewaterGlades
