Warcraft III Preview

GameSpy has posted up a preview of Blizzard’s upcoming Warcraft III. Here’s a taste:

In creating the game, the team has added an RPG flavor to the game. Each of the four sides will have heroes. These heroes have stats (strength, agility and intelligence) and a limited inventory that will allow them to carry up to four magic items. Each side can choose any of the three different heroes available to the race. The only limit to the number of heroes is the food cap which all units share. Pardo said that only the first hero will likely be built up to its maximum capabilities because, if multiple heroes are on the screen when experience is awarded, all heroes share the experience. “Many people build their whole early game strategy around their choice of first hero,” Pardo said, so the first hero will obviously be the most important.