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'WarCraft 3: RoC' & 'TFT' - Update Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on July 2, 2004 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT

Blizzard has released new update patches for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.16a and addresses several game balance changes for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a slew of tweaks for The Frozen Throne. Read more for download links ...

Get WC3: The Frozen Throne v1.16 patch off Worthplaying (16mb)

Get WC3: Reign Of Chaos v1.16 patch off Worthplaying (16mb)

Patch 1.16a WC3: Reign Of Chaos Game Changes

BALANCE CHANGES

Orc

  • Bladestorm mana cost reduced to 200 from 250.

Items

  • Shared cooldown of 20 seconds added on all summoning items.
  • Wand of Lightning Shield given 10-second cooldown.
  • Sentry Ward item duration reduced to 5 minutes from 10 minutes.

Patch 1.16a WC3: The Frozen Throne Game Changes

BALANCE CHANGES

Human

- Rifleman hit points reduced to 505 from 520.

Undead

- Destroyer negative mana regeneration increased to -6/sec from -3/sec.
- Mana gain of Devour Magic increased to 150 per dispelled unit from 75 per
dispelled unit.
- Orb of Annihilation mana cost increased to 50 from 25.
- Orb of Annihilation had a splash damage that was dealing full damage to all
targets instead of full damage to the primary target, and reduced damage to
nearby targets. This discrepancy has been fixed and the orb now deals damage
identical to the functionality in patch 1.14.

Orc

- Bladestorm mana cost reduced to 200 from 250.
- Troll Batrider hit points reduced to 400 from 500.
- Demolisher build time increased to 40 seconds from 36 seconds.

Neutral Heroes

- Cluster Rockets cooldown reduced to 6 seconds from 7 seconds.
- Pocket Factory cooldown reduced to 35 seconds from 40 seconds.
- Pit Lord base Strength increased to 26 from 24.
- Dark Minion hit points increased from 200/260/320 to 215/290/405 and armor
reduced to 0/0/0 from 1/2/3.
- Breath of Fire has been damage capped to 8 targets. Note that this does not
affect the amount of damage dealt by burning damage from the Breath of Fire /
Drunken Haze combination.
- Storm, Earth and Fire Pandaren hit points increased by 200, and attack damage
increased by 33%.

Items

- Shared cooldown of 20 seconds added on all summoning items.
- Wand of Lightning Shield given 10-second cooldown.
- Staff of Preservation max stock set to 1, down from 2.
- Sentry Ward item duration reduced to 5 minutes from 10 minutes.

 


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