Get Good at One Vs One in Warcraft 3
The true test of any Warcraft 3 player is their skill sin one-on-one combat. it is in this arena that the player's skills must truly shine, as there is no distraction between the player and the enemy. Becoming a good player takes dedication, practice, and a love for the game.
Steps
- Play. If you want to get good, practice, and I'm not telling you to go out and do level against computer normal, or to go FFA of 6 against 6 computer easy. Buy an original Warcraft CD and play on BNET. And practice with your race. If you're good as human, play as human, if you like undead but really can't play it, and you're good as Orc, then either you get good with UD or play Orc. Don't just play a little with one race and then try another one, and then go back to the race you were playing before. Maybe play a few games with each race and then you choose the one that's best for you and... PRACTICE.
- Watch replays. Find out who is one of the best in your race (I'm not talking about your friends, I'm talking about the pros) and watch his or their replays, and try to take something out of it. For example, if you're Orc, watch Grubby's replays and find out what he does against what and how he does it, and do it yourself. After that, practice what you have learned. PS: for a website of replays, go to www.wcreplays.com.
- You should probably know that by now, but scout, counter, creep, etc...
- Play with your friends (if any of them play warcraft 3), try to beat them and counter their strategies, if you beat them, they will probably come out with a new strategy, and then you can counter that strategy too, it's a good practice, you can find anything out there (on battlenet =P).
- You may find the pros rushing or people saying that rushing is good. If you are not a good rusher, don't rush, unless you really have the advantage, and if you have the advantage but can't rush because he has towers, creep, move around your opponent's base, and ALWAYS attack his units if you find him, because you normally have the advantage against someone who has towers. Another option is tower rushing him, but that takes some skill to be done successfully.
- Don't get a hero level 2 and think you creeped enough, keep creeping all the time unless you're attacking or defending your base.
- Play if you want to get better,but it doesn't matter that you saw pros doing something if you didn't play to make sure YOU can do it.
- Figure out your build order, and strategy against each race, and study the maps to know where to put your buildings accordingly. This helps especially so you don't accidentally block out just enough room to fit in your altar, etc. This also helps prevent from wasting the precious seconds in the beginning of the game from stalling and decision making.
Tips
- Micro. If your unit is low hp and can't fight anymore, don't give your opponent's hero exp, send your unit to your base.
- It doesn't matter if you know the counter of a strategy, you're not going to be able to counter something if you don't know what your opponent is doing... so SCOUT.
- Don't get frustrated because you lost, try to think of what you did wrong, and try to do it right the next time.
- You may not always find the counter of the strategy you need watching replays, sometimes you have to think on your own.
Things You'll Need
- Warcraft III original CD key.
- Free time.
- Desire to play and get good.
