Well..I'm sorry to say this but people don't play Warcraf3 no more is because they are newbies and doesn't want to learn...
There is no such thing as "Hero over powered" or "Bad Race"
there are only "newbs" and "people who know how to play"
"Heros ruined the game.. they were way too powerful.. they shouldn't have been that strong.. all too often I've played only to lose an entire army and a hero to one decked out hero.. too often I've seen people win games just by getting their 3 heros and not use an army.. "
Yes, if you use 3 heros and use their skills as a the combo it can be really strong (let me guess, Undead?).
BUT, 3 heros are only strong when you get them to high level. 3 heros all below lvl 3 is just a joke.
EXP splits between heros, so the more hero you get the harder for them to level up.
You shouldn't be complaining about how strong their heros are, and how unfair.
You should questioning yourself how did you allow them to grow so strong.
"Starfall can be countered.. but if you get caught off guard and without a hero, you're chances of getting out without a big loss are slim. Chances are, you'll keep most of your units alive, but they'll all be 50% or less of health."
Speaking of starfall. You don't lose becuase starfall is too strong.
you lose is just because you don't know how to play the game.
why would you try to fight your enemy when your hero is dead but your opponent’s still alive?
the only time starfall will ever work is at the very end of the game
where 1)the opposing teams' hero who can counter is dead.
2) at enemy town when their hero is elsewhere.
if in an open field battle, your enemy uses starfall, you cant counter it and you didn't teleport nor make a run
YOU ARE A NEWB! you deserve to lose
"If you've ever watched any major tournament, both players do the exact same thing.. it's just a matter of luck.. who loses the first units to give the other an advantage, who makes the first small mistake, who gets caught off guard when attacking monsters and getting attacked by the other playing doing the same.. but once the hero's hit a high lvl.. nothing mattered but those heros.."
Luck? maybe a little, but mostly experience and skill.
A good player who knows the map can guess when his opponent is going to clear which mobs.
If we have the same troops I made the first kill but you can't make one. I call that owned, not luck.
"3 high level heros, used together can basically wipe out most armies, especially with the orcs and using towers.
The whole point of the game was using your hero as the army and using the units as fodder to protect your hero. Many a times have a played where I'm fighting and 3 lvl 8-10 heros come running in to wipe me out.. espeically when you're attacking the NE and inbetween buildings you get slammed by starfall while their army is blocking a fast escape.. or when you're fighting the orcs and they put up towers everywhere and block you in with their army of fodder while they put up towers everywhere.."
Tower rushes? Nothing you can do but scout more. HOWEVER,
I still can figure out how you get to the point that your enemy got 3 lvl 8-10 heros.
to be able to get 3 heros you need to ugrade your townhall.
each hero cost gold, lumber and food. That means before their hero level up.
you got an advantage on the resource, therefore more troops than the other player.
HOW THE HELL DID YOU NOT FINISH HIM OFF and get your army killed?
and what kind of army is this? army of footmans or archers?
"The biggest thing is to know how your enemy is going to play.. you want to level your hero up, and catch the enemy's army while they're out getting critters. They'll probably teleport out if you do good.. then you know they don't have an easy out if they attack you, so you can travel the map freely knowing that they can't get away and they'll stay away from you.."
scout well and always make counter troops to fight your enemy is the way to win. Can't argue with that.