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Our Warcraft 3 server is fine how it is, though however, I would like to see some ACTUAL Warcraft 3 heroes added to the server. I understand that the Warcraft mod is about having a set of abilities and not about the lore of the game itself, but it just doesn't feel right to ignore the large, untapped potential content that's in the actual game and its expansion. In just Warcraft 3 + Frozen Throne, we get heroes from all across the Warcraft universe: Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, Outland, Northrend, and even on some islands. In this post, I'll list off a ton of potential additions to the server and hopefully inspire some people to go out and write up races for use on the server. In red will be heroes being unused, in yellow heroes that are kinda used, and in green are heroes that are being used currently.
 
I will update the list and link the hero name to your post, so feel free to pick one and get creative. I would recommend reading up on how the hero worked in-game to get a sense on how their abilities should be like on the server.
 
Here's a list of all the NAMED hero units in Warcraft 3 and its expansion:
Arthas Menethil (Before Frostmourne)
Uther Lightbringer
Jaina Proudmoore - We have an "Archmage Proudmoore" just not named Jaina.
Antonidas
Muradin Bronzebeard
Garithos
Lady Vashj
Kael'thas Sunstrider
Akama
Tyrande Whisperwind
Shandris Feathermoon
Malfurion Stormrage
Cenarius
Illidan Stormrage
Maiev Shadowsong - We have a "Warden" but no indicator it's Maiev specifically
Ner'Zhul (The Lich King)
Arthas Menethil (After Frostmourne)
Kel'Thuzad
Anub'arak - We have a "Crypt Lord" but no indicator it's Anub'arak specifically
Sylvanas Windrunner
Varimathras
Mal'Ganis
Tichondrius
Archimonde
Mannoroth
Azgalor
Kil'jaeden
Magtheridon
Balnazzar
Thrall
Grom Hellscream
Sen'Jin
Cairne Bloodhoof
Rexxar
Rokhan
Chen Stormstout - We have a "Brewmaster Monk" but no indicator it's Chen Stormstout
Vol'Jin
Gul'dan
 
Look at all of those! Here's a ton of characters with importance in the lore that can be used in the server.
 
Now here's the list of all the neutral and racial heroes that you found on non-campaign maps:
Naga Sea Witch
Dark Ranger
Pandaren Brewmaster
Beastmaster
Pit Lord
Goblin Tinker
Firelord
Goblin Alchemist
Paladin
Archmage - We have three "Archmages"
Mountain King
Blood Mage
Blademaster
Far Seer
Tauren Chieftan
Shadow Hunter
Demon Hunter
Keeper of the Grove
Priestess of the Moon
Warden
Death Knight
Dread Lord
Lich
Crypt Lord
 
A ton more green than the last list, but still plenty of unused content!
 
Link to our current races (or heroes): https://pastebin.com/78Vhg2K5
Link to Warcraft 3 races: http://classic.battle.net/war3/races.shtml
Link to named heroes from Warcraft 3: http://wow.gamepedia.com/List_of_Warcraft_III_hero_units
Link to neutral heroes from Warcraft 3: http://classic.battle.net/war3/neutral/
 
Though to be honest, you could make a hero from any character in the Warcraft universe, even from Warcraft 1 & 2 or even further into the future than where we are now!
(Yes, Dakka made a big post )

This is about what was coming out 

I can get a Large Dominos Pizza for 13$. There’s a sale tax of 7.25% where I live. Therefor the pizza would be 13.94$. An average large pizza has 10 slices. 13.94$ divided by 10 would be 1.34$ per slice. I have given 3 dollars toward the pizza, while a slice is only 1.34. Therefor I have also tipped and played for my share. 

Thanks for responding to the survey!
 
In an effort to be fully transparent, 4 surveys were removed.
2 Surveys were removed for not selecting "2" for the bogus question. 2 Surveys were removed for answering "ALL RACES" to both what should be nerfed and what should be buffed - this is obviously trolling or not reading.
 
First up - balance ratings.
 
Average balance rating for the last year: 3.32

 
Average balance as of today: 3.45

 
Change in balance. This is a comparison of the first question (balance over the last year) to the 2nd question (balance as of today). If they rated balance higher today, that means balance has "improved" in their eyes. If they rated lower for today, that means balance is "worse" in their eyes.
 

 
Unfun races. 2 users responded with 5 races between them (while everyone else properly put only 1), so there's 3 more races present than the total number of survey responses.
 

 
Number of races that need to be buffed

 
Number of races that need to be nerfed

 
Level requirement that new races should be placed at

 
Player opinion on having races playable only via ROTD (like Witch King)

 
What war3 staff should focus on. Each response was weighted (1 = lowest importance, 5 = highest importance).
Below, you can see the average of all responses.

 
 
FEEL FREE to comment on the data with your opinion - I encourage you to even. You may see something I do not.
 
My opinion on it:
BOTH BALANCE QUESTIONS have 84% of respondents saying balance is at least a 3 - approximately 50% in both questions say balance is a 4 or 5! This to me says that although everything isn't perfect - the majority of players think we are at least "average" or slightly above average in terms of balancing races.
 
CHANGE IN BALANCE: 82% of players think balance TODAY is the same or better than it has been over the last year.
 
UNFUN RACES: We got some work to do with Hederine, Infected, and Ravinick. I already altered Hederine's screen flash in an attempt to make it less aids (while simultaneously helping someone with epilepsy not have seizures from it). I intend to do more with Hederine to make it less frustrating (I'm open to opinions) - as well as figuring out what I can do to Infected. I know the problem with Ravinick is the reflect - it was greatly buffed when physical damage was changed a couple months ago on the server, so it will be toned down to a more appropriate level.
 
# OF RACES TO BUFF: The vast majority of players agree - there's a handful (or two handfuls) of weak races. As always, I'm open to suggestions on these. I already have some ideas for a couple.
 
# OF RACES TO NERF: The vast majority of players agree 1-5 races need to be nerfed. I think if we asked what those races are - we would find some large disagreement though. I think to some extent I would expect to see the big "unfun races" (from prior question) to appear on that list for most people - which will be addressed.
 
LEVEL REQUIREMENT FOR NEW RACES: I still internally disagree with this question to a large extent, but over 50% of players want races in the lower range. I think the correct play here (for me and the server) is to sprinkle in some low ones more frequently, instead of only doing high (or low) level races.
 
ROTD RACES / WITCH KING: At least 34% of players dislike Witch King - so that's an interesting fact. The server is pretty split on the idea of ROTD only races - 43% said they don't like them, but 57% said they do. However, 16% (from the 57% that like ROTD races) said we don't need more. I think this is a "do nothing" situation based on these responses.
 
FOCUS OF THE WAR3 STAFF: I am honestly surprised how Bug Fixing received almost all 4's and 5's. I've always had a strong focus on it - you can tell from my institution of the bug tracker (thanks to Klark for setting it up - of course) and the # of bugs I have cleared from it. If people keep posting bugs as much as they can, I will keep clearing them as I have time. Balance also received a high rating, which tells me most people aren't content with every race on the server (no surprise there - though). I was surprised to see how low Supporter Benefits and Expertise ranked. I guess the traditional trifecta (balance / bug fixing / new races) reign supreme yet again.
 
I chose not to do any aggregation of data for the last 2 questions because they largely were free response.
 
Here are some ideas from the free response that I see that stand out - feel free to comment on them as it is largely 1 or 2 people's opinion and I don't really intend to make changes based only on that:
Add more hidden races Need strong support races to offset the reliance on regen/leech to make races strong Supporter cosmetics - skins (I'll go ahead and say no to this), tags, bullet tracers Ignore Serif (lol) Anti Knife races are out of hand (Molecule, Khadgar, Night Elf namely) Shop menu is overpriced Don't let infected respawn Don't let "unfun" races be blocked from tomes (specifically mentions gimmicky knife races) More Rats maps More fun and interesting gimmick races Focus on balancing and bug fixing - don't need more races Kid Fearless uses scripts  
 
Again - feel free to add any thoughts below. Obviously I'm not perfect and neither is the server - but the goal is to get it as close as possible.

Everything I've highlighted in red would be better answered by a cursory google search than anyone here could answer.
 
I just don't personally see the necessity of a dedicated subforum. If someone else on staff does, Im sure they'd be welcome to add it.

I support this 

The reason I feel like this addition would make sense is because of how out of place it is in any of the forums.
 
So if there was a programming-specific forum, it could look something like this:
 
Example pinned posts:
sG Programming Megathread - Links to programs/source codes made by sG members Getting Started with <Enter Programming Language Here> - Tutorial on getting started with <Enter Programming Language Here> along with tips and tricks Forum-specific Rules and Guidelines - (I'm down to make the post if this goes through)  
Example unpinned posts:
Help me with my counting program! I'm making a game Why language A is better than language B Which IDE is best for what I want to do?  
It definitely won't see as much action as the other forums, but programming isn't exactly a general topic like movies or music and deserves its own little space.
(I also don't expect a ton of support for this, but i want to at least make an attempt )
 

The reason I feel like this addition would make sense is because of how out of place it is in any of the forums.
 
So if there was a programming-specific forum, it could look something like this:
 
Example pinned posts:
sG Programming Megathread - Links to programs/source codes made by sG members Getting Started with <Enter Programming Language Here> - Tutorial on getting started with <Enter Programming Language Here> along with tips and tricks Forum-specific Rules and Guidelines - (I'm down to make the post if this goes through)  
Example unpinned posts:
Help me with my counting program! I'm making a game Why language A is better than language B Which IDE is best for what I want to do?  
It definitely won't see as much action as the other forums, but programming isn't exactly a general topic like movies or music and deserves its own little space.
(I also don't expect a ton of support for this, but i want to at least make an attempt )
 

yo i'm down for this

The reason I feel like this addition would make sense is because of how out of place it is in any of the forums.
 
So if there was a programming-specific forum, it could look something like this:
 
Example pinned posts:
sG Programming Megathread - Links to programs/source codes made by sG members Getting Started with <Enter Programming Language Here> - Tutorial on getting started with <Enter Programming Language Here> along with tips and tricks Forum-specific Rules and Guidelines - (I'm down to make the post if this goes through)  
Example unpinned posts:
Help me with my counting program! I'm making a game Why language A is better than language B Which IDE is best for what I want to do?  
It definitely won't see as much action as the other forums, but programming isn't exactly a general topic like movies or music and deserves its own little space.
(I also don't expect a ton of support for this, but i want to at least make an attempt )
 

Approved!

You said no 1x1 towers but could you make one to make a skybase, then remove the pillar?

I don't see how playing these 5 new maps for a couple days is any different from playing the same 5 maps for over a year. Personally I enjoy playing new maps rather than Italy, office, Westwood, and crackhouse over and over again.