Halo Demo Freeware Multiplayer Shooter Gameplay Banshee Dogfight

Here's a video of me and my friend duking it out in Covenant Banshees in the skies above the Blood Gulch map. The freeware multiplayer shooter component of the Halo demo is fully functional and allows one to immerse himself in online play using Bungie's servers. The Halo demo only provides one map though. But hey, who's complaining?

It's free.

We played this using Hamachi as our ISP doesn't give public IPs to its clients. Major bummer.

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Download Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Patch 1.23

Now here's something you don't see everyday:

(Of course, if you have pirated the game, chances are, you wont' see this. Ever.)

>>>UPDATE: Blizzard has released patch 1.24b. Click HERE to see my "Download Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Patch 1.24b" article

I just love this company. Blizzard just released patch 1.23 for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. Just login to Battle.net to download the Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne 1.23 update. There are no alterations stats-wise, only a couple of fixes:

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Patch 1.23 Changelog
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FEATURES

- Battle.net now uses a new banner ad system.

FIXES

- Fixed an exploit where an altered custom map would be seen identical to the original custom map.
- Fixed an issue where some patches could not apply on Intel Macs.

1.23 :D

Download the Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne patch 1.23 (incremental) update HERE.

Download the Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne patch 1.22 update HERE.

>>>See more Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne resources (where to place NGL One professional map files to view Warcraft III: Frozen Throne replays, micromanagement resources, gameplay videos, links to important strategy articles, etc) HERE. (Scroll down to see more.)

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Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Gameplay Videos: Night Elf Vs Human in Echo Isles

Uploaded videos of another game again. This is still against a "Normal" AI. In these Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne gameplay videos, which show me playing as a Night Elf against Humans, my micromanagement has improved a bit, but I'm still dissatisfied with my skills. At least this time I haven't forgotten to buy Boots of Speed and a Circlet of Nobility.







Mistakes:

• Not using "Alt" during skirmishes, resulting in critically wounded enemies still swinging at my forces
  
• Not watching resources; I could have pumped out more Dryads. The Druids of the Claw came out very late.
  
• Got fixated on micromanagement, resulting in a very delayed Tier 3
• Not picking the right targets with the Naga's Fork Lightning
• Not designating a newly-trained unit to a (Ctrl) group
• Not pushing the advantage by erecting Ancient Protectors and an Ancient of Wonder next to the enemy base
  

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Freeware Multiplayer Shooter: Halo Demo

So I downloaded the Halo demo...


Well, being a demo, it's not really a freeware multiplayer shooter but it does the job. It contains the "Silent Cartographer" level and Halo's multiplayer shooter component.

I played around for a bit and yes, it IS Halo. I was expecting some eye-candy cuts here and there but for all purposes, it IS the game. And while those who have never played Halo before will definitely want to get the full version asap (it IS Halo THE game after all), the multiplayer shooter component is definitely a keeper for those who have yet to purchase the award-winning game. (There were some connection glitches but I think it's my damned Wi-Fi.)

The report page doesn't display scores but heck, I had fun:

Don't mind the name lol! It's a private joke.

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Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne Gameplay: Night Elf Mirror Match in Echo Isles ("Normal" AI)

I made two videos showing Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne gameplay. The videos - which total 13mn 56s - show my meager micromanagement skills against a "Normal" AI (Gaaaah! How does Moon do it?). (Edit: Whoa the numbers changed! What's up with YouTube? Meh.)

These are not meant as comprehensive Night Elf strategy guides since I am very much a beginner at Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne; I just uploaded these in YouTube to remind me of my mistakes.

If you're a total beginner, you might get a tip or two here (like using the Ancient of War as a tank when creeping). If you are a vet, have a good laugh:






Mistakes:

• Ancient of Wonders erected too late (the Staff of Preservation is very much a standard item for Night Elf players)
• Not using items from the Goblin Merchant (Boots, etc)
• Not shifting targets when the AI dances a critically wounded unit from the front (chasing a unit down will collapse your formation into the enemy lines. Very bad if you're going up against an enemy using strong melee units)
• Not expanding early
• Rushing a Night Elf base is a very bad idea. You can of course, pick of a few wisps if the enemy army has wandered far but fighting a protracted battle near their moon wells is a disaster in the making.
• Setting the rally points of unit-producing structures to a hero who has gone home to heal/buy items. Always transfer the rally points to the hero who's/that's (things not human mwehehe!) laying down destruction on the enemy front! Reinforce the poor sucker in front!
  
• Not switching off the Naga's Ice Arrows ability when there are no more enemy units alive (waste of mana)
• Not using Fork Lightning often
• Too slow in destroying enemy moon wells
• Too slow in pulling out a critically wounded hero
• Too slow in staffing (Staff of Preservation) out units
• Using a Scroll of Town Portal when I could have just left my army at the enemy base while retreating my Demon Hunter

Constructive feedback (whether positive or negative) are very much welcome.

Again, how does Moon do it? Gaaah.

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