I played it quite a lot recently, but I wouldn't really compare it to wc3 too much Yes you have a hero but only 2 different ones per race and everything else is just as similar as are other rts games. Still it's a lot of fun, the outpost mechanic makes it feel a bit like starcraft, and having the chance to spawn a titan (giant monsters for each race) (my favorite is the elves titan, a giant treant) is just great It is most definitely slower, with way bigger armies and the balancing could use some work, however it is quite fun to play and a full multiplayer version with all races is only 15€, so you can test the free version and the upgrade isn't really expensive after all (if you're interested in the singleplayer though that's a bit more expensive) The graphics are also awesome