Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
See Part 4 on Dave's channel here! ► youtu.be/xlOMlt6ANhc
David "DesignerDave" Fried answers questions Warcraft III fans have sent in about his experience working for Blizzard nearly 20 years ago. Did Dave have any guidance when designing Stratholme? Did Blizzard employees commonly play Warcraft 3 matches against each other? Dave answers all these questions and more in this new series!
Make sure to like and share this video. If this series gets enough love, we may get to hear from other Warcraft III developers as well!
Check out DesignerDave's channel! ► youtube.com/c/DesignerDave
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0:00 - Ask Dave Anything Part 3
0:31 - Hidden hydralisk
1:57 - D&D with Metzen and Sammy
3:41 - Playing War3 against other devs
5:10 - Defeating Grom before capturing his soul
7:44 - Stratholme's design in "The Culling"
11:28 - Unit balance
12:52 - Easter eggs: planned or on a whim?
14:54 - Devs did not have WoW in mind
16:00 - The World Editor and custom maps
16:54 - So many custom mods! Was that intended?
17:58 - Warcraft 3 campaign remakes
19:18 - Programming WorldEdit vs. making maps with it
See Part 4 on Dave's channel here! ► youtu.be/xlOMlt6ANhc
David "DesignerDave" Fried answers questions Warcraft III fans have sent in about his experience working for Blizzard nearly 20 years ago. Did Dave have any guidance when designing Stratholme? Did Blizzard employees commonly play Warcraft 3 matches against each other? Dave answers all these questions and more in this new series!
Make sure to like and share this video. If this series gets enough love, we may get to hear from other Warcraft III developers as well!
Check out DesignerDave's channel! ► youtube.com/c/DesignerDave
_____
►Join my Discord server! discord.gg/RcE8GjjyJK
►Click "Join" to become a Supporter, Member, or Loyal Member!
#blizzard #warcraft3 #ama #designerdave #abelhawk
0:00 - Ask Dave Anything Part 3
0:31 - Hidden hydralisk
1:57 - D&D with Metzen and Sammy
3:41 - Playing War3 against other devs
5:10 - Defeating Grom before capturing his soul
7:44 - Stratholme's design in "The Culling"
11:28 - Unit balance
12:52 - Easter eggs: planned or on a whim?
14:54 - Devs did not have WoW in mind
16:00 - The World Editor and custom maps
16:54 - So many custom mods! Was that intended?
17:58 - Warcraft 3 campaign remakes
19:18 - Programming WorldEdit vs. making maps with it
