Placing more than 5 Human Peasants or Orc Peons on a Gold MineFive is the maximum number of units that can mine depending on what direction the town hall is placed. If you place more than 5, they will stack up and won’t be actually doing anything. Using these extra workers to mine ties up supply and can push a player to higher Upkeep levels for no reason. However, on some maps and positions the Town Hall may be placed too far from the Gold Mine which could require as many as 6 or 7 Peons to mine the Gold Mine. Make sure you have enough workers to mine a Gold Mine effectively. Focusing too hard on targeting specific unitsRead more. Attacking Superior ForcesYou should have an idea by looking at the enemy whether you’re going to win or not. While you can’t always know for sure, you should not attack OBVIOUSLY more powerful armies. The problem is knowing what is an obviously too powerful army. You will learn this by playing the game. Single-player and playing custom games against Computer players can teach you this before you’re ready for games against other players. Don’t forget, if the battle is not going your way, use a Scroll of Town Portal to escape, or run away. Attacking the enemy in a position to enemy’s advantageDon’t attack the enemy if they have towers to support them, or are using a Fountain of Life, or are on high ground while you are on low ground. Avoid fighting the enemy if you don’t have enough room to get all your forces attacking the enemy (such as fighting in narrow areas) Not using Neutral BuildingsNeutral Buildings are very powerful and should be used throughout the course of the game. As you learn more about their purpose, you can learn more about how to integrate them into your gameplay. Not using Teleport Scrolls or running to save an ally or your town when you can just Teleport thereUse Teleport Scrolls to save your or your allies’ Town. Not getting an Expansion Town before your Gold Mine runs outIt’s very important to use additional Gold Mines. Clear the Creeps away from a Gold Mine and be ready to expand. Forgetting to mine an ExpansionA common mistake is to build at a new Gold Mine, the building finishes but you forget to build workers to harvest Gold. Make sure you don’t let this happen. Keep checking on the progress of your expansion and build workers or send workers from your original town as soon as it is ready. Letting Allies Die for no good reasonYou have to save your allies. Abandoning your Partner too earlyJust because a Partner has left the game doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to win the game. Continue to play until there is no chance to win. If they haven’t even attacked your town yet, it’s too early to leave. Quitting the game too earlyJust because your town is gone doesn’t mean the game is over. In previous games a player was eliminated when all of their buildings were destroyed, but in Warcraft III, a team will live until ALL buildings from all of the team members are destroyed. This means all players should stay in the game until everyone is eliminated. Share unit control and fight until the end. You can continue to control your allies’ troops if you can get them to share unit control. Also you can still get a win if you and your ally are still able to beat the enemy. Don’t give up. You can help your ally by helping them better control their troops. If you manage to win, you both get a win even if all of your (but not your allies’) buildings and units were destroyed. Building too many BarracksYou only need one or two in most cases. You should only build more if you are using them all and have several expansions.