On , Blizzard’s default "Latency" setting (found in the regedit or War3Preferences.txt ) is set to a value of 100 to 150 —which translates to 200 to 300 milliseconds of delay. In human terms, that is the blink of an eye, but in esports terms, it is an eternity.
Without it, precise micro is impossible. With it, the game finally feels responsive. It won't fix a bad host with 300 ping, but it will remove the artificial waiting period that Blizzard coded in 2002. Warcraft 3 Delay Reducer 1.26
When not to use it
If you prefer manual editing:
7/10 for its purpose — 10/10 at what it does, but -1 for desyncs, -1 for patch lock, -1 for security risk. On , Blizzard’s default "Latency" setting (found in