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Unlike previous Battle. net-enabled games, Warcraft III introduced anonymous matchmaking, automatically pairing players for games based on their skill level and game type preferences, preventing players from cheating and inflating their records artificially.

If players want to play with a friend in ranked matches, Warcraft III offers " Arranged Team Games ", where a team joins a lobby and Battle. net will search for another team ; as with anonymous matchmaking, the enemy team is not known beforehand.

Players can also host custom games, using maps either created in the Warcraft III World Editor, or the default multiplayer scenarios.

The game also offers Friends Lists and Channels for chatting, where players can create custom channels or join Blizzard-approved ones.

Warcraft III also allows players to band together to form " clans ", which can participate in tournaments or offer a recreational aspect to Warcraft III.

Global scores and standings in matchmaking games are kept on a " ladder ".

These rankings can be checked online without the need of the game.