Oh the Warcraft games captivated me as well. I still love RTS games and I can still hear some of the things that the units in WC2 would say when you click on them. Such an amazing game that was. You don't see RTS games getting made that much lately, which is a damn shame.
Played any recently that you've had good experiences with?
I've lost touch with RTS, but I'm pretty sure SpellForce should be amazing https://store.steampowered.com/app/311290/SpellForce_3_Reforced/
It does have a bit more RPG in it than Warcraft 3 though
AI WAR offers you the best long-term coop experience. too hardcore for me
Mindustry has an automated touch to it
8-bit armies is like reskinned command & conquer
Boid is free and amazing, pvp-only, but it's dead. it does have a campaign dlc though
Ultimate General and RUSE come to mind too
I'll look into those. Thanks for the advice.