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“Hey guys, as some of you know, I am a beginning writer who mostly hangs around Joeyray's. I enjoy RPing and reading and writing Sci-fi :) I am really trying to improve my skills, but sadly, I am really lacking feedback. I only have one pers…”

“You know, I haven't seen much chatter on Project Blackstone since Jake Ramsey was added to that little think tank. We have new lore added every week, and yet no one sees fit to comment on it at all. The irony. Probably because there's nothi…”

“Raynor never left the Sons of Korhal. Just for sake of argument, assume he barely knew Kerrigan so it doesn't matter that she got left behind. Also assume that he was way more angry with the Confederacy, so he was 'ok' with the destruction …”

“The Starcraft 1 Manual says: "Traveling thousands of light years into the burning core of the galaxy, the Xel’Naga eventually settled upon the volatile ash-world of Zerus. The Xel’Naga planned to continue their Grand Experiment of evolution…”

“Will she come back with a very strong brood to help Kerrigan against Amon? Perhaps she will challenge Kerrigan directly (if she thinks she is stronger). Maybe she will go into UED space and provoke them into invading a second time.... Niadr…”

“So who thinks that rather than destroying each other, Tassadar and the Overmind successfully merged into a new life form - a new xel'naga? In fact, the Overmind may have intended this outcome when he attacked Aiur.”

“in starcraft 1 game guide and story, it said at the beginning, xel naga created protoss as pure experiment out of curiosity. They were successful, and protoss started worshiping xel naga as gods. Xel Naga wanting to speed the civilizations …”

“Ya, that revolt Raynor and company started up after Media Blitz sure looked like it affected the Dominion in HotS. I always thought that at least Matt's Rebellion storyline in WoL would lead somewhere, especially into an expansion that was …”

“The idea is for this thread to be a place to discuss the science-fictional boundaries of what is possible in the StarCraft universe, if in fact there are any. I'd like to kick off the discussion with a few topics in regards to whether or no…”

“I was reading the original StarCraft manual and found some lore differences: In the manual says that the Overmind turned against the Xel'Naga, while Zurvan (in SC2) says that was against Amon itself. The manual describe Zerus as a lifeless …”

“First Star Wars, then Starcraft. Thank God Star Trek has never gone down the path of lazy-as-hell writing.”

“You know, those nukes Terrans had before they decided making a planet uninhabitable wasn't good for anyone...when the protoss and zerg showed up...why didn't anyone say..."You know, maybe nuking a planet to hell should be one of our options…”

“If not at the beginning a few missions in, before the player leaves the starting planet. Think about it: Protoss have an established pattern of holding prisoners in stasis cells. If the player is following Zeratul's perspective, then it mak…”

“Let me be the first to say that blizzard cinematic developers are awesome and deserve a bonus. Not only in starcraft 2 but in other games like Diablo 3 as well. However the same can't be said about their scriptwriters or whoever that produc…”

“"I will." *wiggles butt at Narud*”

“Just got done going through the Campaign a second time and decided to complete the planets in a little bit different order. I completed Zerus before completing Char this time and was surprised to see the cinematic changed because of Kerriga…”

“This been a little inkling I've been pondering over since WoL but it didn't really seem to hold that much validity knowing 1/3 of the SC2 trilogy until knowing all these new developments in the HotS campaign. To simply put my speculation: W…”

“One thing that always angers me is when the writers of a franchise arbitrarily adjust power levels to create emotions during certain scenes. Star Wars is famous for this, one moment a Jedi can die to a wild oversized rat, the next moment it…”

“1. What are the "wings of liberty?" I could tell what "heart of the swarm" referred to, but I don't understand "wings of liberty." 2. When in the end cutscene Kerrigan replies "you made us ALL into monsters" who exactly is she referring to …”

“I was wondering, who is the best Kerrigan? Ghost Kerrigan The Queen of Blades De-infested Kerrigan Primal QoB All with respective equipment and psonic powers. Also none can control any of the Swarm.”

“I've been thinking and this kind of bugs me, but do you think, in the lore, the Zerg are (for lack of a better term) OP? I mean, it just seems like that unless there is some kind of circumstance, the other two races struggle immensely again…”

“How come Narud is allowed to have tal'darim with him in his top defence research lab? Like haven't the dominion realized what he was doing or what? Is mengsk that stupid to let him do weird stuff with tal'darim as his guards? Also, with wha…”

“Remember back when Kerrigan said "You know, the knight in shining armor suits you sometimes...just not...not now." Does it suit him now?”

“Many people thinks Duran, such a cunning and powerful charactor back to BW or WoL, just appear and died in HotS like a random zergling: Is anyone else bothered the fact that they killed him off without at least making the connection that he…”

“Sorry if this is a repost...but it said the corruptor strain was lost by the zerg...is this just a gameplay thing with a story excuse due to lack of need for AA units...or is the corrupter really gone, lost to the swarm.”

“To everyone who remember Starcraft 1 must know the Colonial Magistrate; Our Player Character who led Mar Sara and then joined Son of Korhal. Where is he / she now? Why Blizzard didn't personalize him / her as one of the character out there?…”

“As the title suggests I don't believe Narud is truly dead http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Emil_Narud http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Shapeshifter Reasons why- 1.Narud is a shapeshifter isn't it possible he merely moved his organs around to …”

“I hate to be the red shirt guy, but I remember reading in the Starcraft 1 instruction manual that different Zerg strains were adapted from different animals from different planets. For example, Zerglings were adapted from the Dune-runners o…”

“I am quite confused over the fact that Kerrigan flies up to her Leviathan instead of staying with Jim. I know that Kerrigan needs to fight the back to life "Dark Voice" and is probobly the only one in the universe that can stop it from wipi…”

“Is it just me, or did the little comic do a much better job telling the story then the game? In fact it improves the story by ignoring the convenience amnesia and playing into her acceptance of being a monster which is a much better directi…”

“The latest expansion to the StarCraft franchise has really struck gold. With the addition of several new critters, many new immersive gameplay options are available to the audience. Players have so much decisions to make throughout the stor…”

“I was just wondering if it would be possible (I know it would be difficult and unlikely) to remake SC1 using the SCII engine. For those avid starcrafters to be able to see former units in amazing quality. I would like it very much.”

“From what I've seen a lot of people are dreading the inevitable "all three races come together to defeat a greater evil" thing that is being set up for LotV's ending. This is a pretty standard thing in Blizzard games, SC1 had the Terrans an…”

“So I'm trying to make sense of each races power in relation to each other as the entire story progresses. This post will contain spoilers to all of Starcraft 2 including HotS. Feel free to help me out, add a comment, troll me, or correct so…”

“I'm not sure if this was meant to be taken in this light but doesn't Amon appear to be... the "Ponce de Leon" of the Xel'Naga Like, the Xel'Naga were all worried about creating their .. successors, as eventually even the Xel'Naga die ... so…”

“OK, we know that there are a lot of Protoss heroes introduced in "In Utter Darkness" already that are bound to be in LotV. But the campaigns also have supporting characters. I'd like to know what kind of support protoss you'd like to see in…”

“To go "all the way?" i.e., if Dugall were to ask the current Stukov the first question in the Brood War cinematic, how would Stukov respond now?”

“Hyperion for WoL, Leviathan for HoTS. I guess it'll be Shield of Aiur for LoTV”

“So with Kerrigan at the end of HotS saying Amon is now the main problem and saying that she won't fight it alone, how are they going to wrap in Kerrigan since now she is essentially the main character of Starcraft because she's the only one…”

“How does a psi blade (zealots, dark templar, Tassadar, Nova) deal damage? Is it a cutting blade that is simply created by psionic power and aided by technology? Or is it made of plasma/energy/whatever and it burns its way through a target? …”

“I'm just curious. How many of you out there like the story in sc2 so far? That includes wol and hots. Personally, I find it lacking. Everything is so micro. It was all dealt on the personal level with only a few exceptions regarding the pro…”

“Blizzard's writers threw the most captivating piece of their story out the window and deflated the campaign... How!?!?! Finished the expansion... and I don't know about you... but Blizzard got me RUSHING through HOTS not caring about anythi…”

“StarCraft: Brood War Fenix: The Khala awaits me, Kerrigan, and though I am prepared to face my destiny, you will not find me easy prey. Sarah Kerrigan: Then that shall be your epitaph. Jim Raynor: Fenix! No! Sarah Kerrigan: What are you wor…”

“So, Blizzard is aiming to do a 7 samurai type of story for LotV... http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3283969 We also know Brian Kindregan (lead story writer for HotS/WoL Char segments) is no longer working on StarCraft, but rather Diab…”

“The overall story lacks transitions, and this is the real reason why it is bad. Lets compare the lore of hots with some other stories of Blizzard entertainment. Warcraft series 1.Arthas, a good paladin and prince to a evil death knight. 2.T…”

“So I was looking back through the SC1 manual (It still holds up as good Sci-Fi, even in spite of nostalgia), when I noticed something. I always thought it was kind of weird that suddenly each race got a designated symbol in SC2, but apparen…”

“WoL had a kickass story recap playing during the installation. Since I purchased HotS digitally and thus had it preloaded, I'd like to know if the expansion has one too for those who bought a physical copy.”

“Before knowing the HotS story developments we knew that in the secret mission in Brood War "Dark Origins" revealed Samir Duran's true intentions and that he revealed to Zeratul that Kerrigan's rebirth into the Zerg Swarm as the Queen of Bla…”

“Blizzard Entertainment:Dominion security is compromised, and the doors of Project Blackstone have been blown wide open. Now it is your turn to dissect the mystery of this classified government laboratory. With the future of the Swarm uncert…”

“http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=404572 WARNING: CONTAINS HOTS SPOILERS (This is purely a thread on Starcraft’s story. You will find no balance discussion here) Introduction: The Protoss race is a joke in Starcraft 2…”