campaign racial order poll

[Exterranminator]

So, whose campaign should be first, and whose the last one?

[mc2]

Zerg should def come 1st, im very eager to see whats gonna happen with kerrigan
terran 2nd
protoss 3rd cos they need time to rebuilt and they must do something about the abandoned Aiur

but the storyline might not be arranged race by race.....it could be all jumbled up

[ZerglingRUSH]

Protoss should come last because something big is gonna happen and they will come out on top ;p

I chose terran first because I want something bad to happen to them. If they go first, it'll make a more interesting story. Hopefully all terrans get infested.

[mc2]

Protoss should come last because something big is gonna happen and they will come out on top ;p

I chose terran first because I want something bad to happen to them. If they go first, it'll make a more interesting story. Hopefully all terrans get infested.


WOW, ALL terrans infested? then the protoss are gonna be in REAL TROUBLE, given the fact that the zerg and terrans combined will try to eradicate them.
OR Xel'Naga to the rescue!!!! Seriously what do you think the combat-capabilities of the Xel to be??

[qtpay]

Protoss may be first since it was the race that first appeared; or maybe it will be the opposite, for the better of the sc-story.

[red_dragoon]

Protoss may be first since it was the race that first appeared; or maybe it will be the opposite, for the better of the sc-story.


Makes sense that protoss maybe first because it was shown. Maybe that's what they plan but then it might get changed later. I voted zerg first, protoss last because that's the order I like to play it in.

[Bumbaloe]

I think that protoss will be first, and they will try to hunt down all of the hybrids. Also, wouldn't it be cool if you could play a hybrid campaign after you beat the other 3 campaigns?

[Fenix]

OR Xel'Naga to the rescue!!!! Seriously what do you think the combat-capabilities of the Xel to be??


Well, they can actually make races, so they're quite old. Look at the Protoss tech and times it by maybe 10. And remember, the 'toss can steralize entire planets.

[Jecrell]

If the 21 minute gameplay video I saw was part of the singleplayer campaign in some way, then it's probably one of the first scenarios in the game, which would lead one to believe the Protoss will be the first race in the first episode of Starcraft 2.

Unless, of course, that level was purely for demonstration purposes, but because it had voice acting I think at least some of it will be used as an actual in-game level.

[reject_666_6]

It should be Zerg first, simply because they've never gone first before. Same thing for Terran last.

[vemynal]

Zerg first- I wanna see the fall of Kerrigan, and lets face it. That has to happen before anything else really happens. You'd play as her trying to relocate to Auir or maybe another planet as she loses control of her swarms to Duran or just flat looses control.

Protoss second- I wanna see artanis be the leader the Protoss need at this time. Obviously some slight confrontation with the hybrid, maybe as early as the 1st or second level. Zeratul shows up, explains to Artanis what went down during the bonus level of brood wars, and then the Protoss launch an all out attack sterilizing the hybrids from Shakuras (not with the tower this time /hopes).

Terran- I don't know how, i don't know why, but i want to see Mengsk come out on top of the inital starcraft 2 game. Probably alot of level clearing away the zerg rubbish, maybe rebuilding the psi disrupter, and hopefully if Kerrigan didn't flee there, taking over Auir (lots of fights vs massive zerg swarms and Protoss reminants here^^)

expansion:
Terran- I want to see the Hybrids come in and take Mengsk down. I want Duran to put a bullet in his head and see the end of his sorry pathetic man. I see Raynor and/or that new Terran hero taking over the Dominion and fighting agaisnt the hybrids, being nearly wiped out in the process. Eventually fleeing to "raynors old friends" or "stubbling across the protoss who have a grude vs the hybrids as well"

Zerg- Kerrigan as she has control over the single set of zerg. Her pretty much rebuilding herself back up from her fall in the pre-expansion starcraft 2. I don't know really what there is to do here except maybe have her cross paths with Raynor/new terran guy and Artanis. Once again she convinces them to ally with her over this hybrid "Last time you sided with the evil you knew over the evil you didn't and you lost almost everything. This time you side with the evil you know over this new evil because you know its far worse then me". something along those lines^^.

Protoss- (has new idea- i want Duran and his hybrids to be on Auir as their main base^^) the protoss return to Auir, begin clearing away the Hybrids. Eventually in the last level kerrigan, Artanis, and Raynor/new terran guy assault Duran's main Hybrid base on Auir and defeat him. Then it gives you the side mission goal that you have to kill Kerrigan. Which you do; "And the Queen B*t*h of the universe falls at last".

also: I don't know how or when but- I want Duran to live somehow with a few of his Hybrids, i want Zeratul to become infested. Possibly a mission during the zerg campain. I want mengsk to die (i actually said how/when^^), i want Kerrigan to die (sorry but shes gotta die or be redeemed, and i hate that fluffy "I'm good again" crude). And i'm unsure what i want to happen to Raynor.

In the end: Protoss have Auir back and are back in power. The terran Dominan while not the nice guys sure arnt pure evil. And i want Zeratul to take up where Kerrigan left off. Possibly in a starcraft 3 finding her remains and merging with them (or if shes cured then merging himself with her) to become the true big bad^^.

dang...didn't mean for this to be so long XD

[Fenix]

Why does everyone think The QoB loses control? She was already a rather powerful psyonic, and being Zerg has powered her up like mad. And she still uses Cerabrates.

[vemynal]

Cuz blizzard has always had the theme of "how the mighty fall" and well, atm shes the "mighty".

+ starcraft: BW ends with the terran dominion only existing at her will. She could ruin them at any time. While the last protoss forces are either: scattered and with Zeratul or decimated by artanis' last attack on Kerrigan in Brood Wars.

She has to drop before anyone else can rise up :P

[Fenix]

Yeah, but Blizz often rolls with "The bad guys win"

[orphean]

Sort of. They win for a little while to make it that much cooler for when the good guys win ;)

[reject_666_6]

Did anybody consider that if they're adding a new race, they might give it a whole campaign for us to get to know them better? If so then the order would matter slightly more for story purposes. Bla!

[mc2]

OR Xel'Naga to the rescue!!!! Seriously what do you think the combat-capabilities of the Xel to be??


Well, they can actually make races, so they're quite old. Look at the Protoss tech and times it by maybe 10. And remember, the 'toss can steralize entire planets.


The Xel'Naga's combat ability is probably over-estimated....
remember the protoss killed many Xel and destroyed many of their ships before the Aeon of Strife?
and the overmind sent the zerg to attack the Xel and they lost again...

[Spointz2020]

"Zerg first- I wanna see the fall of Kerrigan, and lets face it. That has to happen before anything else really happens. You'd play as her trying to relocate to Auir or maybe another planet as she loses control of her swarms to Duran or just flat looses control.

Protoss second- I wanna see artanis be the leader the Protoss need at this time. Obviously some slight confrontation with the hybrid, maybe as early as the 1st or second level. Zeratul shows up, explains to Artanis what went down during the bonus level of brood wars, and then the Protoss launch an all out attack sterilizing the hybrids from Shakuras (not with the tower this time /hopes).

Terran- I don't know how, i don't know why, but i want to see Mengsk come out on top of the inital starcraft 2 game. Probably alot of level clearing away the zerg rubbish, maybe rebuilding the psi disrupter, and hopefully if Kerrigan didn't flee there, taking over Auir (lots of fights vs massive zerg swarms and Protoss reminants here^^)

expansion:
Terran- I want to see the Hybrids come in and take Mengsk down. I want Duran to put a bullet in his head and see the end of his sorry pathetic man. I see Raynor and/or that new Terran hero taking over the Dominion and fighting agaisnt the hybrids, being nearly wiped out in the process. Eventually fleeing to "raynors old friends" or "stubbling across the protoss who have a grude vs the hybrids as well"

Zerg- Kerrigan as she has control over the single set of zerg. Her pretty much rebuilding herself back up from her fall in the pre-expansion starcraft 2. I don't know really what there is to do here except maybe have her cross paths with Raynor/new terran guy and Artanis. Once again she convinces them to ally with her over this hybrid "Last time you sided with the evil you knew over the evil you didn't and you lost almost everything. This time you side with the evil you know over this new evil because you know its far worse then me". something along those lines^^.

Protoss- (has new idea- i want Duran and his hybrids to be on Auir as their main base^^) the protoss return to Auir, begin clearing away the Hybrids. Eventually in the last level kerrigan, Artanis, and Raynor/new terran guy assault Duran's main Hybrid base on Auir and defeat him. Then it gives you the side mission goal that you have to kill Kerrigan. Which you do; "And the Queen B*t*h of the universe falls at last".

also: I don't know how or when but- I want Duran to live somehow with a few of his Hybrids, i want Zeratul to become infested. Possibly a mission during the zerg campain. I want mengsk to die (i actually said how/when^^), i want Kerrigan to die (sorry but shes gotta die or be redeemed, and i hate that fluffy "I'm good again" crude). And i'm unsure what i want to happen to Raynor.

In the end: Protoss have Auir back and are back in power. The terran Dominan while not the nice guys sure arnt pure evil. And i want Zeratul to take up where Kerrigan left off. Possibly in a starcraft 3 finding her remains and merging with them (or if shes cured then merging himself with her) to become the true big bad^^.

dang...didn't mean for this to be so long XD"

wow thats actually pretty damn impressive story line i'd say, cept for some minor repetitiveness. I mean in all blizzard games, at end u see everyone working together to fight against a common enemy, but i mean from what we've seen before ther's no way raynor (my FAV guy in whole thing) would work together with kerrigan ne mroe at all. I mean seriously, he swore on his life at end of Brood war he'd kill her with his own two hands. And i rlly think that should happen. Also, zeratul should live, he's like also my fav char. i no it would weave into story better to have somthing happent o him, but i jut love him to much to see him go away :( (infested zeratul was a funny idea)

[hillzagold]

zerg, then terran, then protoss

whoever goes first gets screwed, and whoever goes last wins

[mc2]

yeah that's why it's not a good idea to sort the campaigns in accordance to the races
the storyline should have all races mixed in together and arranged in a chronological order of the events that happened.

[hillzagold]

but then you cant really get into the feel of your race. i dont like the zerg, but after a mission or two, i really felt like i was part of the swarm.

[vemynal]

wow thats actually pretty damn impressive story line i'd say, cept for some minor repetitiveness. I mean in all blizzard games, at end u see everyone working together to fight against a common enemy, but i mean from what we've seen before ther's no way raynor (my FAV guy in whole thing) would work together with kerrigan ne mroe at all. I mean seriously, he swore on his life at end of Brood war he'd kill her with his own two hands. And i rlly think that should happen. Also, zeratul should live, he's like also my fav char. i no it would weave into story better to have somthing happent o him, but i jut love him to much to see him go away :( (infested zeratul was a funny idea)


I was half way through reading that before i realized you copy and pasted what i wrote XD.

I don't know, thats why i through in the possibility of "that other terran hero" dude. Maybe Raynor shows up towards the end, like the last level and kills kerrigan?

I finally remembered what i wanted to happen to Raynor. I came to this conclusion after playing the game 4 years ago what i first finished brood wars.

Raynor *must* become infected, possibly a final act of revenge by Kerrigan when he kills her? I know this would be repetative w/ what i said about Zeratul, consider them separate ideas not to be dealt with together. I really like the idea of Raynor killing Kerrigan, Kerrigan doing somethign to him and dying saying "And now you become that what you've always despised"^^. Maybe even having kerrigan's voice inside his head so we dont lose her! Kinda like arthas and the lich king^^ (oh...now that i said that i don't know how much i approve this theory = / )

[Jecrell]

but then you cant really get into the feel of your race. i dont like the zerg, but after a mission or two, i really felt like i was part of the swarm.


The writing for the original Starcraft's overmind was so well done it just grips you.


Awaken my child and embrace the glory that is your birthright. Know that I am the Overmind; the eternal will of the swarm, and you have been created to serve me...

The only thing that could have made that creation sequence better was if we actually saw our cerebrate form being created, and then we were confronted directly with the overmind itself, rather than the Zerg briefing room.

[vemynal]

If one thing can be said about blizzard, they dont cut corners with their games (well...maybe wow >.>)

[mc2]

I KNOW!! the overmind totally made me felt like part of the swarm!!
and i've always hated taking orders from kerrigan in brood war, i want to work for the overmind! not her!

[Exterranminator]

the storyline should have all races mixed in together and arranged in a chronological order of the events that happened.


Man, this idea realy sux! You wouldnt even feel that you play for any of side, that your alter ego (commander, executor, celebrate) playin' important role in the main plot. Thats totally unclimatic and i hope it wont be in SC2.

[TheDarkTemplar]

Protoss have to go last in my opinion because something massive is going to happen with them and I think it just has to be at the end! Zerg first simply because they've never been first before - and I agree with the people saying that it has to be done race by race. Otherwise you just don't feel like you're a part of it! I never liked playing with the Zerg but doing the single player campaign I really felt part of the Swarm.

Not with Kerrigan though.

[reject_666_6]

Maybe Raynor will fly the Hyperion into Kerrigan's HQ, ripping off Tassadar, and you as the Protoss have to cover him.

En taro Raynor!

[TrustWorthyGuy]

I hope the zerg goes first, then the protoss and finaly the terran ( i hope something happens with the UED}

[hillzagold]

i never liked raynor much, not that he wasn't uberly awesome, just that his awesomeness was overshadowed by tassadar, zeratul, and fenix.

Edit: also general duke

[evolvtyon]

I just had an enlightenment ;D did you guys already visited StarCraft 2 official web site? They've got there the protoss section which is already on-line followed by the Terran section and in last the zerg section; what you guys think? that could be the order ;D

[Malfural]

First it was Terran, Zerg, Protoss. Then it was Protoss, Terran, Zerg. It should be Zerg, Protoss, Terran to continue the pattern. Sorry if I'm being boring.

[reject_666_6]

First it was Terran, Zerg, Protoss. Then it was Protoss, Terran, Zerg. It should be Zerg, Protoss, Terran to continue the pattern. Sorry if I'm being boring.

You're not being boring. Your way of thinking is what I've been trying to explain to people in this thread.
People, it's a pattern! It's the only remaining combination.

However, that excludes the "fourth race" hypothesis.

[evolvtyon]

First it was Terran, Zerg, Protoss. Then it was Protoss, Terran, Zerg. It should be Zerg, Protoss, Terran to continue the pattern. Sorry if I'm being boring.

You're not being boring. Your way of thinking is what I've been trying to explain to people in this thread.
People, it's a pattern! It's the only remaining combination.

However, that excludes the "fourth race" hypothesis.


Makes sense; the last race always begins in the new episodes so that they have continuity, makes lot's of sense actually ^_^

[Exterranminator]

Blizzard will make IMHO terran campaign as first, cuz they think about younger players. Terran is the easiest race to play for beginers. Most of units and buildings have clear purpose for even newbie. He would know, what for example are marines.

[reploidz15]

Hopefully there would be a 30 minute cinematic of a
battle Match Up between

Kerrigan and Zeratul. hell yeah! :o and the heroic marines holding a "PUSH" of a thousand zerglings and hydralisks
Damn, cant wait for this game to come..

[PeterPetreli]

30 minutes? LOL, we can all dream. That would be so sweet, blizzard have amazing cinematics and voice overs, better than anything I've seen even in the movie world. Always get chills down my spine and there is always a great and epic atmosphere set! There should be at least 2 hours worth I cinematics through the whole game I hopeÂ* ;DÂ* ;D

[reject_666_6]

Wouldn't it be cool if they continued the campaign number count from Starcraft 1, like Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, etc...

[darklizard]

i think zerg 1st cos they are the best, go parasites, also i want to see what happens to kerrigan

[Fenix]

Hopefully there would be a 30 minute cinematic of a
battle Match Up between

Kerrigan and Zeratul. hell yeah! :o and the heroic marines holding a "PUSH" of a thousand zerglings and hydralisks
Damn, cant wait for this game to come..


Don't you mean a "RUSH" ;D

But yeah, that'd be pimp. But Kerrigan would need and Overlord floating about lol....And what about Zealots? I wanna see those guys running around in the midst of a swarm of Zerg, slicin' and dicin' and doin' their thing.

[reject_666_6]

Yeah, I could imagine a 300-style cinematic with the Zealots poking and slaughtering countless Zerglings, then a switch to a Starship Troopers-type bunch of Marines grinding down 'lings and Hydras and then a climactic Star Wars-ish space battle between Protoss, Terran and Xel'Naga fleets... then, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

[evolvtyon]

Wouldn't it be cool if they continued the campaign number count from Starcraft 1, like Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, etc...


I think that's a must!! >:(


Yeah, I could imagine a 300-style cinematic with the Zealots poking and slaughtering countless Zerglings, then a switch to a Starship Troopers-type bunch of Marines grinding down 'lings and Hydras and then a climactic Star Wars-ish space battle between Protoss, Terran and Xel'Naga fleets... then, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!


jeez.. now that I would love to see..

[KoN17]

my ideas:

first zerg-they were last and second in sc and bw so it's their turn.
then prottoss, they'll do their prottoss matters.
terran last-it's their turn, they were 1 and 2 in sc and bw.

that's how i voted, on these terms.



yeah i agree with you,

1st Zerg

2nd Protoss

3rd Terran

zergs and protoss have already done something huge in SC and SC brood war, now its terrans turn to alter the universe a bit at the end of SC 2 :)

[Rancor]

my ideas:

first zerg-they were last and second in sc and bw so it's their turn.
then prottoss, they'll do their prottoss matters.
terran last-it's their turn, they were 1 and 2 in sc and bw.

that's how i voted, on these terms.



yeah i agree with you,

1st Zerg

2nd Protoss

3rd Terran

zergs and protoss have already done something huge in SC and SC brood war, now its terrans turn to alter the universe a bit at the end of SC 2 :)



Exactly

[Meloku]

Zerg, protoss, terran.

[reject_666_6]

Yeah, man! It's like all the times I've said that it's Terran's turn to be last have finally been listened to!!! Shields up! We're not equipped with shields? Then buckle up!

[JBL]

Hmm I see many hypothesis about the story.. I think most of them are very wrong because.. imo, the actual main characters will probably only appear in cinematics and briefings.. they will use new heroes for the campaigns..

I imagine something like raynor and some other peep telling the new terran hero what to do.. stuff like this.. the story will mostly be arround some new characters.. if i'm wrong, it will include new heroes and only SOME major sc1 chars.. like kerrigan..

anyway.. i hope no one can make a hypothesis close to the reality.. i hope we are all super duper wrong and when we get the game.. we will be like: WOW i never thought of that.. this game is awesome.. and we do like: WOOO WOOO WOOO WOOO for 6 hours straight because the storyline is too amazing..

*****

[reject_666_6]

Yeah, well ***** just doesn't cut it! And obviously since Warcraft 3, and following through The Frozen Throne, World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, and tons of books in between, the same leaders for the same factions are still the driving force behind the plot. Anyway, Artanis's the guy who gives orders, and Zeratul's the guy who carries them out. There's no room for new core Protoss heroes because the ones that exist do their job.

[NotDeadYet]

Remember that Starcraft II is an entirely new game, not an expansion pack for Starcraft. If Blizzard wants it to appeal to both Starcraft veterans and new players, they can't have a storyline which only makes sense if you've played SC 1. So, it most likely won't be too dependant on the SC1 storyline (Though of course it would continue it), but instead will contain some hints and references to it here and there for SC 1 players. Sort of like Star Wars Episodes 4-6 sometimes have Episode 1-3 references.

[Lithuania]

Mb zerg will be first and loose : / but at expansion they will be last and kik ass again, YAY!!! ; ) )

[reject_666_6]

Since enough time has passed in the game since the end of Brood War, it is possible that they could make a balance between using the old heroes (+Tychus Findley) and making the story understandable to non-SC players.

But anyway, who hasn't played Starcraft? ;D

[TheDarkTemplar]

Uncool people >:(

Thinking about it, I guess the Terran really haven't had as much an impact on the games as Protoss and Zerg have. Although Kerrigan was originally Terran and it was a Terran's fault that she's become what she is. But still, I feel like I haven't done anything with the Terran's, ya know?

I still think that the Protoss have something huge coming up around the corner as well.

[Exterranminator]

Uncool people >:(

Thinking about it, I guess the Terran really haven't had as much an impact on the games as Protoss and Zerg have.


Haven't they? I dont think so. Remember the Brood war campaign and the role of the UED. They beaten (without any help of any other agenda!) both Terran Dominion and Overmind. They were very close to exterminate entire Zerg race and were defeated only becouse UED's primary enemies allied with each other (Kerrigan, Mengsk, Fenix and Raynor). IMHO UED after taking Char was second of the most powerfull factions in game after overmind's Swarm.

[mc2]

Dugalle was dumb and he wouldn't of succeeded on taming the overmind if the psi disruptor was destroyed. (well it was destroyed in the end by Kerrigan)

[TheDarkTemplar]

Uncool people >:(

Thinking about it, I guess the Terran really haven't had as much an impact on the games as Protoss and Zerg have.


Haven't they? I dont think so. Remember the Brood war campaign and the role of the UED. They beaten (without any help of any other agenda!) both Terran Dominion and Overmind. They were very close to exterminate entire Zerg race and were defeated only becouse UED's primary enemies allied with each other (Kerrigan, Mengsk, Fenix and Raynor). IMHO UED after taking Char was second of the most powerfull factions in game after overmind's Swarm.


Well, what I meant was, I felt like I, as the player, hadn't done anything with the Terrans.

[coalescence]

Since enough time has passed in the game since the end of Brood War, it is possible that they could make a balance between using the old heroes (+Tychus Findley) and making the story understandable to non-SC players.

But anyway, who hasn't played Starcraft? ;D


I think that starting with terran's will be much better for people who are new to the series.

[mc2]

I personally found Terran to be the hardest race to learn from. organising the infantry and machines can be very challenging for beginners

I started the whole game using Protoss, it's very easy to use and i love the race itself. and greatest part is when i found out the probe doesnt need to stay there.

[reject_666_6]

The Terrans can have some sort of prequel-tutorial campaign like the Orcs had in Wc3, so that they don't actually take part in the whole unraveling of the story until their full campaign comes.

[Exterranminator]

Dugalle was dumb and he wouldn't of succeeded on taming the overmind if the psi disruptor was destroyed.


I doesnt change the fact that psi disruptor was terran divice :)

[coalescence]

I personally found Terran to be the hardest race to learn from. organising the infantry and machines can be very challenging for beginners

I started the whole game using Protoss, it's very easy to use and i love the race itself. and greatest part is when i found out the probe doesnt need to stay there.


Maybe the idea of reject is better. Cause what I meant was that the way of building is very accesible, while the zerg way is not.

[mc2]

yeah the idea of terran buildings flying is very...........but its good that u can fly onto ur enemies abandoned add ons and it becomes YOURS!!!

[JBL]

I say Zerg, Protoss, Terran because Zerg were never the first, Protoss were never 2nd and Terran were never last..

But I would like to see more of the Zerg first.. because they totally owned in Brood War so the first campaign would show what they are now and what they can do.. but the Protoss and Terran would change something in the 2 other campaigns...

[capthavic]

I want the Terrans to be last simply because the last race/side in games usually wins.

[reject_666_6]

Well in the first Protoss campaign they may have destroyed the Overmind, but they still basically lost their homeworld, so it's more of a way to slow the Zerg down...

[mc2]

It's surprising to see how the presumably weakest race - Zerg is the winner in the war. The UED is annilated, The Protoss lost their homeworld and Artanis's final push to kill Kerrigan failed, and so did Arcturus's fleet.

While the Zerg are manifesting on Char under the command of Kerrigan. She is smart though. She can sense a danger coming so she's decided to lay off and build up her swarm.

[reject_666_6]

It'll probably be very ironic if the danger she senses is actually aggravated or even caused by her building such a big swarm.

[Zeratul]

How do you guys think the campaign will be setup?
In the original there were 3 mini-campaigns (if I can call them that.)

Terran - 1st
Zerg - 2nd
Protoss -3rd

In BroodWar there were 3 again.

Protoss - 1st
Terran - 2nd
Zerg - 3rd

So what do you guys think? 3 mini-campaigns again? If so in what order If not how many and in what order?
This is what I predict anyway, going on what I've seen previously.

Zerg - 1st
Protoss - 2nd
Terran - 3rd

Also I think this will have some effect on the outcome of the overall storyline.
What do you think? ^_^

[Zeratul]

lol, forgive me for not seeing that.
Feel free to lock this then moderators ^_^, sorry

[reject_666_6]

I didn't lock the thread, but I merged it in with this one. Enjoy, folks!

Btw, I like the episodic format of the campaigns, so I say yay!

[mc2]

And to make SC2 better than SC1, blizzard should make a cinematic for every 2 missions. with at least a 15min long cinematic for the ending for each episode.

[Zeratul]

while I certainly dont mind cutscenes I still dont see blizzard doing this due to the comparitevely long time to make rendered cutscenes instead of making ingame ones. But I do see them making atleast 1 at the beginning and at the ending of each campaign, and possibly a middle one. Also wonder how many missions there will be per campaign, fingers crossed its more than 10 per race ^_^

[NotDeadYet]

That many cutscenes would be rather tough to make. Rather than that, I'd like some scripted action at the beginning/end of each mission, like in Brood War. For instance, at the beginning of one Zerg mission, you got to see lurkers tear apart some Terran and Protoss soldiers, while in one of the Protoss missions you watched some reavers and dragoons destroy a Terran base. A mini-battle would not be too time-consuming (Heck, I can open the map editor and build one in five minutes.), and would look pretty cool if done right.

[coalescence]

Yeah, like in warcraft III

And scripted battles would be very cool, those battles tend to be more realistic.

[Zeratul]

what do u hope to see in the cutscenes?

I did read or hear somewhere they were intending on doing a lot of in-game cutscenes and this would save time.
As far as what I think would be in cutscenes.. um... boss fights/kills, mass invasion or aftermath of an invasion, major plot scenes, new units inside cutscenes to have a greater ability to compare sizes, thats all i can think of right now but im sure theres more that i would like to see

[zeratul11]

protoss first followed by zerg and terran. Terran will win in starcraft 2! kerrigan will die after you finished the terran mission. cinematics ;D

[mc2]

The protoss will be unlikely to go 1st since they did so in brood war...

But yeah Kerrigan will die, when raynor or zeratul or the protoss finally eradicate her hostile reign as the universe's queen *****...........

[SirBaron]

Protoss should come last because something big is gonna happen and they will come out on top ;p

I chose terran first because I want something bad to happen to them. If they go first, it'll make a more interesting story. Hopefully all terrans get infested.


WOW, ALL terrans infested? then the protoss are gonna be in REAL TROUBLE, given the fact that the zerg and terrans combined will try to eradicate them.
OR Xel'Naga to the rescue!!!! Seriously what do you think the combat-capabilities of the Xel to be??

I'd wager the Xel'Naga doesn't even have weapons. They seem more like... creators than destroyers. I mean, they deemed both the Protoss and Zerg as failures but destroyed neither of them, even though the Zerg tried to kill them (and almost did if my memory does not fail me).

[Gold]

well that was a long time ago, and they have most certainly learnt from each of thier mistakes (i mean all of them)
they probably have weapons, genetic deformers

[Nikzad]

if you remember from Starcraft, they had at least 3 or 4 cut-scenes for each campaign for each race, so i can't see how they could do one for the start and one for the end of each campaign, especially since they were one of the coolest parts of the original, and everybody will be itching for more

not to mention how far their capabilities have come...just thinking about Zeratul in a hi-res cut-scene, fighting Kerrigan gives me goosebumps...akin to Illidan v. Arthas or Grom Hellscream v. Mannoroth

oh and you KNOW they have to have one final cinematic entitled "The Fall of Kerrigan" or something where she dies by Jim Raynor's clenched fists and teary eyes

[Remy]

I voted for Zerg first Toss last.

I think they'll pick up where they left off with Kerrigan, then deal with the naughty Terrans. Then finally finish off with some kind of glorious ending of the Protoss redeeming themselves.

But I'm counting on a high possiblity of the three campaigns not in chronological order. Meaning each race will have their own campaign, but it's their version of the history. By version, I don't mean that the story will be different for each race. Rather, the same story will be told from each race's point of view.

You can see where members of one race were and what they were doing in a particular chapter, while another race was somewhere else doing some other things in their campaign at that exact same time chronologically. I've always enjoyed that kind of story telling, where things take on a different meaning when view from more than one point of view.

[Zerat]

Zerg first, protos 2nd and terran last
Why ?
because this is the only combination not used.
For extra story it could end simiular tothe death of the 2nd overmind whereafter kining it in the zerg chapter, Zeratul comes in kills the cocon overmind, and then he finds out that Rashagal was under Karighans kontrol and kills her.

Here at the end of the human missions after killing the overmind (again :D ) the players commander will reveal him self to ba a Zerg hybrid as Karighans partner

[epic_ending]

i think zerg first protoss second and terran third, cause the are the positions that they havent had already basicaly

[munster69]

I went with Protoss, Zerg, Terran. Completely backwards from the original, I think it would play a good little tribute to the game that came before, I'm more than likely wrong, but hey, ya nvr know

[Frost]

Zerg, Protoss, Terran. I would love to see Kerrigan and/or Duran come out on top again, i enjoy the good guys always getting screwed. But i do like Zeratul... hmmm >:(

[kingsky123]

i thought zeratul died in the special end?

[Itsmyship]

They can't kill Zeratul!! He's the last of the original toss heroes!!! Special ending I'm gonna guess is....Zeratul is keeping Kerrigan busy while Raynor goes to do some impossible mission that Starcraft is famous for doing at the end...then we get to the end scene where Zeratul and Kerrigan are kicking ass, after a while Zeratul finds himself boned then Raynor comes and saves the day....................then Stukov will rise again!!! :good:

[kingsky123]

no.. i meant in sC:broodwar whereby if you clear the mission in like less then 30 mins , you get a special end where zeratul dies ...

[Frost]

Nah, that's the one where he discovers Duran creating Protoss/Zerg hybrids, but he doesnt die in it