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05-20-2013, 07:31 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Character Comparison - SC1 vs SC2 in StarCraft Universe Lore Discussion

Huh, I did some looking and it seems the late Jack Ritschel (the one and only Zeratul!) provided the voice of the Overmind and not Paul Eiding.

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05-20-2013, 04:22 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

I'm going to stir the hornet's nest by saying "some people feel that way about Sc2 as well". *Runs for cover*

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05-20-2013, 03:58 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Character Comparison - SC1 vs SC2 in StarCraft Universe Lore Discussion

Really? I had no idea. The Overmind in Sc2 sounds (in all respects) completely different to the Overmind in Sc1 to me. Of course, the crap dialogue...

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05-20-2013, 01:03 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Read my posts carefully and I'm sure you will. I'm not sure if this is a backpedal or a repositioning of your argument. Your previous posts...

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05-19-2013, 10:26 PM

Turalyon replied to a thread Character Comparison - SC1 vs SC2 in StarCraft Universe Lore Discussion

^ That and the Protoss are supposed to be a proxy for Elves (oh yeah, I did go there!).

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05-19-2013, 08:53 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

I'm actually fine with the direction they took. Please note that I'm not arguing because I don't like the direction. In fact, I find that a lot of...

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05-19-2013, 06:08 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

At the end of Sc1, the state of the cerebrates is up in the air. They could just have easily been written as having died along with the Overmind or...

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05-19-2013, 04:29 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

You have to remember that the Overmind is not just any enemy's leader. The Overmind was the consciousness and will of the Zerg made manifest - it's...

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05-18-2013, 11:54 PM

Turalyon replied to a thread Theorycraft in StarCraft II Discussion

I don't envy the task of having to rewrite HotS wholesale as you've done here. Given the re-interpretation of WoL though, I guess it's expected for...

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05-18-2013, 10:58 PM

Turalyon replied to a thread Short Story - The Education of PFC Shane in StarCraft Universe Lore Discussion

^ It's up to you to decide.

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05-18-2013, 09:22 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Not sure what you mean about pure Zerg (I would think that the Overmind represented what was "pure Zerg" at the time) and how that relates to...

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05-18-2013, 09:10 AM

Gradius replied to a thread Theorycraft in StarCraft II Discussion

That's what makes it better. Good work. It feels like an actual "Wings of Liberty". Leaving Mengsk alive only so that he can die at the hands...

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05-18-2013, 08:26 AM

Gradius replied to a thread Character Comparison - SC1 vs SC2 in StarCraft Universe Lore Discussion

Well, they were originally supposed to be 10 ft. tall too. :P Lessara is still pretty skinny though.

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05-18-2013, 02:37 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Don't hide in semantics. I wasn't talking about mere presence but more along the lines of any power that the Protoss may have held is broken in more...

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05-17-2013, 11:48 PM

Turalyon replied to a thread Theorycraft in StarCraft II Discussion

+1 rep. I heartily approve! Someone needs to go and make this happen! What I like about this is that it has the appropriate scope and focus. It's...

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05-17-2013, 09:06 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Thought it was time for me to make a response. I'm feeling left out. This is clearly wishful thinking. I don't know how you can reason the...

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05-16-2013, 10:03 PM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

And BW. :rolleyes:

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05-16-2013, 09:49 PM

Gradius replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Not a bet I would take. Personally I'd rather bet that the Dominion still lords over all other terran factions despite getting obliterated in both...

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05-16-2013, 08:17 PM

Gradius replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Here is how I picture Amon: Stories get recycled. I can accept that. What I can't accept is motivations as dumb as "I want to kill everyone...

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05-16-2013, 05:12 PM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Amon and his Hybrids = Archimonde and the Burning legion. Nothing has happened so far to change that view for myself. All were missing now are the...

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05-16-2013, 08:09 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

What opposing argument? It's established that Kerrigan was never fully in her own control in Sc1 either way. Her actions after being infested in Sc1...

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05-16-2013, 02:01 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

I'm not talking about them being exact because that's just semantics. The fact is that it was an opportunity for any change at all. There wasn't an...

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05-16-2013, 12:01 AM

Turalyon replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

But the card was played in BW - the Overmind dying provided for the character change. It's just that the change wasn't what everyone was expecting...

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05-15-2013, 11:00 AM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

This just brings up my point I mentioned in a thread on B.Net that Blizzard absolutely fails at "continuation". If you really consider that as a...

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05-15-2013, 07:41 AM

Gradius replied to a thread StarCraft: Subjection in StarCraft II Discussion

Yeah, unfortunately Resume From Replay is the best it can do. =/

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05-15-2013, 01:40 AM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

Smash'n'Grab - Lost, Raynor grabs the Artifact before her Moebius Mission - Lost, Narud and his colleagues get away First Protoss Mission -...

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05-14-2013, 09:39 PM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

My favorite "fail" is still the Rebellion Arc. Bringing back minor side characters such as Mira and Orlan is apparently more important then...

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05-14-2013, 08:21 PM

Gradius replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

I have written a giant thesis on why the WoL terran campaign is now entirely pointless filler: Artifact/Deinfestation Arc The biggest...

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05-14-2013, 06:30 PM

RetlocLive replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

So...what exactly is your point again?

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05-14-2013, 09:41 AM

Gradius replied to a thread Gradius's HoTS Story Review in Heart of the Swarm Discussion

I feel like I'm missing something here. What is the point of using the artifact if it simultaneously releases Amon and weakens Kerrigan? Shouldn't...

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