LotV Trailer!

[Turalyon]

it'll qualify as they're too damn lazy to do anything.

I thought that this was the default opinion already.

[TheEconomist]

The obvious, big problem with that line of thinking is that Tassadar himself could have been faked. If Zeratul somehow could tell it was really him, I don't recall them addressing that one. If you're going to cop out, at least cover the obvious questions made within ten seconds of thinking about it. Or did they? So hard to remember those painful memories.

Now Blizzard damn better come up with a better reason, and a more DETAILED one, or it'll qualify as they're too damn lazy to do anything.

This new Rag makes more sense.

[ragnarok]

I thought that this was the default opinion already.

This is why I'm not ruling out they'll just have Duran return in SC3. That way, Metzen can tell the community, "We never said SPECIFICALLY that Emil Narud was Samir Duran, now did we?"

Even if they do turn out the same person, I can see them bringing the guy back. If that's the case, the fans would point that Duran was already killed in HotS.

Metzen's response would be, "Ah, but we never answered the Q of just WHAT Duran is, now did we? And therefore, you were never really told just WHAT powers he had, which means you were all morons to think he didn't have the power of self-reincarnation."

[Telenil]

This is why I'm not ruling out they'll just have Duran return in SC3. That way, Metzen can tell the community, "We never said SPECIFICALLY that Emil Narud was Samir Duran, now did we?"

Even if they do turn out the same person, I can see them bringing the guy back. If that's the case, the fans would point that Duran was already killed in HotS.

Metzen's response would be, "Ah, but we never answered the Q of just WHAT Duran is, now did we? And therefore, you were never really told just WHAT powers he had, which means you were all morons to think he didn't have the power of self-reincarnation."

Pretty much. Stukov had his cold body thrown into space over a planet covered in lava, and still showed up in Starcraft 2. The same happened with a large number of Warcraft characters. So Narud and/or Duran? It's almost too easy to bring them back.

[Turalyon]

^ Don't forget that the Overmind and Tassadar aren't really dead either. When "dead" has stopped meaning exactly that and instead becomes "dead for now", it sets a precedent for any "deaths" that ever occurred, be it in the past or future. That's why if anyone ever dies in LotV, it's not going to have as much of a punch as it should since there is always the possibility of being resurrected in some form at any later date.

Mengsk died in HotS? Nah, it was really just a clone or summink...

[Nissa]

I hope this means Aldaris isn't dead.

I really like that guy.

[Visions of Khas]

I hope this means Aldaris isn't dead.

I really like that guy.

Considering both he and Fenix were Khalai, echoes of their personalities and experiences may reverberate within the Khala. I wonder if we could access their experiences through Rohana?

Maybe that's how Fenix is revisited; Artanis temporarily merges minds with Rohana, allowing us to see through Fenix' eyes.

Don't forget that the Overmind and Tassadar aren't really dead either.

Unless it was a ploy by Amon. Dun dun duuun! Shyamalan'd.

[Turalyon]

I hope this means Aldaris isn't dead.

I really like that guy.

He's better off staying dead lest he become yet another typical caricature in the hands of Blizz's current writers.

Unless it was a ploy by Amon. Dun dun duuun! Shyamalan'd.

Lol. What a twist!!

That this could actually be a legitimate reason makes me somewhat ambivalent (in other words, equally saddened and happy at the same time).

[Visions of Khas]

Lol. What a twist!!

Boc boc boc, boc-boc boc boc!

That this could actually be a legitimate reason makes me somewhat ambivalent (in other words, equally saddened and happy at the same time).

I know, right? I've always been a fan of the twisted prophecy trope. Not the one where, "Hey, we completely misinterpreted it! Shit's all fucked up now and shit!" Rather, something akin to the "Planted Prophecy", a la the Bene Gesserit's in Dune; rumors and legends artificially created in a culture so they may be taken advantage of at a later date. The avatar of Tassadar was a plant created by Amon. (I also wondered if a seed of Amon was planted in the Overmind. The Overmind intentionally committed suicide on Aiur, but in the process released Amon's essence into its psionic matrix.)

[protoswarrior]

Also, Overwatch's cinematic looks like shit.

What do you mean?

It had a really good and clean look to it, and the action was completely non-ambiguous, while introducing the characters and the interactions in really fun ways. Are you talking about the artistic style used by Blizzard on Overwatch, or are you referring to just the overall story (however limited in that snippet trailer)?