I saw some cinematics early (No spoilers, just my conclusion)

[KaiserStratosTygo]

Meanwhile, I enjoy the gameplay and read science fiction, blood pressure is normal, serotonin and dopamine are in check, and brain is undamaged. Life is good over here.

yay.

anyway, that Alarak guy is the best character in this entire series (SC2), and I admit, may be in my top 10 SC characters period.

[ragnarok]

Yup.

(I've failed at making maps due to a million reasons, but with these assets I'm thinking big)

MAKE NO MISTAKE.

The story is abysmal, and only some of the Protoss stuff (like Alarak) is tolerable and even decent, the MP will never be touched by me and the Story (espeically with that Kerri angel thing) makes me ill and I will never take a blizzard game seriously nor consider their lore canon past Warcraft 3/ Brood War.

But I've got me Arbiters, mate!

And I made a promise at some point a few months ago that if they were in the game in the way I desired them to be, I'd be pleased.

and thus I am pleased.

MAKIN' MAPZ 4 DAYZ (on a computer my friend let me borrow, but still)

I really wish you'd quit seeing it abysmal. Alarak was a good addition, but I was not pleased with Kerrigan's whole ascension and all that. At least Blizzard should have admitted this isn't sci-fi anymore and made it sci-fantasy, THEN I'd understand.