SC3 Plot Ideas

[Chronoreaper]

well theres the UED, other zerg influences(that brood mother on the protoss ship), there's that immensely powerful dark archon still out there as well as the voice in the dark whop was confirmed to not be amon and still alive somewhere plus if the cycle has repeated many times before there's other universes with diverse life out there that could come into play.

[Drake Clawfang]

That's true, I forgot about Niadra and Ulrejaz. While I still hope for the latter to get a mission pack (if that over-exposed nobody Nova gets 9 missions, Ulrezaj can get at least 3), those are definitely plot threads that can be explored.

[Nissa]

They killed off Ulrezaj (sort of) in the "Dark Templar" trilogy. Bringing him back would involve even more stupid convolutions.

[Drake Clawfang]

No, he was just sealed in a crystal with Zamara.

[NikoMyCousin]

It'll take place 1000 years from SC2. It's long enough to where all of the Terran heroes are just legends and its short enough to where living Protoss Templar can play a role for the comfort of familiarity. It's also a good time frame for the hinted 4th race to start budding.

The UED will return. If it's anything like Warcraft, then I expect the Protoss to have less advances in tech than the Terrans and Zerg, which is the story arc for SC3. The UED has found a way to reverse engineer and mass produce Protoss technology and they're on their way to finally bring order to the Koprulu sector after centuries of failure.

[ragnarok]

They killed off Ulrezaj (sort of) in the "Dark Templar" trilogy. Bringing him back would involve even more stupid convolutions.

All you need is to get him out of the Khaydarin Crystal. By the time of LotV, he was still alive....

[Nissa]

No, he was just sealed in a crystal with Zamara.

I did say "sort of". Getting him out of that stupid crystal, no matter how it is done, firmly roots SC in the shallowest type of fantasy -- "it happens because it's magic, so don't question it." SC3, assuming it isn't a complete retcon of SC2 (*crosses fingers*), should at least try to go back to real science fiction. I'm fine with Ulrezaj himself, but only if the "Dark Templar" trilogy is rightfully and permanently ignored.

Honestly, I have no hope. You know the end of the Tormented episode of MST3K where they start singing songs about happy things? That's where I'm at with the franchise right now.

[Sheliek]

Brood War established crystals as magic. It's not changing now.

[Nissa]

Brood War established crystals as magic. It's not changing now.

Not really. The crystals were things that mechanically operated a temple. They have a proper, limited purpose, unlike the artifact in SC2 that can do anything at any time. The only convoluted thing about the Uraj and Khalis was why they were abandoned on Char and Braxis when they're apparently so important to a temple on Shakuras.

That doesn't mean it's not too late, but I'm still too busy singing with Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot to care.

[ragnarok]

Brood War established crystals as magic. It's not changing now.

I thought Christie Golden made that point in the DT Saga, unless you're saying she merely emphasized it further...