Is this in the beta? (Korhal image)

[Pandonetho]

Or the Zerg get retconned to the trillions.

lol IIRC in the UED victory report it said Zerg casualties numbered in the millions but their "Zerg Casualties" counter passed the trillion mark.

[Shadow Archon]

lol IIRC in the UED victory report it said Zerg casualties numbered in the millions but their "Zerg Casualties" counter passed the trillion mark.

That was propaganda, so I really don't trust it.

[Sheliek]

The original manual states that by the 2300s, there was twenty-three billion people on Earth.

As of 2010, we have seven billion people. The current high estimates by the UN place the population at thirteen billion by 2100. That's almost double in ninety years. We can assume that with a similar rate for another hundred years, it would quadruple from our current number, and by 2300, octuple (my math might be wrong, though). That would put the population at around fifty-six billion (again, possibly wrong).

Given that, it would be reasonable to assume a larger population could be sent on the prison ships. Something around half a billion to a full billion.

Using that number, we might be able to come to an answer that makes more sense given the 'billions of casualties' mentioned in Wings of Liberty.

[Roland]

Just over a quarter billion actually, I did all the math on pg. 5, the point is the canon number was 32k, which wouldn't result in much more than 2 million after 2 centuries. Blizzard will have to retcon it to the hundreds of millions or just work in artificial mass-populating, if they pay any attention to it at all.

EDIT 2: To result in a population of 10 billion after 2 centuries at a rate of a generous 5 children per woman with the average age of infertility at age 45 the base population would have to be 256 million starting in 2300.

My equations used, solve for "a"
(a/2)5=b
(b/2)5=c
(c/2)5=d
(d/2)5=10,000,000,000

[Gradius]

Also, those 32k were separated on 3 planets for 60 years, making the overall population increase even less.

[Sheliek]

Just over a quarter billion actually, I did all the math on pg. 5, the point is the canon number was 32k, which wouldn't result in much more than 2 million after 2 centuries. Blizzard will have to retcon it to the hundreds of millions or just work in artificial mass-populating, if they pay any attention to it at all.

I was figuring casualties of around two to four billion for the colonies, and maybe a total population of around twenty or thirty for the Dominion and other nations. But yeah, it definitely needs a retcon.

[Roobster]

I find Blizzards major retcons in every new game annoying, they have a lot to learn from how Bioware have constructed the storylines of their series in recent years.

[mr. peasant]

This doesn't really need a retcon, surely? I think people should stop applying so much fridge logic. The general point being put across is that a small colony of convicts quickly flourished in a new environment.

[Shadow Archon]

This doesn't really need a retcon, surely? I think people should stop applying so much fridge logic. The general point being put across is that a small colony of convicts quickly flourished in a new environment.

Fridge Logic? This is no small inconsistency. This is a very large one, one where the Terrans could very well out-zerg the zerg.

[Kimera757]

It doesn't matter if terrans can "out-zerg" the zerg. Most terrans aren't soldiers, and they can't replace losses almost instantly like the zerg can.