Koprulu Terrans

[mr. peasant]

Up to this point, the Confederacy avoided all action against the zerg or protoss, and we have little proof the Dominion fought during the Brood Wars against alien powers; Mengsk was besieged by the UED. This whole time, the colonies and various other groups have taken the brunt of the damage.

Not really. If you recall, the UED (an alien force as far as the K-Sector Terrans are concerned) directly engaged with the Dominion fleet at the Dylarian Shipyards before invading Korhal during the Brood War. Once Korhal was liberated, Kerrigan (who's considered a Zerg) turned on him and proceeded to scorch the earth before seceding her forces from the planet.

[Norfindel]

Really? I don't agree. If this is the case, then why would fringe worlds always ask for assistance? They seem to always need help, and certainly the Dominion has more power to fight the Zerg than Raynor does.

The Dominion has abandoned the fringe worlds to the Zerg. They aren't moving a finger unless the Zerg mess with them directly.

[Pandonetho]

The Dominion has abandoned the fringe worlds to the Zerg. They aren't moving a finger unless the Zerg mess with them directly.

Yes but the fringe worlds probably don't consist of the majority of the population of Terrans in the K-sector.

[ParticleBeam]

But if they're being attacked by the zerg and abandoned by the Dominion, and the rate of casualties is already in the billions, then this means that there must be like many million fringe worlds or so to get those numbers.

[Visions of Khas]

Not really. If you recall, the UED (an alien force as far as the K-Sector Terrans are concerned) directly engaged with the Dominion fleet at the Dylarian Shipyards before invading Korhal during the Brood War.

I was referring to the xenomorphic threat represented by the Protoss and Zerg, not foreign threat of angry space Russians.

[Kacaier]

I was referring to the xenomorphic threat represented by the Protoss and Zerg, not foreign threat of angry space Russians.

While Stukov is definitely an angry space Russian, I think DuGalle (who called the shots) was more of an angry space Frenchman.

[Norfindel]

Yes but the fringe worlds probably don't consist of the majority of the population of Terrans in the K-sector.

Then Raynor is more capable of defending them, as the Dominion won't move a damn finger. Hell, a boy with a shotgun is more capable of defending them than the Dominion.
If the Hyperion alone can make a difference, then the Dominion cannot spare at least one Battlecruiser? Hell, the core worlds aren't under attack and they have hyperdrive. Probably they could spare even a few.

[mr. peasant]

Then Raynor is more capable of defending them, as the Dominion won't move a damn finger. Hell, a boy with a shotgun is more capable of defending them than the Dominion.
If the Hyperion alone can make a difference, then the Dominion cannot spare at least one Battlecruiser? Hell, the core worlds aren't under attack and they have hyperdrive. Probably they could spare even a few.

If you recall the news report and Horner's assessment after, it's stated that the worst hit are the Dominion core worlds and that Mengsk had consolidated his forces at his major resource points. That's a logical plan. Spreading your already overwhelmed forces too thin is a surefire way to be defeated. It's better to save some than try to save all and losing it all in the process. Moreover, holding onto these facilities gives the Dominion a better chance to mount a response.

In a game, how fiercely would you defend your mined out expansion versus your main base or major income sources?

[//MavericK\\]

I think Blizzard was smart to move the action into another part of the galaxy. It gave them a free hand when shaping the Terrans. It also kept StarCraft from devolving into yet another Alien vs. Human story with the worst-case-scenario being Earth's destruction (cliched to the nth-degree).

StarCraft is a lot like Star Wars in that respect (only the title card would read "A long time from now...in a sector far away."). The Flanneled One removed the confining element of Earth from the story and all its potential baggage. This enabled him to go off and create his own completely original tale.

I also love the fact that all of the Terrans are decedents of criminals, social deviants, political prisoners, and a few average joes wrongfully imprisoned. Add to that some engaging, complicated, uniquely-flawed, truly-inspired hero characters and you have one really cool hypothetical human culture.

[phazonjunkie]

While Stukov is definitely an angry space Russian, I think DuGalle (who called the shots) was more of an angry space Frenchman.

Heh, no wonder the UED lost.