Dominion = 100%

[Dalarsco]

Its like I'm talking to brick walls. Not everything is about you. These trailers aren't for you. They're meant to be displayed to the ignorant, non-gamer masses to make them gamers. And they're a lie.

1. This trailer specifically is for people who have been on the Dominion website, so definitely not the non-gamer masses. There is stuff in that trailer that is meaningless to people not already up on their SC lore.
2. There is already a Starcraft. If someone buys the sequel to a game without having investigated it then they are an idiot. Is it too much to expect that someone will google the title of a game they see a commercial for to find out what kind of game it is?
3. A big part of a game like SC is the story. These scenes show the story. The trailer is for the story.
4. Any gameplay highlights they show will be almost as meaningless. A trailer has to be packed with excitement, and the scouting and base building stuff that is a big part of an RTS game just isn't exciting to watch unless you know the game well already. So all the big battle scenes they might show would still be an inaccurate representation of the game.
5. It's not all about you and your sanctimonious righteous fury, either. You're the one who's like a brick wall to talk to. Stop faking magnanimosity when all you really want to do is feed your own ego.

[Noctis]

Campaign is 20-30 hours.

maybe 6-8 with cheats and auto-victory

[Hav0x]

Not every trailer has to be RTS gameplay. The cinematics/cutscenes are a huge part of the singleplayer, which many many people will only play that portion of the game.

[DemolitionSquid]

This trailer is clearly an accurate representation of SC2 gameplay and any average person who sees this trailer will instantly know that StarCraft 2 is a game about controlling little alien armies. I take back everything I said.

/sarcasm

[Noctis]

No trailer represents gameplay, it's always cutscenes and CGI

unless it's labeled GAMEPLAY TRAILER

[Dragoonx]

This trailer is clearly an accurate representation of SC2 gameplay and any average person who sees this trailer will instantly know that StarCraft 2 is a game about controlling little alien armies. I take back everything I said.

/sarcasm

How would you feel if they showcased massive battles like at the Race Demo's ever so long ago? Would they be lying? Its obvious that never happens in regular matches. You'll be lucky to see a Carrier be created.

[TheEconomist]

This trailer is clearly an accurate representation of SC2 gameplay and any average person who sees this trailer will instantly know that StarCraft 2 is a game about controlling little alien armies. I take back everything I said.

/sarcasm

You're right that it isn't an accurate portrayal of the RTS game play aspect of the game but it doesn't need to be. Just because they decided to go with a more gripping method (instead of boring gameplay) doesn't mean they're evil capitalist bastards preying on the ignorant masses who are too stupid to research what they buy.

[DemolitionSquid]

How would you feel if they showcased massive battles like at the Race Demo's ever so long ago? Would they be lying? Its obvious that never happens in regular matches. You'll be lucky to see a Carrier be created.

Massive battles happen all the time. The gameplay consists of lots of little units in a massive battlefield. That's what would be shown and thus it would not be a lie.

[TheEconomist]

Massive battles happen all the time.

Maybe in whatever league you're in but, in Diamond, I don't think I've ever seen a Carrier come into play. I saw a Mothership a time or two but that was just for the lulz.

As for massive battles, I'm not sure what you mean. Sure, there's battles where there's 40-50 units but I wouldn't call that massive and it's damn sure not interesting enough (without in-depth knowledge of the mechanics) to be in a trailer.

[DemolitionSquid]

Maybe in whatever league you're in but, in Diamond, I don't think I've ever seen a Carrier come into play. I saw a Mothership a time or two but that was just for the lulz.

If all they show for 2 minutes and 30 seconds is a Carrier, then yeah, that's lying.