[TheGentleman]

Now that I have played the campaign through at least once my conclusion is this:

Good story... Blizzard never fails at that... but I would have liked a significant death that wasn't Arcturus Mengsk. I.e. Jim Raynor (validates Kerrigans form w/o regret) or Kerrigan (zagara = new leader OR zerg goes into disarray and new overmind is born.

Remember... this is my personal opinion. All that aside I liked it a lot

[LennX]

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/view...opic_id=404043

This thread on TL has a very very in depth review of HOTS so far. I find it extremely interesting. Go read it if you have the time. It's about 12k words long.

[uJeanZ]

I think part of her (Kerrigan) either expects to die or become human again. Reason because she was grooming/teaching that brood mother to take over from her.

[Nemo]

Interesting article. I think Kerrigan is going to either die fighting Amon (and kill him in the process) or free the zergs from her control.

I liked the campain. I found it not very hard even in brutal but I thought it was because I was better than when I played WoL the first time.

Cinematics are awesome and all the details are far better than before.

After a very loooong Diablo pause, I came back to sc2 with great pleasure. Those new units are a lot of fun. I love those mines and they make me laugh either playing them, against or on stream.

[eCKo`Tazerenix]

I hope Kerrigan dies fighting Amon, and doesn't kill him.

Stupid bitch.

I'm rooting for the bad guys.

[ToRsupapower]

Originally Posted by ToRTazerenix

I hope Kerrigan dies fighting Amon, and doesn't kill him.

Stupid bitch.

I'm rooting for the bad guys.

Some people just want to see the world burn.

[Dox]

I think it's almost guaranteed that Kerrigan will sacrifice herself "for the greater good" in Legacy of the Void. She really doesn't have much going for her now that she has:
1) Thrown away her humanity
2) Lost Jim
3) Got her revenge
4) Arranged a successor to the Swarm

One might argue why she can't just use The Artifact to bug zap her back into a Terran again; leaving the Swarm to Zagara. I'm sure this could be explained any number of ways. ie. The "Primal" transformation on Zerus is irreversible, unlike the first time around where Abathur wrapped her in a chrysalis and modified her cell structure. Or more importantly, she knows Amon is out there. She knows this is the biggest and most dangerous threat in the universe, and she needs all the firepower she can get. She needs her crazy Zerg powers. She needs the swarm. The only part that doesn't really make sense is, "Why does she care?" It's somehow out of character for the Queen of Blades to go crusading against the big bad unknown, although I guess Sarah Kerrigan's sense of morality (and Maiev-esque lack of purpose) can justify it. Either way, her role in the story has wrapped up. She's killed millions, and it's time to pay the price. She's first in line for martyrdom. With Sarah gone, and the universe in a happy place, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jim kick it at the end either. On the flipside, he is the poster boy for SC2, and there has to be SOMEONE left standing at the end. They sure as hell won't be killing Zeratul in his own game.

The only other part to keep in mind with the conclusion is that Blizzard traditionally does NOT do happy endings. Whether it's WarCraft, StarCraft or Diablo, things often end up going south before the credits start to roll. Diablo 3 has been the only exception to date, although with Adria still at large, it's not all quite sunshine and rainbows in New Tristram yet.

[Maynarde]

Originally Posted by Dox

One might argue why she can't just use The Artifact to bug zap her back into a Terran again; leaving the Swarm to Zagara. I'm sure this could be explained any number of ways. ie. The "Primal" transformation on Zerus is irreversible, unlike the first time around where Abathur wrapped her in a chrysalis and modified her cell structure. Or more importantly, she knows Amon is out there. She knows this is the biggest and most dangerous threat in the universe, and she needs all the firepower she can get. She needs her crazy Zerg powers. She needs the swarm.

It was also my understanding the the artifacts also feed Amon with power, even if the Primal Zerg version of herself could be reversed, she be feeding Amon even more juice than when she was in her original Corrupt Zerg form.

[|Erasmus|]

I mean, it's possible she defeats amon, teaches the zerg about human emotion, then manages to use the artifact (or similar device) to return to human form and live happily ever after with Jim, right?

or is that too cliche and sappy even for blizzard?

Quick Comments

	Maynarde:	Extremely unlikely, Blizzard like to George R. R. Martin their characters
	ROOT`iaguz:	I wouldn't say that maynarde, George is a good writer.

[Dox]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

I mean, it's possible she defeats amon, teaches the zerg about human emotion, then manages to use the artifact (or similar device) to return to human form and live happily ever after with Jim, right?

or is that too cliche and sappy even for blizzard?

This is by far the least possible outcome EVER. :P

Garrosh would sooner make consensual Half-Orc babies with Jaina.

Quick Comments

	Maynarde:	Seems like a legit lead into the next WoW expansion
	|Erasmus|:	I know... wasn't really serious, just thought it'd be hilarious. :D

[ROOT`iaguz]

Blizzard prefers the Pyrrhic victory style endings over the plain unhappy ending.

Until expansion time. Then it's HAHA VILLAINS RULE endings.

[Meatex]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

I mean, it's possible she defeats amon, teaches the zerg about human emotion, then manages to use the artifact (or similar device) to return to human form and live happily ever after with Jim, right?

or is that too cliche and sappy even for blizzard?

The real reason why this is unlikely is cause there protoss need to become part of the story
So far zeratul just shows up and says blah blah have to do stuff, bye - and apart from some random protoss cults and the end of world mission in WoL there isn't really any protoss participation.
Given zeratul's "rogue" status with protoss I think ultimate conclusion will be him bringing the 3 races together to fight amon

Also to Dox's point regarding why she cares - I believe this time as queen of blades she retains her kerrigan identity and her human emotions etc whereas before she became amon's tool or mindless puppet kind of thing

Quick Comments

Dox:

"I guess Sarah Kerrigan's sense of morality (and Maiev-esque lack of purpose) can justify it."

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by Meatex

Also to Dox's point regarding why she cares - I believe this time as queen of blades she retains her kerrigan identity and her human emotions etc whereas before she became amon's tool or mindless puppet kind of thing

TL;DR She is a powerful bitch now instead of a mindless bitch?