minor races

It would be nice to see some minor races in the campaigns, maybe the Xel'Naga? Maybe a humanoid species? Maybe several new alien species? Pre "warp" species? (Where you have maps in which a major species has colonized a planet, you come to fight them, and those affected are the indigenous species of that planet)

 

Sure seeing some new ones would be fine. As long as we just get to slaughter them.

 

It was always really odd to see so many habitable planets yet so few sentient species. I think Blizz should change that (maybe they are, judging from their lore on the Kalathi)

 

Well for the zerg infested planets, everyone there was probably killed.
Then there was auir, braxis (which was also protoss), and shakuras (also protoss)
And the rest were the terran worlds. And maybe the confederacy killed any natives.

 

Oh no, it will all depend on the story. For example, if you are doing the Terran Campaign and the story states that a planet if full of a humanoid species, the story could possibly follow where you would probably need to eradicate them in order to say get to your opponents the Protoss, (If we assume that the Dominion don't have a non interference directive ) or maybe if your the Protoss, you might want to ally with the local inhabitants who have some knowledge about the Zerg in the area... or something like that.

Basically it would be more than just mindless killing (which would be pointless and costly if your main opponent(s) are tough), likewise, if you were to engage a neutral race or ally, they could turn against you and maybe ally with your opponents to make for a more tougher map and possible change in story...

 

mindlessly killing is fun though!

 

Sure, but do you wanna risk gaining another opponent just for you fun killing spree? Sure, a pre-warp civilization is of very little threat (or are they? just look at the Zerg as an example, surely sword wielding warriors and catapults can be threatening too ), but then again a civilization of similar planetary capabilities as the Terran (no spaceships, just air vessels and ground units) can be a great threat. Plus it could also effect the possible story too.

Oh what am I saying, I'm sure any good player can easily overcome a new opponent if they arise, even if it could dramatically change the course of the story...

 

The only ones with a non interference directive are the Protoss (generally, see: Kalathi Intercession)
The Dominion probably definitely wont. Raynor wouldn't kill them cause it would be mean. And the Zerg would wipe over them without a single thought.

 

...zerg have warp.

 

Also according to some people on this board footmen can beat marines.

 

which is a pretty dumb statement, a gauss rifle could shoot straight through them. and if the footies use defend, they would get killed faster because the round from the gauss would go through the shield, then the armor, then through the footie.

 

Yes, at that speed of an impact, steel basically vaporizes.

 

Maybe. Although i find it more likely that the Protoss exterminated the minor races. It just seems they are capable and have the resources to destroy life planet-wide on such a scale.

 

if they did that, what would they be stewarding?

 

Yeah, this is from the Protoss history in the SC manual:
"In keeping with the strict codes of the Khala, the Protoss took upon themselves the burden of the Dae’Uhl, or ‘Great Stewardship’. Following the ancient traditions of the Xel’Naga, the Dae’Uhl called for the Protoss to protect and safeguard the lesser races that lived under their shadow. Unlike their predecessors, however, the Protoss refused to manipulate or interfere in the evolutionary processes of the lesser races under their protection. Ever vigilant against xenomorphic threats, the Protoss kept a close watch over their unsuspecting wards. But, much like the Xel’Naga many millennia before, the Protoss kept their presence hidden from the lesser races in their care. Many hundreds of species grew and thrived on the various worlds within their space, never knowing that they were secretly guarded from on high."

 

True. Although i think it would be too costly for the Terrans to just mass up nukes and bombard planets like Korhal IV every time they disagreed with a minor race. Also... out of a colonisation point of view it would be insanely stupid to nuke a planet to smithereens in order to rid it of it's natives to make colonisation possible.

 

exactly, you cant colonize a nuclear waste. unless your name is Acturus Mengsk and its the only place you belong.
and nuking the planet would also destroy its resources.

 

Thats why you use battlecruisers to rain down overwhelming fire.

 

orbital bombardment! i like it. saves most of the resources and killes the people

 

Capital ships forming in orbit works, sure, but it doesn't assure annihilation like nuke do. Besides, an armada of Battlecruisers... that's costly.