Forum:Vanilla Missions

I raised this issue in a talk page awhile ago, but didn't get an answer. Under normal circumstances I might have gone ahead with it, but given the scope, thought it best to have proper discussion first.

What I'm referring to is the missions from StarCraft and its expansions, how they lack individual articles. This in itself isn't a problem, but it isn't consistant with WoL and makes for a lot of bunching together in the episode articles. I was thinking that to be consistant and to make the sections of the episodes more equal, that each mission be given its own article. While more simple than SCII's style, it's easy enough to fill it out with strategy.

There's admittedly the issue of doubling articles-certainly there's a few Battle of X articles for GW and BW. However, I feel their naming/grouping has been a bit haphazard and it's preferable to have mission articles with battle articles if necessary. For an example of such seperation, take Rebel Yell for example. A Backwater Station mission and New Gettysburg mission article would both exist, yet also a Battle of X article for each would as well. For the Wasteland mission, only a mission article would exist and no Battle/Raid of X article. The difference is that Backwater and NG have been given extra depth via EU material, hence while a mission article would deal with just the mission and strategy, the battle would encompass all given info and frame it in a narrative sense. The Wasteland has no EU material (smallness of engagement notwithstanding) and as such doesn't warrant a seperate article. It's a principle that I think can be applied in general.

This would require a lot of work admittedly and it may be fair to say that most people's interests lie with SCII rather than SCI right now. But in the long term, it's something I'd like to see implemented.--Hawki 10:01, September 16, 2010 (UTC)