Talk:2505

A few things to suggest:

At this point in time, I don't think we can determine SC: G's place in the year, in that I can't see the fighting with the zerg as occuring before SCII, at least in the context of Mar Sara. Artika and Maltair IV are relatively obscure, the former really being a free-for-all than invasion. Mar Sara being invaded by the zerg twice in the same year however is stretching things, especially considering Raynor's reaction to seeing the zerg on the planet. The game taking place at the same time is certainly a possibility, the attacks on White Rock and Vespene Refinery 1138 being part of the same invasion, but if Nova is taking part in the game's missions, exactly how she can make an appearance in SCII is nebulous (if she does appear).

Anyway, I think it's best to wait for Spectres to provide answers, if any concerning the game's placing. In the meantime, the link to the year reference can be maintained here and/or the events can be placed in an "other events" section.

Another thing to consider is the nature of SCII's campaigns. We know that they occur in chronological order, but whether they all take place in the same year is nebulous. This is compounded by the fact that a campaign's length is determined by the player. Considering the ammount of time it takes to travel between systems and that up to 35 missions feature, this could be a long time.

We have some information in that SCII itself has been stated to take place four years after the Brood War. If this is taken literally, one can assume that all aspects of the trilogy take place in the same year. However, these comments were made before the trilogy was announced and the idea of playing 105 missions and having them all take place over a year seems to be stretching belivability.

Another option is to take a nod from World of Warcraft, how each expansion takes place a year after its predecessor. WOW takes place in Year 30, TBC in Year 31 and WotLK in Year 32. I don't think WotLK's positioning in the timeline has ever been specified, but this is at least the policy that wowwiki has adopted. It certainly opens an opportunity for SCII to take a similar path, with each installment taking place over a year. Still, that would be operating under a rather vague assumption.

Anyway, if placed with the obligation to make a choice, which approach would people recomend? The idea that the three campaigns all squeeze into the same year or follow a similar path to WOW?--Hawki 10:20, 13 November 2008 (UTC)