You know, as I was reading chapter 32, I started thinking about how the three generals had their various weaknesses. Draco is savvy but weak against complexity, Hermione is bright but not exactly street smart, and Harry is clearly brilliant yet arrogant. It was only after I’d read it all that I realised each had fallen prey to their own specific weakness. Hermione was surprised by the combined ‘For Sunshine!’ Gambit against her, Draco didn’t realise he was with the wrong Patil, and Harry encouraged earlier betrayal amongst his crew in order to protect him in the final battle, only to be surprised at the end. I figure this was probably a deliberate bit of writing on Eliezer’s account, in which case I just want to say-Good job!
I went by frozenchicken’s words rather than by my (single-player and replay-watching only) knowledge of Starcraft. “Clearly brilliant yet arrogant” is a lock for Protoss, and “bright but not exactly street smart” cannot be Terran.
Now, chaotic fighting indeed doesn’t fit with the Protoss at all. But Hermione’s strategy is by far the one that most parallels a hive-mind, and for all we know the semi-sentient Zerg really are all happy-go-lucky on the inside.
You know, as I was reading chapter 32, I started thinking about how the three generals had their various weaknesses. Draco is savvy but weak against complexity, Hermione is bright but not exactly street smart, and Harry is clearly brilliant yet arrogant. It was only after I’d read it all that I realised each had fallen prey to their own specific weakness. Hermione was surprised by the combined ‘For Sunshine!’ Gambit against her, Draco didn’t realise he was with the wrong Patil, and Harry encouraged earlier betrayal amongst his crew in order to protect him in the final battle, only to be surprised at the end. I figure this was probably a deliberate bit of writing on Eliezer’s account, in which case I just want to say-Good job!
Draco → Terran
Hermione → Zerg
Harry → Protoss
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Are you mad? You are assigning the happiness & sunshine army general to the Zerg, and the general of chaos to the Protoss?
I’m starting to think you aren’t actually a Starcraft player.
I went by frozenchicken’s words rather than by my (single-player and replay-watching only) knowledge of Starcraft. “Clearly brilliant yet arrogant” is a lock for Protoss, and “bright but not exactly street smart” cannot be Terran.
Now, chaotic fighting indeed doesn’t fit with the Protoss at all. But Hermione’s strategy is by far the one that most parallels a hive-mind, and for all we know the semi-sentient Zerg really are all happy-go-lucky on the inside.
Not sure about the match, but this is definitely something for Eliezer to think about!