2012-09-19, 09:14 | Link #3461 | |
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2012-09-19, 09:17 | Link #3462 | |
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Everyone on the Citadel, remote fuel stations and on mining planets/asteroids are going to starve to death and the galaxy will revert back to the dark ages.. |
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2012-09-19, 09:33 | Link #3463 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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The mass relays are a crutch that hinders the growth and development of all life (whether organic or synthetic) in the galaxy. Besides retconning the explosion, I have no problem with the loss of life over the loss of the mass relays. |
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2012-09-19, 10:23 | Link #3465 |
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I didn't get that at all. I saw the message left by Liara (which was sent out before all the crap with the Catalyst was known), as info on the Reapers, their weaknesses, and how and why they fight (as well as potentially the designs for the "The Crucible", though without the Prothean VI there would be no way of knowing that the Citadel is the Catalyst so there would be no way of using the Crucible). I never once thought that the new beacon simply led to the next generations surrender.
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2012-09-19, 10:27 | Link #3466 | |
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2012-09-19, 10:40 | Link #3468 | |
Salt Levels Critical
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2012-09-19, 10:42 | Link #3469 | |
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
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In short, no matter what, the Reaper wins.
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2012-09-19, 10:47 | Link #3470 | |
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2012-09-19, 12:08 | Link #3472 |
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I still can't believe how badly they messed up that ending. Can't believe it seemed like a good idea to make Shepard's journey seem pointless. In the end all you can do is what the Reapers allow you to do. Sad that until that DLC you couldn't even say "let the chips fall where they may."
Don't think it was all about getting a happy ending, though I don't think it would have hurt to have a way to get there . Though still think one of the more disappointing points was seeing how little your recruitment mattered. Would have been nice to see all the forces coming into play In terms of whatever is next for Mass Effect I'd assume a more prevalent multiplayer mode. They've probably seen the money flowing in from the DLC or weapons packs and considering this is EA they should want to milk the series for as much money as possible.
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2012-09-19, 15:05 | Link #3473 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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I dislike the plot (and end) of ME3 because it fails to really capture me. Silly politicians still trying to go about their old grudges when a much greater threat looms over the horizon.
If it is obvious that the galaxy combined would have trouble stopping the reapers, then I can't help but to punch some faces when the game forces me to pick between factions (if not playing as an imported character). Throughout the game there were a lot of hints towards the idea of "reapers are just a part of a greater cycle". I suspect this would be played out in future extensions of the series? Reapers are not invincible. Their major weakness imo, would be their slow replenishment rate. I had hoped (before release) that the destruction of the harbinger's vessel would shine new lights onto how to defeat reapers. |
2012-09-19, 20:02 | Link #3474 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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I'm pretty sure they don't want the other 2 options
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2012-09-19, 20:06 | Link #3475 | |
Logician and Romantic
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Control gave them Shepard. You know, the person who's corpse they tried to get, who they wanted to revive and incorporate into a Reaper. Each has different results, but aid the Reapers in one way or another.
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2012-09-19, 20:22 | Link #3476 | |
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Destroying the geth was never their objective. Their goal is to preserve the remains of a harvested species in Reaper form. If they are destroyed they have failed their primary objective, and they can not continue the cycle. So in their predetermined conclusion, the next cycle will fall to synthetics without their guidance. Thus, choosing Destroy is organics choosing suicide in their minds. Which I don't think is their intention. Or are you trying to say they are playing the villain like Zero in Code Geass? In other words, they are becoming something so atrocious as to set an example and warning for future generations about the dangers of synthetics? Hmm.. that does put the Reapers in a heroic light.. twisted.. but interesting. Control has them Shepard as their leader, and everything suggest that Shepard is in control for now. If you're going to say that Shepard is going to reach the same conclusion as them after several aeons then well.. that's tragic, but I think that also makes an interesting story.
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2012-09-19, 21:05 | Link #3477 |
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Destroy is the only choice they would hate but they decide to give Shepard that option anyway because they're either really dumb, they have faith Shepard will use their logic, or something isn't right. Synthesis is perfect and their end goal while Control is okay since Shepard "Does" die and lives on through a Shepard AI Reaper whose ending shows that he/she is going to do whatever it takes to uphold its order. Which will obviously lead to war against organics rebelling against Dictator Shepard who is forced to wipe them out.
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2012-09-20, 00:26 | Link #3478 |
Adeptus Animus
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Age: 36
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I actually hope that the next Mass Effect game will be less about some ancient galactic enemy, and more about chasing down the problems of the current galaxy. Smaller scale plots, so to speak, and expand more on what's already there.
Three games with Garrus, and we never visited Palaven. We visited Thessia and Sur'Kesh, but never got to explore it. I'd like more of the space-cop we tended to do in-between the whole reaper thing. Got a source on that one? |
2012-09-20, 00:44 | Link #3479 |
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 43
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The twitter from one post above mine.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=3470 I got my info elsewhere, but that post is evidence enough.
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2012-09-20, 14:52 | Link #3480 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern Ireland
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It only implies they used the crucible it doesn't say how they used the though, we already know the crucibles design changed from cycle to cycle so who's to say they didn't finally perfect it to kill the reapers?
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