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[Mass Effect] T-Minus 10 days and counting. Pre-release hype ignition confirmed.

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    honestly any logical reasons can't change the fact that the genophage is a horrifying, monstrous act to me

    i'm not going to say that the people who did are irredeemable hitlers or anything, because mordin's loyalty mission so perfectly illustrates how heavy the decision was and how it has stuck with him ever since.

    but the krogan are still suffering from a slow, horrific extinction because of other more advanced civilizations constantly meddling with their species.

    so yeah you could probably convince me that it was a necessary evil, but it was still an evil act.

  • tayvaantayvaan I always like to savor the last shot before popping the heat sinkRegistered User regular
    what have you done, orca?

    What have you done!?

  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    tayvaan wrote: »
    what have you done, orca?

    What have you done!?

    Broken the forum, because this thread isn't locked yet! :o

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    I forget who is an SE mod these days, but i don't think they are around.

  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    What? Impossible!

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    honestly any logical reasons can't change the fact that the genophage is a horrifying, monstrous act to me

    i'm not going to say that the people who did are irredeemable hitlers or anything, because mordin's loyalty mission so perfectly illustrates how heavy the decision was and how it has stuck with him ever since.

    but the krogan are still suffering from a slow, horrific extinction because of other more advanced civilizations constantly meddling with their species.

    so yeah you could probably convince me that it was a necessary evil, but it was still an evil act.

    That's sorta what I'm curious about.

    Wrex claims they're going extinct.

    But Mordin tells us the Salarians are keeping pretty close track on Krogan numbers, and they don't seem like the types to forget to subtract "Krogan deaths through violence" in their numbers. You'd think they'd have a pretty good idea by now if the Krogans are actually dying out or not, and they don't seem to think they are.

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
  • tayvaantayvaan I always like to savor the last shot before popping the heat sinkRegistered User regular
    Kana wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    honestly any logical reasons can't change the fact that the genophage is a horrifying, monstrous act to me

    i'm not going to say that the people who did are irredeemable hitlers or anything, because mordin's loyalty mission so perfectly illustrates how heavy the decision was and how it has stuck with him ever since.

    but the krogan are still suffering from a slow, horrific extinction because of other more advanced civilizations constantly meddling with their species.

    so yeah you could probably convince me that it was a necessary evil, but it was still an evil act.

    That's sorta what I'm curious about.

    Wrex claims they're going extinct.

    But Mordin tells us the Salarians are keeping pretty close track on Krogan numbers, and they don't seem like the types to forget to subtract "Krogan deaths through violence" in their numbers. You'd think they'd have a pretty good idea by now if the Krogans are actually dying out or not, and they don't seem to think they are.

    Mordin doesn't think they are dying out as a direct result of the genophage, part of his loyalty mission is him trying to distance what he did to the Krogan reaction to it.

  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    Kana wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    honestly any logical reasons can't change the fact that the genophage is a horrifying, monstrous act to me

    i'm not going to say that the people who did are irredeemable hitlers or anything, because mordin's loyalty mission so perfectly illustrates how heavy the decision was and how it has stuck with him ever since.

    but the krogan are still suffering from a slow, horrific extinction because of other more advanced civilizations constantly meddling with their species.

    so yeah you could probably convince me that it was a necessary evil, but it was still an evil act.

    That's sorta what I'm curious about.

    Wrex claims they're going extinct.

    Wrex only says that in the first game. And then, only until Virmire, when he's confronted with a sudden flash of hope, which forces him to realize that he still does care about his species, no matter how hard he's tried to forget.

    See, the thing is, their race really isn't doomed at all. They're just very fatalistic because of what the genophage has done to them. But Wrex is proving that things can get better, and thanks to him they are.

    The biggest problem with the genophage is that, culturally, they have not yet adapted to a way of life that they can afford. If Wrex has his way, that's going to change.

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