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[Mass Effect] SPOILER ALL ME3 DISCUSSION. ALL OF IT. DON'T ARGUE ABOUT DLC

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    In tragic news, Commander Shepard, hero of the citadel and the first human Spectre, was violently gunned down today aboard his own ship. No witnesses have been found, but authorities say the combination of shotgun and assault rifle rounds responsible for his perforated body suggest more than one assailant. Next, an interview with Shepard's self-identified best friend, Conrad Verner. Stay tuned.

    Best ending.

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    I can't seem to find this anywhere, though I'm sure it has come up plenty of times before: do we know if the squadmates that we've seen are all the permanent squadmates in the game?

  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

  • VicktorVicktor Infidel Castro Rancho ChupacabraRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    In tragic news, Commander Shepard, hero of the citadel and the first human Spectre, was violently gunned down today aboard his own ship. No witnesses have been found, but authorities say the combination of shotgun and assault rifle rounds responsible for his perforated body suggest more than one assailant. Next, an interview with Shepard's self-identified best friend, Conrad Verner. Stay tuned.

    Best ending.

    Turns out Mass Effect was just the setup for a sci-fi reboot of the movie "Wild Things".

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  • evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    I'm doing a paragon colonist sole survivor run. Always doing the right thing but every one around me dies. Kaiden and Wrex dead so far, everyone but Miranda and Jacob is going to die in 2.

  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    The contemporary equivalent of this is "Lots of countries find it highly convenient to firebomb a city out of existence, or starve the entire population to death. But turning it into a giant hole in the ground? Time consuming and not very practical."

  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    evilbob wrote: »
    I'm doing a paragon colonist sole survivor run. Always doing the right thing but every one around me dies. Kaiden and Wrex dead so far, everyone but Miranda and Jacob is going to die in 2.

    It would be better if everybody but Zaeed and Morinth dies in 2.

    Zaeed because nothing can kill him, Morinth because why not just make it a worstshep run?

  • Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    I really don't know which save to import first into ME3. On the one hand, there's my first run, which wasn't completionist, and I'll probably miss lots of nifty bits. On the other hand, there's my most recent fully completionist run, but it feels kind of wrong to do them out of order. Hmm.

  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    I really don't know which save to import first into ME3. On the one hand, there's my first run, which wasn't completionist, and I'll probably miss lots of nifty bits. On the other hand, there's my most recent fully completionist run, but it feels kind of wrong to do them out of order. Hmm.

    Flip a coin. Like Harvey Dent.

  • VicktorVicktor Infidel Castro Rancho ChupacabraRegistered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

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  • BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    Winky wrote: »
    I can't seem to find this anywhere, though I'm sure it has come up plenty of times before: do we know if the squadmates that we've seen are all the permanent squadmates in the game?

    There's at least one that hasn't appeared in trailers yet. The squad list is;
    Ash/Kaidan
    Vega
    Liara
    Tali
    Garrus
    EDI
    The Prothean

  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    In tragic news, Commander Shepard, hero of the citadel and the first human Spectre, was violently gunned down today aboard his own ship. No witnesses have been found, but authorities say the combination of shotgun and assault rifle rounds responsible for his perforated body suggest more than one assailant. Next, an interview with Shepard's self-identified best friend, Conrad Verner. Stay tuned.

    Best ending.

    And no one ever suspected.
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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    Eeek, that spoiler was bigger than I thought it would be.

    Oh well, at least it was one of those ones where you're like "Whelp, I wonder how the fuck that will happen."

    So, is that definitely all of them? Or could there potentially be more (and I mean non-DLC).

  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Yeah, I feel like Krogans are the exception to the "no one sees a compelling reason to do so".

    Because quads.

  • vegeta_666vegeta_666 CanadaRegistered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    evilbob wrote: »
    I'm doing a paragon colonist sole survivor run. Always doing the right thing but every one around me dies. Kaiden and Wrex dead so far, everyone but Miranda and Jacob is going to die in 2.

    It would be better if everybody but Zaeed and Morinth dies in 2.

    Zaeed because nothing can kill him, Morinth because why not just make it a worstshep run?

    My Failshep run has everyone dead in ME1 and 2 except Tali and Legion.

    Only two left and they hate each other!

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  • KeysierKeysier Registered User regular
    I was certain that there was a coincidence between the reaper husk we find in ME2 (that was blown apart by a mass accelerator weapon of some type? no?) and that little tidbit of "this was blown up maybe by a mass accelerator type of weapon". Either a weapons test of the effectiveness of such a weapon or a "shit I missed" moment for the race that had that weapon to begin with

  • VicktorVicktor Infidel Castro Rancho ChupacabraRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Good point.
    Krogan scientists are the best scientists. Bioware, please remake ME2 but give us an Okeer/Grunt decision like the Samara/Morinth one.

    You could even have a fight erupt on the Normandy between Okeer and Mordin over lab space!

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  • Z0reZ0re Registered User regular
    Winky wrote: »
    Eeek, that spoiler was bigger than I thought it would be.

    Oh well, at least it was one of those ones where you're like "Whelp, I wonder how the fuck that will happen."

    So, is that definitely all of them? Or could there potentially be more (and I mean non-DLC).

    Definitely all of them.

  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Yeah, I feel like Krogans are the exception to the "no one sees a compelling reason to do so".

    Because quads.

    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!

    Mott felt a rising sense of excitement. "The knowlege you referred to. How did you come by it?"

    There was a long pause- as if Shella was considering her options. Then she spoke. "I used to be a freelancer. And at one point I worked for a very secretive group. An organzation called Cerberus."

    The answer was so unexpected that Mott knew there was a look of surprise on her face.

    "Cerberus? The human advocacy group?

    Shella produced a snort of derision. "That's how they describe it. But Cerberus does a lot more than promote human rights. They carry out all sorts of operations against people and organizations they percieve to be a threat."

    manwiththemachinegun on
  • VicktorVicktor Infidel Castro Rancho ChupacabraRegistered User regular
    Keysier wrote: »
    I was certain that there was a coincidence between the reaper husk we find in ME2 (that was blown apart by a mass accelerator weapon of some type? no?) and that little tidbit of "this was blown up maybe by a mass accelerator type of weapon". Either a weapons test of the effectiveness of such a weapon or a "shit I missed" moment for the race that had that weapon to begin with

    Glancing blow on planet!

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    We're talking krogans here. The question isn't "should we blow it up?", it's "how should we blow it up?"

  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    You heard it here first folks, Cerberus promotes human rights.

    Where's that comic about TIM saying he serves humans, like for dinner?

  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    jdarksun wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    banging Tali right before the suicide mission is just irresponsible to everybody on your team
    Meh. It's not like she's gonna insta-die.

    Oh, I'm not worried about her. She's got the drugs and shit to keep her functional. But she's not optimal, and that's going to affect the whole team. I still maintain that a romanced Tali should have been considered effectively non-loyal for the purposes of the Suicide Mission. Failing at the door, etc.

    -Tal on
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  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Yeah, I feel like Krogans are the exception to the "no one sees a compelling reason to do so".

    Because quads.

    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    Or, as the wisest of their philosophers, Sacrunkeries, once wrote:

    "The unexploded life is not one worth living."

  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Mott felt a rising sense of excitement. "The knowlege you referred to. How did you come by it?"

    There was a long pause- as if Shella was considering her options. Then she spoke. "I used to be a freelancer. And at one point I worked for a very secretive group. An organzation called Cerberus."

    The answer was so unexpected that Mott knew there was a look of surprise on her face.

    I'm impressed by the depth of self-awareness possessed by someone named after applesauce.
    "Cerberus? The human advocacy group?

    Shella produced a snort of derision. "That's how they describe it. But Cerberus does a lot more than promote human rights. They carry out all sorts of operations against people and organizations they percieve to be a threat."

    "...such as humans."

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  • KeysierKeysier Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Yeah, I feel like Krogans are the exception to the "no one sees a compelling reason to do so".

    Because quads.

    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    Or, as the wisest of their philosophers, Sacrunkeries, once wrote:

    "The unexploded life is not one worth living."

    I google'd Sacrunkeries to see if that was an actual thing

    Now I think it should be. Krogans' version of Freud is not that you want to have sex with your mother. It is that you already have and your brother is trying to figure out how to take you out because you did it before him

    Keysier on
  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    We're talking krogans here. The question isn't "should we blow it up?", it's "how should we blow it up?"

    No, "Why don't we blow it up" is the classic unanswered Krogan philosophical question.

    The legendary theologian Krushterton came closest, I think with "Maybe because we'd all die and couldn't blow anything else up? I guess?"

    But his Twelve Types of Explosions refuted this with his classic "So, we blow it up after the other stuff", cementing him as one of the foremost defenders of the orthodox positions.

  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Keysier wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vicktor wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Maybe we can play a game. Pick a number between 1 and 325.

    Page 265!
    Orca wrote: »
    Parnassus of the Phi Clio system, Rosetta Nebula relay was deleted from Citadel records. Hmmm!

    ? (Does the question emoticon not work?)

    Just noting some interesting bits in the planet descriptions. Like this one:
    Gaelon is surrounded by an extensive ring system. The inner rings are composed of pulverized nano-manufactured carbon materials thought to be the remains of an arthenni helium-3 mining infrastructure. The few pieces of larger debris found indicate a materials technology at least equal to the current galactic state of the art.

    The outer rings consist of ice, silicate dust, and the odd bit of rock. Analysis of the debris often shows shock damage and evidence of rapid heating. Some para-historical theorists insist that the outer rings represent debris from a moon or moons destroyed by mass accelerator bombardment. This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    Smells like Reapers to me!

    I love this bit here:
    This has been rejected by every reputable xenoarchaeologist; while it is theoretically possible to destroy a small moon utterly with dreadnought bombardment, no species sees a compelling reason to do so.

    It sounds like a little one-off line in a Hitchhiker's book.

    They're just waiting to be compelled enough.

    This is why the rest of the Universe is so alien to humans. You give mankind a way to make a big explosion, they don't need a compelling reason to do it. I mean, the only reason we haven't set off an atmoic bomb on the moon is because it's so far away! (unless we already have...) I mean, we've set off nuclear bombs in the ionosphere, blown up islands, set them off over water, under water, on mountains, under mountains... all just to watch stuff explode.

    If humanity had a dreadnought sized mass accelerator, we'd be blowing the shit out of everything smaller than a star just to watch it go BOOM! KERPOW! ZONK!

    Krogans would too.

    There's a whole planet in Tuchanka's system that's now just a cluster of asteroids.

    Yeah, I feel like Krogans are the exception to the "no one sees a compelling reason to do so".

    Because quads.

    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    Or, as the wisest of their philosophers, Sacrunkeries, once wrote:

    "The unexploded life is not one worth living."

    I google'd Sacrunkeries to see if that was an actual thing

    Now I think it should be. Krogans' version of Freud is not that you want to have sex with your mother. It is that you already have and your brother is trying to figure out how to take you out because you did it before him

    I was actually thinking he could be the equivalent of, say, Socrates, thus the name.

    But while we're at it, throw a little Schrodinger in there, only in both possibilities, the Varren is dead. The question is just whether it's when the box is closed or when the box is opened back up and you headbutt it.

  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    Guys I finally tried the MP demo and I really suck. It doesn't help that every time I want to charge it doesn't let me. Maybe I'm clicking the wrong key.

    Anyway, what are some tips?

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  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    You know, Krogans could have blown up that moon.

    I mean, they got to the nuclear age more than once in the past. Lot of good options for space flight with nukes. And it only took two back in the day to fill a city.

    And "Why don't we blow it up" is a classic Krogan philosophical question.

    We're talking krogans here. The question isn't "should we blow it up?", it's "how should we blow it up?"

    No, "Why don't we blow it up" is the classic unanswered Krogan philosophical question.

    The legendary theologian Krushterton came closest, I think with "Maybe because we'd all die and couldn't blow anything else up? I guess?"

    But his Twelve Types of Explosions refuted this with his classic "So, we blow it up after the other stuff", cementing him as one of the foremost defenders of the orthodox positions.

    On this note, I think Mass Effect should copy the Elder Scroll series in terms of having in-game books.

    I'd read the unholy hell out of Krogan philosophy.

  • Ad astraAd astra Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    SkyEye wrote: »
    No joke. Although, I did just scan one of my favorites. In the system with Tuchanka, there's a planet where the equator is that shiney metallic color. All the resources are right there, on the equator, waiting for the planet to go from "rich" to "depleted" at my leisure.

    Then I wonder why aliens don't like humans after I've strip-mined whole systems.

    Is that the one where Krogans go prove their manliness by stepping onto a fiery, poisonous world buck naked?

    Some of those planetary descriptions are just absolutely brilliant.

    My favorite part of that planet's description. Is that their was only one Krogan who ever survived setting foot on that planet, and even though he survived, he was semi-crippled... however, for the rest of his life he could sleep with any fertile female he wished.

    Ad astra on
  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    Vicktor wrote: »

    2) We know that Ashley and Tali are friends.

    We do?

    I mean, I'd like to think they are. But at the same time, I can imagine Ashely following every instance of positive feedback concerning Tali with "for an alien".

    I was glad to see that Garrus and Wrex totally get along based on the ME3 demo. I've mentioned it in the past, but I would love it if they allowed you to strengthen the relationship of Shepard's squadmates with each other.

    About the only instance of this that occurs in ME2 is keeping two opposing characters from killing each other.

    I'm all about camaraderie in games, moreso than optional romances. That's why my favorite moment in ME2 is
    "Sheparrrrrd!"

    Along with "Garrus!" (while Shep's got his arms out all "bring it on home!")

    Professor Snugglesworth on
  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    For some reason fucking Jacob survived my failshep run! Aargh!

  • SchrodingerSchrodinger Registered User regular
    So I can understand how Cerberus won't pay for guns. But they won't pay for fuel and probes either?

  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    So I can understand how Cerberus won't pay for guns. But they won't pay for fuel and probes either?

    Do you have any idea how much it costs to make your entire organization incompetent?

  • ExtreaminatusExtreaminatus Go forth and amplify, the Noise Marines are here!Registered User regular
    I'm all about camaraderie in games, moreso than optional romances. That's why my favorite moment in ME2 is
    "Sheparrrrrd!"

    This made me smile so hard the first time I saw it that it made my girlfriend at the time legitimately jealous of a video game character.

  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    Still loving the Krogan Soldier in multiplayer. Almost solo'ed a VIP Assassination Wave on Silver when one of our team dropped and the other two (both low level squishy humans) went down before the first target got taken out. Sadly I couldn't kill the final Engineer, as his turret was set up in a place I couldn't get it down fast enough to also take out the engy before five other guys swarmed and took me out.

    Still wish there was a better way to take out those damn shield guys though. You'd think a giant Krogan who can kill unarmored guys in one hit could pull that little shield out of their weak little hands and beat them with it :P

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