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[Ahriman]

Sajuro wrote...

@ Wizz
Would it be Keeper 20, slayer of krogan?

May be, but they all look the same.

Dean_the_Young wrote...
The biggest reason to fight over Earth, though I doubt the game will
cite this, is that the Reapers have broadcast their intent to capture
it. Which means they have to break its defenses and subjugate, which
takes time. And that time is important because it's a time in which the
Reapers are in one place, where we can find them, and they are less
likely to fly away.

And here I have a problem. Ancient race of sentient machines has ships only for taking one planet at time? Millions of years, thousands cycles and still one planet at time. It sounds too down-scaled to me.

[JediNg]

Wizz wrote...

Sajuro wrote...

@ Wizz
Would it be Keeper 20, slayer of krogan?

May be, but they all look the same.

Dean_the_Young wrote...
The biggest reason to fight over Earth, though I doubt the game will
cite this, is that the Reapers have broadcast their intent to capture
it. Which means they have to break its defenses and subjugate, which
takes time. And that time is important because it's a time in which the
Reapers are in one place, where we can find them, and they are less
likely to fly away.

And here I have a problem. Ancient race of sentient machines has ships only for taking one planet at time? Millions of years, thousands cycles and still one planet at time. It sounds too down-scaled to me.

I suppose we shall see, as more info about ME3 is disseminated in the coming months.  Point is, we don't know the particulars of how the Reapers go about culling organic civilization only guesses.  Personally I doubt they just all mass around one planet and go about planet to planet, but in the past they also had control over the mass relay network.  We know there are at least ~300 of the Reaper vessels out in dark space, judging by the goosebump invoking tease Mass Effect 2 gives us at the end of the game.

Hopefully they dont' scale it down though.  But I think we can all expect Mass Effect 3 to openquite explosively within the first hour at least (a guess), referring to the person whose reply was a short hypothetical opening to Mass Effect 3.

[AkiKishi]

Reaper strategy is one system at a time, so it would not suprise me at all if they never get far beyond Earth, if that is their first target. They have already been on Earth for over a week in the trailer and London still looks damaged, but recognisable.

The only issue I have , is it looks bit too Resistance:Fall of Man...

Modifié par BobSmith101, 20 février 2011 - 08:29 .

[DarthSliver]

Well i found it quite obvious and wasnt surprised that Earth was the Reapers first target. Its obvious that Sovereign was able to relay its memory to the main bulk of the Reaper fleet, so it apparent they know the Humans are their only opposing force that can stop them. Well rally a force large enough to do serious damage to their Cycle of death.

So knowing that Earth is being attack and assuming its the first planet, its not looking good for humanity. But like some said hope its only a portion of their forces actually atking Earth, because if its not we are going to have one hell of a time convincing the snubs in the council.

[JediNg]

DarthSliver wrote...

Well i found it quite obvious and wasnt surprised that Earth was the Reapers first target. Its obvious that Sovereign was able to relay its memory to the main bulk of the Reaper fleet, so it apparent they know the Humans are their only opposing force that can stop them. Well rally a force large enough to do serious damage to their Cycle of death.
So knowing that Earth is being attack and assuming its the first planet, its not looking good for humanity. But like some said hope its only a portion of their forces actually atking Earth, because if its not we are going to have one hell of a time convincing the snubs in the council.

We dont'' even know how many there are yet D:
I like to think of them as 'millions' though, just for the terror aspect.

[AkiKishi]

JediNg wrote...

We dont'' even know how many there are yet D:
I like to think of them as 'millions' though, just for the terror aspect.

If the image is a "live" from the end of the trailer then Shepard is in orbit around Earth and not as atomic particles.. Either the Reapers are busy on the surface or they have some seriously improved stealth on whatever he is looking out from.

Modifié par BobSmith101, 20 février 2011 - 08:58 .

[Lance Gardner]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...

This how I'd start ME3:

Shepard is summoned back to the Citadel by Anderson, but the meeting turns out to be a setup (Anderson was in the dark) and Shepard is arrested by Alliance/Council authorities as a member of a terrorist group, and accused of having gone rogue. While Shepard is imprisoned pending his Court Martial/Trial, the Reaper Fleet arrives in Council Space and attacks the Citadel. There is a massive space battle and during the confusion of the battle, Anderson and the Virmire Survivor break Shepard out of his cell. At the same moment some of the Reapers break through the Council Fleet formation and 'dock' with the Citadel, while legions of the Reapers minions disembark with one purpose: Kill or Capture Commander Shepard.  With Anderson and the Virmire Survivor as Shepard's temporary squad, Shep has to fight his way to the loading dock first through security mechs that flag Shep as an escaping prisoner, and then the Reaper's foot soldiers in order to get to the previously locked down Normandy SR2, which has now been seized and liberated by agents of the Shadow Broker. (Liara) Along the way Shep gets a few panoramic views of the massive battle going on beyond the Citadel, where the Council Fleet is beginning to be defeated in detail. Escaping the Citadel with the Normandy just as the surviving Council and Alliance ships sound the retreat and abandon the Citadel to it's fate, Shep & company jump to Hagalaz .
 
In the wake of the defeat, all 13 million inhabitants of the Citadel are killed or indoctrinated, including the Council, and through the Citadel the Reapers reconfigure the Relay system to only allow Reaper flagged ships to pass through any relay, effectively cutting off the Council species off from each other, so that the Reapers may divide and conquer. The bombardment of alien worlds and the 'reaping' of humanity begins in earnest as Shep must now find a way to bypass the shutdown of the Mass Effect relays, unify the now divided factions against the Reapers, and find a way to defeat the Reaper fleet.

I'm down.

But only if Anderson is just a temporary squadmate, perhaps dying in the escape from the Citidal. He's not interesting enough to be in your squad for the whole game.

[Shadow of Sparta]

they might not need convincing.however you will probably be required to do a mission for them to ensure you will gain their maximum support i.e.more troops if you do their mission.

[MotoSkunkX]

There will no doubt be some major deus ex machine involved, it'd be stupid if there WASN'T. How else are you going to beat the largest fleet in the galaxy composed entirely of ships capable of taking on other fleets BY THEMSELVES. My guess is that it will tie in to the conduit. What, you think the most brilliant prothean scientists alive just laid down and died after they went back to the Citadel and modified the keepers? Doubt it.

[cbutz]

If they do the DA-O esc recruitment system aka rally the galaxy, I hope it is done as follows:

The Reapers send smaller fleets to attack the other worlds to pin them down while the main attack hits earth. Shepard has to go to planet to planet helping the other races with their reaper problem, thus giving them a chance to help Earth. Perhaps you can't relieve all the planets before you have to save Earth so you have to choose wisely.

[Assasin4Hire]

Hopefully, the other races will also be under attack.



The reason you might need to gain their trust might be that some races I.E the Batariens would wait till every human was dead due to raciel tensions.



Or some may be so arrogent to think they can beat the reapers on their own I.E the Turians

[AkiKishi]

Assasin4Hire wrote...

Hopefully, the other races will also be under attack.

If it's on the same scale as Earth everyone is boned. Thing with the Earth scenerio (from the teaser) is that it's quite capabable of tying up 300 Reapers for over a week.

That makes some sort of non Deus Ex Machina outcome a lot more likely.

[DarthSliver]

BobSmith101 wrote...

Assasin4Hire wrote...

Hopefully, the other races will also be under attack.

If it's on the same scale as Earth everyone is boned. Thing with the Earth scenerio (from the teaser) is that it's quite capabable of tying up 300 Reapers for over a week.

That makes some sort of non Deus Ex Machina outcome a lot more likely.

But we forget, problem with the Teaser Trailer is its only cluing that Earth will be attack. One thing i remember someone pointing out, look at the trailers for Mass Effect 2. Because all the Trailers for ME2 just clued what was going to basically be going on not how it all goes down. 

But i do believe Reapers will focus on Earth, but with their intel from Soveriegn in ME1. I believe there will be a small group of Reapers taking control of the Citadel so they can gain control of the Mass Relays to further disable our ability to protect ourselves. 

[AkiKishi]

DarthSliver wrote...

BobSmith101 wrote...

Assasin4Hire wrote...

Hopefully, the other races will also be under attack.

If it's on the same scale as Earth everyone is boned. Thing with the Earth scenerio (from the teaser) is that it's quite capabable of tying up 300 Reapers for over a week.

That makes some sort of non Deus Ex Machina outcome a lot more likely.

But we forget, problem with the Teaser Trailer is its only cluing that Earth will be attack. One thing i remember someone pointing out, look at the trailers for Mass Effect 2. Because all the Trailers for ME2 just clued what was going to basically be going on not how it all goes down. 

But i do believe Reapers will focus on Earth, but with their intel from Soveriegn in ME1. I believe there will be a small group of Reapers taking control of the Citadel so they can gain control of the Mass Relays to further disable our ability to protect ourselves. 

A lot of teaser trailers end up becoming introductions like Bioshock 2. Also we get a very deatailed report from the guy in Big Ben on what the situation on Earth is. They could turn around and ignore that, but more likely it will be incorporated into the games opening somehow. Everything in the ME2 trailer happened in some form or another. The sequence was wrong but the events were more or less there.

That makes sense, it also gives you a few Reapers to cut your teeth on before going to Earth for the main event.

[Rekkampum]

 Unfortunately, that is most likely to be the case, OP.

[Elite Midget]

Council - You were right. After your convincing we've agreed to aid the Galaxy. Thus we'll go here and not send aid to Earth since clearly our assets are more important to the Reapers than the Humans.
Shepard: ...I should go.