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[Phaedon]

ME3 SPOILERS Below: 

First of all, people worried that they would spend most of their game stuck on Earth.
Although the description of the game on the EA store should have dismissed that ages ago ("You will search for allies among the rest of the species in the galaxy, in order to retake Earth"), I think that the confirmed locations (London, New York, a city formed when Seattle and Vancouver sprawled into each other, Mars, Sur'Kesh,Palaven, Thessia, Illium and Rannoch) are self-explanatory.

Then, there were fears that Earth would be the only place that the Reapers would reap.
Considering that it has already been confirmed that turians had to evacuate Palaven due to the Reapers and that the Thresher Maw scene is probably taking place in Tuchanka, that seems unlikely.

So, are you satisfied with these news?

[AdmiralCheez]

Mass Effect exists. Therefore, it is ruined forever.*

However, I sense unnecessary vitriol in this thread...

*Tagline copyright mrsph.

Modifié par AdmiralCheez, 01 mai 2011 - 07:55 .

[Insom]

I bet we won't even be on earth much until the very end of the game.

[Vez04]

Off Topic:

Another Exceptional thread as usual Phaedon.

[Phaedon]

AdmiralCheez wrote...

Mass Effect exists. Therefore, it is ruined forever.*

However, I sense unnecessary vitriol in this thread...

*Tagline copyright mrsph.

If you are asking if this thread contains a "I told you so" element, I can neither confirm *cough* nor deny these claims.

Modifié par Phaedon, 01 mai 2011 - 07:59 .

[Robhuzz]

I like what I'm hearing so far about ME3. Definitely most anticipated game of 2011 for me. Now if only BioWare would make a ME3 forum so I don't accidentally read so many spoilers.

On a different note: I hadn't heard anything about Thessia being a confirmed planet to go to. Where'd you get that information?

[Phaedon]

Robhuzz wrote...

I like what I'm hearing so far about ME3. Definitely most anticipated game of 2011 for me. Now if only BioWare would make a ME3 forum so I don't accidentally read so many spoilers.

On a different note: I hadn't heard anything about Thessia being a confirmed planet to go to. Where'd you get that information?

Confirmed Features thread and it's sources.

Modifié par Phaedon, 01 mai 2011 - 08:00 .

[Fiery Phoenix]

Mass Effect exists. Therefore, it is.

No, seriously, I never thought Earth would be the central focus. From the sounds of it, it will simply be the last planet Shepard retrieves.

[shnizzler93]

No.

Partially related: I have grown tired of seeing these threads and posts where people are saying that the Reapers should just go ahead and destroy Earth because humans are boring, Earth is boring. It boggles my mind that they don't realize that the lowest common denominator of every species is going to be boring. What we see throughout the ME games are naturally more fantastical than what would be considered "normal" life.

[aimlessgun]

Being concerned about earth being speshul =/= being convinced that earth is speshul and the game is ruined.

Maybe there's an "I told you so" moment towards a few people, but for most it's like "oh, good, my slight concern is now alleviated".

[Phaedon]

What are you talking about.
We humans are so boring, I wish the Reapers would destroy were we live.

After all, it's not that much.

That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every “superstar,” every “supreme leader,” every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors, so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light.

Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.

aimlessgun wrote...
Maybe there's an "I told you so" moment towards a few people, but for most it's like "oh, good, my slight concern is now alleviated".

Yep.

Modifié par Phaedon, 01 mai 2011 - 08:05 .

[Phaedon]

mrsph wrote...

Now it isn't about Earth!

Good point. 

[Someone With Mass]

Because humans are speschul.

[lovgreno]

As Garrus said in the end of ME1: "This is bigger than humaniy."

[Gabey5]

shepard is a human...... get off the aliens nuts

[Mr. MannlyMan]

I think the disappointment centered more around the implied importance of Earth in the final battle.

"Rally the races, take back the Earth!" sort of seems anticlimactic as opposed to, "Rally the races, lead a desperate resistance for the survival of galactic civilization!" The latter sounds like a proper end to the trilogy-spanning arc, while the former represents Bioware's philosophy of having every game act as a standalone story.

Saying "Earth is under attack; save it!" is more marketable to new players than "The galaxy is under attack from an ancient enemy; fight for the survival of all civilization!"

[Fiery Phoenix]

I award you a dozen points for referencing Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech, Phaedon.

[Rurik_Niall]

Mr. MannlyMan wrote...

I think the disappointment centered more around the implied importance of Earth in the final battle.

"Rally the races, take back the Earth!" sort of seems anticlimactic as opposed to, "Rally the races, lead a desperate resistance for the survival of galactic civilization!" The latter sounds like a proper end to the trilogy-spanning arc, while the former represents Bioware's philosophy of having every game act as a standalone story.

Saying "Earth is under attack; save it!" is more marketable to new players than "The galaxy is under attack from an ancient enemy; fight for the survival of all civilization!"

Just to point out, the target demographic consists primarily of humans with a few trolls sprinkled about, there's nothing wrong with using human pride as a marketing tool.

[Sparrow44]

Rurik_Niall wrote...

Just to point out, the target demographic consists primarily of humans with a few trolls sprinkled about, there's something wrong with using human pride as a marketing tool.

Fixed

[JeffZero]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

I award you a dozen points for referencing Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech, Phaedon.

Yeah, me too. So that's two dozen. Two dozen points. That's a lot.

[CulturalGeekGirl]

You can't destroy Earth! That's where I keep all my stuff!

[Merchant2006]

Wait a moment so you're... oh right you're not whining like the other threads I've seen! *wipes forehead* phew! For a moment there I... anyway.

I never really did think Earth would be singled out but it would be the first in the wave of attacks. We already have confirmation that Tuchanka (possibly, most likely), Palaven and Earth have been reap'd or in the process of being reap'd and it's no surprise. But as for the satisfaction question?

I am satisfied. Both completely and globally.

[Rurik_Niall]

Sparroww wrote...

Rurik_Niall wrote...

Just to point out, the target demographic consists primarily of humans with a few trolls sprinkled about, there's nothing wrong with using human pride as a marketing tool.

Fixed

Corrected. It sells copies, does it really matter to the story if the final battle takes place on Earth or not? No, it does however sell to people with pride in humanity, and as a long time fan of Bioware I fully support them selling more units.

[Big stupid jellyfish]

Mr. MannlyMan wrote...

I think the disappointment centered more around the implied importance of Earth in the final battle.

"Rally the races, take back the Earth!" sort of seems anticlimactic as opposed to, "Rally the races, lead a desperate resistance for the survival of galactic civilization!" The latter sounds like a proper end to the trilogy-spanning arc, while the former represents Bioware's philosophy of having every game act as a standalone story.

Saying "Earth is under attack; save it!" is more marketable to new players than "The galaxy is under attack from an ancient enemy; fight for the survival of all civilization!"

This. I was never afraid that we would spend most of ME3 on Earth, for example. What is bugging me a bit is that "Rally the races, take back the Earth!" slogan feels less grand and climactic for the end of Galactic-scale trilogy  than "Rally the races, lead a desperate resistance for the survival of galactic civilization!" is. To me, at least.

I would've preferred to save (insert alien planets here) > save Earth > fight in a final awesome battle in some location that would make sense Galaxy-wise. (Almost a shame Citadel was taken by a fight with Sovereign.)

But well, what I've said is just a matter of personal preference. And I understand this 'save-Earth' buzz from the marketing point of view, so...