Dean_the_Young wrote...
Oh, the handling of ME1 choices was atrocious, no doubt about that. Worst part of the story-telling.
I don't know about killing the Rachni getting you support from the Council, but it would have made an excellent justification for in-ME2 support from Noveria. Some Noveria Exec: Hey, Shepard, thanks for saving our ass. Here's 3k of each resource to help you out.
The Feros colonist decision was badly played in general, because it's actually easier to use grenades than not... even though killing them outright was supposed to be 'our own safety first' mentality.
I think Saphra came up with a good idea that, during the finale with the Thorian itself, any colonists you 'knocked out' would come back and attack you during the boss fight. So you'd fight them and kill them any way, but the sense of the battle would be changed (did you struggle to save them, or ruthlessly put them down at your first point?).
It would have made for an easier narrative carry-over into ME2 (the only difference being whether you tried or not), and simplified design. Elizabeth should have been the cameo person as well.
Shiala would have made an ideal 'save this person for bad effects later' choice: the only real reason you have to trust her is her own word, after all.
Well, when the Council faced the Rachni, there was no communication, only war. Having a sentient Rachni Queen (who they can't even pretend to understand the motives of) running around should make the current Council exceptionally worried, if nothing else. Destroying such a possibility should be a relief off of their shoulders. If Noveria was to give you resources, I'd imagine it'd be based on who you put into power there; the Salarian would give you more while the Turian would give you less (or none at all). Similar to how you could meet that undercover cop again.
I partially agree with you about Feros; if nothing else, sparing a few colonists to study the Thorian mind control via spores (you can test more with a living subject than a dead one, after all) is a good idea. But I'm going off rails, aren't I? I agree, that would have been more tragic.
Shiala should have been put into Alliance custody, I mean, how can they let her get away with that? So you could spare her, where she's put into custody and later goes back to aid Feros (which harms relations with the Asari; I doubt they'd enjoy a rival having a rather subservient commando) or you've killed her (no change in relation with the Asari, no potential backfire, justice is served). Then again, I almost certainly would have taken her as a party member on some of my Sheps if there was an option; she's a trained commando who knows of the Reapers and has already aided you against them. She's also the only other being (aside from Saren) with the Cipher. And then we can have an existential crisis with her and the Thorian Clones... good times. ~_^
Wait, wait, Conrad... David... what... O_O
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