That thing is still operational? Why would the Reapers not change the key on their end?DragonRageGT wrote...
A stationary spacecraft with an Advanced Reaper-made Identify Friend/Foe installed?
DragonRageGT wrote...
Whammo wrote...
Because Bioware wrote themselves into a corner and realized that there was no possible way that Shepard would be able leave Earth without the Reapers appearing incredibly incompetent.
There was a reason Bioware decided to sacrifice a child at that point and it wasn't "to symbolizes Shepard's helplessness" or some other nonsense. It was to draw attention from the fact that the most advanced fleet in the galaxy had just failed to take any action against a single, stationary vessel.
A stationary spacecraft with an Advanced Reaper-made Identify Friend/Foe installed? Let me guess, someone stole your sweet roll?
Guldhun2 wrote...
Advanced Reapers have no eyes? That's not very advanced.
Dilandau3000 wrote...
My question is more, why did the Reapers come down into the city at all? Why didn't they bombard the planet from orbit? Hit it with a mass accelerator, kinetic harpoons, even plain old-fashioned nukes.
I haven't read any leaks, but unless it's revealed that the Reaper's goal is something other than destruction, they're going about it the wrong way.
Dilandau3000 wrote...
My question is more, why did the Reapers come down into the city at all? Why didn't they bombard the planet from orbit? Hit it with a mass accelerator, kinetic harpoons, even plain old-fashioned nukes.
I haven't read any leaks, but unless it's revealed that the Reaper's goal is something other than destruction, they're going about it the wrong way.
chengthao wrote...
they want to harvest life, not destroy it
Then they're also going about it the wrong way, since they're still killing people by the millions with those lasers. If they were doing what the collectors did in the previous game that would've made more sense.chengthao wrote...
Dilandau3000 wrote...
My question is more, why did the Reapers come down into the city at all? Why didn't they bombard the planet from orbit? Hit it with a mass accelerator, kinetic harpoons, even plain old-fashioned nukes.
I haven't read any leaks, but unless it's revealed that the Reaper's goal is something other than destruction, they're going about it the wrong way.
they want to harvest life, not destroy it
chengthao wrote...
Schrijver wrote...
stealth...
except the Reapers can detect them (Collectors used Reaper tech)
Dilandau3000 wrote...
Then they're also going about it the wrong way, since they're still killing people by the millions with those lasers. If they were doing what the collectors did in the previous game that would've made more sense.chengthao wrote...
Dilandau3000 wrote...
My question is more, why did the Reapers come down into the city at all? Why didn't they bombard the planet from orbit? Hit it with a mass accelerator, kinetic harpoons, even plain old-fashioned nukes.
I haven't read any leaks, but unless it's revealed that the Reaper's goal is something other than destruction, they're going about it the wrong way.
they want to harvest life, not destroy it
SonvarTheMighty wrote...
chengthao wrote...
Schrijver wrote...
stealth...
except the Reapers can detect them (Collectors used Reaper tech)
The Normandy does have a functioning Reaper IFF. So they wouldn't be targetted immediately by the Reapers.
If the reapers didn't change the IFF codes, now that would be stupid.SonvarTheMighty wrote...
chengthao wrote...
Schrijver wrote...
stealth...
except the Reapers can detect them (Collectors used Reaper tech)
The Normandy does have a functioning Reaper IFF. So they wouldn't be targetted immediately by the Reapers.
There's no reason it should still work. IFFs work on encryption. If you change the key, then all of the old ones should cease to be valid. And the key gets changed regularly. Which actually means it should never have worked in the first place.SonvarTheMighty wrote...
The Normandy does have a functioning Reaper IFF. So they wouldn't be targetted immediately by the Reapers.
Medhia Nox wrote...
"Why do we fear them?"
Good question... the Geth certainly don't.
Neither does my Shepard... they're insanely deadly - there's no question, but I wasn't "afraid" of the Geth in ME 1... nor the Batarians or the Rachni... or any other enemy. Not "afraid" of the Reapers either.
One of the minor points of ME - is that biological entities have a tendency to do stupid crap like deify a bunch of space cuttlefish and blow their 'unstoppability' way out of proportions...
Again... Legion criticizes you during his loyalty mission for this very thing.
Sapienti wrote...
Because the shuttles were defenseless close targets. The Normandy was larger and further away. The Reaper or whatever it was walking along went for what would be a surefire hit rather than go after the larger ship that could have much better protection.
Seems perfectly logical to me, go for the sure thing.
Women and children first. It's a necessary sacrifice.Guldhun2 wrote...
They're not insanely deadly. All we have to do is send shuttles at them to shoot while our battleships fly behind them and shoot them in the back. We send shuttles or we die, that's the plan.
Modifié par Medhia Nox, 15 février 2012 - 03:40 .
Modifié par Mendelevosa, 15 février 2012 - 03:42 .
Darth Death wrote...
The fact that the reapers invaded earth first shows they're not very intelligent. It seemed to be a personal motive than a logically one. Emotions can lead to foolish choices.
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