Or maybe they're an impossibly ancient alien race who don't see anything as any more of a threat than anything else and practice a form of warfare that's closer to harvesting a field than fighting a foe.
why wasnt the normandy blown out of the sky during the demo?
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#452
Posté 18 février 2012 - 03:36
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Ziggeh wrote...
Or maybe they're an impossibly ancient alien race who don't see anything as any more of a threat than anything else and practice a form of warfare that's closer to harvesting a field than fighting a foe.
ME1 and ME2 disclaim that theory.
#453
Posté 18 février 2012 - 03:37
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Rrezz wrote...
the reapers were probly like
"hey man, is that the Normandy?"
"ummm... holy **** I think you're right..."
"should we um... you know... kill it?"
"I dont know, you saw what the old one did to Sovereign, and this one's been upgraded, so probly best not to **** with it"
Lmfao, They shouldve thought of that for dialogue.
#454
Posté 18 février 2012 - 04:04
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They gank an individual threat and go to the trouble of attacking Earth first, but I'm not sure you can extrapolate when you're talking about complex ancient super beings. This is the main force engaged in extermination rather than a single entity seeking a goal.GnusmasTHX wrote...
ME1 and ME2 disclaim that theory.
#455
Posté 18 février 2012 - 09:16
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if the normandy started shooting they probably have responded. like the cruiser a little earlyer
#456
Posté 18 février 2012 - 09:47
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Don't you kind of see their eyes?Sheepie Crusher wrote...
Because the Normandy has stealth systems that prevent scanners from detecting it
It's practically invisible to the Reapers
But I know what you mean OP, if you have the choice to blow up a couple of cillivan transports or a warship that could bugger you up you'd go for the warship
#457
Posté 18 février 2012 - 10:28
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A better question is why does Shepard think that he will have enough time to recruit all the races because shouldn't the reapers be able destroy earth in about a day?
#458
Posté 18 février 2012 - 10:36
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They were busy killing of the defenders... I don't know. Sometimes, movies, books, whatever.. Don't make sense. 's just the way it is.
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Posté 18 février 2012 - 10:41
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What's the alternative? Trying to stop them with the Normandy alone?Synyster24 wrote...
A better question is why does Shepard think that he will have enough time to recruit all the races because shouldn't the reapers be able destroy earth in about a day?
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Posté 18 février 2012 - 10:42
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AlexXIV wrote...
What's the alternative? Trying to stop them with the Normandy alone?Synyster24 wrote...
A better question is why does Shepard think that he will have enough time to recruit all the races because shouldn't the reapers be able destroy earth in about a day?
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#461
Posté 18 février 2012 - 12:22
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Well, if Normandy's Reaper IFF and stealth systems are as awesome as some people here want to believe...AlexXIV wrote...
What's the alternative? Trying to stop them with the Normandy alone?
...Yes
#462
Posté 18 février 2012 - 11:56
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nice. 19 pages and a 5 star rating 
thanks everyone! lets keep this discussion going.
thanks everyone! lets keep this discussion going.
#463
Posté 18 février 2012 - 11:59
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The Normandy wasn't shot down because it would be a really really short game if it had.
#464
Posté 19 février 2012 - 12:00
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Yeah, Reapers are cyborgs, but their eyes are sensors.VLJ wrote...
Don't you kind of see their eyes?Sheepie Crusher wrote...
Because the Normandy has stealth systems that prevent scanners from detecting it
It's practically invisible to the Reapers
But I know what you mean OP, if you have the choice to blow up a couple of cillivan transports or a warship that could bugger you up you'd go for the warship
Apparently Stealth Systems are irrelevant because I'm not sure if tehy work in the environment.
Anyway, IMO the Reaper was busy destroying its attackers. I'm sure that it wasn't the most sophisticated type of Reaper anyway. Proof being that it could not act fast enough to kill a Thresher Maw.
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Posté 19 février 2012 - 12:08
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Soundsystem wrote...
The Normandy wasn't shot down because it would be a really really short game if it had.
it got "shot down" in ME2
#466
Posté 19 février 2012 - 12:11
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Seboist wrote...
Because it would have made too much sense.
#467
Posté 19 février 2012 - 11:04
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Because the Reapers know that Joker is the best pilot in the Mass Effect universe and if they shoot at the Normandy, they will only miss. Hence, the Reapers do not bother to aim their red laser beam at the Normandy. They saw and remember how Joker avoided the Collectors' shots in the Suicide Mission at the end of ME2. I guess they are saving their shots for the innocents on Earth. Do you like that explanation? Lol.
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Posté 23 février 2012 - 10:44
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Face it this is just a massive plot hole.Even the collectors(who should be more low tech than reapers) could detect the normandy with stealth so even if it worked in earth's atmosphere it wouldnt work on reapers.Also remember that the IFF was a trap for shepard .They know the normandy has it.Are the reapers too stupid to mark it as false?I don't think there's a proper explanation.Hope BW changes this scene somehow for the actual game.
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Posté 23 février 2012 - 10:47
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Because the Normandy is pregnant with reaper tech, like Ripley in Alien 3.
For some reason, I find this explanation the most probable.
#470
Posté 23 février 2012 - 10:48
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normandy is a stealth ship , we dont even know if the reapers could see it , you know , they will be better suited for using of long range sensors than eyes
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Posté 23 février 2012 - 10:48
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The Reapers were focused on reaping, not shooting down every ship in the sky. The other ship that was destroyed was specifically engaging a reaper.
There isn't anything to stop the Reapers from attacking the Normandy and yet there is no reason for them to specifically target it.
There isn't anything to stop the Reapers from attacking the Normandy and yet there is no reason for them to specifically target it.
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Posté 23 février 2012 - 11:11
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Rrezz wrote...
the reapers were probly like
"hey man, is that the Normandy?"
"ummm... holy **** I think you're right..."
"should we um... you know... kill it?"
"I dont know, you saw what the old one did to Sovereign, and this one's been upgraded, so probly best not to **** with it"
This. Just lol. :L.
#473
Posté 23 février 2012 - 11:16
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The Normandy should have taken off as soon as Shepard was on board, and probably could have outrun any Reaper resistance, but the plot demanded that Shepard stay longer and watch people get blown up and that the Reapers just ignore him 
#474
Posté 23 février 2012 - 11:25
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Distracted by the non-dreadnought dreadnought
#475
Posté 23 février 2012 - 11:37
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Bioware games (most egregiously ME2 in my experience) are chock full of plot holes.
They wear them brazenly, like war scars. As though they'd fought rationality itself, slain it, and somehow made it out alive.
I totally hear you, but in order to enjoy Bioware games I have to shut off high-narrative expectations. They're known for plot, but they're really more adept at creating fun characters and atmosphere. The plot is more implicit, enough information for you to know which tropes they're working with. It's really very Brechtian - it challenges you to suspend disbelief by flying in the face of it.
It's best to allow for such things (think of it as "magic realism" if you can't accept it as professional fan fiction) if you want to enjoy a Bioware game. Pretty much every mission in ME2 has much larger plot holes. (One of my favorite still being the 'cunning plan' of getting to Archangel by running through a killing field where everyone was dying while disguised as a target... brilliant.
They wear them brazenly, like war scars. As though they'd fought rationality itself, slain it, and somehow made it out alive.
I totally hear you, but in order to enjoy Bioware games I have to shut off high-narrative expectations. They're known for plot, but they're really more adept at creating fun characters and atmosphere. The plot is more implicit, enough information for you to know which tropes they're working with. It's really very Brechtian - it challenges you to suspend disbelief by flying in the face of it.
It's best to allow for such things (think of it as "magic realism" if you can't accept it as professional fan fiction) if you want to enjoy a Bioware game. Pretty much every mission in ME2 has much larger plot holes. (One of my favorite still being the 'cunning plan' of getting to Archangel by running through a killing field where everyone was dying while disguised as a target... brilliant.
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