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[Crimsanity]

Every game's sales fall post-launch, it's just a question of by how much. lol.

[beardedturian]

Am I the only one who's ok with the endings? Sure My Shepard and Jack won't grow old together on an island on Kahje, but thems the breaks. I half expected an ending like this, and I think it ultimately defines that great sacrifices must be made. At least in some of the endings Shepard lives.

Modifié par beardedturian, 01 mars 2012 - 01:00 .

[Bomb In My Pants]

DXLelouch15 wrote...

you dont have to recruit Tali or Garrus and therefore after the best ending where Shep is alive he can reunite with them =P but the other LI are screwed sorry(know for sure you dont have to recruit Tali dont know bout Garrus)

You have to recruit Garrus in ME2. It won't let you go to Horizon without the first 5 dossiers.

[Bomb In My Pants]

BTW, where are you guys seeing these endings?

[DXLelouch15]

i meant ME3 you dont recruit Garrus till Palavens moon

[Viper 029]

I'm still keeping an open mind since I haven't played the game yet. I'm slightly disappointed as it sounds as though there really is no "happy ending," but at the same time it makes sense. We're fighting the Reapers, responsible for destroying civilizations much more powerful than our own. That kind of victory can't be achieved without some sort of consequence. Even major ones in this case...

[Hyrist]

Survival at all cost.

I kinda like the idea that the final question isn't about how you will win - but what you will sacrifice yourself for.

[toolfan9284]

@OP

Thank you...a million times thank you, after everything I've read on these forums the past two days I needed a good laugh, cheers mate.

[Tietj]

beardedturian wrote...

Am I the only one who's ok with the endings? Sure My Shepard and Jack won't grow old together on an island on Kahje, but thems the breaks. I half expected an ending like this, and I think it ultimately defines that great sacrifices must be made. At least in some of the endings Shepard lives.

No, I'm disappointed but pretty much ok with the endings.  Don't like what happens to the Normandy but like someone said, you can actually set things up so Garrus and Tali aren't on the Normandy.  Or Kaidan/Ashley, for that matter, which leaves... Joker, Liara, and Vega, and who cares about them?  I'm sad for Chakwas though.

[humes spork]

Viper 029 wrote...

I'm still keeping an open mind since I haven't played the game yet. I'm slightly disappointed as it sounds as though there really is no "happy ending," but at the same time it makes sense. We're fighting the Reapers, responsible for destroying civilizations much more powerful than our own. That kind of victory can't be achieved without some sort of consequence. Even major ones in this case...

You mean consequences like the biggest space battle in the history of ever being waged in low-Earth orbit and on its surface, which means entire fleets, the entire Reaper race, and the Citadel itself being exploded in Earth's atmosphere? That means Earth has practically and instantaneously become the single most eezo-infused planet in the entire galaxy. You won't even be able to walk across a shag carpet in the morning without generating a mass effect field.

Remember what happens when human fetuses are exposed to eezo in the womb? Even just a little tiny bit? No, not really cool biotic powers, I mean what happens to the other 90% of pregnancies.

Have fun sleeping tonight.

[ninjaNumber1]

RunAwayItzJack wrote...

So since Bioware doesn't seem to be listening to the fanbase it has so painstakingly grown...

I have a new angle.
 

Calm down. ITS ONLY A GAME!!

If rumors are right, there is an ending where Shep lives. That alone should be enough. Halo 3, although not a RPG, had its main character marooned in the middle of nowhere with his AI buddy seperated from his allies, MIA. It was suppossed to be the last part of a trilogy too, but years later, they are making Halo 4. So something like that will happen with Mass Effect. Though, if rumors are right, there won't be any Mass Relays just like there are no more need for Halo's in Halo 4 lol. Bungie swore that Halo 4 was the conclusion of Master Chief .... sound familiar?

The way I see it, the marooned Shepard ending is a great ending and realistic. He/she will be remembered as a true hero. In this case, also his/her crew.  About three years down the road, you will get the inevitable Mass Effect 4 with Commander Shepard returning and who knows.... maybe even the crew of the Normandy .

Modifié par ninjaNumber1, 01 mars 2012 - 02:28 .

[Viper 029]

humes spork wrote...

Viper 029 wrote...

I'm still keeping an open mind since I haven't played the game yet. I'm slightly disappointed as it sounds as though there really is no "happy ending," but at the same time it makes sense. We're fighting the Reapers, responsible for destroying civilizations much more powerful than our own. That kind of victory can't be achieved without some sort of consequence. Even major ones in this case...

You mean consequences like the biggest space battle in the history of ever being waged in low-Earth orbit and on its surface, which means entire fleets, the entire Reaper race, and the Citadel itself being exploded in Earth's atmosphere? That means Earth has practically and instantaneously become the single most eezo-infused planet in the entire galaxy. You won't even be able to walk across a shag carpet in the morning without generating a mass effect field.

Remember what happens when human fetuses are exposed to eezo in the womb? Even just a little tiny bit? No, not really cool biotic powers, I mean what happens to the other 90% of pregnancies.

Have fun sleeping tonight.

And I'm also not that worked up about it seeing as this is...
Bear with me on this one...

A game.

Don't get me wrong, I love Mass Effect, I've been a fan since before the first game was out.  I'm going to continue to reserve my judgments for when the game comes out.  Yes, that is a depressing end, but a tragic one.  There's other tragic endings out there, it's not the end of the world.

Even if everything that has been posted is true, I'll be fine with it.  It's a game, a work of fiction.  Sources regarding the endings of the game are coming from a couple of people who have beaten the game in a matter of days, it's not a reflection of everything there is in the game.  

[Viper 029]

People need to chill

[KainrycKarr]

I keep reading about "oh its not context".


...What context do you need? Shepard's crew is stuck on a planet. Shepard is either dead, or separated with no way to get back to his crew and LI.

That sucks no matter what the context.

[CerberusSoldier]

Bioware You suck

[KainrycKarr]

ninjaNumber1 wrote...

RunAwayItzJack wrote...

So since Bioware doesn't seem to be listening to the fanbase it has so painstakingly grown...

I have a new angle.
 

Calm down. ITS ONLY A GAME!!

If rumors are right, there is an ending where Shep lives. That alone should be enough. Halo 3, although not a RPG, had its main character marooned in the middle of nowhere with his AI buddy seperated from his allies, MIA. It was suppossed to be the last part of a trilogy too, but years later, they are making Halo 4. So something like that will happen with Mass Effect. Though, if rumors are right, there won't be any Mass Relays just like there are no more need for Halo's in Halo 4 lol. Bungie swore that Halo 4 was the conclusion of Master Chief .... sound familiar?

The way I see it, the marooned Shepard ending is a great ending and realistic. He/she will be remembered as a true hero. In this case, also his/her crew.  About three years down the road, you will get the inevitable Mass Effect 4 with Commander Shepard returning and who knows.... maybe even the crew of the Normandy .

hahahahahahahahahaha

[humes spork]

Viper 029 wrote...

And I'm also not that worked up about it seeing as this is...
Bear with me on this one...

A game.

Yeah...Return of the Jedi came out almost 30 years ago now and I still make fun of the Endor holocaust. ME3's ending implies billions of stillborn babies, I'm not about to let that one go.

[Anthropophobic]

The good endings aren't much better than the bad ones, so the whole idea that everything you do in the series ultimately doesn't make much of a difference in the end--in a game series that is all about choices and consequences--is pretty annoying, not to mention depressing. With the destruction of the mass relays, it's hard to imagine any future ME games that aren't set before the events of the trilogy. Also, I just don't want everyone to die or get stranded on a random planet to die later; that sucks.

[Nathan Redgrave]

Here was me, clicking on this topic and expecting an insightful post.

What a fool I was.

[AlphaJarmel]

humes spork wrote...

Viper 029 wrote...

I'm still keeping an open mind since I haven't played the game yet. I'm slightly disappointed as it sounds as though there really is no "happy ending," but at the same time it makes sense. We're fighting the Reapers, responsible for destroying civilizations much more powerful than our own. That kind of victory can't be achieved without some sort of consequence. Even major ones in this case...

You mean consequences like the biggest space battle in the history of ever being waged in low-Earth orbit and on its surface, which means entire fleets, the entire Reaper race, and the Citadel itself being exploded in Earth's atmosphere? That means Earth has practically and instantaneously become the single most eezo-infused planet in the entire galaxy. You won't even be able to walk across a shag carpet in the morning without generating a mass effect field.

Remember what happens when human fetuses are exposed to eezo in the womb? Even just a little tiny bit? No, not really cool biotic powers, I mean what happens to the other 90% of pregnancies.

Have fun sleeping tonight.

I didn't even think about that.  They really really did not think some of these endings through.

[Carnage752]

Who's still hoping this is an elaborate prank by Bioware?
They could be doing these kind of things:
http://www.cracked.c...th-pirates.html

Probably not but oh well eh? Guess I'll just enjoy the final battle rather than the ending.

[RunAwayItzJack]

Carnage752 wrote...

Who's still hoping this is an elaborate prank by Bioware?
They could be doing these kind of things:
http://www.cracked.c...th-pirates.html

Probably not but oh well eh? Guess I'll just enjoy the final battle rather than the ending.

If it is, I'll be the first and hardest to laugh it up with ya, man.

[Magciklibra]

i think that everybody is freaking out over one little post in the paste it bin... the person who put it there may have made that up! bioware would have taken the thread down if it were real...

[Tancho]

So, I'll probably get destroyed for this, but...

When I first saw the leaked info, I was....well, simply put - very sad. I know it's just a game, but storytelling does and will affect people. I mean, it's part of our heritage as humans - to pull the 'it's just a game!' is to deny that storytelling has been an integral part of furthering hope, endurance and the human imagination. So, let's just be honest - stories impact us. Stories have always depicted characters, odds, etc, that we can identify with, so yes, some part of us is emotionally attached. Again, it's normal and has been part of who we are for thousands of years.

With that being said, I understand that many of us are really upset by the leaked info, pictures and videos. We see the characters, who we have emotionally invested in (again, for the most part, this is normal), suffering the consequences of their sacrificial decisions.

However, earlier today, it settled on me the weight and gravity of what has been accomplished. Evolution will carry on, and whole races of beings will live full lives for a millennia to come thanks to Shepard. Even if she/he is forgotten 200k years after the events of ME3, they exist uninterrupted, intelligent lives purely because of Shepard's & Crew's sacrifice. I mean, that's the stuff of religions (not even - most don't even span the kind of time we're talking about in the ME universe). Comprehending that...is kind of a lot. That's an incredible send out for Shepard (IMO) - that the galaxy for thousands of years will literally exist purely because of her/him.

Now, some people don't think that's very 'sweet'. I get that. To me, it's insanely incredible. The idea of it...ingenious. But also painful. If the rumors are true, the sacrifice for the sake of others having time is Shepard and Crew's time. It's an incredible send off - painful, but incredible.

So, I've affirmed that being upset is okay. Yes, storytelling deeply affects us. It's our heritage.

I've offered a new way to understand the gravity of Shepard's sacrifice. It may not mean a lot to every player, but I do think that we can at least agree that the gravity of said sacrifice is literally incredible. Likable or not, it's still unbelievable.

And I want to offer this one bit of advice - take a step back. I know that when it affects us, we rush to demand closure. But, I think that if you take a break from the threads, as I did, and let the info settle, you'll probably be able to find a peaceful spot to be until the 6th. If it doesn't work, you can b**** at me on a thread or via PM. But, for the sake of all the rage and for the sake of understanding why we're upset, I'm simply offering empathy and advice.

This was long. Sorry.

Cheers.