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njfluffy19 wrote...

Anyone noticed EDI has the same eye design, but they don't glow?


Yes.  People have brought it up many times.  Mostly to "disprove" that the eye design means indoctrination.  Which makes me want to punt an orphan because I can't believe how many times I've had to explain "a robot can look like whatever the hell its designer wants it to look like".

People say I have an anger management problem.  But they never say it to my face! :devil:

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I just heard that if you have saved the Collector's Base and have low EMS, instead of Destroy option, you get control option only... is that true?

 

Yes. Yes, it is.


And that - EXACTLY THAT - is a very strong hint at the IT. If your psychological profile (ME2) shows you want to use the Reaper tech to improve humans and give them a better chance of fighting the Reapers, your worst-case-scenario is a control-like-setting while everyone around you, Earth, dies.

If every fibre in your being cries out "No! Using Reaper tech is simply wrong in oh-so-many ways!" and you destroyed the Collectors base, destroying is your "last ressort" when all other option - as support (portrayed as EMS) in the war - failed.

I really like the feeling of the IT, but to be honest, something just doesn't feel right about it. For the last week I am thinking and thinking and thinking, but there is something major missing. And I still can't put my finger on it. The "Oh, it was all in Shepards head"-theory is just part of the solution, but I don't know.... ARGH! Just doesn't feel complete.

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Kroen135 wrote...

njfluffy19 wrote...

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Has it been checked to see if any others that are Indovtrinated have eyes similar to TIM? Like Lang?


Saren's eyes glow.


As do ME2 renegade Shepard's eyes


TIM got his eyes from a Reaper artifact.
TIM is indoctrinated.
Saren had similar eyes, albeit not exactly the same but turians aren't humans either.
Shepard got his TIM eyes from an artifact we think was an indoctrinating device.

Yeah, I'm sure it doesn't mean anything.  :?

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Kroen135 wrote...

njfluffy19 wrote...

Jaxitty wrote...

Has it been checked to see if any others that are Indovtrinated have eyes similar to TIM? Like Lang?


Saren's eyes glow.


As do ME2 renegade Shepard's eyes


Well, red, not blue.

I really don't like how they pulled the whole "Bad choices make you ugly, good ones make you pretty!" It's just cheesy. I mean, being an a**hole is going to make my skin tear away to show my glowing cybernetics? Really? And being a goody-two-shoes is going to make it heal? Are you kidding me?

Whatever though. Whatever!

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I don't know how much more compelling thoughts we have to put into this theory, we'll still always have people denying it.

Perhaps they're just not happy they got fooled.

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Rifneno wrote...

njfluffy19 wrote...

Anyone noticed EDI has the same eye design, but they don't glow?


Yes.  People have brought it up many times.  Mostly to "disprove" that the eye design means indoctrination.  Which makes me want to punt an orphan because I can't believe how many times I've had to explain "a robot can look like whatever the hell its designer wants it to look like".

People say I have an anger management problem.  But they never say it to my face! :devil:


I think it's because EDI's ****** had to be countered.

http://i.imgur.com/wMqTD.jpg

Edit: Image removed because I puked in my mouth.

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Wasn't she a sex doll? Makes sense kind of...unnecessary...

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njfluffy19 wrote...

Kroen135 wrote...

njfluffy19 wrote...

Jaxitty wrote...

Has it been checked to see if any others that are Indovtrinated have eyes similar to TIM? Like Lang?


Saren's eyes glow.


As do ME2 renegade Shepard's eyes


Well, red, not blue.

I really don't like how they pulled the whole "Bad choices make you ugly, good ones make you pretty!" It's just cheesy. I mean, being an a**hole is going to make my skin tear away to show my glowing cybernetics? Really? And being a goody-two-shoes is going to make it heal? Are you kidding me?

Whatever though. Whatever!


Correct me if I am wrong but Dr. Amanda Kenson's eyes were normal and she was clearly indoctranated. 

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DreamTension wrote...

Wasn't she a sex doll? Makes sense kind of...unnecessary...


Well considering she can be fully naked throughout the game and you don't see any... junk... down there, I find it weird how when she puts on the Miranda-esque outfit that she suddenly grows a va-jay-jay. Call me crazy, though.

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Ms_Alison_Gunn wrote...


Correct me if I am wrong but Dr. Amanda Kenson's eyes were normal and she was clearly indoctranated. 


She may not have been fully indoctrinated till she got back to the Artifact though. When they attacked Shep, and he/she is in and out of consciousness, Harby clearly pulls a "assuming direct control" on her and her eyes glow.

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njfluffy19 wrote...

DreamTension wrote...

Wasn't she a sex doll? Makes sense kind of...unnecessary...


Well considering she can be fully naked throughout the game and you don't see any... junk... down there, I find it weird how when she puts on the Miranda-esque outfit that she suddenly grows a va-jay-jay. Call me crazy, though.


???   I missed all of that (not calling you a liar, I had no idea).

Yeah, unnecessary for any of that.

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DreamTension wrote...


Yeah, unnecessary for any of that.


And wrong.
Wrong on soooooo many levels.

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DreamTension wrote...

njfluffy19 wrote...

DreamTension wrote...

Wasn't she a sex doll? Makes sense kind of...unnecessary...


Well considering she can be fully naked throughout the game and you don't see any... junk... down there, I find it weird how when she puts on the Miranda-esque outfit that she suddenly grows a va-jay-jay. Call me crazy, though.


???   I missed all of that (not calling you a liar, I had no idea).

Yeah, unnecessary for any of that.


Well, just look at the link in my post above. :P And yeah, I was disturbed when I discovered it. Clearly pandering to horny men. Which is fine, I guess, but... Ewww...

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kilgorek wrote...

Topsider wrote...

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People do realize that if the indoc theory is true, you'd basically have to repeat the last section? Assuming the whole game isn't a dream, the Reapers still need to be stopped, right? So that means do exactly the same as you did before except this time it is real. Get to the Citadel, activate the Catalyst/Crucible, and boom, reapers die.
 
Yawn.

By all means expand the current endings, but pretending they never existed outside of Shepard's mind would be the lamest thing ever.


What? This is a ridiculous assumption.

Obviously, if there is more to the story, then it won't be that simple. And obviously it won't be the EXACT same sequence, since the whole theory states that the Citadel is put together through Shepard's subconcious during the dream.


Why is it ridiculous? Because you are convinced the Indoc theory is true? You actually think Bioware is going to tear up the current endings and start from scratch? If indoc is true, the Reapers still need to be stopped and would obviously require an entirely new conclusion, or it's just a repeat... That stuff takes time and money... and admitting that you screwed up in the first place.


Learn to read. I said IF there is more to the story, it won't be that simple. That doesn't imply that accept IDT as fact, though I do believe it's most likely the case. And IF there is more to the story (i.e. more gameplay that leads to the proper ending) then it's not going to be a cut and paste of the "dream sequence." That much is obvious, and you're assumption that it would be the exact same is what I was stating was ridiculous. You have no idea what Bioware has planned. You are obviously ignoring the argument that if IDT is real then Bioware had it planned from the get go. Therefore, they had stuff in development or possibly even closed to finished before the game was released.

And I don't know how many times someone has to say it, but it's not meant to be an actual ending according to the IDT. It's merely a plot twist and the game is meant to be continued on from the ruins of London. Read the thread you're posting in.


I read just fine. What I don't accept is that Bioware will change their endings to appease rabid fans. There's no easy way out of this mess, especially when some people are demanding FREE dlc or no deal. Not a chance of that happening. Bioware should clarify the endings, add some decent closure, but never, EVER, use a fan theory. And no, I don't believe they planned any of this. Indoc is a fan theory, nothing more. It is BS to me, and will remain BS even if Bioware succumbed to fan pressure. At least have some integrity and stand by your decisions, even if the original ending is crap.

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quick question. Is there a compilation of videos anywhere that shows the kid during the first mission in the game? I've been hearing rumors about warning signs being nearby whenever he's onscreen. Also, I kinda wanna see the footage of the kid running into the building before said building gets blown up by a Reaper.

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Just finished my second run through the ending- went into my game and kicked off from the Cerberus Base- couple of things I noticed...

1. Having fought your way across the Death Star/Bespin catwalks, you have to walk up a big **** ramp. It seemed to me the length/angle of that ramp is similar to the one you go up just after the Shadow Broker-type parts. Weird.

2. Marauder Shields goes down in three shots from the pistol you pick up. It takes more rounds than that from a Mattock or Revenant to drop Marauders at other points in the game. Granted, Marauder Shields is super-awesome- shouldn't he have put up more of a fight?

3. TIM isn't smoking in the scene on the Citadel. I suspect there are other scenes where he isn't smoking- but very few of them. Thought that was a little odd.

4. Space-Child. While I've had all 3 options available in both runs, I've watched YouTube video's where people have only been given the destroy option. A lot of people bring up the differences in the dialogue when star-child approaches Shep- "Wake up" as opposed to "What are you doing here?". After Shep says his piece about hope: "You're taking away our future... Without that, we have no hope... Without hope we may as well be machines...[etc]" ... Star-Child's response to this differs as well. With high EMS, he says "But you have hope. More than you know." With low EMS, he says something dramatically different. "You have no hope". Fair bit of disparity there- and at face value could support the interpretation of Harby not bothering with indoctrinating Shep at low EMS...

5. Not a big one- but on Tarzan-Jungle-World, Javik (aka Prothy the Prothean) and James Vega got off the Normandy with Joker. Javik first. I took Garrus and Liara on the Earth missions- so my squad mates didn't magically appear. This was after my newest ending, choosing destroy. My first run through, I picked Synthesis- Joker got off the ship with EDI, and Javik followed that time, as well. Javik last- he had been in my Synthesis squad.

6. I'm a little p!$$3d I didn't get more scenes/time with my LI (Jack). Nothing to do with Indoctrination Theory- just bugs me!

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Topsider wrote...


I read just fine. What I don't accept is that Bioware will change their endings to appease rabid fans. There's no easy way out of this mess, especially when some people are demanding FREE dlc or no deal. Not a chance of that happening. Bioware should clarify the endings, add some decent closure, but never, EVER, use a fan theory. And no, I don't believe they planned any of this. Indoc is a fan theory, nothing more. It is BS to me, and will remain BS even if Bioware succumbed to fan pressure. At least have some integrity and stand by your decisions, even if the original ending is crap.


*Stomps feet* And it never be real! Never! I don't believe any of it! It's all BS. Waaa, waaa, waaa.

We aren't forcing our views on you, sir or madam, so I don't know why your knickers are in such a knot. They have clearly stated that this story is "not the last of Shepard" whether it be DLC before or after the current endings. That's fine. Whatever. It could also be just another hint that the endings are not the "true" endings. They aren't pandering to us fans. They promised a product and didn't deliver-- we're all right in our own regard to be upset with them for false advertising if the endings are true as they stand now. It wouldn't be "wrong" of them to take into consideration this theory just because it is "fan theory". It's not like Bioware is the be-all-end-all of writing. Geeze. If you really feel that way why don't you go burn your copy of ME3 and sing Kumbaya or something.

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Spiderman_2028 wrote...


4. Space-Child. While I've had all 3 options available in both runs, I've watched YouTube video's where people have only been given the destroy option. A lot of people bring up the differences in the dialogue when star-child approaches Shep- "Wake up" as opposed to "What are you doing here?". After Shep says his piece about hope: "You're taking away our future... Without that, we have no hope... Without hope we may as well be machines...[etc]" ... Star-Child's response to this differs as well. With high EMS, he says "But you have hope. More than you know." With low EMS, he says something dramatically different. "You have no hope". Fair bit of disparity there- and at face value could support the interpretation of Harby not bothering with indoctrinating Shep at low EMS...

5. Not a big one- but on Tarzan-Jungle-World, Javik (aka Prothy the Prothean) and James Vega got off the Normandy with Joker. Javik first. I took Garrus and Liara on the Earth missions- so my squad mates didn't magically appear. This was after my newest ending, choosing destroy. My first run through, I picked Synthesis- Joker got off the ship with EDI, and Javik followed that time, as well. Javik last- he had been in my Synthesis squad.

6. I'm a little p!$$3d I didn't get more scenes/time with my LI (Jack). Nothing to do with Indoctrination Theory- just bugs me!


4: With low EMS he will say "You have hope, more than you deserve." What a b*tchy little kid, right?

5 and 6: I know for certain it will be your LI who comes off, and the other is random. I had Garrus and Liara with me on Earth, but only Garrus came out of the Normandy (he's my LI, obvioulsy) and Javik came out as well. Because you have Jack as your LI, it's likely both were just randomized for you.

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IronSabbath88 wrote...

I don't know how much more compelling thoughts we have to put into this theory, we'll still always have people denying it.

Perhaps they're just not happy they got fooled.


I particularly liked the guy that said the control ending being labelled internally as "bad" was grasping at straws because file names don't mean anything. One of the few so ridiculous I had to actually LOL at it.

njfluffy19 wrote...

I think it's because EDI's ****** had to be countered.

http://i.imgur.com/wMqTD.jpg

Edit: Image removed because I puked in my mouth.


... Huh. My renegade Shep told Joker that the Normandy's pilot seat was the closest he'd ever get to being inside his girlfriend. I guess I owe him two kinds of apologies then.

njfluffy19 wrote...

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I read just fine. What I don't accept is that Bioware will change their endings to appease rabid fans. There's no easy way out of this mess, especially when some people are demanding FREE dlc or no deal. Not a chance of that happening. Bioware should clarify the endings, add some decent closure, but never, EVER, use a fan theory. And no, I don't believe they planned any of this. Indoc is a fan theory, nothing more. It is BS to me, and will remain BS even if Bioware succumbed to fan pressure. At least have some integrity and stand by your decisions, even if the original ending is crap.


*Stomps feet* And it never be real! Never! I don't believe any of it! It's all BS. Waaa, waaa, waaa.

We aren't forcing our views on you, sir or madam, so I don't know why your knickers are in such a knot. They have clearly stated that this story is "not the last of Shepard" whether it be DLC before or after the current endings. That's fine. Whatever. It could also be just another hint that the endings are not the "true" endings. They aren't pandering to us fans. They promised a product and didn't deliver-- we're all right in our own regard to be upset with them for false advertising if the endings are true as they stand now. It wouldn't be "wrong" of them to take into consideration this theory just because it is "fan theory". It's not like Bioware is the be-all-end-all of writing. Geeze. If you really feel that way why don't you go burn your copy of ME3 and sing Kumbaya or something.


Ha! Well said. It's hilarious how people like that are so positive they couldn't possibly be WRONG about something.

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Topsider wrote...

kilgorek wrote...

Topsider wrote...

kilgorek wrote...

Topsider wrote...

People do realize that if the indoc theory is true, you'd basically have to repeat the last section? Assuming the whole game isn't a dream, the Reapers still need to be stopped, right? So that means do exactly the same as you did before except this time it is real. Get to the Citadel, activate the Catalyst/Crucible, and boom, reapers die.
 
Yawn.

By all means expand the current endings, but pretending they never existed outside of Shepard's mind would be the lamest thing ever.


What? This is a ridiculous assumption.

Obviously, if there is more to the story, then it won't be that simple. And obviously it won't be the EXACT same sequence, since the whole theory states that the Citadel is put together through Shepard's subconcious during the dream.


Why is it ridiculous? Because you are convinced the Indoc theory is true? You actually think Bioware is going to tear up the current endings and start from scratch? If indoc is true, the Reapers still need to be stopped and would obviously require an entirely new conclusion, or it's just a repeat... That stuff takes time and money... and admitting that you screwed up in the first place.


Learn to read. I said IF there is more to the story, it won't be that simple. That doesn't imply that accept IDT as fact, though I do believe it's most likely the case. And IF there is more to the story (i.e. more gameplay that leads to the proper ending) then it's not going to be a cut and paste of the "dream sequence." That much is obvious, and you're assumption that it would be the exact same is what I was stating was ridiculous. You have no idea what Bioware has planned. You are obviously ignoring the argument that if IDT is real then Bioware had it planned from the get go. Therefore, they had stuff in development or possibly even closed to finished before the game was released.

And I don't know how many times someone has to say it, but it's not meant to be an actual ending according to the IDT. It's merely a plot twist and the game is meant to be continued on from the ruins of London. Read the thread you're posting in.


I read just fine. What I don't accept is that Bioware will change their endings to appease rabid fans. There's no easy way out of this mess, especially when some people are demanding FREE dlc or no deal. Not a chance of that happening. Bioware should clarify the endings, add some decent closure, but never, EVER, use a fan theory. And no, I don't believe they planned any of this. Indoc is a fan theory, nothing more. It is BS to me, and will remain BS even if Bioware succumbed to fan pressure. At least have some integrity and stand by your decisions, even if the original ending is crap.


I'm just going to say to anyone that comes to a thread to discuss IT that if you are here to defeat it or a portion of it that is a big part of why this thread exists; to discuss this theory. Either to support it or prove it wrong. 

That being said, if you come in to this, mostly civil thread, and give an angry tone and bash this theory with nothing short of hot tempered rebukes that are in no way supported by any findings, links, or sources; you will not only being making yourself look ill prepared, but also ensure that no one will take your claims seriously. You also bring shame to your cause, which I hope is to help prove this theory wrong and not just complain. 

If you like the endings or don't like our theory, feel free to stay out of the related threads, unless you have proof that you would like us to analyze. If that is the case, put it out and let us converse about it. Opinions are not necessary for a civil and intelligent debate sir or madam.

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Topsider wrote...

I read just fine. What I don't accept is that Bioware will change their endings to appease rabid fans. There's no easy way out of this mess, especially when some people are demanding FREE dlc or no deal. Not a chance of that happening. Bioware should clarify the endings, add some decent closure, but never, EVER, use a fan theory. And no, I don't believe they planned any of this. Indoc is a fan theory, nothing more. It is BS to me, and will remain BS even if Bioware succumbed to fan pressure. At least have some integrity and stand by your decisions, even if the original ending is crap.


I believe IT is what Bioware planned and that they already are working on or have finished a continuation DLC. I am however afraid that all the anger that the fans poured out, and people like you choosing to close your eyes in face of evidence instead of keeping an open mind, will make them hesitate and perhaps think it is too risky to go with their original plan.

I am not saying IT is definately true and I can't be wrong, I am saying IT is very probable and would make a lot more sense. Keep an open mind and see what Bioware has to say before you call stuff BS.

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So i've asked this question like 3-4 times and no one replies. People were talking about bioware employees being on vacation? is that true?

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I think what people find to be the hard pill to swallow is that if the IDT is in fact true, the endings are not truly the endings. What will happen to people who live in the Boonies and can't download DLC? WIll they never get to experience the real endings? What about people who aren't as invested as more diehard fans and won't even take note of DLC? How does that work? Do the endings still count for those people? What about all the dudes and dudettes who returned their games?

That and all the backlash they've received. Those are points I can understand being of debate. If IDT, they didn't sell us a full game out of the box. The DLC could still be free, but some people wouldn't be able to download it. Rare cases, I'm sure, but it's still probable they would never experience a true ending.

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Let's see how they handle the DLC.

They are already committing to clarifying and giving closure so those issues are the same regardless of IDT

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n00bsauce2010 wrote...

So i've asked this question like 3-4 times and no one replies. People were talking about bioware employees being on vacation? is that true?


Uhh... I don't know and what does it matter?