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Joroelcapo wrote...

I love the Indoctrination Theory
It makes the game more deep.
But i will love that the dlc don´t clarify if it´s true or not . Letting the ambiguity going is the way that it works for me. Like a David Lynch thing...


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Mac Walters stated that "No matter if we like or hated the endings, there will be a definite conclusion. We will not pull a "Lost".

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Thus, I say that they MUST create a conlusion to the series. and I respectfully disagree with your opinion.
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As a lawyer, I may have a bit of an obsession over the Phoenix Wright games. They did kind of motivate me through Law school 
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liggy002 wrote...

Here are my thoughts on a possible solution for the IT people:


http://social.biowar.../index/11339719

Look through the thread and you will see how immature people are. They pass it off as desperation. It's like they're trying to fix square blocks into a round hole.


wow..... is it just me or do they seem more deluded than we are?

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Yo nick!!! It needs more maya and hamburgers and some steel samurai

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Golferguy758 wrote...

As a lawyer, I may have a bit of an obsession over the Phoenix Wright games. They did kind of motivate me through Law school
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I wonder if Cracked will let me hotlink.  Hmm.  Always reminds me of this one from their "Bad Idea for History-based Games" contest:

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N7L4D wrote...

Yo nick!!! It needs more maya and hamburgers and some steel samurai

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Ask and ye shall receive!


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llbountyhunter wrote...

liggy002 wrote...

Here are my thoughts on a possible solution for the IT people:


http://social.biowar.../index/11339719

Look through the thread and you will see how immature people are. They pass it off as desperation. It's like they're trying to fix square blocks into a round hole.


wow..... is it just me or do they seem more deluded than we are?

It's interesting, a lot of the anti-IT people sound like they're all chanting the same mantra, like they were indoctrinated or something. like it's so obviously false and couldn't possible even be considered as even being remotely true.

And they forget obvious points like, no we don't believe the current ending is complete even if I.T. turns out to be true, it clearly needs a proper conclusion -_- as we keep pointing out.

Modifié par Nauks, 13 avril 2012 - 12:08 .


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Ah, I tried comparing Omega, the collector ship, the Citadel and the Crucible together, but I couldn't find many good pics.
I've heard theories about omega being a catalyst or somethign else being something else and I thought I'd have a look.
There doesn't seem to be many visual similarities between them, not to mention the size difference.
Oh well.
It would have been interesting if the collector ship was a small citadel or crucible or somethign, or if omega was an old crucible or somethin but nevermind.

Here's the images anyway, incase anyone else wants to look:
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Sire Styx wrote...

Ah, I tried comparing Omega, the collector ship, the Citadel and the Crucible together, but I couldn't find many good pics.
I've heard theories about omega being a catalyst or somethign else being something else and I thought I'd have a look.
There doesn't seem to be many visual similarities between them, not to mention the size difference.
Oh well.
It would have been interesting if the collector ship was a small citadel or crucible or somethign, or if omega was an old crucible or somethin but nevermind.

Here's the images anyway, incase anyone else wants to look:
img99.imageshack.us/img99/5122/allme.png

Calling it, Omega was the super-weapon that scarred Klendagon! (although judging by the quality of analysis around here though this is probably old news)
So it's techincally defunct as TIM claims in ME2 :)
And Cerberus are all honry for Omega when they invade and kick Aria out, ehh? ehh? :( ehh..?

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Nauks wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Ah, I tried comparing Omega, the collector ship, the Citadel and the Crucible together, but I couldn't find many good pics.
I've heard theories about omega being a catalyst or somethign else being something else and I thought I'd have a look.
There doesn't seem to be many visual similarities between them, not to mention the size difference.
Oh well.
It would have been interesting if the collector ship was a small citadel or crucible or somethign, or if omega was an old crucible or somethin but nevermind.

Here's the images anyway, incase anyone else wants to look:
img99.imageshack.us/img99/5122/allme.png

Calling it, Omega was the super-weapon that scarred Klendagon! (although judging by the quality of analysis around here though this is probably old news)
So it's techincally defunct as TIM claims in ME2 :)
And Cerberus are all honry for Omega when they invade and kick Aria out, ehh? ehh? :( ehh..?


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Very very unlikely. Cerberus wants Omega because of it's proximity to the Omega-4 relay so they can go in and loot the collector base.

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Nauks wrote...

Calling it, Omega was the super-weapon that scarred Klendagon! (although judging by the quality of analysis around here though this is probably old news)
So it's techincally defunct as TIM claims in ME2 :)
And Cerberus are all honry for Omega when they invade and kick Aria out, ehh? ehh? :( ehh..?


That would be great if it was. It would be very interesting.

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Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"

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Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


I really really really want to insert all my Phoenix Wright gifs into this conversation to make it more amusing. but it'd take up like....an entire page.

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Golferguy758 wrote...

Nauks wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Ah, I tried comparing Omega, the collector ship, the Citadel and the Crucible together, but I couldn't find many good pics.
I've heard theories about omega being a catalyst or somethign else being something else and I thought I'd have a look.
There doesn't seem to be many visual similarities between them, not to mention the size difference.
Oh well.
It would have been interesting if the collector ship was a small citadel or crucible or somethign, or if omega was an old crucible or somethin but nevermind.

Here's the images anyway, incase anyone else wants to look:
img99.imageshack.us/img99/5122/allme.png

Calling it, Omega was the super-weapon that scarred Klendagon! (although judging by the quality of analysis around here though this is probably old news)
So it's techincally defunct as TIM claims in ME2 :)
And Cerberus are all honry for Omega when they invade and kick Aria out, ehh? ehh? :( ehh..?


Very very unlikely. Cerberus wants Omega because of it's proximity to the Omega-4 relay so they can go in and loot the collector base.

Sure but that Klendagon crater is like *checks wiki* "thirty-seven million years" old, who knows what Crucibel-type constructions-turned-space-stations shenanigans have been in the works meanwhile.

I'm only half-serious anyways, the idea just struck me as interesting is all :)

Modifié par Nauks, 13 avril 2012 - 12:43 .


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I'm sorry for bumping here and maybe asking the question that has already been answered... blame my lack of skills in searching - and most importantly, I don't want to be understood as a person that is trolling this topic or people who actually believe in IT. I would like one answer from all those who are firm believers in IT - how do you explain attack of Reapers on Sanctuary? Why did they attack Sanctuary if Lawson's discoveries on controlling the Reapers and their indoctrination process weren't ground breaking? What was Reaper logic behind that attack according to IT - and what was the purpose of it in Mass Effect 3 story itself, if TIM's claims at the end weren't true, if it's actually Reapers tempting Shepard? Why would Reapers go through such length of attacking place like Sanctuary that already has indoctrinated forces and those who became husks that are directly reacting to Reaper signal, as stated by Lawson himself in one of his logs? Once again, I don't mean anything bad by these questions nor trolling - I'd just like simple answers that are not based on watching very often used textures and animations - something that could not be denied like images of Jesus seen on piece of toast, cheese or clouds. Thanks in advance to all those who are willing to show me this explanation that I most surely missed :) .

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Golferguy758 wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


I really really really want to insert all my Phoenix Wright gifs into this conversation to make it more amusing. but it'd take up like....an entire page.



Make a new thread? I know I'd like to see that =]
EDIT: nah just give it to us right here, why not.

Modifié par Nauks, 13 avril 2012 - 12:58 .


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Nimrodell wrote...

I'm sorry for bumping here and maybe asking the question that has already been answered... blame my lack of skills in searching - and most importantly, I don't want to be understood as a person that is trolling this topic or people who actually believe in IT. I would like one answer from all those who are firm believers in IT - how do you explain attack of Reapers on Sanctuary? Why did they attack Sanctuary if Lawson's discoveries on controlling the Reapers and their indoctrination process weren't ground breaking? What was Reaper logic behind that attack according to IT - and what was the purpose of it in Mass Effect 3 story itself, if TIM's claims at the end weren't true, if it's actually Reapers tempting Shepard? Why would Reapers go through such length of attacking place like Sanctuary that already has indoctrinated forces and those who became husks that are directly reacting to Reaper signal, as stated by Lawson himself in one of his logs? Once again, I don't mean anything bad by these questions nor trolling - I'd just like simple answers that are not based on watching very often used textures and animations - something that could not be denied like images of Jesus seen on piece of toast, cheese or clouds. Thanks in advance to all those who are willing to show me this explanation that I most surely missed :) .



This is my personal opinion.

1. Reapers may have come to gather all the forces
2. Reapers might have wanted to prevent further research into discovering a way to "block" indoctrination.
3. Even if the signal could "control" ground forces, TIM and crew never concluded they could control the Reaper ships.
4. One major change in the illusive man is that you see him in the room before you fight Kai Leng AFTER HIS PROCEDURE and his face does not look like it does in the ending scene. That's one reason why I felt like TIM was not real.

Just my thoughts.

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Golferguy758 wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


I really really really want to insert all my Phoenix Wright gifs into this conversation to make it more amusing. but it'd take up like....an entire page.




DO IT.

Also, you have two choices.

SUPPORT IT THEORIST
SUPPORT IT DISBELIVER

If you get it wrong, that's 8 points off the Citadel Defense Force. :P

Modifié par Arian Dynas, 13 avril 2012 - 12:56 .


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Do it!! Edgeworth would be pleased lol

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III Achilles II wrote...

Nimrodell wrote...

I'm sorry for bumping here and maybe asking the question that has already been answered... blame my lack of skills in searching - and most importantly, I don't want to be understood as a person that is trolling this topic or people who actually believe in IT. I would like one answer from all those who are firm believers in IT - how do you explain attack of Reapers on Sanctuary? Why did they attack Sanctuary if Lawson's discoveries on controlling the Reapers and their indoctrination process weren't ground breaking? What was Reaper logic behind that attack according to IT - and what was the purpose of it in Mass Effect 3 story itself, if TIM's claims at the end weren't true, if it's actually Reapers tempting Shepard? Why would Reapers go through such length of attacking place like Sanctuary that already has indoctrinated forces and those who became husks that are directly reacting to Reaper signal, as stated by Lawson himself in one of his logs? Once again, I don't mean anything bad by these questions nor trolling - I'd just like simple answers that are not based on watching very often used textures and animations - something that could not be denied like images of Jesus seen on piece of toast, cheese or clouds. Thanks in advance to all those who are willing to show me this explanation that I most surely missed :) .



This is my personal opinion.

1. Reapers may have come to gather all the forces
2. Reapers might have wanted to prevent further research into discovering a way to "block" indoctrination.
3. Even if the signal could "control" ground forces, TIM and crew never concluded they could control the Reaper ships.
4. One major change in the illusive man is that you see him in the room before you fight Kai Leng AFTER HIS PROCEDURE and his face does not look like it does in the ending scene. That's one reason why I felt like TIM was not real.

Just my thoughts.


Exactly. The TIM Shepard saw appears to be a nightmare-ish version of him, based solely on the fact that Shepard knows he's been implanted with Reaper tech. And I defy IT naysayers to explain why, WHY can TIM control Shepard AT ALL? Or Anderson? WHY??? They always deflect the question. They have no answers. Except maybe, "Because BioWare are lazy." Which is an extremely weak argument.

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Nimrodell wrote...

I'm sorry for bumping here and maybe asking the question that has already been answered... blame my lack of skills in searching - and most importantly, I don't want to be understood as a person that is trolling this topic or people who actually believe in IT. I would like one answer from all those who are firm believers in IT - how do you explain attack of Reapers on Sanctuary? Why did they attack Sanctuary if Lawson's discoveries on controlling the Reapers and their indoctrination process weren't ground breaking? What was Reaper logic behind that attack according to IT - and what was the purpose of it in Mass Effect 3 story itself, if TIM's claims at the end weren't true, if it's actually Reapers tempting Shepard? Why would Reapers go through such length of attacking place like Sanctuary that already has indoctrinated forces and those who became husks that are directly reacting to Reaper signal, as stated by Lawson himself in one of his logs? Once again, I don't mean anything bad by these questions nor trolling - I'd just like simple answers that are not based on watching very often used textures and animations - something that could not be denied like images of Jesus seen on piece of toast, cheese or clouds. Thanks in advance to all those who are willing to show me this explanation that I most surely missed :) .


Thank you for this polite question.
One suggestion I read was that Sanctuary was an unindoctrinated cell of Cerberus. It would make sense that TIM keeps one cell free from taint. The reapers would then attack because they may percieve it as a threat.

I thought they did get some results, I'm not entirely sure, but if they did then they would deffo be a threat to the reapers.

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Nimrodell wrote...

I'm sorry for bumping here and maybe asking the question that has already been answered... blame my lack of skills in searching - and most importantly, I don't want to be understood as a person that is trolling this topic or people who actually believe in IT. I would like one answer from all those who are firm believers in IT - how do you explain attack of Reapers on Sanctuary? Why did they attack Sanctuary if Lawson's discoveries on controlling the Reapers and their indoctrination process weren't ground breaking? What was Reaper logic behind that attack according to IT - and what was the purpose of it in Mass Effect 3 story itself, if TIM's claims at the end weren't true, if it's actually Reapers tempting Shepard? Why would Reapers go through such length of attacking place like Sanctuary that already has indoctrinated forces and those who became husks that are directly reacting to Reaper signal, as stated by Lawson himself in one of his logs? Once again, I don't mean anything bad by these questions nor trolling - I'd just like simple answers that are not based on watching very often used textures and animations - something that could not be denied like images of Jesus seen on piece of toast, cheese or clouds. Thanks in advance to all those who are willing to show me this explanation that I most surely missed :) .


I...can't...help myself!

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Now, my personal view is that the reason for the reaper attack on Sanctuary is that there is some evidence of being able to control low level reaper troops (Husks, marauders etc). TIM may very well have told the reapers about this without realizing he had. He ordered the tests to try and learn to control the reapers, but unintentionally sabotaged himself. The reapers would then take this information to make themselves immune to this form of control

Reason why I think that's a possiblity is that Grayson sends a shuttle off in one direction thinking it's a good thing to save someone. But because of his indoctrination he sends it the way the reapers wanted him to without realizing it.

And remember, the Prothean cycle had an indoctrinated group that thought they could control the reapers as well. The Protheans could have gotten to this stage as well (Potential to control reaper troops) but had someone sabotage it from within without realizing it.


But that's just some speculation on my part. See what others have to say as well

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Golferguy758 wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


I really really really want to insert all my Phoenix Wright gifs into this conversation to make it more amusing. but it'd take up like....an entire page.




If you don't do it, all the relays in the universe will explode :(

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Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


TRUTH. It's so, so, so annoying..... I firmly belive that they are just disgusted with the idea that a game company could fool them like that. BUT WAIT, didn't BioWare already do this? And everyone thought it was AWESOME? It's like the entire anti-IT group forgot about Revan and KOTOR....

Modifié par Gallifreya, 13 avril 2012 - 01:03 .


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Nauks wrote...

Golferguy758 wrote...

Sire Styx wrote...

Speaking of trolls, I posted this in another topic. It demonstrates the logic used by most IT opponents. Quite fittingly, they go round in cycles of regurgetating to same information.


This is a typical conversation between a troll and a IT supporter:

"IT isn't true"
"We're not saying it's true"
"Well it's fake"
"We never said it was real, it's a theory"
"well.... it's full of plotholes!"
"It fixes more plotholes than it makes, but anyway, what plotholes?"
"haha, you can't explain the plotholes!"
"What plotholes?"
"well IT is just desperation!"
"How?"
"Well.... it's just grasping at straws"
"How? We have evidence."
"Well, bioware tweets have proved you wrong"
"The tweets have gave as much evidence for as they have against IT"
"....well you're picking everything and twisting it to prove IT. None of it is fact."
"Not really, some of it is quite sound evidence."
"No, the ending was terrible!"
"I'm not saying it isn't"
"Well... ME3 was rushed, nothing more!"
"Where's your evidence for that?"
"I...well.... IT isn't a fact!"
"We never said it was"


I really really really want to insert all my Phoenix Wright gifs into this conversation to make it more amusing. but it'd take up like....an entire page.



Make a new thread? I know I'd like to see that =]
EDIT: nah just give it to us right here, why not.


Ohhh...but i don't want to get people angry at me for posting all those gifs. Get more War Assets and i will :D