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Thorn Harvestar wrote...

Is there any sign of Shepard bleeding profusely from the side BEFORE he shoots Anderson in that exact same place?


no... Did you also noticed that Shepard is bleeding heavily after the dead of Anderson and his hands were completely covered with blood but when he's talking with godchild, his hands are "normal" and not so heavily covered with blood....

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Thorn Harvestar wrote...

Is there any sign of Shepard bleeding profusely from the side BEFORE he shoots Anderson in that exact same place?


If my memory serves me right, no there isn't. I think the bleeding starts when or after you sit on the floor with Anderson.

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ShotyMcFat wrote...

I saw this a few pages back and i thought i might bring it up again since it looked like no one noticed. 

Rifneno wrote...

http://i638.photobuc.../controlend.jpg

This is the thing you use for the control ending. Look at those pillars between the electricity. Got a good look? Okay.

i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu110/Veladus/End_Choice_BadA_01.jpg

End_Choice_BadA_01.

Since we already had a fake of a similar image, don't take my word for it. Go download UE Viewer, it's freeware, and check for yourselves.

I cannot wait to hear the theory opponents explain this.


I did notice that, and I guess it means that in a possible DLC this ending would have the worst possible consequences, SURPRISE. I mean, controlling the Reapers never worked.

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Earthborn_Shepard wrote...

ShotyMcFat wrote...

I saw this a few pages back and i thought i might bring it up again since it looked like no one noticed. 

Rifneno wrote...

http://i638.photobuc.../controlend.jpg

This is the thing you use for the control ending. Look at those pillars between the electricity. Got a good look? Okay.

i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu110/Veladus/End_Choice_BadA_01.jpg

End_Choice_BadA_01.

Since we already had a fake of a similar image, don't take my word for it. Go download UE Viewer, it's freeware, and check for yourselves.

I cannot wait to hear the theory opponents explain this.


I did notice that, and I guess it means that in a possible DLC this ending would have the worst possible consequences, SURPRISE. I mean, controlling the Reapers never worked.


But it's Commander Shepard! He/She is like a god among mortals! :wizard:

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The ending show all the fears of shepard or things he regrets. Looking this theory on this post, show the only thing can fit all the pieces. If its really true and something will fullfill in the future (a dlc) the end of this brilliant saga.

If we look the facts, hudson said he want to me3 become not forgoten and this ending dont get out of my mind.

If bioware make this ending with indocrinated and after the laser beam, all go away with the pseudo-choices of shepard, we are seeing the best history of games ever. But they need to do something after. I love it the end raise this thread and a lot of toughts but we need something to clarify on a near future.

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Golferguy758 wrote...

Shepard is rebuilt out of purposes reaper tech. It's not a stretch to say that if he succumbs to harbinger that harbinger could directly control him. But at no point does shepard lose control of himself to harbinger because he doesn't succumb yet.

If the citadel scene is actually a mental battle it's only shepherds mind that loses control periodically.

 The whole point is that the game never showed us that reapers can dirrectly control an organic being by force..
Saren like i've said was controlled by Sovereign just because he let him to be controlled, Saren thought  that he wasnt controled,that he actually had it under control but helped Sovereing just because he believed in it. Saren couldnt retain control after the transformation Sovereign did to his body, the final boss shows how Sovereign controlled his body DIRECTLY, before that it was more like a brainwash.

Shepard is rebuild based on Human  and most advaced technology availble in the galaxy, there was no REAPER tech in ME 2 at that time, TIM wasnt being controlled  by reapers then, he simply wanted to use Shepard in order to achieve the power that reapers could provide for him or humanity as he stated.
The only reason why TIm brought Shepard back is because he was the only one that had evidence,fought and came out alive form this. he is also the noly that saw the vision of what happenwith protheans,he is the only holder of the information about Protheans etc etc etc.

It explains a lot why didnt sovereign just went and controlled the whole  council and get over with it. he could only control Saren because HE ACCEPTED HIM, and all the things Sovereign did to him.

Modifié par LivingHitokiri, 15 mars 2012 - 02:57 .


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njfluffy19 wrote...

Earthborn_Shepard wrote...

ShotyMcFat wrote...

I saw this a few pages back and i thought i might bring it up again since it looked like no one noticed. 

Rifneno wrote...

http://i638.photobuc.../controlend.jpg

This is the thing you use for the control ending. Look at those pillars between the electricity. Got a good look? Okay.

i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu110/Veladus/End_Choice_BadA_01.jpg

End_Choice_BadA_01.

Since we already had a fake of a similar image, don't take my word for it. Go download UE Viewer, it's freeware, and check for yourselves.

I cannot wait to hear the theory opponents explain this.


I did notice that, and I guess it means that in a possible DLC this ending would have the worst possible consequences, SURPRISE. I mean, controlling the Reapers never worked.


But it's Commander Shepard! He/She is like a god among mortals! :wizard:


Yeah, because that went so well with Morinth :D

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njfluffy19 wrote...

Earthborn_Shepard wrote...

ShotyMcFat wrote...

I saw this a few pages back and i thought i might bring it up again since it looked like no one noticed. 

Rifneno wrote...

http://i638.photobuc.../controlend.jpg

This is the thing you use for the control ending. Look at those pillars between the electricity. Got a good look? Okay.

i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu110/Veladus/End_Choice_BadA_01.jpg

End_Choice_BadA_01.

Since we already had a fake of a similar image, don't take my word for it. Go download UE Viewer, it's freeware, and check for yourselves.

I cannot wait to hear the theory opponents explain this.


I did notice that, and I guess it means that in a possible DLC this ending would have the worst possible consequences, SURPRISE. I mean, controlling the Reapers never worked.


But it's Commander Shepard! He/She is like a god among mortals! :wizard:


Yeah, Morinth said the same thing and look at how that ended...

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FrostByte-GER wrote...

Thorn Harvestar wrote...

Is there any sign of Shepard bleeding profusely from the side BEFORE he shoots Anderson in that exact same place?


no... Did you also noticed that Shepard is bleeding heavily after the dead of Anderson and his hands were completely covered with blood but when he's talking with godchild, his hands are "normal" and not so heavily covered with blood....


Shepard is getting shot by Marauder Shields, just before he enters conduit.

Modifié par Chrumpek, 15 mars 2012 - 02:54 .


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JulienJaden wrote...

Does anyone here have experience with UE Viewer? I wanted to do some snooping but, as it stands, it's almost impossible to get anywhere before the heat death of the universe because the only way of even opening a file with the program an Win7 64bit is by typing its name in. Now multiply by 6000 or so files and you see my problem.
Any suggestions?


You can setup umodel to open PCC files.

Right click on one of the game's PCC files, hit Open. A dialog will pop up asking if you want to "Use a web service.." or "Select a program.." to associate with the type of file.

Hit "Select a program" and Okay. The Open With dialog will open with a list of known applications on your computer. UModel will NOT show up here.

You want to hit the Browse button towards the bottom, find the Umodel.exe and select it.

Make sure the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is CHECKED.

Now, every time you double click a PCC file, it will open in umodel.

Unfortunately, since the packages can be quite big and you can only browse in umodel one at a time using Page Up and Down, it could take awhile to browse through things.

You can also setup a program to open a list of items in the package but going through the same steps above, but creating a batch script instead of the program directly. But that takes some extra effort. Feel free to PM me if you're interested.

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Dark Dajin wrote...

Another note (brought to my attention by a friend):

The Child disappears immediately after Shepard 'breaks the indoctrination' and chooses to destroy.
www.youtube.com/watch

The Child smiles after Shepard 'falls for the indoctrination' and chooses to control
www.youtube.com/watch
(videos courtesy to IGN)


And why do we think the Catalyst is the citadel? Are we not told by a prothean VI that was hacked by TIM before we talked to it?
www.youtube.com/watch


I brought it up like 40 pages earlier. Also, what makes the thing more interesting, is that Spacekid doesn't disappear in Synthesis ending at all. He stands in the background.


0:31. He's clearly visible.

Modifié par Worufu, 15 mars 2012 - 02:56 .


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Tairram wrote...

The ending show all the fears of shepard or things he regrets. Looking this theory on this post, show the only thing can fit all the pieces. If its really true and something will fullfill in the future (a dlc) the end of this brilliant saga.

If we look the facts, hudson said he want to me3 become not forgoten and this ending dont get out of my mind.

If bioware make this ending with indocrinated and after the laser beam, all go away with the pseudo-choices of shepard, we are seeing the best history of games ever. But they need to do something after. I love it the end raise this thread and a lot of toughts but we need something to clarify on a near future.


Now that worldwide general release has come and gone, there is a short time period for a correction/addition/change to make it all right. 

As for the ending not leaving you mind, again,to quote the mag review: "I’m not sure seething rage is the type of thing you want people to remember your products for."

It is an excellent and very smart statement.  You remember things that terrify you, you remember things that enrage you, and you remember things that disgust you.  One of these three would not be a bad way for a game to be remembered.  The other two are NOT good things to remember a game for.  They leave a long-lasting bad taste in the mouth that expresses itself from the wallet.

Modifié par Getorex, 15 mars 2012 - 02:56 .


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Marauder Shields is the final boss, I loved that video.

Its all we have now, but I love gallows humor :D

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Chrumpek wrote...

Shepard is getting shot by Marauder Shields, just before he enters conduit.


You mean Marauder Health ;)

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Lugaidster wrote...


Yeah, Morinth said the same thing and look at how that ended...


I can hear that awful music playing in my head...

CRITICAL MISSION FAILURE.

Lol.

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Getorex wrote...

LivingHitokiri wrote...

arkhine wrote...

LivingHitokiri wrote...
About Shepard sacrifice , no matter if you cried or not, having Shepard to sacrifice is the PEAK of the moment for the game. You may argue about how bad/good other sacrifices are in ME 3 but there is no doubt that the most weight drops down to Shepard.


I knew he was going to die since ME1 but if this theory is correct and he's buried under rubble and not in fact blown up, then I wonder if he's going to die in the 'real ending' as well?

As i see , the whole point they are trying to make with destruction HIGH EMS ending is this, that Shepard survives and stuff suppose to continue after... Its like they try to please everyone in a wrong way.


In what "wrong way"?  I don't mind and ending (one of many) in which Shepard lives, gets his LI, etc.  Or that leaves it ambiguous but possible rather than ruling it out.  I don't mind an ending that suggests that one outcome has the galactic civilization continuing, though bruised and battered, but continuing nonetheless with no more Reaper threat henceforth.  I DON'T need an ending fed to me that catagorically and in all cases TELLS me Shepard is dead, the galactic civ is gone and cannot be revived (no mass relays) and that many races are flat-out doomed to extinction POST Reaper.  That can be ONE ending but it absolutely doesn't need to be the only ending in different forms.

Again, the Shepard story ending has nothing to do with his death.  It has to do with the fact that you cannot do any justice in future stories to a Shepard thread because he has already defeated THE biggest threat evah!  All other threats would be pathetic and weak in comparison.  Hence, Shepard's story CAN'T continue regardless.

In a way which makes the fans to rage and call the ending bull****.
The problem is not Shepard dying per se  but the way they did it. It was random, it left with a huge WTF signboard hanging at the top of your head.

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kent80082006 wrote...

Chrumpek wrote...

Shepard is getting shot by Marauder Shields, just before he enters conduit.


You mean Marauder Health ;)


On my play it was definitely Marauder Shields :>

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LivingHitokiri wrote...

 The whole point is that the game never showed us that reapers can dirrectly control an organic being by force..
Sovereign like i've said was controlled by Sovereign just because he let him to be controlled, Saren thought  that he wasnt controled,that he actually had it under control but helped Sovereing just because he believed in it. Saren couldnt retain control after the transformation Sovereign did to his body, the final boss shows how Sovereign controlled his body DIRECTLY, before that it was more like a brainwash.


Remember in Mass Effect 1 Shiala says something a long the lines of "spent enough time around his ship (Sovereign) and you come to agree with his logic, his goals until you're all but a willing slave". Benezia also makes some remarks like that. Also remember on Virmire Rana Thenoptis was studying the effect of indoctrination because Saren was afraid of losing control and there were these indoctrinated STG members. So I think indoctrination as implied by this theory is possible.

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kent80082006 wrote...

Chrumpek wrote...

Shepard is getting shot by Marauder Shields, just before he enters conduit.


You mean Marauder Health ;)


Yeah, what's up with him changing his name half way all of sudden?

Modifié par Thermorium, 15 mars 2012 - 02:59 .


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LivingHitokiri wrote...

Getorex wrote...

LivingHitokiri wrote...

arkhine wrote...

LivingHitokiri wrote...
About Shepard sacrifice , no matter if you cried or not, having Shepard to sacrifice is the PEAK of the moment for the game. You may argue about how bad/good other sacrifices are in ME 3 but there is no doubt that the most weight drops down to Shepard.


I knew he was going to die since ME1 but if this theory is correct and he's buried under rubble and not in fact blown up, then I wonder if he's going to die in the 'real ending' as well?

As i see , the whole point they are trying to make with destruction HIGH EMS ending is this, that Shepard survives and stuff suppose to continue after... Its like they try to please everyone in a wrong way.


In what "wrong way"?  I don't mind and ending (one of many) in which Shepard lives, gets his LI, etc.  Or that leaves it ambiguous but possible rather than ruling it out.  I don't mind an ending that suggests that one outcome has the galactic civilization continuing, though bruised and battered, but continuing nonetheless with no more Reaper threat henceforth.  I DON'T need an ending fed to me that catagorically and in all cases TELLS me Shepard is dead, the galactic civ is gone and cannot be revived (no mass relays) and that many races are flat-out doomed to extinction POST Reaper.  That can be ONE ending but it absolutely doesn't need to be the only ending in different forms.

Again, the Shepard story ending has nothing to do with his death.  It has to do with the fact that you cannot do any justice in future stories to a Shepard thread because he has already defeated THE biggest threat evah!  All other threats would be pathetic and weak in comparison.  Hence, Shepard's story CAN'T continue regardless.

In a way which makes the fans to rage and call the ending bull****.
The problem is not Shepard dying per se  but the way they did it. It was random, it left with a huge WTF signboard hanging at the top of your head.


OK, yeah I see that.  To add to that was the WTF with the Normandy and all its crew (including your LI) crash-landed on some unknown planet (where Tali and Garrus are likely to quickly die - for lack of useful food).  For me, Ash and Liara were with me in that final fighting.  Poof. The rest of the crew (except for Joker and the NPC on the Normandy) were right there on earth fighting, presumably, in support/background roles rather than all high-tailing it to the Normandy, ready to run away and leave me and my squad abandoned.

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njfluffy19 wrote...

Lugaidster wrote...


Yeah, Morinth said the same thing and look at how that ended...


I can hear that awful music playing in my head...

CRITICAL MISSION FAILURE.

Lol.


nah, i'd rather be banged to death by Morinth now that I know how it ends, embrace eternity!

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Broham wrote...

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

Valk72 wrote...

GimmeDaGun wrote...

Some twittering with the devs - are we trolled or they are up to something that will blow us all away?

User 1: "I still want to believe you guys are sneaky trolls and have something going on you don't tell us yet. Can I get a cryptic reply?"
@masseffect: "The sun, it shines. www.youtube.com/watch"


User 2: "You are either a massive sadist or a beacon of hope."
@masseffect: "Can't it be both?"


User 3: "I kinda feel lost after that ending...not what I expected and left me feeling everything done was for nothing."
@masseffect: "We know it's a lot to take in! But hang in there. Your decisions matter."


User 4: "Are you holding something back, that could quell the large amount of frustration from the community, a tiny hint would be enough."
@masseffect: "Mike Gamble already said on his twitter, if the fans knew what was in store, the reaction would be different."


User 5: "I loved 98% of ME3..but something has to be up w/ ending..too much talent at BW for that business. Keep my saves?"
@masseffect: "We're keeping our saves, that's for sure."


User 6: "Fans are people too. Playing with their minds isn't that nice as it may look like to people from Bioware."
@masseffect: "We're not playing with anyone's minds, we are answering what questions we can and recording what feedback we receive."



User 7: "Its not that the ending was taken in the wrong direction its that it makes NO SENSE. Ashley was on the Normandy? she [was] with me."
@masseffect: "Probably a good thing to be cautious of."


User 8: "Do y'all have any ETA when more news will be released? Dying for news on a new ending/DLC."
@masseffect: "No ETA yet, but you will be updated via Facebook and Twitter when the news is available :)."

And some more:

User 1 -Well, i think i'll stop naggin you and trying to get you to talk about the indoctrination theory. :( Good game though!
Merizan - I want people to make up their own minds right now, then when more people have played we'll talk :)

User 2 - then I want to SEE that he was lying. I want to get up and finish the fight with Commander Shepard. Then retire.
Merizan - augh. want. to. discuss! Staying spoiler free for now :P

User 3 - But should've confronted the kid instead. Shep went meekly into the night.
Merizan - are you sure he went meekly into the night?


These are definitly suspicious tweeter, that's for sure.


i knew bioware was up to something


It may have already been said, but these *tweets* tell a lot IMHO... especially "User 6".

I think this final game of the trilogy, Bioware is essentially asking the fanbase "what do you think? Where should this go?" They gave us that stock ending that created a flurry of rage, saddness, acceptance and critial thinking. That was the point.

People have been mulling over this for days non-stop. People have been asking questions and writing articles, blogs and reviews. Theories concerning what even happened during the last 10 minutes have sprung up. Preferred endings have been told and praised.

I would quote where I got this concept from if I could, but someone somewhere pointed out the basic fact that "Mass Effect isn't really a third-person shooter or CRPG, it just has those elements; it is a living movie/story told concurrently with Bioware and us (the player)." <--(Not word for word but the concept is what matters.) The way the game is played or the mechanics behind the game don't define Mass Effect. The defining point of the series is what you can do; the story you create and the legend that will become your Shepard.

Bioware did this purposely and while I'm sure they are getting a lot of lulz from it, they are also getting the feedback they were hoping for. Through us (the raging fanbase firestorm), they are likely refining an ending for nearly everyone and every Shepard. They didn't want ME3 to be just another game everyone picks up, completes in 3-4 days and walks away from thinking "thats how they (Bioware) ended it... cool!/crap.../wow!/<insert whatever word you'd like>" "Well then, on to the next game!"

They wanted you to sit on it.
To think.
To rage.
To cry and complain.
Or to accept it.
To wonder, "how would my Shepard have ended this?" What is the purpose for everything I've done to this point?

At the moment, we're helping to co-write and finalize the Mass Effect trilogy's conclusion. This should be interesting.



Yeah, but have you read the rest of the tweets? ALL of them, not some, ALL the tweets are praises. As if none of us who are upset has tweeted to them about how upset we are. And the rest of the tweets are all saying that we are haters....... a HATER has no REASON to be upset. WE, on the other hand have, on many occasions, calmly explained why we are upset. And we ARE upset, we don't hate. We have ALL said that ME3 was a great game that we enjoyed playing. THE ONLY PART WE DIDN"T LIKE WAS THE END!!!!! Why is that so difficult for people to understand? We're not speaking Yiddish, Arabic, or Mandarin Chinese. As Samuel L Jackson said " ENGLISH MOTHER ****ER DO YOU SPEAK IT!!!". You would think we had presented theory on Quantum Mechanics with how people are taking this.

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He entered into his second final boss form.

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The truth shall set you free!

www.youtube.com/watch

Modifié par Chrumpek, 15 mars 2012 - 03:04 .


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Chrumpek wrote...
[...] Shepard is getting shot by Marauder Shields, just before he enters conduit.


And the new DLC will be "Blasto - The Hanar Spectre" and you have to save the heavily wounded Shepard. I think i finally got it :D