Please tell me there's a secret ending
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:41
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I am a completionist who finished the game with a maxed readiness bar, every mission that was not bugged completed, and 100% Paragon reputation. All I found for endings were pure unadulterated crap. I say that with the highest level of respect for BioWare and all the work they've put into this game, but my opinion of the endings is unchanged. Unless there is something I'm missing (hoping so), they've effectively destroied one of the best game franchises in existence today.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:45
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you have to beat it on new game + after beating it once the same character to see the new ending
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:47
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Nope, there are only 3 endings. There is one "secret" extra scene where Shepard lives though. You can get the 'Shepard lives' scene when you have 5000 points of war assets and pick the Destroy ending (where the relays flash red).
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:48
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KevWestBeats.com wrote...
you have to beat it on new game + after beating it once the same character to see the new ending
This is confirmed to be false. There is no new ending that you can get with NG+. The only "extra" ending is the short scene where Shepard is alive, which you can get with 5000 war assets and picking the Destroy ending.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 07:55
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I dont know how they could turn the most epic trilogy ever into utter garbage because of the last 15 mins of play. Its astounding they went that path. Im still in disbelief at the whole thing.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 08:01
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If you can only have 3 endings then what does your military strength rating have anything to do with anything? I read on ign that there are 17 different outcomes from the 3 choices.Luc0s wrote...
Nope, there are only 3 endings. There is one "secret" extra scene where Shepard lives though. You can get the 'Shepard lives' scene when you have 5000 points of war assets and pick the Destroy ending (where the relays flash red).
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 08:06
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KevWestBeats.com wrote...
If you can only have 3 endings then what does your military strength rating have anything to do with anything? I read on ign that there are 17 different outcomes from the 3 choices.Luc0s wrote...
Nope, there are only 3 endings. There is one "secret" extra scene where Shepard lives though. You can get the 'Shepard lives' scene when you have 5000 points of war assets and pick the Destroy ending (where the relays flash red).
IGN is not entirely wrong, but also not entirely right.
You only have 3 endings, in one which Shepard can live depending on your militairy strength.
The 17 different outcomes IGN talks about are related to the final battle. Depending on which war assets you gathered, you'll get to see different fleets and different scenes during the final attack on Earth. That's it.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 08:14
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I looked at all the .bik videos.. there is only 2 or 3 videos of the fleet and I tried hard to find something different about them all to almost no avail.
The main difference is - what ball of light you choose - does the ball of light blow up Big Ben? - does it also blow up your troops? - if you really fail does the earth catch fire and burn to a crisp?
That's about it, it's all the same sequences with different ****ing colors.
The main difference is - what ball of light you choose - does the ball of light blow up Big Ben? - does it also blow up your troops? - if you really fail does the earth catch fire and burn to a crisp?
That's about it, it's all the same sequences with different ****ing colors.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 08:24
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Yeah the 17 endings aren't actually different beyond small things like:
Whether Earth is destroyed, devastated or fine.
Whether Anderson lives or dies.
Whether you're allowed you choose Synergy/Control.
Whether you run or limp to your chosen ending.
Whether the end involves wierd green circuit skin.
Basically, think of it as three endings (Synergy/Control/Destroy) with very minor subsets regarding what's left in the galaxy after your choice. The only really "big" difference IMO is that with enough resources and the destroy option, Shepherd lives. Otherwise you see 3-4 people alive in every ending regardless of whether the Reapers are your ****, dead or melded into whatever.
Also, I believe that the two "special videos" at the end are considered different endings as well.
Whether Earth is destroyed, devastated or fine.
Whether Anderson lives or dies.
Whether you're allowed you choose Synergy/Control.
Whether you run or limp to your chosen ending.
Whether the end involves wierd green circuit skin.
Basically, think of it as three endings (Synergy/Control/Destroy) with very minor subsets regarding what's left in the galaxy after your choice. The only really "big" difference IMO is that with enough resources and the destroy option, Shepherd lives. Otherwise you see 3-4 people alive in every ending regardless of whether the Reapers are your ****, dead or melded into whatever.
Also, I believe that the two "special videos" at the end are considered different endings as well.
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Posté 10 mars 2012 - 08:32
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Luc0s wrote...
Nope, there are only 3 endings. There is one "secret" extra scene where Shepard lives though. You can get the 'Shepard lives' scene when you have 5000 points of war assets and pick the Destroy ending (where the relays flash red).
I had a maxed readiness bar, is this what you are refering to when you say "5000 points of war assets"? If so, I saw no such ending. I was so disgusted I did not sit through the credits (they just seemed spiteful after that ending); is this something at the end of the credits?
Thanks for your reply either way.
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Posté 11 mars 2012 - 03:50
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Luc0s wrote...
Nope, there are only 3 endings. There is one "secret" extra scene where Shepard lives though. You can get the 'Shepard lives' scene when you have 5000 points of war assets and pick the Destroy ending (where the relays flash red).
I had a maxed readiness bar, is this what you are refering to when you say "5000 points of war assets"? If so, I saw no such ending. I was so disgusted I did not sit through the credits (they just seemed spiteful after that ending); is this something at the end of the credits?
Thanks for your reply either way.
Don't pay attention to the "maxed readiness bar". That bar only shows you the minimum of Effective Strength you need to unlock all 3 different regular endings. But for the "secret" ending you need your Effective Strength at 5000, which is BEYOND the maxed green bar.
Your effective readiness is your war asset points times your galactic readiness (which is increased by playing multiplayer).
War Assets is a number equal to all the points of your gathered allies and fleets.
Galactic Readiness is a percentage from 50% to 100%, depending on how much you play multiplayer.
Effective Strength = War Assets times Galactic Readiness.
For example: Currently I have 6000 points worth of War Assets. I have a Galactic Readiness of 80% (because I played some multiplayer). My Effective Strength is 5000 points (because 6000 x 0.8 = 5000).
READ: Also, keep in mind that for the "secret ending" where Shepard lives, you MUST pick the Destroy ending (the ending where Shepard shoots the red core thingy, resulting in a red explosion and all the reapers + mass relays exploding).
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Posté 11 mars 2012 - 06:50
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Except your math is wrong. 6000 *.8 = 4800.
That's still enough to get the "best" ending, ie Shepard living through the Destroy choice if you shoot the Illusive Man before he kills Anderson, but it's not 5000.
That's still enough to get the "best" ending, ie Shepard living through the Destroy choice if you shoot the Illusive Man before he kills Anderson, but it's not 5000.
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Posté 11 mars 2012 - 06:59
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I'm getting a little pissy. Does anyone know if the 'Shepard lives' ending is male only? Because I've done two play throughs at ~5200 ECR, saved anderson both times, and killed the IM ones and made him commit suicide once. Seen the 'special' ending with the grandpa telling stories both times, but nothing about shepard.
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Posté 11 mars 2012 - 07:07
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Just out of curiosity... how do you get to run? Does it have to do with your ME2 ending choice? Because I limped all the way, ever since the Reaper's laerbeam hit me...NSGM wrote...
Yeah the 17 endings aren't actually different beyond small things like:
Whether Earth is destroyed, devastated or fine.
Whether Anderson lives or dies.
Whether you're allowed you choose Synergy/Control.
Whether you run or limp to your chosen ending.
Whether the end involves wierd green circuit skin.
And Anderson still "dies" no matter what, right? When people say he "lives," that just means you just extend his death to have an extra conversation with him and Shepard. (which, btw, is an emotionally poignant scene and I highly recommend it...)
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 03:10
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Jarys wrote...
I'm getting a little pissy. Does anyone know if the 'Shepard lives' ending is male only? Because I've done two play throughs at ~5200 ECR, saved anderson both times, and killed the IM ones and made him commit suicide once. Seen the 'special' ending with the grandpa telling stories both times, but nothing about shepard.
My FemShep survived killing the Reapers, so no, it's not exclusive.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:01
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According to some posts in the forum, I believe that this ending is just a illusion or indoctrination. For real endings, please wait for DLCs.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:07
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There are two "Shepard's alive" ending videos - one for manShep and one for femShep
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:14
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Remember that Shepard only survives the destroy ending.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:47
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Xellith wrote...
I dont know how they could turn the most epic trilogy ever into utter garbage because of the last 15 mins of play. Its astounding they went that path. Im still in disbelief at the whole thing.
Welcome to the club! We are all dumbstruck... and hoping that the Shepard story isn't yet over and a next DLC will actually conclude his/her story. Hope!! because all the endings aren't hopeful nor inspirational at all.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:53
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Johnny Zhou wrote...
According to some posts in the forum, I believe that this ending is just a illusion or indoctrination. For real endings, please wait for DLCs.
That's what we are all HOPING FOR!... because then everything will make total sense. An indoctrination test which puts Shepard - the gamer - at real test and odds, and if Shepard does indeed choose to destroy the Reapers (plus had enough EMS), he survives i.e. wakes up from the rubble in London to pursue the final mission in a DLC(s).
That would be genius game writing if that's true.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 10:47
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Johnny Zhou wrote...
According to some posts in the forum, I believe that this ending is just a illusion or indoctrination. For real endings, please wait for DLCs.
Had not seen this, though it's certainly an interesting way to look at it - anyone else seen this idea?
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:22
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ElSwordio wrote...
Johnny Zhou wrote...
According to some posts in the forum, I believe that this ending is just a illusion or indoctrination. For real endings, please wait for DLCs.
Had not seen this, though it's certainly an interesting way to look at it - anyone else seen this idea?
I've seen it several places. It definitely makes more sense than the 3 choices we are given.
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:34
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This game has actually made me think of the notion of "free will" and choice. Is it real? Are we doomed to fate? Do our choices really matter? Ugh midterms!!
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Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:40
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Aunrielle wrote...
ElSwordio wrote...
Johnny Zhou wrote...
According to some posts in the forum, I believe that this ending is just a illusion or indoctrination. For real endings, please wait for DLCs.
Had not seen this, though it's certainly an interesting way to look at it - anyone else seen this idea?
I've seen it several places. It definitely makes more sense than the 3 choices we are given.
Makes more sense than 'space magic'? Absolutely!
