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[phrizek]

whichwitch wrote...

I would have liked this as well. What I can't believe that we find a Prothean site, complete with protheans remains, mainly intact with a mini mass relay and NO ONE IS STUDYING IT???

Yes, this bothered me a lot too. Even if the pods lost power and all those Protheans died, they should have been very well preserved. There were thousands of Protheans at Ilos. If even a small number of them had DNA that could be recovered, the Prothean race could have possibly been revived through cloning. There could have been a whole subplot where the Hanar tried to bring back the Enkindlers and they needed Shepard for the Cipher. A lot of avenues went unexplored in Mass Effect, but anyway, this is off topic.

[totalrecall87]

i like it! well done

[my Aim is True]

Interesting.... it would fulfill the "victory through sacrifice" promise the devs made.

[MissMaster_2]

OP. You should send this to some of the people at BW!!

[Formis_Sage]

Still prefer The Indoctrination theory, because if that's not true then Bioware created the greatest mishmash of random facts that make more sense together than the intended story for the ending, which is both impressive and disapointing.

But, I like this a lot and it's better than anything Bioware is probably planning. <_<
Only thing is, that it does affect the current ending by changing the function of the Crucible from the three nonsensical "options" to one that actually makes sense, and isn't final as the battle would still be decided by how much effort you put into gaining EMS. (No offense to the people who like the RGB option and God-Child, I just despise it that much :innocent:)
As for the disposal of the relays, I'd make that optional in any "good" ending you get.

+ Send this to the feedback thread if you haven't yet, one never knows.

Modifié par Formis_Sage, 24 mars 2012 - 03:37 .

[phrizek]

Formis_Sage wrote...

Still prefer The Indoctrination theory, because if that's not true then Bioware created the greatest mishmash of random facts that make more sense together than the intended story for the ending, which is both impressive and disapointing.

But, I like this a lot and it's better than anything Bioware is probably planning. <_<
Only thing is, that it does affect the current ending by changing the function of the Crucible from the three nonsensical "options" to one that actually makes sense, and isn't final as the battle would still be decided by how much effort you put into gaining EMS. (No offense to the people who like the RGB option and God-Child, I just despise it that much :innocent:)
As for the disposal of the relays, I'd make that optional in any "good" ending you get.

+ Send this to the feedback thread if you haven't yet, one never knows.

Already posted this to the feedback thread I'm not expecting anything to come out of it though, it's just a fun thought experiment.

[Marta Rio II]

phrizek wrote...

Already posted this to the feedback thread I'm not expecting anything to come out of it though, it's just a fun thought experiment.

I remember supporting this when you originally posted it.  For what it's worth, I mentioned this idea in the feedback thread as well (although unfortunately I couldn't find your post to link to).  Hopefully others will do the same; I think it's a great way to bypass (without altering) the current set of endings, while adding an additional mission (to possibly make a paid DLC worth the $$).

Modifié par Marta Rio II, 24 mars 2012 - 05:13 .

[alx119]

Why is it so much better for a simple fan to write a decent ending than for a whole team of excellent writers? Dx
I really like this ending though, no indoctrination theory even, and without touching the original endings. "Without compromising their artist integrity". And i would looooove to see the Council chamber again, if only to have the dialogue battle with TIM. And all the details of the ending, hell yeah I like this.

[Buddy_88]

I think this is a great idea!!  I like the call back to ME1 with Ilos, as it would be a great memory to the orginal fans and a totally new place to those who have just recently become fans.  If this were done I think it would satisfy a lot of the orginal fans, and give those good feelings of ME1 and just kind of complete the circle of the Commander Shepard story in going back to the place that made saving the Galaxy possible to help save it again at the brink of destruction.  Great Idea in my opinion!!!

[Bedevil123]

/sign

[Max2011]

Wasn't the conduit removed for safety after mass effect 1?

[Lyrandori]

See, the thing is, at this point, with the endings we have and the plot holes we have to swim in, ANYTHING would be better. In the case of your suggestions OP, I would call that amazing, honestly. But I highly doubt that EA will give enough time to BioWare for them to do something like that. I'm pretty sure that somewhere deep inside them at BioWare they would like to do something similar to that, but business being what it is, fiscal year schedules and whatnot... I wouldn't except much. I for one would PAY for your suggestion (amongst others I've read around) to be implemented.

Modifié par Lyrandori, 24 mars 2012 - 05:34 .

[Kirival]

 I really like the Ilos idea and the idea that it is a completely separate option from the Earth one.  You clearly put a lot of thought into this and it shows.  The only point I disagree on is controlling Hackett...as much as people argue about artistic integrity this has always been Shepard's story...I respect that and whatever Hackett says doesn't have to be controlled by me.

[Hunter_Wolf]

phrizek wrote...

Nobody?

this

[Reth Shepherd]

This would work, and I like the Ilos throwback!

[phrizek]

Kirival wrote...

 I really like the Ilos idea and the idea that it is a completely separate option from the Earth one.  You clearly put a lot of thought into this and it shows.  The only point I disagree on is controlling Hackett...as much as people argue about artistic integrity this has always been Shepard's story...I respect that and whatever Hackett says doesn't have to be controlled by me.

I too struggled with whether I should add that part (controlling Hackett), but I figured if there was a section in ME2 where you controlled Joker, limited (simple dialogue wheel choices) control of Hackett would be all right.

[WeAreLegionWTF]

while we're their we should review what vigil said in 1 and wonder...

[Apest]

This is just a repetition of Mass Effect 1. Indoctrination Theory is better u wake up in Earth and them u fight Harbinger. Then u figth your way to citadel and fight the ilusive Man, while the fleet destroy the rest of the reapers outside of the station.

[Senario]

I had to comment quickly on this earlier, but it is still a brilliant solution.

I am a bit iffy on the whole "Shut off the mass relays" thing, maybe if they hinted that they were able to finally understand Galactic travel on their own and why Mass Relays work. Similar to how the Protheans were able to build the Conduit on Illos. Thus they create their own network of mass relays not reliant on the citadel but reliant on Hubs based on each of the Council race's homeworlds. Think of this as a "United Nations" system where each major race gets control over the relays while the minor ones get a say on how government is run galactically.

Just some rambling on my part: but I think it could have worked since they have data from many Prothean relics found during the crucible's construction. And of course they had the Illos conduit to study from.

I agree with most of the alt ending you have presented. It feels bittersweet that the Citadel and Relays we have come to know are going out. But maybe this is a good way to handle it while still having a sense of "accomplishment".

[Bedevil123]

bump

[Asari]

I support the OP.

[scottlogan3]

I think you put together a well thought out option and a great ending to the series. Closure AND a sense of hope and accomplishment. Plus, I love the full circle idea of going back to Illos.

[MOELANDER]

If you like it, post a link to this thread in the feedback thread.

[phrizek]

Senario wrote...

I had to comment quickly on this earlier, but it is still a brilliant solution.

I am a bit iffy on the whole "Shut off the mass relays" thing, maybe if they hinted that they were able to finally understand Galactic travel on their own and why Mass Relays work. Similar to how the Protheans were able to build the Conduit on Illos. Thus they create their own network of mass relays not reliant on the citadel but reliant on Hubs based on each of the Council race's homeworlds. Think of this as a "United Nations" system where each major race gets control over the relays while the minor ones get a say on how government is run galactically.

Just some rambling on my part: but I think it could have worked since they have data from many Prothean relics found during the crucible's construction. And of course they had the Illos conduit to study from.

I agree with most of the alt ending you have presented. It feels bittersweet that the Citadel and Relays we have come to know are going out. But maybe this is a good way to handle it while still having a sense of "accomplishment".

I think a major theme of the series was that the reliance on Reaper technology (Mass Relays and the Citadel) was stunting the various races technological growth. Remember Legion's talk in Mass Effect 2? Who is to say that they won't now develop better space travel technologies without the relays? Perhaps they can figure out instantaneous travel via wormholes or folding space or something completely different and way more awesome. 

[Stygian1]

Really really brilliant. Its a shame a fan came up with an ending infinitely better than the one a team of writers developed. I vote this be the DLC. It would be awesome