vertigo72 wrote...
People pick the details but don't see the whole picture. So, there is how I understand the whole story and why I think the ending is very good:
You, Shepard, are here to solve a big problem that you don't even understand before the end. Which is this problem?
The main problem of the ME Universe is that organic life creates syntetic life then tries to destroy it. Always. It's like an axiom in this ME Universe, you have to trust Reapers (and Bioware writers) on that. Syntetic life is like organic life, but it is not limited by the body. Most important thing it is immortal. So any AI can evolve as much as they can, because they don't have time constraints. Because of that they are immensely superior. Also, they don't have emotions, at least not much. So we have this hopeless and very very ancient war, that's our problem.
(Don't say that you didn't see that coming because you fight syntetics in all 3 ME games. Reapers, Geth, husks, indoctrinated people, ...)
AIs are like Legion, they don't really need to fight but they will protect their life. So some ancient AI found a solution: a way to unify synthetic and organic life. The problem with this solution is that AIs don't want to unify themselves with some retards (would you like to unify yourself with your pocket calculator?) Also, they don't want to make a choice themselves, maybe they don't have consensus or something. Also, they don't want to force organics.
So, they gave organics a test: evolve enogh and you will have a choice what to do. To pass the test you have to build a big stick, put it on the Citadel and press a button. That's all. Then you will have 3 choices. You have 50000 years to do it, now go and evolve. Every 50k years we (Reapers) will come and give you an exam. When you fail we will copy your software and some DNA into a new reaper then use you for some purpose.
The Citadel, the little boy, is like the examiner who will judge you. That's why it doesn't inferfere.
And Shepard was the first organic to do it, unify everybody to build the stick and arrive to the exam to press a button.
About 3 choices: it's a part of the exam, only one choice is correct.
If you choose to destroy or control the Reapers, then the problem will rise again sooner or later. Synthetics will always evolve into AI and the war will start again, eventually new Reapers will be created and so on.
If you choose to unify both races then there will be no war anymore and only one form of life that will inherit best parts of both forms. Something like immortal people with all their emotions.
So, to ensure that you really really gave the answer you have right to only one answer, after you die. (If you don't choose you die too, as every 50000 years)
That's my view of this story and that's why I believe the ending is perfect, despite some minor problems, like no helmets...
Sigh... One of these days. ANYWHO
That does not make sense. The fact that the reapers exist means that there were "cycles(or lack there of)" in fact that allowed them to hit this peak, the reapers are proof they are wrong. They are essentially saying, we dont trust any other race to get to our point, because we dont know what they are going to do, so we kill them.
Their premise that all life will create machines that eventually kill organics is directly against their very existence.
Who do you think made the reapers? The existence of the reapers means that organics dont always create synthetics that destroy organics... How can you argue otherwise when the proof is staring at you and saying it isnt possible?
Either the reapers had a beginning from a creator race and that the creator race DECIDED to do this or the Reapers are in fact the cycle. There is no other way to explain it.
This is essetnially what the reapers are arguing:
You have to create a singularity to prevent a singularity... That doesn't even make sense.
It is infact not a logical conclusion unless the conclusion is for self preservations sake(and only for the reapers self preservation). The existence of itself(reapers) should be proof that outside of self preservation, it's not logic that is having them do this but is fear and imagination. Otherwise you are arguing that the only way to prevent a singularity from destroying the galaxy is to have a singularity destroy possible singularites. IF you dont see the flaw in this line of thinking...Umm well I guess that ship has sailed. At worst there will be another singularity doing this(A massive theory) or at best you just wipped out the cycle for a very, very, long time or forever.
I gotta say though... I dont know why anyone cares whether the geth or any other AI is rebellious matters. The reapers are proof of where organic life will lead if left alone, the problem is, it may kill a few civilizations along the way(which is still preferable to getting wiped out by the reapers), the thing is though, if anything gets to that point, the reapers are ****ed even they admit it... The argument is, do you want the reapers, or do you want to figure out if the "next" reapers will ever come along or not, and how will it(The galaxy) be different.
It is literally a choice of survival(Us or the reapers) and the willingness to find out what will be different.
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Seriously, how do you not see this.
Reapers corrupt it
