Anyway, what with Bioware saying the current endings will not be changed, this means that when we fired at that tube and destroyed the Reapers, we also killed all the geth. Now, since the geth are going to die anyway, it stands to reason that it is better to kill them on Rannoch rather than recruit them only for them to be wiped out by red space magic. Here is why:
1. Legion's death is more meaningful. If you decide not to upload the code, Legion attacks Shepard, beats him up, and then gets a knife in the back from Tali. Here, Legion dies fighting for the geth's right to survive; he ultimately fails, but we see his struggle and empathize with him. His death still has weight. However, if you let him upload the code, then he dies upgrading his race that is only going to be killed in the end anyway. He basically sacrifices himself for no reason; his death in this way is pointless.
2. It fits with the ending more. Yes, I hate the endings as much as the rest of you, but we're stuck with them, so we have to make the most of what we've got. Anyway, if Shepard kills the geth, then his later decision to destroy all synthetics makes more sense and has some precedence, as opposed to coming out of nowhere. It makes more sense to make that choice when you haven't made a speech to Gerrel about how the geth deserve to live.
3. It doesn't have any other ill effects. Even if you wipe out the geth, Tali still ultimately tells Legion he has a soul and mourns his death, so her character development is still achieved. Also, the War Assets the geth provide are not enough to get the breathe ending without multiplayer and not necessary to get it with. Lastly, there are no future interactions with geth later in the game that you miss out on by destroying them.
4. Your decision is properly recognized in-game. If you destroy the geth on Rannoch, it is acknowledged. EDI is upset with you and you actually see the geth fleet getting destroyed. Tali even apologizes to Legion. If you destroy the geth in the ending, it happens off-screen; you don't see it, and it lacks any real impact. You don't get the feeling like you've actually wiped out a race that way; you're told and not shown. Nobody mourns the lost geth, or says anything about their demise beyond the one line from Starchild telling you they'll die.
5. It's a more fitting death. Much as they don't fully deserve it, there's a certain poetry towards the quarians destroying the geth. The creators destroying the created, revenge for all the people killed by them in the Morning War, finally reconquering their homeworld after their 300-year exile. If the geth die in the ending, it's by red space magic; it feels nonsensical and silly. We don't feel like it fits them at all, and it feels (and is) contrived.
6. It's morally right. Either way, the destruction of the geth is not a positive thing; however, if it must be done, it's better to do so before they receive upgrades from the Reaper code and attain true intelligence. Wiping out a race is never a good thing, but better it be done when they are at a lower state. The geth deserve to live more after they all gain intelligence, and thus if they are to die it should be done before this occurs.
So there it is. I don't like having to kill all the geth either, but if it has to be done, then ultimately, the story benefits from it happening sooner rather than later.
Modifié par Mr. Big Pimpin, 07 avril 2012 - 03:17 .
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