I think this is possible even if they don't want to remove the Catalyst part. Here's why:EnforcerWRX7 wrote...
Bioware's biggest problem now is making the ending make sense. No amount of glitter and gold can make the ripped off desu ex ending any better.
I'll say it right now: I have no hope for the clarifications extended cut to make this any better...
After my thoughts on the "green ending" this is what I think of the "red one" and what we can "clarify" in order to restore ME's main plot continuity that so many people found broken by the Catalyst's statements.
First this is the only one allowing Shepard to definitively stop the Reapers, which is Shepard's goal from the start. This also the ending the Reapers and the Catalyst dislike the most, the Starchild says himself that he thinks that won't solve his problem (his "synthetics/organics" issue), but he can't directly object nor prevent Shepard from choosing that path, Shepard only has to pull the trigger and shoot the "cable" to shut him up. But it also brings up a, interrogation, why would the Catalyst allow Shepard to destroy him and the Reapers if he thinks that it is going against their goal. The only explanation that comes to my mind is that the Catalyst doesn't control the Crucible, so the three solutions are probably not his, this is only what he figured about the Crucible possibilities. Like I said I think the Catalyst tried to subtly push Shepard to accept the fusion solution because this is the only one that makes sense with his motives (from his perspective). On the other hand he has some warnings about the destruction solution: he says this is only a temporary one, he also says that it will destroy everything that is synthetic the Geth and even Shepard. I really had the feeling that "and you don't want that" was totally implicit behind the Catalyst's words. So we have this: the Catalyst thinks this won't solve anything, organics will build new AIs/synthetics and worse, after the Reaper's destruction nothing will stand between organics and synthetics. The Catalyst can't reasonably want that to happen, so why doesn't he try to stop Shepard? Because he can't, he doesn't have control over the Crucible all he can do is to try to manipulate Shepard.
Now we're hitting the sensitive spot, what is exactly destroyed when you choose this solution? That's where we need a "clarification" as promised for the DLC because it changes absolutely everything. The catalyst says it destroys everything that is synthetic or partly synthetic. Reapers, Geth, AIs, and even Shepard, remember:
Shepard is bio-synthetic. Though he can survive with enough EMS, and some even saw EDI getting out of the crashed Normandy after the Reapers destruction. So we need to know what happens to the Geth. Besides that we also need to know the why. For the moment the best explanation is that with a higher EMS the Crucible is correctly build and arrives in a good condition to the Citadel (he had a strong escort preventing it from being hit by the Reapers), it has its full effectiveness and can precisely distinguish Reapers from the other kind of synthetic technology. So Shepard and EDI survive. But what for the Geth? They are based on Quarian technology but they upgraded themselves by inserting a Reaper code into their consensus. Their destruction is possible but it isn't certain. Frist this is only code not real hardware, the Geth are still 100% Geth hardware, the code is software. Second it is possible to separate and erase Reaper code inside the consensus without destroying the whole. That's what Shepard did on Rannoch. My guess is, if Shepard can do it, so does the Crucible.
But this is only my guess, we still need a "clarification" or a fix on this. Yes that part must be "clarified" or fixed because it has many implications and opens satisfying perspectives for many players:
- If the Geth survive we can speculate on the Reapers/Catalyst real motives and behaviour. With that new element we can strongly assume that he has been either lying or not fully aware of the true power of the Crucible. This point is important because it potentially can satisfy both the players who liked the end as it is now and those who didn't like because they hated the Catalyst's statements and logic. We can think he's been lying all along or had a complelty flawed logic but we also can assume that he exposed his true motives but never thought that the Crucible could perform a pin point attack (or tried to hide it). Yes you can either believe what you want about what the Catalyst said (and replace it by Sovereign's words fr instance) or believe him and keep his motives as the real Reapers pupose. That should satisfy both those who think the plot is broken and those who don't think it is broken.
- If the Geth survive it will help the Quarians, remember their suits are now symbiotic with the Geth, destroy the Geth and the Quarians will be in trouble (provided you ended the conflict).
- this is an easy to add clarification or implementable fix, let's face it, I'll be honest I would have liked a new ending but this won't happen. Bioware will never remove the Starchild and put something else in its place, this clarification doesn't break the "artistic integrity", there's nothing to remove from the existing ending, but it adds more satisfying perspectives for those who didn't like the whole Catalyst part. In my opinion it also makes it look better and more charismatic (one of the many complaints about him), letting people suspecting him to be manipulative adds more substance to his character. His looks could also be interpreted as a part of his manipulation attempt, making him look friendly and sincere like a child freely speaking his mind.
- Many players complained because all the endings were forcing Shepard to betray his ethics, if the Geth survive that issue is solved too.
Yes it looks a bit like "lots speculations from (and for) everyone" but this time these are statisfying ones for the majority. Well that was for the "red" ending and what the DLC could clarify or fix regarding it.
Modifié par kimuji, 09 avril 2012 - 08:56 .
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