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Was the Ending a Hallucination? - Indoctrination Theory Mark II!


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Headbutters inc wrote...

Hey guys has anyone checked out the screenshot of the upcoming sp dlc?

http://farm9.staticf...af7feeb2c_h.jpg

Any thoughts or has it already been speculated?


Well, shepard goes underwater and (apparently) meets Leviathan there.

So that could be from the meeting with Leviathan.

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TSA_383 wrote...

Headbutters inc wrote...

Hey guys has anyone checked out the screenshot of the upcoming sp dlc?

http://farm9.staticf...af7feeb2c_h.jpg

Any thoughts or has it already been speculated?


Well, shepard goes underwater and (apparently) meets Leviathan there.

So that could be from the meeting with Leviathan.

Underwater chat with a Reaper! So cool! Literally. Posted Image

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HyperGlass wrote...

Arashi08 wrote...

Technically I would say that assuming the Maker is actually real (which they never prove in game of course) then the closest thing to an "opposite" would be the Old Gods, whom the Maker cast below the Earth (sound familiar?)  Still, it doesn't sound like an actual dichotomy like the god/satan thing, as much as one religion demonizing another, since the Old Gods and the Grey Wardens were around long before the Cult of the Maker sprang up (the Grey Wardens may have been around the same time to be fair)

I don't want to stray off topic but I honestly wanted to know what evidence there is -aside from the fact he never actully appears- to prove the Maker doesn't exist. After all; the Tevinters invaded the Golden City to usurp the Maker's throne long before the Chantry was founded.

Because the "Golden" city was black when the Mages invaded it, implying that it was always black and hadn't been golden at all.  Not to mention that they were persuaded by Dumat that if they did they would have "The power of the gods themselves." meaning they didn't have any notion of the Maker at the time.  Also since I usually always play Dalish I refuse to believe that the human god is real while the Dalish ones aren't, especially since they were around long before the humans arrived in Thedas.

Again, sorry for being off-topic

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SubAstris wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

SubAstris wrote...

I'm not trying to be, but that's probably more to do with the fact that you think he is a Reaper manifestation.

People can have their interpretations, I agree wholeheartedly, I'm just saying BW's intention wasn't to make it that way.


Stating facts... how exactly do you know this? Did someone from BW  call you up and tell you?


Comic Con 2012 Mass Effect: Past, Present and Future, search on Youtube, last 10 minutes


Sorry for the delay, making food...

Saw it a few days ago. It's not enough to draw a counter conclusion from. At no time did Mike say it was not an Indoctrination attempt. He said it was representative of losses. The funny thing with that is by the third dream, I have a total of 3 losses that matter, and one of them is questionable given 'Shepard's' relationship with them.

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

Edit: Love how you ignored my observations regarding the 'boy' at the beginning of the game, though. Seem common that you focus on menial crap and never on the more pointed observations.

Modifié par Turbo_J, 21 juillet 2012 - 08:40 .


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Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?

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RavenEyry wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?


That was my point. It can be interpreted any way the player chooses. Given I only lost 2.5 people I gave a crap about in my canon playthrough, seeing 30 oily shadows in the third dream still makes me question Mike's comment; that they simply (and 'only' by some peoples interpretations) represent fallen friends/comrades... I see them as oily shadows of indoctrination, and no other explanation fits; again 'in my own opinion'.

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Turbo_J wrote...

RavenEyry wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?


That was my point. It can be interpreted any way the player chooses. Given I only lost 2.5 people I gave a crap about in my canon playthrough, seeing 30 oily shadows in the third dream still makes me question Mike's comment; that they simply (and 'only' by some peoples interpretations) represent fallen friends/comrades... I see them as oily shadows of indoctrination, and no other explanation fits; again 'in my own opinion'.


Who did you lose? And who was the half?

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Hey byne, are you a guy or a girl? Just curious.

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shepdog77 wrote...

Hey byne, are you a guy or a girl? Just curious.


Guy

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byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

Hey byne, are you a guy or a girl? Just curious.


Guy


Ok cool, Bros before Hoes!

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shepdog77 wrote...

byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

Hey byne, are you a guy or a girl? Just curious.


Guy


Ok cool, Bros before Hoes!

I resent your statement.

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I consider you all to both be my bros and my hoes.

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RavenEyry wrote...

I consider you all to both be my bros and my hoes.



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MegumiAzusa wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

Hey byne, are you a guy or a girl? Just curious.


Guy


Ok cool, Bros before Hoes!

I resent your statement.


Bros and Hoes are not gender specific. ^_^

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byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

I ripped my pants.


lol


Wrong forum?

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FellishBeast wrote...

byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

I ripped my pants.


lol


Wrong forum?


Altering someone's quotes is no fun, Fellish.

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byne wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

RavenEyry wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?


That was my point. It can be interpreted any way the player chooses. Given I only lost 2.5 people I gave a crap about in my canon playthrough, seeing 30 oily shadows in the third dream still makes me question Mike's comment; that they simply (and 'only' by some peoples interpretations) represent fallen friends/comrades... I see them as oily shadows of indoctrination, and no other explanation fits; again 'in my own opinion'.


Who did you lose? And who was the half?


Kaiden, Mordin, and Legion... who is not dead, but disseminated into all Geth. He is a part of them all.

Little tangent of bothersome things coming...

My Canon Shep did not like Thane, so his death wouldn't have any impact on her, really. Just like the death of one no-name kid; it couldn't mean anything - not with millions dieing. Not when She just told Anderson; 'we fight for the ones that make it out alive'. Had she really been my avatar at the time, she would have question why a reaper with a primed main gun chose not to fire on the evac zone - and just honk at the kid instead. A kid to represent all of humanity? Ok, maybe. But Earth? Really? For a spacer vagabond? Did BW forget the background of two out of three Shepards here? Amy could give a damn about a cohesive ball of dirt and rock.

One of the very first things I said to myself on my first playthrough was that 'this is not my Shepard'. Too many OOC moments. I'd lost control. That should be a huge red flag for anyone with any understanding of the lore of Mass Effect.

"Home is recognised patterns, knows sapces. Familar thought processes of fellow sapients. It is belonging. Home is where the creators you are." Legion - 2185.

Using shepard's own logic regarding the loss of a planet: "We may have lost Thessia Earth, but we haven't lost the Asari humans yet."

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FellishBeast wrote...

byne wrote...

shepdog77 wrote...

*misquote*


*misquote*


Wrong forum?


SLANDER!!!!



I'm not wearing pants.

Modifié par shepdog77, 21 juillet 2012 - 09:25 .


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Turbo_J wrote...
Using shepard's own logic regarding the loss of a planet: "We may have lost Thessia Earth, but we haven't lost the Asari humans yet."

I did find it odd that they were asking people to divert resources from there own defence to save Earth before it became important. I think Most Writers Are Human was at play a little. I understand taking back Earth would be a major part of the game, but at the begining at least it seemed like Shepard thought Earth was the center of the universe, even if they weren't born there.

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Turbo_J wrote...

byne wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

RavenEyry wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?


That was my point. It can be interpreted any way the player chooses. Given I only lost 2.5 people I gave a crap about in my canon playthrough, seeing 30 oily shadows in the third dream still makes me question Mike's comment; that they simply (and 'only' by some peoples interpretations) represent fallen friends/comrades... I see them as oily shadows of indoctrination, and no other explanation fits; again 'in my own opinion'.


Who did you lose? And who was the half?


Kaiden, Mordin, and Legion... who is not dead, but disseminated into all Geth. He is a part of them all.

Little tangent of bothersome things coming...

My Canon Shep did not like Thane, so his death wouldn't have any impact on her, really. Just like the death of one no-name kid; it couldn't mean anything - not with millions dieing. Not when She just told Anderson; 'we fight for the ones that make it out alive'. Had she really been my avatar at the time, she would have question why a reaper with a primed main gun chose not to fire on the evac zone - and just honk at the kid instead. A kid to represent all of humanity? Ok, maybe. But Earth? Really? For a spacer vagabond? Did BW forget the background of two out of three Shepards here? Amy could give a damn about a cohesive ball of dirt and rock.

One of the very first things I said to myself on my first playthrough was that 'this is not my Shepard'. Too many OOC moments. I'd lost control. That should be a huge red flag for anyone with any understanding of the lore of Mass Effect.

"Home is recognised patterns, knows sapces. Familar thought processes of fellow sapients. It is belonging. Home is where the creators you are." Legion - 2185.

Using shepard's own logic regarding the loss of a planet: "We may have lost Thessia Earth, but we haven't lost the Asari humans yet."


Yeah. I never got why my Spacer shep cared so much about Earth. Earth is just another planet to her. She had to personally make a call that got hundreds of thousands of batarians killed on Aratoht, and likely many more slaves of various species, and she had no dreams about that.

Those were hundreds of thousands of people killed directly by a choice she made, and it didnt give her nightmares.

Quick, tell me what is more likely to give you nightmares? Killing hundreds of thousands, most of whom are innocents, or watching one child die through no fault of your own?

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byne wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

byne wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

RavenEyry wrote...

Turbo_J wrote...

You are stating fact that Mikes comments are counter to an Indoctrination perspective when he actually says no such thing.

In my opinion, you are grasping at straws this time... and I don't say that much because I hate the saying.

It's easy to interpret their comments in multiple ways. So the oily shadows represent people Shep's seen die. What's to say everyone undergoing indoctrination doesn't see oily shadows of dead friends?


That was my point. It can be interpreted any way the player chooses. Given I only lost 2.5 people I gave a crap about in my canon playthrough, seeing 30 oily shadows in the third dream still makes me question Mike's comment; that they simply (and 'only' by some peoples interpretations) represent fallen friends/comrades... I see them as oily shadows of indoctrination, and no other explanation fits; again 'in my own opinion'.


Who did you lose? And who was the half?


Kaiden, Mordin, and Legion... who is not dead, but disseminated into all Geth. He is a part of them all.

Little tangent of bothersome things coming...

My Canon Shep did not like Thane, so his death wouldn't have any impact on her, really. Just like the death of one no-name kid; it couldn't mean anything - not with millions dieing. Not when She just told Anderson; 'we fight for the ones that make it out alive'. Had she really been my avatar at the time, she would have question why a reaper with a primed main gun chose not to fire on the evac zone - and just honk at the kid instead. A kid to represent all of humanity? Ok, maybe. But Earth? Really? For a spacer vagabond? Did BW forget the background of two out of three Shepards here? Amy could give a damn about a cohesive ball of dirt and rock.

One of the very first things I said to myself on my first playthrough was that 'this is not my Shepard'. Too many OOC moments. I'd lost control. That should be a huge red flag for anyone with any understanding of the lore of Mass Effect.

"Home is recognised patterns, knows sapces. Familar thought processes of fellow sapients. It is belonging. Home is where the creators you are." Legion - 2185.

Using shepard's own logic regarding the loss of a planet: "We may have lost Thessia Earth, but we haven't lost the Asari humans yet."


Yeah. I never got why my Spacer shep cared so much about Earth. Earth is just another planet to her. She had to personally make a call that got hundreds of thousands of batarians killed on Aratoht, and likely many more slaves of various species, and she had no dreams about that.

Those were hundreds of thousands of people killed directly by a choice she made, and it didnt give her nightmares.

Quick, tell me what is more likely to give you nightmares? Killing hundreds of thousands, most of whom are innocents, or watching one child die through no fault of your own?


I completely agree with your point here. If the child was not an indoctrination device, then it was a poorly implemented attempt at getting us to feel something. All I felt was :huh:<_< every time I saw that kid.

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Hey Raven could I add to your ending oddties by saying that Shep can somehow see a vision of a choice after asking about it as if he/she has already picked that. e.g. Reapers leave when asking about control. It just don't get that. I can guess it would make it easier for the audience to comprehend but come on it's easy for them to understand already.

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Well to be honest a child. I mean to see children die in war is horrific, and yes there were children that died in the blast, but Shepard did not see them die. Shepard thinks about it but really doesn't give him/her nightmers, and Shepard was like that after Virmir.

But Shepard this time saw a child die, (which I think is not real) and in that monute after seeing so many people die and the chocies he/she has made are finally awakning from ME1.

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FellishBeast wrote...

I completely agree with your point here. If the child was not an indoctrination device, then it was a poorly implemented attempt at getting us to feel something. All I felt was :huh:<_< every time I saw that kid.


Considering my renegade Shep is a Colonist, she saw way worse happen to children when slavers raided her home planet. After the kind of crap she saw on Mindoir, which, if you'll remember from the Spacer only mission in ME1, was bad enough to mentally scar even a veteran soldier like Zabaleta, the fact that a single kid can affect her so much is a bit odd.

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HyperGlass wrote...

Hey Raven could I add to your ending oddties by saying that Shep can somehow see a vision of a choice after asking about it as if he/she has already picked that. e.g. Reapers leave when asking about control. It just don't get that. I can guess it would make it easier for the audience to comprehend but come on it's easy for them to understand already.

I'm not sure what you're referring to, I've got the shot of TIM and Anderson choosing listed if that's what you refer too.