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


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That's probably one of the best anti-refuse quotes ever. Sacrifices will have to be made to destroy the Reapers. Trying to save everyone is why a lot of people chose Control or Synthesis, and it's the same reason some pick Refuse.

Whether we can actually win conventionally doesn't matter, because this isn't happening. It's a test of what Shepard wants to do and what he's willing to sacrifice.


Banshee even you can't argue against this.

I will try.

1. Whether it is happening does matter, because Shepard thinks it's real.
2. Shepard thinks she can win in refuse. The issue of sarifice becomes less black and white. Shepard obviously knows they will take losses without the crucible, so does that not say Shepard is willing to sacrifice?

I'd say refuse is almost on par with destroy. Almost.


Yes why does Shepard doubt in Destroy. Because what a brat tells you/ shows you, and you believe him, which makes Shepard want to refuse because of words/ visons the brat show/tells Shepard. Also no his/her honor stays intact. he/she refuses to kill the Reapers all because the brat says this about Destroy.

Javik even says fear is the Reapers greatest weapon when he talks to liara after Thessia falls.

Also since the player can't kill the reapers in Destroy, if this is real, and if they continue from this point, with out IT, then it's going to be stupid. in all honest so the brat lied about Destroy, Control, and Synthesis. If I wanted to defeat the Reapers, I would just pick Destroy. It makes no sense why Bioware adds refuse if thteendings are as they are, unless it was for the fans that wanted to refuse the brat, and they thought okay we will cretae it. But don't you want to pick Destroy? I mean even Mike asked us what did you all think about Destroy? Did he say refuse, no. I see Bioware just not doing anything with refuse, unless IT wake up is in there.

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Commander Casanova wrote...

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Refuse is Paragon-stupid, it's what Batman would pick. It's trying to take a moral highground in a situation you shouldn't.


Thank you. So much.

Being a good idea or not has no effect on what it is. I am not saying it's a good idea or not. I'm just saying we really don't have enough info to say if it could work in an IT reveal. And we won't because we don't know the future.

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BansheeOwnage wrote...

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BleedingUranium wrote...

Refuse is Paragon-stupid, it's what Batman would pick. It's trying to take a moral highground in a situation you shouldn't.


Thank you. So much.

Being a good idea or not has no effect on what it is. I am not saying it's a good idea or not. I'm just saying we really don't have enough info to say if it could work in an IT reveal. And we won't because we don't know the future.


IF it continues after Shepard sees the Alliance ship blows up, and Shepard doesn't wake up, then no it can't work. It's like again mixing Deception theory, with Puzzle Theory.  Do not go together, but if they add a breath scene to refuse, and continue through there, as well as Destroy, then I can see that.

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masster blaster wrote...

BansheeOwnage wrote...

masster blaster wrote...

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That's probably one of the best anti-refuse quotes ever. Sacrifices will have to be made to destroy the Reapers. Trying to save everyone is why a lot of people chose Control or Synthesis, and it's the same reason some pick Refuse.

Whether we can actually win conventionally doesn't matter, because this isn't happening. It's a test of what Shepard wants to do and what he's willing to sacrifice.


Banshee even you can't argue against this.

I will try.

1. Whether it is happening does matter, because Shepard thinks it's real.
2. Shepard thinks she can win in refuse. The issue of sarifice becomes less black and white. Shepard obviously knows they will take losses without the crucible, so does that not say Shepard is willing to sacrifice?

I'd say refuse is almost on par with destroy. Almost.


Yes why does Shepard doubt in Destroy. Because what a brat tells you/ shows you, and you believe him, which makes Shepard want to refuse because of words/ visons the brat show/tells Shepard. Also no his/her honor stays intact. he/she refuses to kill the Reapers all because the brat says this about Destroy.

Javik even says fear is the Reapers greatest weapon when he talks to liara after Thessia falls.

There is more to it than that. The whole point of refuse is rejecting the catalyst. Is that better than destroying it? No. But it's still good.

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masster blaster wrote...

BansheeOwnage wrote...

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Refuse is Paragon-stupid, it's what Batman would pick. It's trying to take a moral highground in a situation you shouldn't.


Thank you. So much.

Being a good idea or not has no effect on what it is. I am not saying it's a good idea or not. I'm just saying we really don't have enough info to say if it could work in an IT reveal. And we won't because we don't know the future.


IF it continues after Shepard sees the Alliance ship blows up, and Shepard doesn't wake up, then no it can't work. It's like again mixing Deception theory, with Puzzle Theory.  Do not go together, but if they add a breath scene to refuse, and continue through there, as well as Destroy, then I can see that.

That's what I'm saying. They can't have a breath scene now because it would prove IT. I'm saying it's still the wild card here. BW could do whatever they want with it in an IT reveal.

See you later.

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Well Jade Kenson refused, so I don't think it helps, but hey maybe they will add on to Destroy, and refuse. I think Destroy Shepard will loose less, but refuse Shepard will loose more, but speculations.


Kenson refused, but she didn't refuse the Reapers, she refused to follow through on her task. It's different, almost opposite.

Saren, while indoctrinated, was only so successfully indoctrinated because it played on his will of relying on them (machines) to solve the galaxy's problems. And it was proven in the final battle that he still retained his own consciousness through it all.


Shepard has a 'lighter' form of all the choices.

He doesn't pick Synthesis out of fear of the Reapers.
He doesn't pick Control out of ambition and greed.
He doesn't pick Refuse in worship for the Reapers.

I guess he's the closest in Destroy, as he's very much aligned with Anderson in most playthroughs.

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BansheeOwnage wrote...

Right, I think it went like this:
Shepard: "I have a better solution"
or
Kid: "I am prepared to hear your solution"

really want to know what it was! Posted Image


Voilà

And he's gone, lol. 

Modifié par Home run MF, 25 novembre 2012 - 04:28 .


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I'm not convinced. Why refuse the destroy option if you still want to destroy them?

I'll have a look at the refuse ending again.

Shepard is convinced in refuse that:

1. The kid may be lying (Good reason to avoid one of his options)
2. That they can win without the crucible and killing synthetics.

Because of this, you could even see it as Refuse (Paragon destroy) vs Destroy (renegade destroy).
They're trying to do the same thing. One is more ruthless.

I can't find the video, but right after the mars mission Liara says "You know we can't win conventionally" and Shepard has this really weird and awkward silence. Shepard never actually agreed that they couldn't win conventionally, it was just Hackett spouting it over and over.


Shepard doesnt have to agree for it to be true.


Shepard's the one who was crucial in:
-Destroying the Reaper vanguard
-Destroying the Human-Reaper
And later
-Destroying 2 more Reapers

He's going to be skeptical.

In fact, he starts off skeptical ABOUT THE CRUCIBLE (read his lines), and then gradually believes that the Crucible is the only option.

It's very interesting...

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Refuse, as it stands right now, is the hubris ending. You are condemning the rest of the galaxy to certain death for your own pride and arrogance. As far as I'm concerned, it's no better than assuming control of the Reaper forces that were trying to annihilate you for five years or altering DNA without consent.

Worse, actually. You are doing nothing. You are taking a bow and exiting stage left when the galaxy needs your greatest performance.

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^ lol

Hi Home Run :)

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I like the new banner featuring Aria and Nyreen that you get for the weekend challenge.

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AresKeith wrote...

^ lol

Hi Home Run :)


"lol"?

If that's all you're going to respond with, why did you even bother?

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 Not wanting to stir things up (this is of course a lie, I am absolutely trying to stir) but

*snip*

Davik Kang considers Refuse to be every bit as bad as Synthesis.


Well, as long as we're referencing KotoR, this sums up refuse pretty well.



"Perhaps you were expecting some surprise, for me to reveal a secret
that had eluded you, something that would change your perspective of
events, shatter you to your core. There is no great revelation, no great
secret. There is only you."

I know this isn't really a Bioware game, but yeah...

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Refuse, as it stands right now, is the hubris ending. You are condemning the rest of the galaxy to certain death for your own pride and arrogance. As far as I'm concerned, it's no better than assuming control of the Reaper forces that were trying to annihilate you for five years or altering DNA without consent.

Worse, actually. You are doing nothing. You are taking a bow and exiting stage left when the galaxy needs your greatest performance.


At least, if literal, Shepard gets to live and see as the entire galaxy slowly gets harvested, and as she sees more and more planets fall, more and more lives ruined, families torn apart, friends turned against her, she'll know at the very end that at least she never had to get off her high horse.

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Refuse, as it stands right now, is the hubris ending. You are condemning the rest of the galaxy to certain death for your own pride and arrogance. As far as I'm concerned, it's no better than assuming control of the Reaper forces that were trying to annihilate you for five years or altering DNA without consent.

Worse, actually. You are doing nothing. You are taking a bow and exiting stage left when the galaxy needs your greatest performance.


Okay that's definitely not where I thought you were going when you said taking a bow...because I totally connected that to bending over and taking the reapers despite all the trouble and sacrifices it took to bring as much of the galaxy together as possible. Whoops.

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Davik Kang wrote...

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Shiala: (on Benezia) "She always sought the paths of peace and harmony. She joined with Saren because she hoped to turn him away from his path of destruction."

HEAVY SPECULATION ALERT

Imagine if Benezia, with all her good intentions, actually allowed Saren to be more easily turned to the Reapers' way of thinking.  'Turning him away from destruction' and amking him consider those he could save may have actually helped convince him to try to spare as many as possible by acquiescing to the Reapers' grand plan.


I actually believe this.

I think in the larger view of Mass Effect now, being the 'good guy' is, in some ways, more dangerous than being a hard ass.

At least the hard ass won't as easily budge. (but again, I only said 'some ways')

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Home run MF wrote...

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Right, I think it went like this:
Shepard: "I have a better solution"
or
Kid: "I am prepared to hear your solution"

really want to know what it was! Posted Image


Voilà

And he's gone, lol. 


Oh good lord, the Catalyst has such a hard-on for Synthesis in these lines!

Destroy: I know you've thought about destroying us.... But we will not be the only ones who are destroyed.
Control: It is not the solution I would choose either. But I will accept it.
Synthesis: You must choose it. For all of us.

No wonder they changed them. 

But what's up with that "Have you not come to provide your own solution?" line? Is it common practice for members of the harvested cycles to barter with the construct? Heh.

Modifié par Krimzie, 25 novembre 2012 - 04:38 .


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@BBN that was towards Home Runs video :P, I can quote on my phone :/

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Succumbing to indoctrination = Synthesis (the paragon way), or Control (Renegade)
Overcoming Indoctrination = Refuse (Paragon), Destroy (Renegade)

Putting it very simply. The star brat is catering to both types of players, and refuse was only added so that exclusively paragon minded players would have an option to overcome indoctrination. That's a very simple take on it anyway.

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ThisOneIsPunny wrote...

Commander Casanova wrote...

Refuse, as it stands right now, is the hubris ending. You are condemning the rest of the galaxy to certain death for your own pride and arrogance. As far as I'm concerned, it's no better than assuming control of the Reaper forces that were trying to annihilate you for five years or altering DNA without consent.

Worse, actually. You are doing nothing. You are taking a bow and exiting stage left when the galaxy needs your greatest performance.


Okay that's definitely not where I thought you were going when you said taking a bow...because I totally connected that to bending over and taking the reapers despite all the trouble and sacrifices it took to bring as much of the galaxy together as possible. Whoops.


Haha, I'm sure that can be applied to it as well.

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Succumbing to indoctrination = Synthesis (the paragon way), or Control (Renegade)
Overcoming Indoctrination = Refuse (Paragon), Destroy (Renegade)

Putting it very simply. The star brat is catering to both types of players, and refuse was only added so that exclusively paragon minded players would have an option to overcome indoctrination. That's a very simple take on it anyway.


IF they add a breath scene to refuse, yes, if not then no.

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I'm sorry, but I don't like refuse, don't think it is the victory option, don't want it to be, and will be very sad and dissapointed if it will turn out be one...
*snip*
...Refuse - is being stupid and being proud of it.

Yes.  Agree with all.

Refuse is seeing 25 people tied to a train track, seeing a train coming in the distance, estimating that you only have time to save 20, and deciding not to untie anybody because it's unfair on the other 5


Exaclty. You don't want to pick destroy cause it kills the geth and EDI? Quess what!   In refuse - they still die! And not only them!

You don't want to pick destroy because you think that the kid is tricking you? And you think that by rejecting his option you will have a chance to win convetionally? Quess what! That means that you belive the situation is you're in and the kid is real, and you're really there! Why? Because if it isn't - it is only about you, your mind, and your life! And the answer really determines whether or not you wake up at all -  If it is possible to win convetionally with your EMS score  IT WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF YOUR CHOICE HERE, BECAUSE WHILE YOU ARE ASLEEP DREAMING ALL YOU ASSETS ARE FIGHTING THE REAPERS WITHOUT YOU!

If you don't accept that you're dreaming - then everything must be for real. And refuse really does what it does as seen in the brief ending cinematic. 

Refuse is the worst option. 

If literal - it is the only option in which everyone in this cycle die. And possible the next. And possibly the next. And possibly the next. ETC. 

If not literal - it is still the worst option - because your shepard dies. In other options he at least become an indoctrinated agent with a chance at redemtion. In refuse - brain dead. (of course you could argue that they can always lazarus you again, but really, would they? given how dumb you turned out to be?)



.... youtu.be/16AHDT4POZc

Casey is basically explaining the ending choices here.

IMO wanting to have the player answer a moral question for themselves, instead of go "OMG REAPER INDOCTRINATION". That stuff, if its happening, would happen later.

Having Refuse result in the cycle dying, is just them saying "No, you have to make a choice. This is not just Shepard's stand, its yours."

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I wouldn't say one is more than the other. Destroy you show you want to destroy the Reapers by acting on it.

Refuse you show you want to destroy the Reapers by saying it. "I did everything I could to stop you!"


Not really. 
In Control you want to control all the reapers.
In Synthesis you want to turn everyone into reapers.
In Destroy you want to destroy the reapers.
In Refuse you want to show the reapers that you can die free and on your own terms. 

Refuse can also be seen as "I don't trust you, there is another way to stop the Reapers without playing your game."


If its in Shepard's mind, its not a Reaper game. It's the Reapers having to play YOUR game, because you're SO resiliant that they actually have to appear as a small child in order to even begin to break down your/Shepard's resiliance.

If it was up to, say, Harbinger, Destroy wouldn't even be an option.

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Lets' put it this way, what do you want to do? Do you want to fight the reapers or do you want to discuss morality and make meaningless but articulate speeches? Because, if second - it is the wrong game for you, this one is about fighting the reapers. (says the refuse cinamatic)


There's two things going on, I think.

Bioware WANTS people to discuss morality. They want layers of interpretation, symbolism, everything.

But I think that's just a very interesting side effect from their real goal - to move people away from destroying the Reapers. To see how easy it can be to indoctrinate people.

That doesn't actually reduce the importance of the moral discussion, because (especially for 'Paragon' people) that and its context is crucially needed in order to resist the Reapers.

But sometimes all the talkingtalkingtalking can keep people from DOING what they need to do, as well.

TLDR; The moral stuff of the ending is either your greatest boon or worst enemy, depending on your own personal morality.

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Double post due to weird glitch.

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