Mikey- wrote...
So assuming that the Indoctriantion Theory is 100% true, everything that happens after the beam is all in Shepard's head and it's all just Harbinger trying to indoctrinate him/her...
What do you suppose happens to Shepard once they've been indoctrinated? Say Destroy is the correct path to break free of Harbinger's control, what do you think the outcome of Control or Synthesis would be if it's all a dream? Would Harbinger really let Shepard control the Reapers? Would Shepard just wake up to discover they've become a husk? Or does Shepard just die?
Would Control and Synthesis essentially lead to the same outcome of Shepard being indoctrinated? Anyone have any guesses?
Shepard fails, the cycle possibly fails...but not necesarily immediately.
I have aired the idea many times that certain events, characters and objects might give Shepard a second wind, a second chance to either break free or end his life before he causes any damage (Saren style) and that through that victory might still be achieveable through a bad choice.
Such a thing would obvius require very specific events and a high degree of preparation so that you can win even if you face a set back of that magnitude. It would without doubt cause alot more death than Shepard simply succeding.
My oldest idea on this is the Rachni Queen. She can resist Indoctrination and interact with the minds of living creatures. She promised to "add her voice to ours" and the developers siad the Rachni choice would have a big impact on the ending.
Adding her voice to ours could be by interacting with Shepards mind, breaking the Reapers hold for a short time and giving us time to finish the fight...the cost, could be her own life. The last queen of a race feared in the galaxy for so long giving her life to save its hero in his and the galaxies most desperate hour...there is a beaty in that.
Just an old idea I air every once in a while

Edit: By the way that Omega Point theory is really, really interesting.
Modifié par Raistlin Majare 1992, 09 septembre 2012 - 06:51 .