jules_vern18 wrote...
Neither of my renegade or paragon shepards were stupid enough to trust the catalyst to destroy its own creations. Just because it turns out that he does if you choose that option doesn't mean shepard had any reason to trust it would happen.
Again, *without metagaming*, I think the themes of the series would have had Shepard trying to find his own way.
Why, though, does my opinion bother you so much?
What does it matter if it worked or not? If it didn't Shepard confirms that it is a Reaper ploy, is alive to call EDI and figure something out. The only reason Shepard walks up to it is the developer's cinematic direction (which requires Shepard be in front of it). There is nothing stopping Shepard from shooting it where he is at after concluding the talk with the Kid. It is the player who has to move forward.
The Twilight God wrote...
Here is the logical deduction:
1. The Crucible docks, but is not doing anything.
2. The power junction is eliminated violently.
3. The Crucible arms itself and fires.
4. It is thus inferred that something was preventing the Crucible from firing while the power junction remained active.
5. The destruction of the power junction terminated whatever condition existed that prevented the Crucible from arming.
6. The power junction was either itself, or was powering, something that prevented the Crucible from firing.
7. In the absence of this suppressing condition the Crucible initiates the destruction of the Reapers without any direct interaction with the Crucible itself.
8. The Crucible's default function is to destroy synthetic life.
Throughout all this we have to remember that Shepard does not flip a switch or push a button. He destroys a component of a contraption that is NOT part of the Crucible.
Another noteworthy detail is the variation between the Crucible initiation events. In Control a pulse is emitted from the Crucible tip through the beam into the bowels of the Citadel chasm and then the Crucible tip ignites. In Synthesis the beam slightly increases in girth and is further enveloped in a green energetic aura before the Crucible tip ignites. In both of these the beam never disengages. However, in Destroy the beam is severed before the Crucible arms. This is indicative of the fact that the Crucible enacts Destroy by itself and using the Citadel to disperse its payload across the galaxy via the relay network. Where as in Control and Synthesis the Citadel is siphoning the power of the Crucible to enact a function that exists within the Citadel. This would explain why the Catalyst is able to disable the beam at will. As I have said before, the central beam is a product of the Citadel, not the Crucible. The Crucible itself is still activate as you can still see the four energy beams still converging on its tip when the Kid deactivates the beam. It is my conclusion that the beam is the result of an energy siphoning mechanism (it may also serve another purpose which I'll touch on in parts 2 and 3).
Modifié par The Twilight God, 23 août 2012 - 02:07 .
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