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Heretic_Hanar wrote...
First of all, that is false: Synthesis is advocated as the only option that end the reaper thread for once and for all. However, Control and Destroy also both seem to succesfully end the reaper thread.
Second: That train of reasoning is more fitting for a Renegade. The Renegade killed the Rachni queen because it's the only option that will certainly end the Rachni threat for once and for all. The Renegade sabotaged the genophage cure because it's the only way to know for certain that the Krogan won't mass-breed and overtake the galaxy at one point. It's the reason why Renegade destroys the heretic geth instead of rewriting them. It's the reason why Renegade kills the Zhu's Hope colonists instead of sparing them. It's why the Renegade rather sacrifices the Council to go directly after Sovereign. Etc. etc. etc.
A Renagade is clearly capable and willing to commit autrocities for the greater good. Renegade solutions are pragmatic solutions that sometimes requires great sacrifices, such as commiting genocide on the geth, to make sure the goal is met swiftly, smoothly and most of all, thouroughly.
A Paragon simply isn't like that. Paragons are more willing to take risks for the greater good. Paragons are more willing to give people, species or situations the benefit of the doubt. The Paragon gives the Rachni queen the benefit of the doubt and releases her, fully realizing it might bite him in the ass later. The Paragon gives the krogan the benefit of the doubt and cures the genophage. The Paragon gives the geth the benefit of the doubt. He gives the Council the benefit of the doubt and is even willing to risk a reaper invasion (Sovereign opening to Citadel relay) for the sake of saving this Council.
I'm telling you, Destroy is totally not in line with the general Paragon train of thought. Control is much closer to the Paragon train of thought. Synthesis is also rather Paragon.
It makes me wonder though: Most Paragons refuse to choose Synthesis on the basis that it changes everyone against their will. But what about Destroy? You're about to commit genocide on an entire species against their will. How is this okay and Synthesis isn't? Following this logic, Control would be the most suitable option for you. From this perspective, Control seems to be the most Paragon of all options.
Something I posted earlier, stating my views on what 'Synthesis' is:
Synthesis:
Rape of the natural world and condemnation to disfigurement and removal of freedom of choice for all life eternally.Control: An eternity of I can trust myself never to corrupt and become the eternal Dictator with big guns....BullSh*t!
Refuse: Condemn's everyone to death for what?
Destroy:
Yes, it comes with horrific genocide of one entire species...but what
other choice is there?....It ends the reaper threat once and for all,
for all life and all life to come.
As for the Reapers and Heretic Geth, there's an old saying I feel fits perfectly here..."I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees".....I think you are mis-undertanding mostly Paragon ideals....sometimes destruction is the best choice....being Paragon doesn't mean you simply roll over....Then again I do think BW didn't know what they were talking about half the time either.....I don't see it as a Paragon choice to force survival on others at the cost of their own freedom of choice, that sounds a whole lot more like fascism and dictatorship to me.
The Rachni Queen...she is the last of her kind....complete Genocide is a crucial decision to make....yes, I know Destroy leads to Genocide also, but the whole Galaxies continued existance isn't relying on the life or death of the Queen....it's a whole nother level....She like many other victims deserves the benefit of the doubt, same goes for the Zhus Hope inhabitants....it's a matter of choosing the lesser of the two (or four) evils....And so the Queen and Zhus Hope inhabitants are a chance needing to be taken....
EDIT....By the time Shep comes in contact with these people and the rachnii Queen, he is aware of Indoctrination/Control whether by Reapers or Thorian, this changes perspective and choices.
EDIT: The Genophage....I admit you have me over a barrel on that one....I am uncomfortable with both options and am still thinking about it....I don't trust the Krogan, but at the same time too I find the alternative deception so utterly reprehensible and disgusting, I'm stuck on this one.
The Council is simply a matter of forward planning....Yes, Sovereign is an immediate threat at the time....but if the Reapers do get through Galactic stability takes precedence....if all the Species can't work together as a cohesive and co-operative unit, the galaxy is f*cked...the Council is actually a desperately needed asset to keep the Species all working together.
EDIT: Due to the whole Paragon/Renegde design being an artificial construct of a fictional gaming system...it is difficult to assign a real world ethical stance on the senerios, the game assigns a black and white scorecard to your desicions (like a preset moral code) unlike the murky, uncomfortable, real world situational ethics that will never leave you with a satisfactory feeling or real answer.
Modifié par StayFrosty05, 23 décembre 2012 - 02:52 .
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