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[RadicalDisconnect]

Assume that this is right after the events of ME2 Arrival. You and your Reaper armada has to conquer the galaxy the hard way. What is your strategy for harvesting the galaxy? To spice things up, lets suppose that the Catalyst has no physical control over the Citadel, and the organics can close the Citadel arms at will.

[Killdren88]

Can I destroy the catalyst?

[KainD]

Honestly, there would be at least a few reapers near EVERY freaking relay. Those free travel journeys during the invasion are ridiculous imo,
Galaxy needs to be divided and there should be absolutely no opportunity to fast travel.

[Da Don Giovanni]

I would be Harbinger, leading the charge on Earth/Tuchanka. I would be flanked by dozens of other Sovereign class Reapers while I decimate the Krogan/Humans.

I would continuously bombarded the areas I'm not in with Ground Forces. I would after about %40 destruction of a planet tell the other Reapers to move on, for I would clearly have that planet under control by then. I would also monitor all communication between organics like the Geth do and make sure any Crucible nonsense was stopped in its tracks.

[Anacronian Stryx]

I would take all 1000 reapers directly to the citadel, conquer it, Indoctrinate all organics on the citadel and fix the citadel so it will work as intended again - after all the reapers built the bloody place they should be able to take control of it again - and then shut down the relay system and communication between the young races and then start harvesting one system at a time.

[jkflipflopDAO]

It wouldn't matter about the citadel arms. Incase no one has noticed, the other end is completely open when the arms are closed.

I would have jumped directly to the citadel, taken it, then shut down the entire relay network and systematically destroyed the organics system-by-system.

[LiL Reapur]

Simple........I would take several captial ships and blow the citadel to kingdom come cause you know, i'm the reaper commander. Then i would rebuild it after the harvest simple right?

Modifié par LiL Reapur, 17 mars 2013 - 04:36 .

[Anacronian Stryx]

jkflipflopDAO wrote...

It wouldn't matter about the citadel arms. Incase no one has noticed, the other end is completely open when the arms are closed.

I would have jumped directly to the citadel, taken it, then shut down the entire relay network and systematically destroyed the organics system-by-system.

Plus Sovereign proved that a reaper can make it inside before the arms closes in ME 1 - also the citadel is not secure in any way, The reapers show this in ME 3 where they manage to capture it and bring it all the way to Earth in the same time it take Shepard to assault the Cerberus base.

[d-boy15]

capture citadel and shutdown all relay then take out each system one by one.

[WarGriffin]

Take the Citadel first before they can mount any plausible defense and move it somewhere remote and attempt to undo the Prothean tampering.

Use our vast library of genetic knowlegde to create husks of the most dangeorus races we've fought over cycles and have them and the collectors form a Death Squad whose sole task is to hunt down and kill Commander Shepard and Co and any person of "threat"

Also upon learning where the Leviathans are... Nuke the Planet from orbit.

Modifié par WarGriffin, 17 mars 2013 - 04:42 .

[Vortex13]

Anacronian Stryx wrote...

jkflipflopDAO wrote...

It wouldn't matter about the citadel arms. Incase no one has noticed, the other end is completely open when the arms are closed.

I would have jumped directly to the citadel, taken it, then shut down the entire relay network and systematically destroyed the organics system-by-system.

Plus Sovereign proved that a reaper can make it inside before the arms closes in ME 1 - also the citadel is not secure in any way, The reapers show this in ME 3 where they manage to capture it and bring it all the way to Earth in the same time it take Shepard to assault the Cerberus base.

^ This.

If I was Harbinger (and in this hypothesis there is no Catalyst), I would simply fly at the Citadel and take it, and then shut down the Relay network. 

[FellishBeast]

I'd take the Citadel, shut down the relays except for when we need to use them, and systematically harvest each system. Divide and conquer.

The more I think about how the Reapers behaved in ME3 (and other things), either the entire game is in Shepard's head, or BioWare thought we wouldn't really think about it.

[Anacronian Stryx]

FellishBeast wrote...

I'd take the Citadel, shut down the relays except for when we need to use them, and systematically harvest each system. Divide and conquer.

The more I think about how the Reapers behaved in ME3 (and other things), either the entire game is in Shepard's head, or BioWare thought we wouldn't really think about it.

One of the things that is so frustrating in ME 2 is that they don't explore the younger races finding ways to use the citadel ability to manipulate the relay system to their own benefit, Imagine this : The young races utilises the master control unit on the Citadel combined with the reaper IFF that Shepard provides to prohibit the reapers from using the mass effect relays - effectively use the reapers own tactic against them, After all as the old saying goes the only way to kill a God is to use it's own power against it.

[Vortex13]

FellishBeast wrote...

I'd take the Citadel, shut down the relays except for when we need to use them, and systematically harvest each system. Divide and conquer.

The more I think about how the Reapers behaved in ME3 (and other things), either the entire game is in Shepard's head, or BioWare thought we wouldn't really think about it.

Seriously. For machines programmed only harvest and preserve life, the Reapers sure make a lot of stupid choices in trying to mminimize loses. 

[Vortex13]

Anacronian Stryx wrote...

FellishBeast wrote...

I'd take the Citadel, shut down the relays except for when we need to use them, and systematically harvest each system. Divide and conquer.

The more I think about how the Reapers behaved in ME3 (and other things), either the entire game is in Shepard's head, or BioWare thought we wouldn't really think about it.

One of the things that is so frustrating in ME 2 is that they don't explore the younger races finding ways to use the citadel ability to manipulate the relay system to their own benefit, Imagine this : The young races utilises the master control unit on the Citadel combined with the reaper IFF that Shepard provides to prohibit the reapers from using the mass effect relays - effectively use the reapers own tactic against them, After all as the old saying goes the only way to kill a God is to use it's own power against it.

That or the races of the Galaxy using the Citadel Relay to fly a bomb into dark space. Using the Citadel Relay as a means of sending refugees to a guaranteed Reaper free zone.

[Aaleel]

I would have bypassed Earth, taken the Citadel. I mean the reapers took the Citadel before so much as a distress signal could be sent out, it just appeared over Earth. I was that easy.

Then after you have the Citadel you can just go to the SOP, everything is the same as usual once you have the Citadel.

[ofarrell]

Early strikes against the Salarians to remove their best advantage. Large amount of ships attacking Palaven, attack so that if the Turians miss their shots hit their planet. Annihilate Krogans before they can organize. Destroy Human parliament, scatter fleets, preferably kill Hackett, Shepard and Anderson early on. Kill leading members of Batarian Hegemony leaving them in total disarray. Indoctrinate as many Matriarchs to cause infighting. Indoctrinate Council. If not possible then initiate massive assault on the Citadel and kill as many people as possible. Harvest subdued planets.

Addition: Kill ALL Leviathans as soon as possible.

Modifié par ofarrell, 17 mars 2013 - 05:24 .

[nos_astra]

RadicalDisconnect wrote...
Assume that this is right after the events of ME2 Arrival. You and your Reaper armada has to conquer the galaxy the hard way. What is your strategy for harvesting the galaxy? To spice things up, lets suppose that the Catalyst has no physical control over the Citadel, and the organics can close the Citadel arms at will.

Use indoctrinated agents to gain control of the Citadel. Be patient.

If this fails attack the Citadel anyway because of the giant hole that is the presidium ring.

Shut everything down. 

Proceed as planned.

Modifié par klarabella, 17 mars 2013 - 05:14 .

[Artifex_Imperius]

Reapers have plenty of time. Id bring out planet destroyers and blow up home planets pickup the pieces later. Catalyst logic is flawed the catalyst wants to pitch two doves to fight against each other it will be a long and bloody war with both sides claiming peace. no ****! i say bring out the big guns.

no need for a catalyst! just blow up a planet that should end the resistance and shut the f*ckers up!

[Bill Casey]

Arrive peacefully...

Tell everyone I've come bearing the gifts of knowledge and technology and offer it to every society until they are all or mostly indoctrinated...

Make Reapers...

Modifié par Bill Casey, 17 mars 2013 - 05:17 .

[111987]

Anacronian Stryx wrote...

jkflipflopDAO wrote...

It wouldn't matter about the citadel arms. Incase no one has noticed, the other end is completely open when the arms are closed.

I would have jumped directly to the citadel, taken it, then shut down the entire relay network and systematically destroyed the organics system-by-system.

Plus Sovereign proved that a reaper can make it inside before the arms closes in ME 1 - also the citadel is not secure in any way, The reapers show this in ME 3 where they manage to capture it and bring it all the way to Earth in the same time it take Shepard to assault the Cerberus base.

Sovereign only got in because he had Saren and the Geth infiltrate the Citadel.

Presumbly you could use another indoctrinated agent, but it would likely be far more difficult given extra security measures and not being able to use the Conduit to sneak an army onboard. I guess the Illusive Man somehow managed it, seeing as he was on the Citadel when the Reapers captured it. But he had some pretty unnatural powers. In any case, taking the Citadel would be a lot of work.

What I might do is send maybe a dozen capital ships to the Citadel, try to make it in, and if you can't, guard it. Nobody in or out. Isolate leadership, cut off refugees, etc.

As for the rest of the harvest, I'd do the same. Target the homeworlds to divide your enemies resources, destroy the colonies. Once the Human Reaper was complete, wipe out humanity. Do the same to everyone else.

[AlanC9]

RadicalDisconnect wrote...

Assume that this is right after the events of ME2 Arrival. You and your Reaper armada has to conquer the galaxy the hard way. What is your strategy for harvesting the galaxy? To spice things up, lets suppose that the Catalyst has no physical control over the Citadel, and the organics can close the Citadel arms at will.

I'll play.

Write the cycle off. Sovereign really screwed the pooch on this one, and it's not worth trying to retrieve it. Just break the Reaper armada up into five or so task forces, and hit all the homeworlds. And when the worlds are in range, blow them up. No harvesting, no landing, just kill the biosphere and move on. Shoot down any dreadnoughts that get in the way, but don't bother chasing them. Then move on to that race's next-largest world and blow it up. And so forth.

If the organics get a large fleet in front of one of your task forces, don't fight it out. Just move on to the next planet. They can't catch you, so let them save that planet while you kill all the rest. Eventually the organic enonomies will collapse and then their fleets starve.

Modifié par AlanC9, 17 mars 2013 - 05:49 .

[wolfhowwl]

Instead of landing and dancing around like morons outside Alliance headquarters in Vancouver, I would destroy it from orbit. Anderson dead, Shepard dead.

Seriously, the codex says the reapers bombed military bases and minor cities like Adelaide and Fort Worth, but they don't immediatelly obliterate the headquarters of the human military!?!

Modifié par wolfhowwl, 17 mars 2013 - 06:27 .

[Cagamelo]

I would attack every major species homeworld and the citadel at the same time (down to the exact second) by dividing my forces, as soon as every reaper was in position I would shut down the relay system, no one gets in or out, no help from the outside, no hope, I win.

[Massa FX]

My strategy would be to go directly to the Citadel... not Earth.

The fact that they hit Earth after entering the galaxy and wiping it with Batarian blood, makes no sense. If they are machines doing as they are told... why go beat up Earth?

Because the Catalyst had it out for Shepard? Wanted to make her cry? But... the Catalyst is just running his program (as some on BSN procalim). The Catalyst is above any "emotion" and thus should have done the logical obvious thing.

But... it doesn't. Why?

Because the Catalyst is flawed. Needs a reboot and some tech support. Or... Shepards boot all up in its ass.