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[Shadowfogkiller]

 

[121andrew]

Kesak12 wrote...

-Why does Shepard's lover hesitate to place his or her name on the memorial after high EMS Destroy? How can they possibly know that Shepard is alive? Are we to believe that he or she is psychic?

Sorry, saw this question and thought it was a bit silly.
Clearly Shepard's LI hesitated because they didn't want to think that Shepard had died.
Taking into account what Shepard has been through in the past games, it could be entirely plausible for him to survive the events of ME3.

[Kesak12]

121andrew wrote...

Kesak12 wrote...

-Why does Shepard's lover hesitate to place his or her name on the memorial after high EMS Destroy? How can they possibly know that Shepard is alive? Are we to believe that he or she is psychic?

Sorry, saw this question and thought it was a bit silly.
Clearly Shepard's LI hesitated because they didn't want to think that Shepard had died.
Taking into account what Shepard has been through in the past games, it could be entirely plausible for him to survive the events of ME3.

What I believe the person were asking was should they not hesitate in the control ending also. They dont know shepard disintergrated yet in destroy they know he is alive.

Modifié par Kesak12, 30 mars 2013 - 02:37 .

[hiraeth]

Kesak12 wrote...

121andrew wrote...

Kesak12 wrote...

-Why does Shepard's lover hesitate to place his or her name on the memorial after high EMS Destroy? How can they possibly know that Shepard is alive? Are we to believe that he or she is psychic?

Sorry, saw this question and thought it was a bit silly.
Clearly Shepard's LI hesitated because they didn't want to think that Shepard had died.
Taking into account what Shepard has been through in the past games, it could be entirely plausible for him to survive the events of ME3.

What I believe the person were asking was should they not hesitate in the control ending also. They dont know shepard disintergrated yet in destroy they know he is alive.

I also don't think that it's "entirely plausible for him to survive the events of ME3"--in ME1 and ME2 finales Shepard wasn't alone, so there were witnesses that experienced the same (or similar) series of events that he did. In ME3, Shepard makes the decision alone, so why would any crew member believe that there's a chance that he could be alive (especially given the explosions that they were trying to run away from in the Normandy)? And like Kesak points out, why wouldn't the crew do this in Control, for example?

Modifié par MassEffectFShep, 30 mars 2013 - 02:45 .

[Yeulia]

This is a really good list you compiled, seriously. Just goes to show how vast the universe is and how much left there is to explain. Makes me excited for more ME.

[Warden130]

Some of these things are REALLY nit picky. Actually, a lot of them are.

Modifié par Warden130, 30 mars 2013 - 02:54 .

[Dwailing]

Warden130 wrote...

Some of these things are REALLY nit picky. Actually, a lot of them are.

Yeah, a lot of them are, but there are some major questions on there that still haven't been answered.

[mass perfection]

Why weren't there multiple beams on Earth rather than one?

In Synthesis,why isn't there any green in the Stargazer scene?

In Control/Synthesis,why aren't there any Reapers in the Stargazer scene?

[Suron]

like has been said..the vast majority of those are just stupid nitpicks and certainly not "must answer" questions...

why is/are "x" immune to bullets -> see every game out there..but for ME..same reason why in ME1, 2, and 3 most NPC's were immune to them. and it's the same for most games out there..if they're not meant to be killed..they're typically immune. Games that actually kill anything that moves are the exception, not rule...and that's just ONE example of these "questions" that don't need answered..because there is no answer...

why does the pistol in his hand change? same reason it changes throughout the trilogy to weapons you (sometimes) don't even have on you. y'know..like that magic rifle appearing in your hands when you didn't even bring one with you? another example.

I can go on but that's enough...a good 70-80% of those "questions" are not actually questions. inconsistencies maybe...products of how cutscenes are done..etc..but really..most of those are baffling they were even considered to be put on that "list" much less to have actually MADE the list.

it's no wonder BioWare doesn't bother answering them when that's the kind of questions they get.

[KENNY4753]

A couple more to add to the list.

-What happened to Urz?
-If Shep just replaces the Catalyst in Control (meaning Shep controls what Starchild did) then does Shep control the Reaper-Controlled Geth?
-Are animals (like Varren or Pyjak) affected by synthesis?
-Same for species like Threshar Maws?
-(ME2 related) If Kasumi is a master thief why cant she successfully open doors on the SM?
-Same for Zaeed but with leading the 2nd team?
-Why are a squad of Spectres (the best of the best) worth so little EMS?
-What happened to the Raloi in refuse? were they the Asari of the next cycle?
-How come 3100+ EMS says "chances of success are even" when they clearly arent?
-Why in low EMS (not all choices available) are the pathways gone when the paths are part of the Citadel?
-Who is Tali's mother and why is she absent from her trial in ME2?
-Why is the EC 2 gigs for barely any content?
-Who were the Keepers originally?

those are some I can think of now.

[Astartes Marine]

What was that black goo?


Oh...wait...wrong plot-full-o'-questions...

Some good ones in the list op, and from some of them I can certainly understand why certain theories sprang up, if one looks at them in a certain way then those certain theories do not sound so far fetched. 0.o

[Warden130]

KENNY4753 wrote...
-Why is the EC 2 gigs for barely any content?

Cinematics take up a lot of disc space, more space than anything else. The EC was mostly cinematics.

Modifié par Warden130, 30 mars 2013 - 04:10 .

[MassivelyEffective0730]

Space Magic answers all. Embrace its integrity!

Modifié par MassivelyEffective0730, 30 mars 2013 - 04:32 .

[mtmercydave09]

I dunno, if you sat back and nitpickingly asked questions about every game, it'd be a wonder how you'd get any enjoyment out of any game at all.

That being said, there are some major questions that need answered, but most are pretty minor questions.

[Steelcan]

There's a mix of good questions in there. With a lot of questions whose is simply "plot contrivance". Not a good answer I know, but just because its bad doesnt make it wrong

[BansheeOwnage]

Astartes Marine wrote...

What was that black goo?


Oh...wait...wrong plot-full-o'-questions...

Some good ones in the list op, and from some of them I can certainly understand why certain theories sprang up, if one looks at them in a certain way then those certain theories do not sound so far fetched. 0.o

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Dr. Megaverse]

I see a lot of doubting mustaffas who don't have any good answers...

Simply deplorable that Stupid Hudson left so many f*cking holes. *sigh*

[BansheeOwnage]

Dr. Megaverse wrote...

I see a lot of doubting mustaffas who don't have any good answers...

Simply deplorable that Stupid Hudson left so many f*cking holes. *sigh*

He wasn't the only one involved.

[Dr. Megaverse]

BansheeOwnage wrote...

Dr. Megaverse wrote...

I see a lot of doubting mustaffas who don't have any good answers...

Simply deplorable that Stupid Hudson left so many f*cking holes. *sigh*

He wasn't the only one involved.

OMG REALLY?!?!  My whole world outlook is changed.  <_<

Sarcasm off, I'm very aware.  If my employees screw up I get blamed as their manager....hence my hatred of Hudson.

[Venom man4]

Here's the thing, answers don't always give you ever lasting satisfaction. Sometimes you have to brace yourself for disappointment. Take your favorite TV show, you've been through it all, the ups the downs, the crazy coincidences and then Bang! They tell you what it's all really about. Would you be happy? Would it make sense? And how come it all ended in a church? -the Joker, Arkham City

[dreamgazer]

Warden130 wrote...

Some of these things are REALLY nit picky. Actually, a lot of them are.

[Spartas Husky]

I dont think I'll answer all of them, feel free to dispute them.

TL;DR Version


Since we know you wont answer all the questions we came up with we have picked out a few important ones.
 
1.Where does the breath scene take place?
---Uncertain, given is rubble and after the game ends it leads to the idea is after the end of course. Given its surroundings however two possibilities, shepard, never left london given the concrete, or he is in the citadel... the concret is awkard then.

2.Why did the Catalyst need Sovereign to open the relay?
---Some consider it a plothole, but the catalyst is not connected to the citadel, it needs outside input to connect it to it. Why? I am not sure it was never explained. Regardless this implies he doesn't not have physical connecttion to the rest of the citadel's systems.

3.How does Shepard survive the crucible blast in Destroy ending?
---Because your EMS rating is big enough. Aside from that is a pretty big plothole. Whether is because you believe the Star brat is lying or because something else we dont really know. If EMS is high enough well there is your answer. if Star brat is not lying... then he is lying. Shepard has had major cybernetics implanted into him, face, spine, most of his bone structure.

So long story short, it makes sense if you dont heed the ending writting.

4.How does Shepard's squad know that Anderson is dead?
---It is never mentioned. Only speculation can arise from this. Given the scene is shown before they leave the random planet, it is hard to know how they have had any contact with the citadel. So this creates another plothole.

5. Where is this planet that the Normandy lands on in the end.
--- Your guess is as good as mine

6.Why does Anderson's death effect Destroy ending?
---It does?

7.Why is it that all of our squad mates return to the Normandy?
---Just because the EC wanted to fix the big plothole as to how your squad got back into the normandy. Although in this case the double size SR-2 which is explained in lore that its easier for a shuttle to enter planets is a bit weird. Not to mention with Harbinger less than half a mile behind the Sr-2.

--Side note: Only one of your teamates was severely injured, so why does the other one return, I dont know
-
 All the questions

Beginning

-Why did we hear a reaper scream when the kids shuttle was hit by the reaper as Shepard was leaving earth on the Normandy?
---Why indeed, this may feed into many theories I do not know. It may be that is what the reapers sound like. It may be that is how they communicate to some degree as Geth with their sounds. Speculations all. Some make more sense than others.

-Why when Shepard was blown off his feet in the explosion in the committee chambers, did Anderson escape - despite the fact he was stood right next to Shepard?
---Shepard was already running backwards when the blast hit, by then we loose sight of Anderson so he isn't next to shepard anymore.

-How does Vent Brat vanish without a sound?
---How indeed.

-What's up with that weird electrocution warning sign? Why would an air vent be electrified, and if it was how did Vent Brat avoid getting fried?
---I do not remember this. If is true, why indeed...

-Why doesn't Anderson seem to notice or care about the child?
---Another why indeed
---
-Why is Vent Brat playing alone on the outskirts of a military base?
---Is not outskirts, he is in a top garden, a million reasons he could be playing there.

-How does he get from his little rooftop garden, to a balcony on a supposedly secure military building, despite the door to that balcony being shown to be locked by a red hologram?
---He isn't on a secure military building. After the innitial explosion anderson and shep make their way across the rooftops to another building. We dont know how the 3 buildings are connected. Comitte, Child and the 3rd where shep sees him in the vents.

-How does the Child then pass through that locked door again moments later?
---He is in the vents. A million ways we could come up with how he did it, or if he infact is there.

-How does the Child survive the blast from the Reaper's weapon?
--What blast? If he does exist he was blown out of the sky on the shuttle.

-Why do levels in Core engineering building are numered from top to bottom?
???

-Why the 2d sprites? Why are they all running towards the massive slusho machine of death at the beginning of the game?
2dsprites where?


Citadel (not necessarily the dlc)

-Just how is the citadel meant to function as a mass relay to dark space?
---It is never implied. We know only of primary and secondary relays that require a two way connection. It may be that there is a relay outside the galaxy, or maybe the citadel is a very unique relay that can open a wormhole to another specific point.
Based on lore however we only know relays need another relay to link both points in space

-why are there 'oily shadows' in displays all over the citadel?
Unsure which shadows you mean, I only saw them ind reams.

-How do you move an object the size of the citadel so far in such a short space of time?
--It is a relay for one, and second you have the relay network. You can move from one side of the galaxy to the other in seconds. Size is irrelevant for the relays. Exception however is density OR a prior call to pass the object through.

This is alluding to Alpha relay. We know the relays are locked on a quantum level so they are blind to the outside in every way except signals. This might mean they dont have any radars or ladars and thus require radio signals to let them know a ship is coming.

If they dont need a signal then it leads to a second theory in which they have a density limit. This is counter to the lore we already know, given asteroids were used in krogan wars, tolled to terra Nova etc.

Given the lore that they can transfer asteroids, it means they simply need to be let known that an asteroid is in need of passage.

-Where is the decision chamber situated? any shot of the underside of the Citadel has shown nothing under the Citadel tower.
---decision, as in the Council?, at the top of the Citadel Tower. We know this from ME1 how Soverign's tentacles crashed into the top portion of the tower and it went right into the council chambers


-What happened to everyone else on the Citadel during the reaper's pulling it to earth? did they survive? Gamble (or someone) tweeted some of them will have survived, how?
---We do not know, many things can be speculated
Two things we know. C-sec HQ controls the wards of the citadel itself, but only the Citadel Tower has access to everything, including the relay network. Given The citadel was closed, but the relays are still working can lead to many conclusions.


-How did they get the Citadel to Earth? How does the Citadel move?
---we do not see the citadel under propulsion, only speculation with this one. It may have engines of its own we do not know.

-If the Catalyst is controlling the Citadel (or if the Citadel is his "home"), why did he need Sovereign to open the relay for the reapers?
--It doesn't, it told you Star Brat is separated from the rest of the citadel. How it is never explained.

-Why does the Citadel have an area that so closely resembles the engines from the Shadowbroker's ship?
---Unsure, the discharge panels are similar though I agree.

-Anderson comments that the walls of the Citadel are moving and rearranging themselves. Why don't we actually see this happening?
---Why indeed

-If the Catalyst was always in or on the Citadel or Crucible and truly is an Reaper ally or designed them. Why didn't the Reapers know that the Citadel was the key? Why did they need the Cerberus tip?
-----The reapers new of the cucible designs, but they didn't know how it needed the citadel to work. They never did, Prothean VI tells you this.


-Why are there billboard posters of Kai Leng, the Shadowbroker and Jack visible during the Citadel dlc?
----No, clue
----
-What is the objective of the Cerberus coup attempt on the Citadel? It takes place well before we learn about the Catalyst from the Prothean VI.
---Unsure. All we know is that councilor Udina would have the council grant him emergency power under threat of death and then he was thinking to unify the races through force to send a fleet to earth. Cerberus never states if that was indeed their plan or if they had something else in mind.

-What does Udina hope to gain by helping Cerberus, when he already has Shepard doing everything possible to secure allies for humanity? Aren't Udina's actions totally counter-productive to Shepard's efforts?
----Udina is a politician, and one plan isn't enough for a politician. IN the end we dont know.



Normandy

-Why does the Normandy SR2 have alien languages all over it, when it is an earth vessel constructed by cerberus?
---What alien language?

-If the SR2 is moving ‘faster than light’ then how come Shepard can see stars out of his window, when he would not be able to see anything?
---I am not qualified to answer sci-fi physics question.

-What are the voices in the background that we hear after the Rannoch missions in the War room.
---Voices in the background?


Priority Earth

- If we can blow up reapers using Cains (see also ME2) then why not just fit cains to the fleet ships?
---We can't blow reapers. We only blew a hades cannon. it implies they are vulnerable as they concentrate on being exclusively AAA batteries.


-How does Mr Random Soldier dude know everyone you want to contact by name, and their exact whereabouts and how is he able to actually contact them right on the spot?
---He doesn't know , you tell him who you want to contact.


-Why did the Reapers show such interest in London? London is a relatively small city, on a small island. If they were always planning to bring the Citadel to Earth to grow the new Reaper, why didn't they choose a city with a bigger population?
-----Speculation can arrive from this, far more than usual specially if you take into account tactical planing as Britain is an Island.


-London is also at a northern latitude. For the Citadel to remain in view of London, it must be in a geo-stationary orbit above the equator. Why then, does the beam point vertically upwards, instead of pointing at an angle due south?*
----Nobody ever said they could see the Citadel with the naked eye. Geo Stationary orbit applies to our understanding of physics. This is sci-fi. The beam may act as an anchor as well.


The Beam run

- How was the Normandy able to respond to Shepard's call for help so quickly?
---To fill a plothole.

-Why didn't the Normandy drop off reinforcements to help him assault the beam?
----Unknown


-Why didn't Harbinger shoot at the Normandy?
---Biggest ****ing unknown in the galaxy


-Why do we hear Coats and "Did we get anybody to the beam" lady yet we can't reply to them.
--- Our very suits are burned off, not even our omnitool work, alluding to the idea we are screwed on coms.
How come they couldn't see us is a giant azz plothole. This is a plothole however given we can use them onboard the citadel.

-Where the hell did Anderson sod off to at the beam run, he was all set with "We gotta move!" then does a vanishing act till later.
-----PLothole


-How come Shepard's radio is still functioning after Harbinger's beam while all his implants are fried?
----PLothole

-How did Harbinger miss Shepard when he had stumbled to the ground and wasn't even a moving target?
---An unrealistic literary plothole, meant to give the immortal hero a chance to beat the enemy.


-Why does the gun you find on the ground before going up the beam have unlimited bullets? (explain with lore)
----With lore is impossible. weapons with built in sinks are no longer in circulation. So this counter to the lore itself.

-Generic reaper sound or not, why add the "serve us" sound to the EC?
----We dont know what the horn sound is. It may be communication it may be something moresinister.


-What caused the transport to crash before the beam run?
Multiple vessels headed for the beam, capital ships and destroyers. Any number of them could have shot them down. Even harbinger.


-Why run head first at your enemy providing them with easy shooting practice?
---There was no other way in from what it is described.


-What exactly is this beam of light? Is it a one-way transport? Are there any other beams like this in the MEU? -Why does the beam remain post-ending (e.g., it is depicted in High-EMS Destroy stills in the EC)? How was this beam not destroyed in the blast?
It is an anchor and an elevator. The beam isn't physical is a sci-fi transporation beam. It gets shut off or on it doesn't get blown up.


-How does Shepard survive Harbinger's blast?
---How indeed.

-Why don't the Reapers simply turn the beam off before Hammer arrives?
-----This could lead to much speculation. But Why dont they.... plothole


-Why can the Normandy come in for a landing if you could not fly there in the first place according to Anderson tanks to the influence zone of the beam?
-----Flying wasn't the issue, it was laser or radio guided missiles. Being piloted manually is a different matter.


-If the Normandy could fly up to it then what is the purpose of Priority: Earth when you could do something like a Mako drop as you have in ME1?
-----Massive PLothole. But on a side ME1 Sr1 is smaller size than the Sr-2. The Sr-2 is not intended to go into atmosphere. Is easier, stealthier and more cost effective to send the kodiak shuttles which have been outfitted wiht stealth technology.

-If the beam shuts down all comms (in the whole london), as it is said it does - what the hell is up with all the radio chatter in the entire Priority: Earth?
------The Beam doesn't shut down comms all over london no idea where you got the idea from.

-why when your collegues lie dying on the floor at the foot of the beam are you able to shoot them and.....nothing happens, but the moment marauder shields turn up your bullets actually do damage to him?
--------------You want to shoot your collegues and see what?

Aboard the Citadel

-Why are Keepers apparently impervious to bullets?
-----Unrealistic minor plothole


-What's the noise Shepard makes after getting transported to the Citadel?
-------...Alot of his body is burnt, he could have made any number of noises.


-What is the meaning of the "1M1" that we see all over the Citadel during the finale?
----No idea what you mean.

-How is Hackett able to communicate with Shepard (right after Anderson dies)? Is Shepard's radio able to communicate with Anderson, Hackett, and other Alliance forces (as, at some point we here radio chatter from all these sources)?

-----Communications aren't down, but the timing is ackward.


-Why are there so many dead bodies around, all wearing either Kaidan's or Ashley's ME1 armour?
----To save time on developing cost.


-Why are the Reapers bothering to beam dead bodies up to the Citadel, when they need live tissue to make a Reaper?
They dont need live tissue, they need tissue. Live tissue is preffered however.


-Why does Shepard meet no resistance from the Reapers while on the Citadel?
----You only arrive at morgues, meaning the beam was not meant to transort anything but dead bodies.


-Why is there is single dead cerberus trooper in the citadel at the end? If there was cerberus at the citadel - where are the rest?
-----Unknown


If there wasn't - how did he get there?

-why hide major Coates's head on the citadel?
????????????


-Why did the transport beam deposit Shepard so close to the controls to open the Citadel?
---------NO clue



Anderson scene

-Why was traffic moving on the citadel pretty much like normal during the TIM / Anderson / Shepard scene?
-------------Saving on development cost


-How come Anderson can make it to a room with only one way in and out (not the corridor but the control room) before you, yet he followed you up?
-------------------Plot hole


-How does TIM control Anderson, Shepard has implants by Cerberus so that can explain Shepard's control, not Anderson's.
------------Plothole



-Why is The Illusive Man alone? Why doesn't he have any Cerberus bodyguards with which to confront Shepard?
-------PLothole

-Why did the Reapers allow the Illusive Man to board the Citadel?
---------It is never explained. regardless it is said he was under their control already.


-The Citadel is a vast miles-long structure. How did the Illusive Man know exactly where to wait for Shepard and Anderson?
----------he was being controlled, he didn't know the reapers did.

-Why didn't we see the Illusive Man in the hallway? Does he have an infiltrator cloak?
-------Unknown how he arrived

-Why is Anderson impervious to bullets when he is at the console?
-------------Why would you shoot him?

Crucible

-- Why does the Catalyst take the form of the dead child we see shot down at the start of the game?
-----------Why indeed


- Why are the 3 means of activating the Crucible so ludicrously symbolic? -
--------Ask Star Brat Hudson

i.e. taking control by grabbing a pair of levers / control rods / joysticks? Initiating Synthesis by taking a leap into the unknown?



-How can the Crucible achieve something as improbable and precise as Synthesis when it is "just a power source" constructed by people who didn't completely understand it?
--------Space stuff


-How does the Crucible discriminate? In Destroy it will target all synthetic life, yet in Control EDI and the Geth (are seemingly) unaffected.
------Massive Plothole., bad writting, ask Space Brat Hudson. Implants are common, not to mention biotics and many other things. Bad writting is the gist of it.


-Why is there no visible field retaining the air around the decision chamber, when we can see such a field around the Citadel docks?
----------What field in the docks?


-When the energy was released by the crudible, why wasnt the citadel utterly destroyed?
----It was damaged, the citadel was told in lore to be able to sustain incredible punishment without a scratch.


-Why do the reapers not try to destroy the Crucible? The Catalysts' response implies that the reapers were unaware of the Crucible being built ("We believed the concept had been eradicated. Clearly organics are more resourceful than we realized"), but this seems unlikely given (a) the Crucible is relatively large and easy to spot, and ( the reapers have indoctrinated spies everywhere. If the reapers really just didn't know, then how did they not know?
------------Wrex and others have alluded to the idea that the idea of the crucible was not being hidden, it was its location. Constant rotation and utmost secrecy. The reapers number 1 tool is surprise, in this cucle they didn't have it.



-Who originally designed the Crucible, or at least, who first attempted to design/create/build it? How did the idea of the Crucible first come about?
-------------We dont know.


-When presenting the control option, the Catalyst does not directly state that they are not in control of Shepard (whereas he does state they were controlling TIM). Are the reapers (partially) in control of Shepard?

---------------We dont know


-How does the Catalyst determine that Shepard (or more broadly, organics and synthetics) is ready for synthesis, especially given that it has failed in past cycles?
----------------because he says so, and because no other organics have gotten this far. Regardless we dont know how he measures it.


-The Crucible design seems to strongly imply that it would fit with the Citadel (given how smoothly it slides into the Citadel arms and docks). Why did none of the brilliant scientists working on the Crucible notice this? It seems like it would be obvious to anyone who was familiar with the structure of the Crucible.

-----We dont know, any number of reasons.



-What was the original purpose of the Crucible? Did the original creators know the Catalyst was controlling the reapers?
---------You asked this already, we dont know what the original purpose of the catalyst is, all we know is a massive battery.


-Why when the crudible docks do the reapers appear to 'pause' their intergalactic genocide?
--------They never paused, unsure what you mean by this. the fighting still goes on.


-Why does the Leviathan seem so evasive when Shepard asks it about the Crucible? Does it genuinely not know who designed it, or is it withholding that information deliberatively?
------------Nobody knows who designed it. However the leviathans are not keen on sharing information. So it could be either way.



The Ending

-How did the crew knew that Anderson had died but was not sure if Shepard did?
--------------You asked this before. They were on a random planet how did they know is a plothole


-How did the Normandy only sustain minimal damage coming out of FTL speeds and manage to land safely when running from the final wave(s).
---------------FTL speed is achieved through lowering their mass, when their mass is increased the speed decreases. It isn't some sort of handbrake that does a screetching halt.
In other words, sci-fi science


-What planet did they land on?
----------Stop asking same questions twice.




-How the hell did Joker not break anything on impact, especially as we see a rock poking through the pilot's area.
-------Ask Star Brat Hudson


-Where were they actually making the reaper on the citadel?
They were collecting bodies, and given there was nothing inside the citadel it means they hadn't started.


-why in the original endings (prior to EC) did the relays explode in every ending?
--------Ask Star Brat Hudson he wrote the endings


-How did anyone on the Normandy survive explosive decompression before they landed on dream planet?
-------------------I'm just going to answer these with Star Brat Hudson from now on


-Where did the breath scene take place?
-------Unknown. What looks like Concrete Indicates London, however this is upt for debate.


-How can Shepard survive the blast in high EMS Destroy, when it is powerful enough to damage the structure of the Citadel?
-------Star Brat Hudson


-How come when the fleet is passing the SOL relay (at least we assume it’s the sol relay) the sun is so large in the sky, when it would look like just any other star in the sky from that distance?
-------------Did not notice


-If there are inactive relays within the galaxy, does that mean there are pockets of space where the Crucible had no effect? Would the Reapers in those pockets have survived Destroy?
--------------------Possible, but unknown.


-How does diving head first into a beam of light suddenly send shepards synthesis code to every creature in the galaxy?
-------------Star Brat Hudson

-How does Shepard control the reapers when he is vaporized?
---------------Star Brat Hudson

-What is the deal with the magic elevator of light to nowhere?
----------------Star Brat Hudson.

-Why do Shepard's and the Catalyst's voices echo in the decision cha
mber?
-----------Star Brat Hudson


-How the hell does hackett know shepard reached the citadel?
----------------------Star Brat Hudson, or it could be suits carry transponders hwich leads to many other plotholes before and after the beam.

-How did the SR2 survive the crash with multiple hull breaches?
--------- SR-2 has 2 hulls from what we know, and even if both are breached rooms have their own doors.


-Why doesn't the chain of relay explosions start at the Local Cluster?
--------Never noticed.


- How did Anderson come up "behind Shepard" when we can turn around right before entering the beam and we don't see anybody.
----------------Citadel is rearranging from what we are told....also -----------Star Brat Hudson


-How did Anderson end up in a different part of the Citadel when the beam seems to link to one location?
-----------Star Brat Hudson

-Why does Shepard's lover hesitate to place his or her name on the memorial after high EMS Destroy?
-----------Star Brat Hudson

How can they possibly know that Shepard is alive? Are we to believe that he or she is psychic?
-----------Star Brat Hudson
-Why would the catalyst tell you about the tube if it was real?
-----------Star Brat Hudson


-How does Shepard know how to use the crucibles choices?
-----------Star Brat Hudson


-Why does Shepard's carnifex transform into a predator after shooting the tube in the destroy ending?
-----------unsure what you mean.


-Why are soldiers in the destroy ending (the scene added in the EC) more successful at fighting off the husks than in the control and synthesis endings?
----unsure what you mean.



-Why is Shepard wide awake after the Catalyst says "Wake up"?
-----------Star Brat Hudson


-If the Leviathans were trying to prevent the inevitable rebellion of synthetic life forms, why did they create a synthetic "intelligence" and why were they surprised when it inevitably rebelled?
----------- They explained this as Ai being just another tool, in other words they were arrogant. the Cliche saying holds here "Those who fail to remember history out of arrogance or ignorance are bound to repeat it"



-How did the Intelligence defeat them before it had an army of Reapers?
-----------Unknown

-If the Leviathans can knock a capital Reaper out of the sky with such apparent ease, then why do they live in fear of them?
---------There is only a few of them. ANd it took from what we saw, 3 leviathans to bring down 1 capital ship. Not good odds.


-Stargazer at the end asks about 'The Shepard', and is told there's 'One more story'. Will this story ever be told?
---------------------------Star Brat Hudson


-Why does the Catalyst have the ability to switch off the Crucible beam, after Shepard refuses to use it? Why didn't it switch it off earlier?
--------------------------------------what ?

-Why do the relays not explode with the same force that the Alpha relay did, during the events of Arrival?


If the reason is because they transmit most of their energy on to the next relay in the chain, then what happens at the ends of those chains? Do the far relays (such as the one close to Rannoch) explode with all the combined energy of all the preceding relays?

------------They are not exploding from impact releasing all their dark energy, they are overloading.


-Edi states during ME2, that it is impossible to transfer an AI from one Blue Box to another without irrevocably changing its personality, due to quantum fluctuations which cannot be corrected or compensated for. If so, how can Shepard's mind be similarly uploaded from an organic brain to become the new Catalyst? How can this new entity be anything more than an imperfect copy of Shepard?
-------------AI's and organic minds are different. To claim they are both the same.


-Why is the stargazer scene identical after Shepard makes one of the three original choices? Why is it also very similar after Refusal, which is presumably in the following cycle? Wouldn't the galaxy have turned out very differently after millennia of Synthesis? How is it possible that the exact same grandfather and grandchild have improbably come to exist on that same planet, after three wildly different ending scenarios, while a grandmother and grandchild exist in another?
------------Star Brat Hudson


-How did commander shepards brain survive intact after planetary re-entry burn up, lack of oxygen, depressurizing of his suit which would have forced his lungs to explode, & huge impact forces?

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Characters


-In the books Kahlee Sanders hears reaper voices in her head, and expiriences loos of control of her body, due to reaper influence - how come she is all fine and dandy in ME3?


-What exactly happens to Legion? Why is "direct personality dissemination" required to upload the code in the Rannoch finale?
---------Unsure he simple states the code is imcomplete, most likely involves the personality of the Destroyer previously... destroyed. In other words, speculation. unknown


-The defining characteristic of a chemical catalyst, is that it facilitates a change or reaction, but either remains unchanged, or always returns to it's original state. If the Catalyst can be "changed" by the Crucible, then why did Bioware give it that particular name?
---------------------Star Brat Hudson



Other

-Why were the Reapers causing the extinction of the Rachni and the Quarians (through the Geth) when they according to the Catalyst are supposed to preserve all life?
---------They preserve life by turning into goo and uploading genetic information to a machine.
They kill us to preserve our minds in gooey form... yeah


-.What is Cerberus actual plan during ME3?
----------unknown

-What happened to Cerberus facility beyond Omega 4 relay?
-----------Unknown


-Why are the Salarians the only Council race not attacked?
-----------Unknown. They are between council and Human Space, meaning on their way to Palaven and Tuchanka the reapers had to have gone through their territory.


-Why didn't Asari prepare for the reapers, when they were sitting on the complete knowledge of them including the schematics for the crucible for tens of thousands years?
----------They didn't have complete schematics. It is never stated whether they could activate the beacon at will or if they even had access to all of its contents.



-what happened to all the reaper tech that allience gathered in extensive quantities prior to ME3, and why didn't anyone get indoctrinated as we know of? (the allience actully came in froce and STOLE the remeains of the leviathan of DIS from the batarian research facility - those exact remains that got the entire batarian Hegemony indoctrinated)
-----------Unknown. It is stated however the alliance takes greater steps to be sure. By utilizing drones, slower but safer, plus putting their people through continous psycological evalutions.


-Why does QEC suddenly working as a simple mobile phone, including signal interferences in ME3 instead of point to point direct unobstructed lag less communications it is?
-----Dont understand the question.


- Who was behind the attack on Lazarus Project?
-------The other scientist hacked the drones to attack eveyrone on the station.


-In the Citadel DLC, what is the function/purpose of showing the video clip of the initial reaper attack on Earth? Why does Shepard not comment or react to it?
-------------Unknown


-Once the Reapers had the Citadel, why didn't they use it to deactivate the relay network, and isolate the Alliance fleet?
--------------The Relay network is controlled from the Citadel Tower, as well as everything else. We know movement and wards is controlled from c-sec hq. Make of this what you will.


-Why does Eva Cores body not have a cerberus logo, but when edi takes it over it does?
--------I never seen it.



-Why doesn't Avina know about Purgatory?
--------------Unknown


-Why do the reapers trash talk organics when they are just trying to preserve them?
--------------They dont trash talk, they believe their way of preserving life in reaper form is correct. IN other words like fanatics.



-Why didn't the Prothean VI on Ilos mention the Crucible?
--------Vigil had access to all data on its site. Never said it had access to other projects. As we know different VI's were assigned to different projects. However the VI for the prothean crucible had knowledge of Javik. So most likely information being comparmentalized.
This is assumptionbased on lore.


-Why do the Reapers wait so long between cycles? Humans have been genetically similar for thousands of years. If all they are interested in is preserving life, then why do they allow us to attain a level of technology where our weapons begin to pose a threat to them, and the civilisations supposedly preserved within them?

------ They need life to evolve to a certain point, and in enough numbers. The original blueprint was based on the dark energy theory. On top of which they tried to star the cycle two thousand years ago with the rachni and failed.

Also the weapons might pose a threat but their plan is not to fight evenly, rather take civilization by surprise and isolate them within their systems. Without Access to Element Zero most ships and weaponry is render useless after long periods of times.



Bioware, you promised us more answers than questions. Does this look like fewer questions than answers to you?



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[BansheeOwnage]

Whoa.

[Spartas Husky]

I know i had time. Feel free to dispute any of them I tried my best to answer them based on lore but I may have made a mistake.

[JShepppp]

My PERSONAL opinion (note: NOT FACT) is that about half or so of your questions are answered in-game, about another quarter are unnecessary for the story but are definitely points of curiosity, but the last quarter definitely has some things that should be answered.

For example, stuff about Sovereign/Catalyst plotholes, Leviathans fearing Reapers, the ending plotholes, and whatnot, have been answered before. In a nutshell, the Protheans screwed the signal from the Catalyst to the Keepers to open the Citadel (Sovvy sent a signal to the Catalyst), the Leviathans cannot compete against tens of thousands of Reapers at once, and so forth. But there is definitely some valid stuff in there.