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David Gaider chose Synthesis; Can we just accept that every ending has shades of gray?


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Even a year later? LAWL

lololol depression is funnay huh?



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No? Where did I imply mind control at all? 

What is stopping people like javik from not trusting Ai or wanting to destory it in an instant or even give it a chance? What is stopping Harbinger who has been killing and harvesting for billions of years and enjoyed it not continue? Just because the understanding is given does not mean singularity won't happen, unless mind control occurs.

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In my eyes, anyone who displays a whit of humanity - including synthetic lifeforms such as EDI or Legion - is worth saving if I can do it without harming others, and clearly no one was harmed. I could have made the wrong call, sure - but I didn't (too bad for you!).


Sure that's why there's control.

I find it hilarious that Gaider would pick synthesis, which is considered the perfect option, while at the same time complaining about the peace deal on Rannoch.


Irony.

Especially since peace is foreshadowed and Synthesis comes out of ****ing nowhere.

Also while the golden outcome for Conner doesn't make much sense. The peace ending for the Quarians? Does. So...yeah golden outcome =/= illogical and wtf inducing.

The conner incident was the two things though. I don't know why they didn't write the golden outcome to make some sense. (Simply say she was weakened or having Wynne or Morrigan seal her in a temporary barrier would've justified it or something).

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Bull****...
It's ****ing deplorable...
David Gaider should be ashamed of himself...

It's the most evil ****ing thing I've seen in fiction...
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Settle down spaz.

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Mr.House wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...



No? Where did I imply mind control at all? 

What is stopping people like javik from not trusting Ai or wanting to destory it in an instant or even give it a chance? What is stopping Harbinger who has been killing and harvesting for billions of years and enjoyed it not continue? Just because the understanding is given does not mean sinhularity won't happen, unless mind control occurs.


 The Reapers entire purpose was to harvest and preserve organics so that they didn;t end up killing themselves and all organic life with them. The harvest is no longer needed, they have zero reason to attack organics anymore. And even if they did it wouldn;t matter, Organics are Reapers are now on the same level, any advantage the Reaper had is gone. 

And actually, knowledge is enough to end the technological singularity without mind control. Organics, Reapers, and Synthetics are elevated into a stage three civilization, they no longer need to fear their own technology because they will always have the knowledge and foresight to outwit and solve problems arisen by their own technology. 

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If synthesis is inevitable then what´s the point in choosing it ?

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Ryzaki wrote...

Costin_Razvan wrote...

In my eyes, anyone who displays a whit of humanity - including synthetic lifeforms such as EDI or Legion - is worth saving if I can do it without harming others, and clearly no one was harmed. I could have made the wrong call, sure - but I didn't (too bad for you!).


Sure that's why there's control.

I find it hilarious that Gaider would pick synthesis, which is considered the perfect option, while at the same time complaining about the peace deal on Rannoch.


Irony.

Especially since peace is foreshadowed and Synthesis comes out of ****ing nowhere.

Also while the golden outcome for Conner doesn't make much sense. The peace ending for the Quarians? Does. So...yeah golden outcome =/= illogical and wtf inducing.

The conner incident was the two things though. I don't know why they didn't write the golden outcome to make some sense. (Simply say she was weakened or having Wynne or Morrigan seal her in a temporary barrier would've justified it or something).

Xen not betrayaing or having any issues with peace makes sense? Please give me your game. The Xen I know would not let this slide, or not take the chance to try to controlthe geth.

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If synthesis is inevitable then what´s the point in choosing it ?


Synthesis is only inevitable if you let the cycle continue, aside from refuse none of the endings do that. 

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Eterna5 wrote...

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No? Where did I imply mind control at all? 

What is stopping people like javik from not trusting Ai or wanting to destory it in an instant or even give it a chance? What is stopping Harbinger who has been killing and harvesting for billions of years and enjoyed it not continue? Just because the understanding is given does not mean sinhularity won't happen, unless mind control occurs.


 The Reapers entire purpose was to harvest and preserve organics so that they didn;t end up killing themselves and all organic life with them. The harvest is no longer needed, they have zero reason to attack organics anymore.

And actually, knowledge is enough to end the technological singularity without mind control. Organics, Reapers, and Synthetics are elevated into a stage three civilization, they no longer need to fear their own technology because they will always have the knowledge and foresight to outwit and solve problems arisen by their own technology. 

Harbinger is not just harvesting, he is killing(and don't tell me he is not or I will link the beam run where he is killing loads of people) and ENJOYES IT. You are telling me a being over a billion years old would stop doing this because his leader is gone? You're telling me peopel like Javik who have this hatred in their bones would be fine and trust AI? Please. There is nothing to stop a bunch of new AI trying to wipe out all organics at all. It's character derailment or mind control.

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Mr.House wrote...

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No? Where did I imply mind control at all? 

What is stopping people like javik from not trusting Ai or wanting to destory it in an instant or even give it a chance? What is stopping Harbinger who has been killing and harvesting for billions of years and enjoyed it not continue? Just because the understanding is given does not mean sinhularity won't happen, unless mind control occurs.


 The Reapers entire purpose was to harvest and preserve organics so that they didn;t end up killing themselves and all organic life with them. The harvest is no longer needed, they have zero reason to attack organics anymore.

And actually, knowledge is enough to end the technological singularity without mind control. Organics, Reapers, and Synthetics are elevated into a stage three civilization, they no longer need to fear their own technology because they will always have the knowledge and foresight to outwit and solve problems arisen by their own technology. 

Harbinger is not just harvesting, he is killing(and don't tell me he is not or I will link the beam run where he is killing loads of people) and ENJOYES IT. You are telling me a being over a billion years old would stop doing this because his leader is gone? You're telling me peopel like Javik who have this hatred in their bones would be fine and trust AI? Please. There is nothing to stop a bunch of new AI trying to wipe out all organics at all. It's character derailment or mind control.


Of course he is killing them, that is the point of the harvest.  Saying he enjoys it is pure conjecture though, he gloats, but he never says he enjoys or even feels anything about it. He stops doing it because he has no reason to do it anymore. The Reapers never killed "Just cuz", they had a purpose, that purpose along with the necessity of killing is gone. 

Nowhere is it shown that Javik is okay with what has happened. And learning more about something and then finding a new perspective about it is not mind control. 

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Of course he is killing them, that is the point of the harvest.  Saying he enjoys it is pure conjecture though, he gloats, but he never says he enjoys or even feels anything about it. He stops doing it because he has no reason to do it anymore. The Reapers never killed "Just cuz", they had a purpose, that purpose along with the necessity of killing is gone. 

Nowhere is it shown that Javik is okay with what has happened. And learning more about something and then finding a new perspective about it is not mind control. 

Reaper harvesting is turning people into reaper goop, not blasting people into nothing. That is killing and serves no purpose.

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Mr.House wrote...


Harbinger is not just harvesting, he is killing(and don't tell me he is not or I will link the beam run where he is killing loads of people) and ENJOYES IT. You are telling me a being over a billion years old would stop doing this because his leader is gone? You're telling me peopel like Javik who have this hatred in their bones would be fine and trust AI? Please. There is nothing to stop a bunch of new AI trying to wipe out all organics at all. It's character derailment or mind control.


You realize that it was mind-control that caused aggression, not peace, between Reapers and galaxy... right?

That is, mind control of the Reapers, from the catalyst.

... which is why it's kind of futile to read into Harbinger's (or any Reaper's) supposed personality.

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Mr.House wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...

Of course he is killing them, that is the point of the harvest.  Saying he enjoys it is pure conjecture though, he gloats, but he never says he enjoys or even feels anything about it. He stops doing it because he has no reason to do it anymore. The Reapers never killed "Just cuz", they had a purpose, that purpose along with the necessity of killing is gone. 

Nowhere is it shown that Javik is okay with what has happened. And learning more about something and then finding a new perspective about it is not mind control. 

Reaper harvesting is turning people into reaper goop, not blasting people into nothing. That is killing and serves no purpose.


The majority of space faring organics are killed during the harvest instead of being tunred into a Reaper. They don't need the entire populace. They kill so that the advanced organics don;t create new technology capable of killing not just themselves, but all organics. 

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Xen not betrayaing or having any issues with peace makes sense? Please give me your game. The Xen I know would not let this slide, or not take the chance to try to controlthe geth.


Xen was overruled. And she maybe ambitious but I don't think she's suicidal. Disrupting the peace after most of the Quarians had agreed upon it would blow up in her face quickly.

That said yeah you're right her not doing anything was off. (I believe in the leaked script you could kill her to ensure she didn't do anything to ruin the peace but that like alot of other good things wasn't in the final game). On the other hand it is quite plausible she didn't do anything simply because A. She couldn't (the Geth were upgraded with Reaper code and I doubt that would be as weak to her hacking attempts) and B. Cost outweighed any gains.

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Being able to go to the mage tower, get the mages to save Conor, have Isolde not die and nothing bad happens despite Teagan and Isolde telling oyu it's extreamly risky. You pretty much pick the perfect choice which tells you something bad will happen but never does and Gaider already stated he wish he did not include that option.


Me neither. Though I would have been OK if the player got away with it sometimes. Say, there's a 50% chance when you go to the mage tower that the demon gets loose, and when you get back there's no option left except killing Conor. The other 50% it works like it does now.

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Ryzaki wrote...

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I find it hilarious that Gaider would pick synthesis, which is considered the perfect option, while at the same time complaining about the peace deal on Rannoch.


Irony.


Maybe he's just playing his character?

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Eterna5 wrote...

Mr.House wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...

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In my eyes, anyone who displays a whit of humanity - including synthetic lifeforms such as EDI or Legion - is worth saving if I can do it without harming others, and clearly no one was harmed. I could have made the wrong call, sure - but I didn't (too bad for you!).


Sure that's why there's control.

I find it hilarious that Gaider would pick synthesis, which is considered the perfect option, while at the same time complaining about the peace deal on Rannoch.


Synthesis isn't just about peace, it is also about advancement and change, it is also about eliminating all threat of the technological singulairty. 

How does it stop technological singularity? What is stopping the Reapers from deciding to kill everyone?


Organic life is perfected by being intergrated with technology. They no longer need to fear dying to their creations because they are now on equal footing with their creations. The Reapers don't need to Harvest anymore because organics are no longer a danger to themselves and all organic life. 


There is organic life integrated with technology already, it's called Reapers. Yet still, organics and synthetics are capable of defeating the Reapers which embody perfection, this is proven by the Crucible.

Synthesized life is inferior to an alliance of organic and synthetic life.

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Argolas wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...

Mr.House wrote...

Eterna5 wrote...

Costin_Razvan wrote...

In my eyes, anyone who displays a whit of humanity - including synthetic lifeforms such as EDI or Legion - is worth saving if I can do it without harming others, and clearly no one was harmed. I could have made the wrong call, sure - but I didn't (too bad for you!).


Sure that's why there's control.

I find it hilarious that Gaider would pick synthesis, which is considered the perfect option, while at the same time complaining about the peace deal on Rannoch.


Synthesis isn't just about peace, it is also about advancement and change, it is also about eliminating all threat of the technological singulairty. 

How does it stop technological singularity? What is stopping the Reapers from deciding to kill everyone?


Organic life is perfected by being intergrated with technology. They no longer need to fear dying to their creations because they are now on equal footing with their creations. The Reapers don't need to Harvest anymore because organics are no longer a danger to themselves and all organic life. 


There is organic life integrated with technology already, it's called Reapers. Yet still, organics and synthetics are capable of defeating the Reapers which embody perfection, this is proven by the Crucible.

Synthesized life is inferior to an alliance of organic and synthetic life.


Reapers are not Synthesized life, if they were then they wouldn't have been affectedf by Synthesis nor would the catalyst have been unaware of how to sucessfully implement it. Even in Synthesis the Reapers are changed. 

Also the Reapers being "Perfect" has nothing to do with the perfection I'm talking about. 

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Maybe he's just playing his character?


Aww let me be fair.

Okay. Maybe. Doesn't make a lot of sense and consistency to me but sure. Maybe. If any choice doesn't make any sense it's Synthesis. Rannoch peace maybe unlikely but we see the seeds for it in ME2 with Legion and bringing him to Tali's trial. ...is Synthesis ever forshadowed?

Meanwhile with Synthesis...

Starbrat flat out says it can't be forced...and what does Shep do?

Force it on the galaxy.

Stellar logic.

I don't see how this choice should be in the game but peace the one Shep discusses in ME2 and ME3 shouldn't. It confuses me.

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Ryzaki wrote...

AlanC9 wrote...

Maybe he's just playing his character?


Aww let me be fair.

Okay. Maybe. Doesn't make a lot of sense and consistency to me but sure. Maybe. If any choice doesn't make any sense it's Synthesis. Rannoch peace maybe unlikely but we see the seeds for it in ME2 with Legion and bringing him to Tali's trial. ...is Synthesis ever forshadowed?

Meanwhile with Synthesis...

Starbrat flat out says it can't be forced...and what does Shep do?

Force it on the galaxy.

Stellar logic.


It can't be forced though the Catalysts methods. 

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It can't be forced though the Catalysts methods. 


Huh. So Catalyst needed Shep to get the galaxy to bend over then? Fab.

@OP: I really don't know why you thought this would stop people from hating Synthesis. Someone choosing it doesn't stop it from being any less ridculous and out of left field.

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And learning more about something and then finding a new perspective about it is not mind control.

Indeed. But apparently it is considered a virtue among some people never to change their perspective, no matter the amount of new information they're given. 

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I don't see how this choice should be in the game but peace the one Shep discusses in ME2 and ME3 shouldn't. It confuses me.


It's not complicated. Bio simply didn't want to put in an ideal option. (Judging from other material in this thread, Gaider isn't all that fond of creating such endings himself ).

Anyway, my point was that there's no irony here. Gaider's character picks the best option available, as he sees it, because Gaider isn't role-playing an idiot. On later playthroughs, of course, you may want to RP an idiot, or at least someone who has different beliefs about what the best choice would be; otherwise, your characters would always make the same choice.

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AlanC9 wrote...

Ryzaki wrote...


I don't see how this choice should be in the game but peace the one Shep discusses in ME2 and ME3 shouldn't. It confuses me.


It's not complicated. Bio simply didn't want to put in an ideal option. (Judging from other material in this thread, Gaider isn't all that fond of such endings himself ).



BioWare did put in both endings though.

Also how is Synthesis not an ideal ending? Only blot on it is that Shep dies. :mellow: And given that Shep dies in every single ending that's not high EMS destroy that's not something special. Otherwise, massive advancements, Reapers are a part of galatic society and people are learning from them, synthetics and organics have reached an understanding and just....

:sick:

Anyway, my point was that there's no irony here. Gaider's character picks the best option available, as he sees it, because Gaider isn't role-playing an idiot. On later playthroughs, of course, you may want to.RP an idiot, or at least someone who has different beliefs about what the best choice would be; otherwise, your characters would always make the same choice.


Alas we all are forced to RP idiots in the last 10 minutes of the game. I fail to see how any Shep would see shooting a exploding tube (while walking towards it), jumping into a beam of light to be disintergrated, or grabbing handles to be electrocuted to death because the ruler of the Reapers says doing so will activate the cruicible isn't an idiot.

Also...how is Synthesis a less idiotic choice than control or destroy? :huh:  Well I can kind of see control but destroy? How so?

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Wait... Ryzaki, you're asking me to tell you what's wrong with Synthesis? Surely you've seen all the standard objections by now.