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[Xilizhra]

Wrex will keep the Krogan in line and the Leviathans aren't the least bit threatening, they're like Reapers without the bada**.

Wrex is mortal. And the Leviathans have hidden mostly because of the Reapers.

What number of wars? Leviathan can be dealt with by destroying the orbs. Sabatoging the genophage stops the Krogan. Or if you cured the genophage, just create it again.

I'm referring to wars that might pop up within the galaxy during or after reconstruction. And the krogan won't be taken in so easily by another genophage, with the Shroud gone. As for Leviathan... you'd best hope you can find every single orb.

The only wisdom in harnassing your enemies power is the power to destroy your enemy, the reapers

The Catalyst was the enemy, the Reapers were only tools.

[Linkenski]

My choice per intuition was Synthesis.
Yes it lacks proper explanation, and it is kind of weird but I thought I understood the intention behind it and i was willing to suspend disbelief or even translate some of what was shown in my mind, to fully realise its consequences.
Other factor were, I would never have chosen Destroy in the first place, because it makes you kill some of what you have been fighting for, like the Geth and EDI, who had peace. I always thought "we have to destroy them, or they destroy us" was shortsighted. I wanted to learn the motive behind the Reapers rather than "winning". I was extremely dissapointed by what Bioware came up with, but I accepted it and i don't see any negative consequences in Synthesis as i interpreted it.

The thing is just that Synthesis seems very far from any normality, so that's why I think some reject it or doesn't believe in it. I have read several reasons for people hating it, and I understand you guys regardless of whether your concerns are reflected in this message. I think Synthesis is okay, and it's the only way i can resolve the conlfict without violating my own principles.

[themikefest]

Xilizhra wrote...

I'm referring to wars that might pop up within the galaxy during or after reconstruction. And the krogan won't be taken in so easily by another genophage, with the Shroud gone. As for Leviathan... you'd best hope you can find every single orb.

The Catalyst was the enemy, the Reapers were only tools.

I am sure some group or faction will try to take advantage of the galaxy in its weakened state. They wouldn't last long if everyone stands against them

Yes. There maybe x number of orbs scattered throughout the galaxy and yes it would be hard to track down everyone. The ones that do get destroyed will limit the Levathan's power. And if there is only 3 Levathans then I have no worries.

With the Krogan,the other species would help to keep them in line and help spread a new genophage if it came to that

The Leviathan turd maybe the toolmaster but the reapers still have to be destroyed. You kill the master and then kill the tools.

If you keep the reapers around, everyone will live in a state of fear. They would look over their shoulder wondering when/if the laser will be fired at them.

[Epsilon330]

Standard Endings: Destroy
Reason: "I won't let fear compromise who I am". My ParaShep set out to beat the Reapers. He isn't weak-willed.

If accounting for all possible endings: MEHEM
Reason: My ParaShep wants to save everyone and always gets maximum EMS (10,000+ with the N7 Spec Ops Asset). That has to translate into a well-built Crucible that can tell Reapers apart from Geth. I also doubt that Shep's crew would abandon him so quickly.

[justafan]

Destroy.

-I believe that any post-war environment with reapers still around is unacceptable
-I do not want the galaxy's future to be dictated by an outside force, be it reapers overlords or third party (catalyst) genetic engineering.
-I believe synthesis is immoral, I believe forcefully genetically re-writing an entire galaxy is a terrible crime.
-For control, see point 1.
-I believe that long-term, destroy offers the best opportunity for the galaxy to advance. Reaper handholding in the other endings only limits the opportunities for the future.

Downsides to Destroy and how I deal with it.
Annihilation of the Geth and EDI- This may sound inherently renegade, and despite myself being mostly paragon, I chalk this up to a necessary evil. Their deaths are most unfortunate, but the alternatives are just worse, the reaper overlords could one day continue the genocide, and I already covered why I feel synthesis is worse. I accept that they can not be replaced, any attempt to recreate the Geth would be the same as cloning a human. It may be genetically (or coded) the same, but would lack all the experiences and memories of its predecessor. Everyone went into the final fight knowing that victory could require them to die, and while there are ways to save the Geth and EDI, they do not lead to victory.

Tech singularity: It may be an issue the galaxy has to deal with down the road. But if they could defeat the billion year old reapers, I believe they stand a good chance against any new AI threat. For instance, despite the Geth having free reign for 300 years, they were rendered helpless by race of 17 million nomads, and even if the Quarians did not have their weapon, the Geth were still inferior to the Turian military. Furthermore, the Geth/Quarian peace proves that conflict with AIs can be resolved without genocide. Conflict may be inevitable, there is no evidence that I know of to the contrary, but that doesn't mean that peace after conflict is impossible.

Refuse is the most moral, you reject the reapers: While my Shepard wants to win without sacrificing the soul of his species, he still wants to win. Destroy is morally reprehensible, but it is the lesser of three evils the catalyst presents him, and refuse leads to total defeat. I choose to win.

There will be wars with the Krogan/Geth/Quarians/Salarians/etc...: I find this totally acceptable. This is the natural order of the Galaxy, and we don't NEED control or synthesis to prevent this. These potential wars are merely hypotheticals, and there is a possibility for diplomacy to prevail. If not, this is how the galaxy works, they will eventually end, and the galaxy will move on.

The loss of the relays and no reaper help means millions will die: Yes it does. Colonies that are not self-sufficient are doomed, there is no way around this. Destroy is not without a huge cost, but it is worth it if it means the threat of the reapers is wiped from the universe.

[Xilizhra]

If you keep the reapers around, everyone will live in a state of fear. They would look over their shoulder wondering when/if the laser will be fired at them.

If there are people who are willing to see genocide committed just for some theoretical peace of mind, then I can safely disregard their opinions.

[Pcmag1]

ME1 - destroy reaper go home
ME2 - destroy reaper/collector go home
ME3 - destroy reapers go home (*gasp*)

But reason? I understand destoy, you do this and this happens.
Control feels as a big risk, Saren, Benezia, IM, Scientists from Arival DLC, protheans from Javik's story (Damn he actually says that building Crucible failed because some believed that Crucible could be used for controlling Reapers.) Basically everyone who though it to be an option ended up dead becuse he was wrong.
Synthesis I dont understand, I dont understand short term nor long term implications. It is just presented as the 'best' option and ... ony a Sith deals in absolutes. 

Modifié par Pcmag1, 08 avril 2013 - 03:31 .

[ShallowlLife9871]

I pick acroding to what Shep I'm running.

[Adoramei]

Destroy will never work for me, especially after helping the geth attain free will- essentially: sentience. I think, therefore: I am. Personally, I found the star-child's reasoning so flawed, especially in combination with a lack of reaction from Shepard to these flaws, that I completely lost any immersion during the ending. And I don't believe in any IT at all- just in a rushed ending with terrible writing/not enough thought put in.

So working within the boundaries of this, I chose synthesis. Although in a way, I do believe that this would take away free will because it's in our nature to fight as sentient, territory-driven creatures.. I took into account again: bad writing. There was no real good answer, in my opinion. I really don't have any right to rewrite someone's DNA, but within the boundaries of the game, I think this was meant to be the most "paragon" answer.

Control was my next best option, but I can't have any faith that Shepard will not eventually begin thinking "pragmatically" without accounting for "human nature" and emotion. Shepard is no god and in my eyes should not start thinking like he/she is one- that despite the constant warnings to TIM that suddenly, at the flip of a switch, he/she changes his/her mind when it applies to themselves. It seems like a temporary solution to me. But that's a lot of speculation with no real answers.

Anyhow. In the end, I chose headcanon. MEHEM was a little choppy for me, honestly. But I know that's the one that fits the best since it can be "installed". There was another video that I saw that I actually found to flow very well.. And out of all of that, I liked that one if nothing else. Either way, the only ending for me is my own.

[TheRealJayDee]

There's only one true choice for bloodthirsty luddites like myself - you know what I'm talking about!

[Kitsumichi]

Well, the first time I've played ME3 picked refuse ending by a mistake (yeah I played ME3 when the EC already released, lucky me), I refused to accept that the Catalyst said and.. *puff* refuse ending appears instantly, my face in that moment was -> o_O so I reload the save and picked Destroy, it makes the most sense for me and the consequences of the other endings are worse. I'm sorry for EDI and the Geth but destroy the reapers It's been the goal of my Shep for the entire series and she wants to free the galaxy from the reapers, plus Shepard lives.

[HiddenInWar]

Ending: Destroy

• Was the goal from the beginning for me
• Both control and synthesis, for various reasons, I found were reprehensible and could not make such a decision
• I believe we can rebuild synthetics, knowing in full things probably wont be the same when such a rebuild takes place
• I got to live (that's my headcanon at least)
• Only ending that presents dead for good reapers

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

TheRealJayDee wrote...

There's only one true choice for bloodthirsty luddites like myself - you know what I'm talking about!

We sociopathic moral cowards love us some destroy.

[o Ventus]

I chose Destroy.

I don't view the Reapers as "people". "People" aren't created for the sole purpose of killing and harvesting corpses for genetic material. They are weapons. Abominable weapons created for an abominable purpose.

People aren't just going to throw down their weapons and stop fighting just because the Reapers glow green now, or because the husks all break off from the fighting. That this is actually the case in the Control/Synthesis slides just boggles my mind.

I simply don't see Shnthesis as a solution to anything, whether it be the Reaper conflict or the Synthetic/Organic "problem". I wouldn't hinge the fate of all civilized life in the galaxy on the off-chance that an AI created from my mind would be able to keep everything in check. In Control, all you're doing is creating another Catalyst. Destroy is the safest, surest way for peace, at least in the short term. People are generally morons, but I trust them enough to keep from exteriminating themselves in the long term.

The geth and EDI will be sorely missed, but such is the price of war. Really, the geth aren't casualties. They can be rebuilt to how they were before the Morning War. In a way, it's a fresh start for the quarians and the geth (assuming they're both alive after Rannoch).

[CDR David Shepard]

I chose destroy because stopping the Reapers has been my Shepard's goal from the very beginning.

My Shepard is not so dillusional to think that he can actually control the Reapers for eternity...and my Shepard would never change the entire galactic civilization on a biological level and take individuality from every species.

Destroy ended the Reaper threat for good...and that's why I picked that ending.

Modifié par CDR David Shepard, 08 avril 2013 - 04:29 .

[Skullheart]

I chose.... headcanon because I just can't stand any of the horrible endings. I would accept destroy if it doesn't kill the geths.

[Enhanced]

Since I would like the peace to last, I chose Synthesis. "Organics are perfected by intergrating fully with synthetic technology. Synthetics, in turn, will finally have a full understanding of organics".

In Synthesis , I don't see any potential negatives, only positives. But in Destroy, synthetics/organics conflicts will continue to happen. In Control, peace will be enforced, but it won't be real.

Modifié par Enhanced, 08 avril 2013 - 04:43 .

[Giga Drill BREAKER]

Destroy

It is the best of some pretty crappy choices.

Destroy, kill one race of synthetics to win.

Synthesis: kill everyone.

Control: become the catalyst 2.0 and eventually swing around to the idea that the catalyst 1.0 had, and solve nothing.

Modifié par DinoSteve, 08 avril 2013 - 04:45 .

[Adoramei]

Kitsumichi wrote...

Well, the first time I've played ME3 picked refuse ending by a mistake (yeah I played ME3 when the EC already released, lucky me), I refused to accept that the Catalyst said and.. *puff* refuse ending appears instantly, my face in that moment was -> o_O

Hahahaha. I did the SAME thing. I actually got really mad at having to pick from terrible decisions and shot at the .. holigram.. child.. thing. Let's just say that it was not pleased with this response.

[Reorte]

Destroy - only ending that actually achieves anything (without MEHEM anyway). Control looks better at face value but I have absolutely no trust in it whatsoever. Synthesis solves nothing and has the worst immediate outcome as well as being long-term utterly destructive if it really does end evolution.

[Robhuzz]

Suron wrote...

Jadebaby wrote...

I picked mehem because it's easily the best ending.

This.

Before MEHEM existed I chose destroy though. Synthesis never sounded appealing and control is what TIM wanted, I didn't just fight him the entire game only to prove him right in the end, so destroy it was.

[TheRealJayDee]

Grand Admiral Cheesecake wrote...

TheRealJayDee wrote...

There's only one true choice for bloodthirsty luddites like myself - you know what I'm talking about!

We sociopathic moral cowards love us some destroy.

Binary thinkers have more fun!

[Bill Casey]

Destroy is the least horrible...

[Subject M]

After thinking it through, Control.

My Shepard wanted not only to save as many and as much as possible, but also realized the need to buy time to examine and address the underlying problem that gave rise to the cycles to begin with.

The idea is to keep the future reaper intervention to a minimum, share technology prudently and encourage the the development of voluntary synthesis for those who wish to join the new community dedicated to progress and the avoidance of extinction wars. The Shepalyst also looks forward to eventually developing a new cybernetic mech to pilot - EDI style.

[Dude_in_the_Room]

Destroy is my favorite ending b/c of this philosophy: