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[AlanC9]

Because The Catalyst doesn't want to stop development at all, it wants to stop development past a certain point. Remember: it's designed by the Leviathan, who want 'tribute'. The Leviathan had no interest in stopping development, their only concern was that their thralls ended up dying past a certain point of development.

Of course, this is something of a risk for the Reapers, one they finally rolled snake-eyes on in our cycle. Even if we presume that the Reapers simply didn't believe total defeat was possible, losses certainly are possible if you let the organics develop mass effect drives and so forth.

Though this isn't actually a problem as long as organic civilizations' flourishing really is of value to the Reapers, something that they're willing to accept some losses to permit.

[Reorte]

Because The Catalyst doesn't want to stop development at all, it wants to stop development past a certain point. Remember: it's designed by the Leviathan, who want 'tribute'. The Leviathan had no interest in stopping development, their only concern was that their thralls ended up dying past a certain point of development.

Letting them develop up to a certain point doesn't explain the Reapers sitting silently outside the galaxy for 50000 year stretches though. They really should be keeping a constant eye on things.

Meaning that not all species would develop radio on their way to developing the mass effect? Or burn stuff for power generation? Or use artificial lighting outdoors on a large scale? Or activate the local mass relay when they find it?

That's the sort of thing I meant by advertising their presence, and why I reckon a network of detectors (probably build into the relays) every few hundred light years would be about right for the job. Maybe you could reduce the numbers somewhat, the central area of the galaxy (much bigger than just where the Collectors lurk) doesn't seem particularly conductive to civilisations forming.

[SporkFu]

Letting them develop up to a certain point doesn't explain the Reapers sitting silently outside the galaxy for 50000 year stretches though. They really should be keeping a constant eye on things.

That's the sort of thing I meant by advertising their presence, and why I reckon a network of detectors (probably build into the relays) every few hundred light years would be about right for the job. Maybe you could reduce the numbers somewhat, the central area of the galaxy (much bigger than just where the Collectors lurk) doesn't seem particularly conductive to civilisations forming.

Wasn't that Sovereign's job?