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[Steelcan]

Destroy, I get off on genoicde

[This is the End My Friend]

I chose to jump into the beam because I was confused and thought I was playing Deus Ex. When I found out Daedalus wasn't waiting for me in cyberspace I was very sad. 

[Vlad Shepard]

I chose to jump into the beam because I was confused and thought I was playing Deus Ex. When I found out Daedalus wasn't waiting for me in cyberspace I was very sad. 

 

I chose control because it was on the left and did not know I am choosing anything I feel for you

[Vlad Shepard]

Interesting thing that it says (Catalyst), that species being harvested join Reapers or ascend. I am not sure whether he meant they are reborn as Reaper soldiers (like Husks) or they donate to collective Reaper mind. Thinking about it - Catalyst talks sense. But he did very bad things very many times. Even if his intentions are good. Can he be trusted? Then Geth vs Organics conflict. In my game it did not end well - either geth died or quarrians. Still I like EDI and Legion, but not other synthetics.

 

However one thing that game is "pushing on me", something it tries to teach me. This is "trust your friends, don't play a God, stick to ones that are close to you, even if you think you can outsmart the whole Galaxy still do whatever is the best for your friends for your close ones". Feels like everytime you play "super smart" you get a punch to your balls. 

[Vlad Shepard]

One thing I remembered reading "some book". There it said that when people say one thing and do another thing you should pay attention at what they are doing because it is the real thing that they want/mean. Here is a similar quote from within the game by Samara (near ending - Citadel DLC):

"Only your actions will be remembered. May you choose them well. "

 

Therefore... it's not what we say or even what we think. It is only what we do that matters.

[Dabrikishaw]

Destroy. I've never even picked the other endings because Destroy feels so much better for me. 

[dreamgazer]

Destroy, I get off on genoicde

 

"Do you take pleasure in committing genocide, Shepard?"

 

"Daily, turian. Sometimes twice."

[DeinonSlayer]

If I wanted saccharine, I'd pick Synthesis where everything is perfect and green and happy and green and magical and green and everybody is friends and lives forever in a GREEN HAPPY EVER AFTER.

And did I mention green?

Nothing can solve ME3's problems, but I'll settle for removing the Catalyst and letting the synthetics live.

"Everything is so f***ing green..."

[tg0618]

Destroy because it's the only way to ensure the Reapers won't ever be a threat again. I'm just sad I had to loose EDI and the Geth in order to do it.

[Dabrikishaw]

Destroy because it's the only way to ensure the Reapers won't ever be a threat again. I'm just sad I had to loose EDI and the Geth in order to do it.

I'm not. I was a little puzzled t first but eventually I became perfectly fine with losing EDI and the Geth in Destroy. Sometimes I kill the Quarians beforehand.

[JasonShepard]

Control.

 

Because I'm not sacrificing the Geth, I'm not changing everyone in the galaxy without consulting them first, and I actually do trust myself with that much power, thank-you very much. So, aside from the self-sacrifice involved (no body any more, probably going to outlive everyone I know...), I really don't see a downside to Control.

[KaiserShep]

I imagine if I controlled the reapers, I'd probably search out and destroy the last Leviathan.

[Massa FX]

old topic, but lots of new players so...

 

I choose Destroy. Every single time I play. I'll always destroy the Reapers. 

 

It's been my goal from the first game. Annihilate the Reapers for good. I understand those that choose Control. Or Refuse. I get that. But... Synthesis? I don't even understand how anyone can choose to change the galaxies DNA to one single green matter thingy.

 

Destroy because it's the original worthy goal. And I have the balls to take that responsibility on my shoulders. Destroying the Geth and Edi was not an easy decision. My Shepard(s) all hate that part of it. But she (sic) made the right decision. 

[sH0tgUn jUliA]

I did have my near pure renegade Shepard pick Control. Now that was a scary ending. I commanded an army that none shall dare oppose.

[KaiserShep]

I did have my near pure renegade Shepard pick Control. Now that was a scary ending. I commanded an army that none shall dare oppose.

 

I feel that Control is the most fitting end for my Renegade Rasputin Shepard. He gleefully tossed Wrex into the sea, and couldn't be bothered to hug any suit rats. The galaxy will fear him.

[Hello!I'mTheDoctor]

Destroy, I get off on genoicde

 

Fetishist...

[Hello!I'mTheDoctor]

A saccharine fanfic which, while technically impressive, does nothing to correct the real problems.

...sounds kinda like a whimper when you say it. "Mehem."

 

Yep.

 

The galaxy didn't deserve any better really. They got off pretty well.

 

Then again, you never 'deserve' anything. Hell, I even think the synthetics death adds weight to Destroy now. I wouldn't want it any other way.

[sH0tgUn jUliA]

I feel that Control is the most fitting end for my Renegade Rasputin Shepard. He gleefully tossed Wrex into the sea, and couldn't be bothered to hug any suit rats. The galaxy will fear him.

 

 

Mine completely bought into The Illusive Man's arguments. Killed the geth, though.

[SilJeff]

First time [pre-extended cut]? Synthesis because walking in a straight line requires less effort than walking, turning, walking. Back then I was like the rest of BSN, I hated the endings, although I wasn't about to let it sully the prior 40 hours of fun I had.

 

The day Extended Cut came out? I tried all four, just to see what really happens after making your decision and how my decisions mattered in the epilogue. Then I learned I could tolerate the endings [especially after Leviathan] even if they are disappointing, since EC fixed the issue that annoyed me most about the ending [which was your decisions not mattering in the pre-EC ME3].

 

Any post-EC playthrough? Depends. If I am a Paragon [which is the majority of the time], I choose Control because the Paragon version is my favorite of the endings. If I am a neutral, I roll one dice, then choose control if I roll a 1 or 2, destroy if 3 or 4, synthesis if 5 or 6, and refuse if my dice magically grew a 7th side because I hate that ending.

 

 

Paragon Control is my favorite because you have the smallest sacrifice (no race was eradicated, and no forced physical changes to people), and a nice reward (being able to protect the galaxy from threats). I think a Paragon Shepard would selflessly sacrifice himself over sacrificing an entire race, plus since he is a paragon and not a renegade, he doesn't become a dictator. Nothing in the ending nor the epilogue stops me from being able to headcanon that Shepard takes the reapers and the Geth who go with the reapers after having them fix the relays and other things to dark space where they protect the galaxy from threats from outside of the milky way without interfering with smaller issues nor the daily lives of civilians.

 

And yes, there is a difference between the versions of Control. Renegade Control= Shepard having an army that no one shall oppose = dictatorship like what TIM would have wanted. But the version that is my favorite ending, Paragon Control= protector for the galaxy = no dictatorship like what TIM would have wanted.

 

Renegade Destroy is my other favorite because it gets the job done quickly. I never choose this as a Paragon because a paragon wouldn't choose himself over an entire race like my Renegade Shepards would willingly do. Besides, Renegades get the job done no matter the sacrifice. I bet a Shepard wouldn't want to choose what TIM wanted [no, I do not believe for a second that TIM wanted the Paragon version of Control to happen, but the Renegade version fits TIM perfectly], so I wouldn't dare choose the Renegade version of Control. Plus Shepard living is a nice bonus.

[Cknarf]

I kinda did all three, because I wanted to see them all.  Just loaded the save and tried each one.

I consider destroy my actual choice, though.



I didn't choose control, because I didn't believe anyone could be trusted with that much power, not even Shepard.

I didn't choose synthesis, because of the conversation with Legion about the "Geth want to build their own future/self-determination" thing.  The way it was explained, it seemed that with synthesis, that would no longer be possible.

I chose destroy, again, for the reasons Legion stated.  Although all synthetic life would be destroyed, the organic races would be free to build their own future. 

Also, explosions.

[Farangbaa]

1 destroy
1 refuse
3 synthesis
2 control

[teh DRUMPf!!]

 The Reapers and the conflict with them never defined my Shepard, only the drive to make the galaxy a better place, whatever "better" may be. So for my Shepard, Synthesis always felt like the most in-character choice. Control is made obsolete since the ends I'd try to achieve through it are already being offered to me, though there's some appeal in building that envisioned world myself rather than taking some leap-of-faith, but then I also have some doubts about Control's compatibility with Shepard's cycle and its long-term sustainability. Destroy and Refuse just make my Shepard come across as a complete Neanderthal man and acting very much OOC.

 

As for the most well-known alternative endings:

 

MEHEM is bland. A perfect victory is boring as anything.

Marauder Shields is fan power-fantasies gone off the rails.

IT holds no water upon any logical and objective analysis.

[Mordokai]

Destroy, every time. I mourn the sacrifice of geth and EDI, but I consider it worthy to finally see the Reapers down for good. The fact that it's the only ending where Shepard survives is a plus.

 

I don't trust anybody with the kind of power you get in Control and neither does any of my Shepards. I don't know what will happen when interacting with the millions of minds in the Reapers. I don't know that Shepard won't eventually came to the same conclusion as Catalyst. It was advocated by TIM, one more reason to turn away from it.

 

Sythesis just makes no sense whatsoever. But even if I'm willing to suspend my disbelief that far(I'm really not), I'm not comfortable with moral implications. The term "technological rape" gets thrown around a lot and I thinks it's quite fitting in this case. That Saren advocated it doesn't work in it's favor either.

 

And since picture says as much as thousand words...

 

 

Disclameir: I am unwilling to quarell with anybody over this. If you believe Sythesis is not technological rape and is in fact a good thing, good for you. I will laught at you, but I won't argue with you. If you believe your Shepard is able to Control the Reapers... the same applies to you.

 

Live and let live and all that jazz.

[Excella Gionne]

Destroy, every time. I mourn the sacrifice of geth and EDI, but I consider it worthy to finally see the Reapers down for good. The fact that it's the only ending where Shepard survives is a plus.

 

I don't trust anybody with the kind of power you get in Control and neither does any of my Shepards. I don't know what will happen when interacting with the millions of minds in the Reapers. I don't know that Shepard won't eventually came to the same conclusion as Catalyst. It was advocated by TIM, one more reason to turn away from it.

 

Sythesis just makes no sense whatsoever. But even if I'm willing to suspend my disbelief that far(I'm really not), I'm not comfortable with moral implications. The term "technological rape" gets thrown around a lot and I thinks it's quite fitting in this case. That Saren advocated it doesn't work in it's favor either.

 

 

Disclameir: I am unwilling to quarell with anybody over this. If you believe Sythesis is not technological rape and is in fact a good thing, good for you. I will laught at you, but I won't argue with you. If you believe your Shepard is able to Control the Reapers... the same applies to you.

 

Live and let live and all that jazz.

We evolve or we die!