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[WoodWizzard87]

So as teh ending comes along we get this crazy view of the reapers descending on the Milky Wy galaxy from a far off place with "Harbinger" at the helm of the fleet.  It got me wondering about dark space.  There hasnt been much in the codex about it or such, and to me it seems like "Dark Space" is the region of space arounf the galaxy that is well.....space.  So why is is that they can transmit a signal and indoctrinate the leader of the collectors from a crazy far distance, but not just fly in from a ways out.  Is their some barrier preventing them entrance.  I remember the citdael relay just being used by the reapers for convenience.  Any ideas?

Modifié par WoodWizzard87, 29 janvier 2010 - 08:53 .

[CrazySockpuppetMan]

Dark space is just the space between galaxies, in ME1 i think it said the reapers go there and wait for civilization to evolve and then come and destroy it and harvest what they need. They could control the collectors because the collectors were protheans the reapers genetically modified, indoctrinated and left behind.

Thats all the facts i really know.



I'm assuming its taking the reapers a really long time to get back because they were hell of a long ways out there. Harvesting other galaxies maybe?

[Bryy_Miller]

We'll find all of this out in ME3. I highly doubt the Reapers were making a Reaper hybrid just because they were gonna take a while.

[WoodWizzard87]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

We'll find all of this out in ME3. I highly doubt the Reapers were making a Reaper hybrid just because they were gonna take a while.

I could see them going into quite a few good storylines, but the whole detective aspect of the game would be weird in ME3, since the Reapers wipe out all known data about themselves every 50k years.  So you have to base a huge storyline over 50 hours of gameplay on the incomoing Reaper fleet yet, theres no info about them except for the stuff from teh collector ship.   

[Bryy_Miller]

Judging by the length of gameplay between ME1 and ME2, I expect ME3 to be somewhere in the 40 hour range, more up there with Dragon Age.

[sodacatkun]

i cant wait for me3

[screwoffreg]

I imagine the Reapers can still travel quickly without the Relays, just not as quick. With the fleet reactivated, they could probably reach the borders of civilized space rather soon...

[packardbell]

It will be like the Blight I would imagine, first mission the Reapers control one cluster at a time, who knows where the final battle will stand though.



Most likely Earth.

[Homebound]

packardbell wrote...

It will be like the Blight I would imagine, first mission the Reapers control one cluster at a time, who knows where the final battle will stand though.

Most likely Earth.

When you do the mission where the illusive man tells you about the Collector ship that got disabled by Turian Commandos, your squadmates will say something about how they realize that the Collectors INTEND to hit EARTH.

[packardbell]

Indeed, it is the hotspot when it comes to human populations.

[WoodWizzard87]

That would be a cool concept. Will the rest of the species come help you fight at your homeworld, or will they blow you off due to you being the newest species into the galaxy? Plus we dont have any weapons that are useful at all agaisnt teh reapers. The only weapon that worked was the proton torpedos from the normandy, but that was even when Sovereign had his whole shield system down. So unless Shepard finds out some new tech in ME3 that emits a crazy EMP pulse that wipes out tech and shields, their pretty much screwed as of now..

[HunterX6]

i think a battle close to earth would be awesome but it shouldnt be the last battle, i think a final battle in ME3 should be in a awesome ancient and dark place.



i think the reason the reapers were using the collector is so that they could build the human reaper so he could go and open the citadel again that way the reapers can arrive instantly and destroy all advanced life but this one that the collectors were building was going to be a very powerful one compare to the rest, but since the collectors failed, now they are heading toward the galaxy though idk how long it will take them, hopefully with the reapers info joker gives to shepard, he can prove all the other races about the threat.



ME3 will be a epic battle but somehow i think it wont be enough, maybe shepad would have to find some other way to stop them to avoid so many live lost, cause a straight war will cause soooooo many live lost, i have a good feeling that while they are at war, shepard is out there looking for a special ancient race or weapon or w/e that way he can limit the death of all the races.

[screwoffreg]

I agree that a straight up fleet to fleet battle with the Reapers would still be a Reaper victory. The end video showed hundreds, if not thousands, of Reapers. Each one is capable of destroying dozens of cruisers on its own before dying. There has to be another way to bring them down or else ME 3 would just be all about fleet tactics!  That is why even as a Paragon, I gave Cerebreus the Collector Station...

Modifié par screwoffreg, 29 janvier 2010 - 09:49 .

[DharmaIniative108]

Its probably gonna take them quite some time to get even close to the nearest Mass Relay. Reapers aren't invincible and especially if Shepherd can build an army.



With the Rachni, Geth, Krogran, the Migrant Fleet is gigantic, and the combined powers of the rest of the galaxy. They have might have a chance but there is probably some sort of super weapon out in the Galaxy.

[WoodWizzard87]

I wonder since in the main story they talk about how, when each species is eradicated every 50k years, they take all the bodies and funnel them into making a reaper out of that species so they preserve them. So really the whole fleet of reapers is really an armada of species all independent of each other. Maybe one of the reapers will turn good or something cheesy and contact Sheppard. Now the question is, did Sovreign send out a distress beacon when he died to teh fleet, because my guess is that Harbinger has been controlling the Collectors for a lot longer than most people expected. And after that why would the collectors start building a reaper now of all times right after the firefight at the citadel, they have a ton of time to do it whenever. And how did they get teh info that sheppard as the guy that killed him? The collectors supposedly traded tech with people for info, so did TIM sell out Sheppard and tell the Collectors and eventually reapers who killed him for some lame technology?

[NKato]

HunterX6 wrote...

i think a battle close to earth would be awesome but it shouldnt be the last battle, i think a final battle in ME3 should be in a awesome ancient and dark place.

i think the reason the reapers were using the collector is so that they could build the human reaper .

No, there won't be any fights at the Citadel in ME3, I think. They gained access to the central control system in ME1, and they've effectively locked the Reapers out after that. It's going to be impossible for the Reapers to regain control of the Citadel now, unless they build an even bigger army of Reapers to forcibly pry the damn thing open, and that would require an attack on Earth itself with the current Reaper fleet so they would be able to take control of the Humans and turn them into Reapers to further bolster their numbers.

Also, the period key. Do you know how to use it?

[NKato]

screwoffreg wrote...

I agree that a straight up fleet to fleet battle with the Reapers would still be a Reaper victory. The end video showed hundreds, if not thousands, of Reapers. Each one is capable of destroying dozens of cruisers on its own before dying. There has to be another way to bring them down or else ME 3 would just be all about fleet tactics!  That is why even as a Paragon, I gave Cerebreus the Collector Station...

I would have chosen that option with the station, but my explanation below gives me more than reason enough...

Cerberus doesn't have the oversight needed to guarantee that the Reaper tech wouldn't be misused after the war. If I had been given the option, I would have told EDI to cut the Illusive Man off, sever all Cerberus observation systems on the Normandy and tramsit the location of the Collector base and Reaper IFF to Anderson. I trust Anderson more than I would ever trust the Illusive Man.

[Viper 029]

I'm just wondering what kind of tone Bioware is using for Mass Effect 3's story.

Mass Effect 1 was the "romantic" ideas of space travel and science fiction.

Mass Effect 2 was centered on a darker path.

I'm guessing Mass Effect 3 might be a combination of the two.

[Stargatesam]

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