Yeesh. Well, first off good luck with the paper, hope it goes well.
But Duffy, I think you're misinterpreting some of the issues here. Samara may get along well with people and may command respect, and yes she may also be extremely capable of killing her enemies. But the issue here is both tactical experience and experience leading groups. Samara is capable and wise, but without the tactical knowledge or the experience to lead and manage troops, she's not going to be as capable as some of the other options. I'm not sure why she dies instead of someone else - the consequences sometimes don't line up well, but I don't think that's the issue.
As for Garrus, he didn't just lead his squad on Omega (who performed flawlessly until he was lured away), but he was also in the Turian military for years, where he also gained leadership experience. And yes, he may not have been a good judge of character in recruiting Sidonis, but a) that's not an issue because the crew was recruited by Shepard and
he's still got the tactical knowledge and the knowledge of how to handle groups of combat troops, etc.
For the Cerberus crew, that's the whole reason to have the loyalty missions. If you don't have Jack's loyalty and she's with the distraction crew, she dies, presumably because she's not loyal to Shepard and disobeys an order. If they're loyal and in the middle of a combat situation, they're probably going to be willing to follow orders regardless of their personal feelings towards Cerberus. To me it was much more a matter of trusting Shepard - they may not like his decision to place Miranda or Jacob as leader, but they trust him/her enough to be willing to follow his/her desires, even if that means temporarily listening to someone from Cerberus.
Miranda and Jacob had experience leading beforehand, Jacob in the Alliance military and Miranda as the leader of several Cerberus cells and projects. Plus they'd both have the tactical knowledge required to be able to issue the proper commands, even if their personal charisma leaves something to be desired. This is the same issue with Zaeed - he regularly got his squad killed on jobs and missions, so not only is he not charismatic but he also makes poor tactical decisions that result in death.
And I'd very much disagree that leadership cannot be taught. Some of it is innate, yes, but experience can do a lot to teach someone. There are reasons as to why when a company is looking to hire a manager they want someone with management experience, and there are oftentimes mitigating factors behind leadership not being successful. Plus there are differing levels of leadership experience before one actually leads. A college grad may be a great leader if they've spent time leading clubs, charity organizations, or managing events. Or they could be a crappy one if they've never done anything involving leadership before and they're just winging it.
Modifié par Lumenadducere, 08 février 2010 - 09:43 .
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