Phil725 wrote...
The_KFD_Case wrote...
Phil725 wrote...
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I agree that it could use a different caption. The one used currently was one of the most questionable paragon decisions in the game. I get wanting to stick it to Cerberus/TIM, but endangering all galactic life is a pretty dumb way to do it 
I comprehend your point of view yet personally I take the opposite view that tinkering in ignorance with Reaper tech that has on more than one occasion demonstrated its ability to take over and corrupt sapient beings even while inactive may pose a far greater risk/threat than blowing it up.
Besides, if we have to harvest other sapient beings the same way to creater similarly powerful spaceships then forget it. I'm 100% onboard with Paragon Shepard's decision to blow that abomination of a spacestation to smithereens and find other ways to win the war.
I think there's a likely chance that the base could be more useful tech wise than anything else found in the past. The game makes a point of saying that the collectors/reapers never expected anyone to reach there. This isn't a situation where they left mass relays for everyone to find. They could have a complete kryptonite in there, because no one was ever supposed to reach it. I don't see the reaper making technology being used at all, more likely that its something like a better weapon like the thanix cannon, which IIRC, was based on Sovereign's weapon.
I also assume that anyone going there will be well aware of the risks of indoctrination. Whether the teams chose to be safe in their exploration of the place has nothing to do with the decision really.
I just see the reapers as an unknown, near infinite power enemy. I don't see forsaking any advantage, especially when the risk in this case (a more powerful Cerberus,) isn't particularyl hard to deal with.
I comprehend the logic in your argument, I still do not share your optimism however. Also, the final bit above seems less than completely thought through IMO. If the Reapers are much more advanced and powerful than existing Council forces, presuming that they are defeated utilising tech gleaned from the Collector's base (if that is even sufficient on its own which remains questionable - it's rare for there to be a "magic silver bullet"), given that this tech is supervised by Cerberus whom exactly is going to stop them if they suddenly decide to get "uppity" afterwards? Even with upgraded tech for the Alliance and Council fleets, unless we are dealing with a number of years for entire new fleets to be constructed, Cerberus would be free to construct their own Reaper-like ships and possibly start the entire cycle up again and/or dominate or destroy other sapient species at their behest. While I favour a strong, vibrant and powerful humanity, I do not think it has to be in a manner that does not afford peaceful and generally cordial relations with other sapient species. I
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