Mass Effect 3 Ending

[Visions of Khas]

THIS. Mass Effect 3 ends by either the Reapers winning as you give into their indoctrination by accepting Control or Synthesis, or with Shepard's breath after you realize its all a dream and choose Destroy.

So what we're dealing with, then, is a case of pride and arrogance on the part of the Reapers; Harbinger is attempting to dominate Shepard's mind in his dying moment... just because? When nothing can be gained from it?

[DemolitionSquid]

So what we're dealing with, then, is a case of pride and arrogance on the part of the Reapers; Harbinger is attempting to dominate Shepard's mind in his dying moment... just because? When nothing can be gained from it?

Are you kidding? Nothing to gain from converting Shepard? Shepard, who killed Saren and Sovereign. Who died and then was resurrected. Who stopped the Collectors and delayed the Reaper Invasion by blowing up a Mass Relay. Who managed to stop multiple Reaper takeovers of home planets and form a fighting force from the fractured Counsel races. Who (possibly) united the Geth and Quarians. You don't think the Reapers could at all benefit from having the single post powerful and influential organic in millienia on their side? That after years of exposing Shepard to Reaper technology he wasn't vulnerable to Harbingers direct influence from 50 feet away after being grazed by the beam and put into a weakened state? Harbinger could have killed Shepard outright, as explained in the videos I posted every single other beam Harbinger shot was a direct hit on the forces running for the Crucible and disintegrated them. But instead its clearly visible Harbinger did not target Shepard directly, instead trying to merely disable him so Harbinger could indoctrinate him easier.

[TheEconomist]

Spychi's been back just a few days and he's already trying to change the established order of off-topic posting. There will be severe consequences for his hubris. Seriously, though, we've had Mass Effect threads before. This is redundant.

To the rest of you... Well, I'm sure you all now how I feel about stupid ass arguments at times like this when the future of yourself and your children is being decided.

[Visions of Khas]

I'm sure you all now how I feel about stupid ass arguments at times like this when the future of yourself and your children is being decided.

... Seriously? You're coming into a video game-oriented forum to post... that.

As for myself, I know the political system is corrupt so thoroughly that only a total societal shift will change things. I kinda wanted the government shutdown to go on longer than this so people would finally get off their laurels and be angry. :\

[TheEconomist]

Discussion =/= long rants about nothing

Discussion is effectively taking a breather between doing something or relaxing. Long-winded, usually emotional rants about things that don't matter is something entirely different since it wastes energy, instead of replacing it, on things that serve no purpose at a time when such energies are crucial to our culture's survival.

If everyone were just talking about a game they enjoy or coming up with new theories or ways of looking at things, I'd have no problem, but this complex analysis and back and forth about nothing is saddening. Basically, the way people get UPSET and express themselves about such trivial things is what up sets me, not necessary the thinking of these things, which I used to do constantly, but never got angry about.

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I really wish the same people would not making me have to re-explain this, I still don't want to actually derail the topic.

I know the political system is corrupt so thoroughly that only a total societal shift will change things.

Okay... so.. get on it? A 'total societal shift' will never happen if we're all arguing about Xbox One vs PS4 and other such stupid ass shit.

[Visions of Khas]

Okay... so.. get on it? A 'total societal shift' will never happen if we're all arguing about Xbox One vs PS4 and other such stupid ass shit.

Okay. How would we best go about that, then?

[TheFunnyOne]

You want to discuss here go ahead, you have a problem with this thread? get the hell out of here, your presence is annoying Eco

[TheEconomist]

your presence is annoying Eco

Truth hurts.

That is all for now.