The original ending was going to be the dark energy thing, but they did change it.
Spoiler:
Though apparently the synthetic/organics plot thread was going to serve as some secondary reasoning. They decided to turn the synthetic/organics strand into the main reason for the reapers and drop the dark energy one completely.
Originally posted by BackFire
The original ending was going to be the dark energy thing, but they did change it.Spoiler:
Though apparently the synthetic/organics plot thread was going to serve as some secondary reasoning. They decided to turn the synthetic/organics strand into the main reason for the reapers and drop the dark energy one completely.
Well that sucks, as I was looking forward to what was the deal with this dark energy they were bringing up in 2.
They really got rid of it because of the leak?
Maybe, but I doubt it. They probably got rid of it because it would have come out of left field. Dark Energy was briefly and vaguely mentioned in ME2 and pretty much no where else. Where as the idea of Synthetics vs organics has permeated the series from the start in many ways, and involved numerous sidequests, backstories, and acted as one of the main subplots of the entire series.
Judgement call imo. I didn't buy it but I've heard some interesting things about it. I feel like it sounds like a bit of a wasted opportunity maybe. Your chance to learn about the Protheans and all you really learn is that they were a bunch of imperialistic, arrogant assholes. Spoilers.
Question: Does anyone else think Ashley becoming a Spectre is kind of stupid? Ashleys a soldier, she doesn't have the skills to be a Spectre and I don't think shes up to the responsibility. I just wouldn't trust her to make the judgement calls a Spectre should. For one thing she really does let her prejudices cloud her mind and get in her way. She hasn't shown the amount of leadership I feel would be required to be a Spectre.
Now Kaiden I can see as a Spectre. Too bad he was too bland to save.
Yeah, but Shepard at least is knows how to lead, make choices and get shit done. Ashely just shoots things, whines about you joining Cerberus and says a load of racist crap. The Spectres are above the law because they're supposed to be trustworthy enough that they can preserve galactic stability by whatever means necessary. Can you imagine Ashely dealing with any of the stuff Shepard does even halfway competently?
Originally posted by Nephthys
Judgement call imo. I didn't buy it but I've heard some interesting things about it. I feel like it sounds like a bit of a wasted opportunity maybe. Your chance to learn about the Protheans and all you really learn is that they were a bunch of imperialistic, arrogant assholes. Spoilers.Question: Does anyone else think Ashley becoming a Spectre is kind of stupid? Ashleys a soldier, she doesn't have the skills to be a Spectre and I don't think shes up to the responsibility. I just wouldn't trust her to make the judgement calls a Spectre should. For one thing she really does let her prejudices cloud her mind and get in her way. She hasn't shown the amount of leadership I feel would be required to be a Spectre.
Now Kaiden I can see as a Spectre. Too bad he was too bland to save.
Spoiler:
You actually learn quite a bit from him, yeah on the surface they seem like assholes but there's much more. They were pushing the current races in a way that they would be able to fight the reapers. Thats why their tech was everywhere, and why the hanar thought them gods, and the asari godess etc. The plan was to come out of hypersleep with a new Prothean empire ready to kick the Reapers ass. since they knew the Reapers would find them to primitive to harvest. Also Javik knew about the god child, and a good deal about how the cycles work.
Originally posted by Nephthys
Yeah, but Shepard at least is knows how to lead, make choices and get shit done. Ashely just shoots things, whines about you joining Cerberus and says a load of racist crap. The Spectres are above the law because they're supposed to be trustworthy enough that they can preserve galactic stability by whatever means necessary. Can you imagine Ashely dealing with any of the stuff Shepard does even halfway competently?
No, she couldn't. There appears to be multiple tiers of Spectres. Shepard at the top, obviously. And before him, Saren was known as the best. I doubt most of them could handle the things Shepard does. Also she was appointed by Udina in time of crisis, maybe they were desperate for more firepower.
