Mass Effect 3 SPOILER THREAD: LOTS OF SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE

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The whole Indoctrination theory is akin to how Alice in American McGee's version tries to rationalize the death of her family by constructing an alternate reality she can escape into.

When will Bioware comment or react to the whole shitstorm they're currently in?

They are having a Mass Effect panel at PAX East on April 6th. If we don't hear anything from Bioware before then, we will certainly get some kind of response at the panel.
 
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I wonder if the Reaper landing on the Right side where the destroy option matters.
 
If there's a future to Mass Effect + Shepard in any games that might come out in the future, Shepard "breathing" during the Destroy ending makes that ending the effective canon ending - just like how your Shepard couldn't make it into ME3 if he died at the end of ME2, ME3's Shepard won't make it into future installments if anything but the Destroy option was chosen.

I guess this is so Bioware doesn't have to turn everything into the hilarious organic+synthetic hybrid including plants.

I can barely accept biotics as being a force substitute, but the goddamn synthetic green explosion thing turning all life into half-robots somehow just destroys all belief I have in the validity of the universe. Just remembering those robotized plants on the planet Joker crashes into makes me rage.
Rage Comic incoming?
 
I also brought up the endgame screen a couple days ago in this thread but was shot down quickly being told that's normal. I don't know if it is. That's just what people said.

DAII is pretty big indication that EA/Bioware does not give a shit about a products quality. So yeah, having a shitty ending would not be a first.
 
If this did ever prove true. Whenever a game I like has a bad ending my response will be "Wheels"

From now on, every movie I go to that doesn't end like I want it to, I will yell out WHEELS.


I wonder if the Reaper landing on the Right side where the destroy option matters.

I was thinking that too. Harbinger's on the right side of the screen, where the BLASTO PIPE OF DOOM is.
 
DAII is pretty big indication that EA/Bioware does not give a shit about a products quality. So yeah, having a shitty ending would not be a first.

Correct. If they learned nothing and have no desire to improve. I 100% agree,
 
Weren't those Twitter responses just trolling the fanbase?

I'd say these are a little more than just trolling:

From Jessica Merizan twitter: said:
USER: Just finished ME3. I didn't know my squadmates could teleport . . . strange, innit?
JM: Not teleporting - can't explain now though to keep my feed spoiler free :)

USER: Can you give us some glimmer of hope so I can at least get some sleep tonight?
JM: We should both go to sleep with some hope :)

USER: So it's been 3 games and Shep has never been indoctrinated? Or are we missing something?
JM: What do you think?

USER: Because the relays were destroyed I either a: Destroyed all life quickly or b: sentenced them to extinction.
JM: Are you absolutely sure about that?
I don't really see any harm in going along with the indoctrination theory even if it wasn't originally intended. It's a fun and interesting idea and it's neat to see all the crazy links people are finding that were most likely unintentional.

All I know is, we will definitely have an answer by PAX East.
 
They are having a Mass Effect panel at PAX East on April 6th. If we don't hear anything from Bioware before then, we will certainly get some kind of response at the panel.

Man I bet they're really looking forward to that. I'm sure it'll just be deflection after deflection.
 
A part of me doesn't like the 'pre-citadel indoctrination' theory simply because despite being over scripted cinema slosh I was totally hooked on a bloody and broken Shepard stumbling, pistol in hand, to the beam, the walk through the corpse ridden Citadel underworks, and the final confrontation with an indoctrinated TIM desperately trying to regain control. It looked gorgeous and had me completely enthralled.

That being undone doesn't sit right with me.

Exactly. That part works. Everything's fine up until the moment Shepard's platform magically starts levitating. It's right where I cut it off at my own recut, too.

Last time I'm mentioning it. :lol
 
I'd say these are a little more than just trolling:

From Jessica Merizan twitter:

USER: Just finished ME3. I didn't know my squadmates could teleport . . . strange, innit?
JM: Not teleporting - can't explain now though to keep my feed spoiler free :)

USER: Can you give us some glimmer of hope so I can at least get some sleep tonight?
JM: We should both go to sleep with some hope :)

USER: So it's been 3 games and Shep has never been indoctrinated? Or are we missing something?
JM: What do you think?

USER: Because the relays were destroyed I either a: Destroyed all life quickly or b: sentenced them to extinction.
JM: Are you absolutely sure about that?

I don't really see any harm in going along with the indoctrination theory even if it wasn't originally intended. It's a fun and interesting idea and it's neat to see all the crazy links people are finding that were most likely unintentional.

All I know is, we will definitely have an answer by PAX East.

Yeah, all of those responses are screwed up.


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DO YOU SEE!

Alright, everyone look for a park bench. Park Bench = PROOFITRINATION
 
I wonder if the Reaper landing on the Right side where the destroy option matters.

He's in the middle. Look at the line on the ground. It's shepard who starts off on the paragon side. Subtle reaper suggestion to take the option on the left, ensuring their victory. Obviously.
 
I heard about bad thing about it.. but I was never interested in DA

It's a bit like this but worse. The entire second act of the game falls apart. Badly.

I won't even mention the obvious design flaws regarding the level design, encounters, items, skills.

EVERYTHING. :|
 
Even if they the indoctrination this was not their intention, they can still go along with it and make a DLC around it. With so many fan who are angry with the ending, I can see a lot of DLC sold for a "True" ending. Knowing EA, I don't think they will want to pass up that kind of opportunity.
 
I wonder if the Reaper landing on the Right side where the destroy option matters.

No, it's like the dialog wheel. Shepard's the cursor thingy. The 'blue' option is up top (Control), the 'red' option is down below (Destroy) and then for shits and giggles there's a green option too.
 
When will Bioware comment or react to the whole shitstorm they're currently in?

Why would they? People are doing their job for them and trying to find a better endings all by themselves. In a few days everyone will be certain that the indoctrination scenario was always the plan.

*If* they had a "ending" DLC planned all along, talking about it now will probably hurt sales post-launch (what, the game isn't even complete?). If they hadn't, admitting it will shot down the crazy ones that found meaning in the endings, and then everyone goes back to hating them.
 
Would be nice if they were just honest and not vague. Just say "Sorry, we can't discuss the ending right now. We don't want to spoil it for people still playing" and not be all coy about it.

But those responses don't come off as "we can't talk about it, to avoid spoiling it"

"Not Teleporting" is a statement. "Can't Explain now" implies there's an actual explanation for why Garrus goes from being behind me running towards the light, to the other side of the galaxy on The Island.
 
Anyone else think it's strange how to activate the Destroy option you have to shoot an important looking pipe? Like, why would that be an option? Isn't that option just blowing it up? At least with Control there are like, controls there. And the green space magic ending has you perform a space magic leap of space faith into a space magic beam.
 
Anyone else think it's strange how to activate the Destroy option you have to shoot an important looking pipe? Like, why would that be an option? Isn't that option just blowing it up? At least with Control there are like, controls there. And the green space magic ending has you perform a space magic leap of space faith into a space magic beam.
It's been mentioned and there are no answers. The gun is used to destroy things because that's . . . logical.

Clearly nobody remembers Dragon Age II.
Oh, I do. I do. :/
 
But those responses don't come off as "we can't talk about it, to avoid spoiling it"

"Not Teleporting" is a statement. "Can't Explain now" implies there's an actual explanation for why Garrus goes from being behind me running towards the light, to the other side of the galaxy on The Island.

And the explanation will undoubtedly be that Joker swooped in to rescue them and leave Shep for dead like the audio files left indicate (where Joker coming in on the Normandy and shooting at Harby was cut out because of course, we don't want to see cool shit like that).
 
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