The nearest interesting galaxy, Andromeda, is two and a half million light years away. That is ridiculously far.
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The nearest interesting galaxy, Andromeda, is two and a half million light years away. That is ridiculously far.
SerArthurDayne
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Not if they have a Citadel in every Galaxy, ala Mass Effect 1. But then they would have a catalyst in every Galaxy, and nobody wants that.
We don't know where the Reapers actually rest and what distance they have to travel.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Wait the little boy represents the universe? I thought he was the manifestation of God taking the form of something Shepard would understand
The reason most works of science fiction deal only with one galaxy is because, well, adding multiple galaxies to the mix and the thousands of species and systems...well, it just gets unfathomably complex even to a work of fiction. The Milky Way with all of its thousands of systems alone is enough to boggle the mind.
That being said, and going back on topic, has Bioware said anything new and juicy about future DLC or ending revisions yet? Don't wanna miss nothin' in this exciting ongoing war/internet clusterfuck.
That being said, and going back on topic, has Bioware said anything new and juicy about future DLC or ending revisions yet? Don't wanna miss nothin' in this exciting ongoing war/internet clusterfuck.
So is the essence of Shepard's musk = the smell of Tali's sweat ^ 2?
One of those writers ruined Kasumi by that one line of dialogue. I was like "Whyyyy Kasumi? I thought you're cool."
Most? I'd argue otherwise. Numerous works of sci-fi are not only intragalactic but intergalactic.
lastplayed
Member
It's kinda like Santa Claus. There's too many galaxies for the cycle to repeat every 50,000 years. Unless organic life is rare...
There are probably more than 170 billion (1.7 × 1011) galaxies in the observable universe.
Unless they have 170 billion separate strike teams waiting outside each galaxy, I don't see how it could be done.
Space magic
It's like sixty times the distance of the longest relay jump known in the game. Flying there manually would take, well, two and a half million years, but the Reapers are supposed to have been doing their thing for a billion so that's probably not an issue now that I think of it.
I care about that guy...who?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Sorry Shepard, I can't go fight for survival of all civilizations. I have to stay here and bang this chick.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Who's Jacob?
Why would non-Relay travel take 2.5m years? FTL is established as being much faster.
She stalked him while invisible.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Because it's to another galaxy.
It would take 2.5m years, if the ship traveled at light-speed. Some sci-fi universes get like, within .1% of light speed. It would take much, much longer at any other speed. Something like FTL travel or a wormhole jump (a la Stargate) would solve that issue. This is speaking non-scientifically.
I missed an "at least", typing from phone. Even at just light speed it's fine time wise though.
Edit: hand on, "at most". You get me.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Whoever posted that 39 minute video, it's got some really good points. Yeah, it goes into some asinine side complaints, but at the core, it hits the ending problems on the head in a way I hadn't thought of before (philosophical, not just based on story/plot points)
Jake Tower
Banned
far, far away...
heliosRAzi
Banned
OBVIOUS STAR WARS REFERENCE
lastplayed
Member
Even if they could get to each galaxy instantly, there's still 170 billion of them. It took them a couple of centuries to wipe out the protheans right? And the universe is only 14 billion years old...
The amount of Reapers is going to grow exponentially once you get a decent cycle going in most of those galaxies.
If it was not somehow discussed in 2 threads - the AngryJoeShow youtube link in the OP has me rolling.
Specifically when he says: "Normandy Crashes" over and over.
I am seriously dying over here.
Specifically when he says: "Normandy Crashes" over and over.
I am seriously dying over here.
Maybe. I would guess no though. If they wanted him out, they wouldn't do it by flying him somewhere to even that would most likely be fun. They'd either fire him, or push him into a corner and forget about him.
I personally feel the stuff about him is being exaggerated. Assuming he did post that stuff it, if he is in good standing at Bioware I'd imagine they had a talk where he explains he was frustrated and slipped but had it removed. They'd tell him don't let happen again, blah blah. If it was a big issue, he'd already be gone.
I feel that EA and especially Bioware are not as evil as everyone likes/loves/hopes to think they are.
MasterOfPastures
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I liked Muju's paintings so much, I fiddled around to make two 1080p desktop backgrounds:
Shepards
Shepard alone
This was a quick job with content-aware fill for the edges and blank space. Please, make a better job of it if you can.
Shepards
Shepard alone
This was a quick job with content-aware fill for the edges and blank space. Please, make a better job of it if you can.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I liked Muju's paintings so much, I fiddled around to make two 1080p desktop backgrounds:
Shepards
Shepard alone
This was a quick job with content-aware fill for the edges and blank space. Please, make a better job of it if you can.
Nice.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
One of my parents is currently being forced into a corner, so maybe I'm projecting.
They definitely chose their better writers. Someone needs to record the panel live.
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I finished the Final Hours of Mass Effect 3 tonight. I really liked it. Pretty cool format for gaining insight into development and meeting the team. Good job Geoff. It was cool to see initial ideas of the series and how some had to be dropped while others actually came to be. I actually ended up feel in bummed though afterwards. It seems the game never had enough time for development to begin with. I would have happily waited another 6 months to a year to have the game more fleshed out. The app also made me feel even more WTF about the endings and it is now clear to me that it was intentional for sure and IT is ruled out for me (was a big believer). While I don't expect it, I do wish they'd run with it and add to the ending to somehow be more fulfilling.
He's just an AI/VI/program that controls/created/is part of the Reapers. I don't see how he's god-like at all.
We'll probably see more ME games, but not with Shep.
The Final Hours app says "Whatever we do would likely happen before or during the events of Mass Effect 3, not after" in regards to future games. :/
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The people not responsible for the ending answering for the ending. Poor guys.
didn't patrick weekes deserve something for something though?
Can't wait for their PR non-answers.
I'm sure they'll talk about the content negotiation deal that BW has brokered.
"Let's destroy the universe, since it's not even in our agenda to bother with anything post-ME3."
What a bag of dicks.
Not that we know of. The post at PA stated that only Walters and Hudson were responsible for the ending. All other writers were locked out of giving input or objection of the ending.
lastplayed
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My new facebook cover image!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The brass definitely thinks Weekes deserves something.
MasterOfPastures
Banned
WrenchNinja
Member
This video is great. I think its the best argument against the ending yet.
i thought he was related to some other controversy in me2 or da2.
Photolysis
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Very well done video, documenting just how badly the ending fails from a writing perspective in numerous ways.
I would tell the 'journalists' to watch that and learn how to properly analyse media, but that would involve too much effort I'm sure. There are articles to shit out, and bags of money to collect after all.
I was with him till he said they should change the ending. I'm not for that at all if bioware doesn't want too. People should vote with their wallet instead.
His narrative coherence point is a really strong one. The ending as-is really needs completely changed to make any sense whatsoever.
If bioware intended it to make sense. People get loud over ambiguous endings.
Synless
Member
What I didnt understand about the ending was this. I had both Garrus and Liara on my team, we all went to the relay together and presumably all should have been running with me and died like everyone else. Why then, did I see Liara and Garrus get off the Normandy at the end of the game intact and healthy? Did my team just say fuck this, we're ducking out?
