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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 April 2009
mrstickball said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
lestatdark said:
We will see the whole fury of the reapers upon the galaxy. Maybe there is another gigantic Mass Relay like the Citadel Ruin that has yet to be uncovered in unknown space, and that could be a gateway for them to come from outside the galaxy.
Either way, i beleive that M.E 2 will focus more on the defensive moves that the galaxy races are going to pull up against the reapers and the Geth. Also we will see if my theory that the Reapers once were exactly like the Geth (constructed by the first evolved civilization in our galaxy or another galaxy), and evolved into what they are right now, kinda like what will happen if the geth are not fully stopped

 

 Well, I don't think that the geth were the reapers. Remember the Quarians created them. The Reapers existed wayyyyyy before. The rest of your post sounds cool. I think another gateway will be created which allows them to come out, but who will create it?

lestatdark isn't inferring that the Geth are the Reapers. But he's suggesting that the Geth are moving along the same evolutionary path as the Reapers.

The idea is that the Reapers were created by some species, just like the Quarians created the Geth, the Reapers rebelled, and wiped out all organic species at that time. Afterwards, they initiated their 50,000 yearly quest of removing all organic life from the galaxy.

 

In that case he might have a point that the Geth can relate with the Reapers as they become more intelligent. As the story progresses the they will become smarter.

 



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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 April 2009
starcraft said:
I think a lot of people are failing to realise something about Mass Effect 2.

SPOILERS!!!!

At least in the immediate aftermath of the Citadel attack, the galaxy at large doesn't know Reapers were behind it. They believe it was the Geth. It says so in one of the Mass Effect novels (Revelations I think).

 

 

I must get my hands on that novel!!!



mrstickball on 22 April 2009
Carl2291 said:
mrstickball said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Shepard is dead at the start of the game, so you can re-build a totally new character. This way, new ME fans can start without worrying about the backstory.

The goal of ME2 will be to find out if Shepard is really alive or dead...I'll then assume that he will indeed be alive, and you'll eventually meet up with his character at some point in the game, and be a playable character.

I think some of the main points from your ME1 save will be:

- Killing/Saving the Rachni Queen
- Saving/Killing Kaiden, Ashley, and Wrex
- Romance Options
- Geth Outpost on the Armstrong Cluster quest
- Who was saved/lost on the council
- Kohoku's Cerberus quest
- Saving/Jailing Anoleis on Noveria
- Saving the Asari from the Thorian (or killing her)

Those, at least, would be the logical ones.

I'm really interested in finding out if you do any missions on planets mentioned in ME1 that may have had pre-Prothean races, like the Jupiter Brain on Ploba - I'd assume that it was an earlier victim on the Reapers, or the cataclysm on Klendagon/Presop. Will we learn about the Zeioph?

Lots of neat questions. I'm finishing up my last Mass Effect playthrough until I can get the current and upcoming DLC. I am 3 achievements (all biotic related) away from having 1000/1000 on ME.

Great post, you seem to know a lot about ME.

You think the Shadow Broker will have a part in this game? If so... who do you think it is?

I am sure the Shadow Broker will be in the game. How he will be represented (a congomerate of people, as suggested by Barla Von), or a single person (affiliated with the Illusive man, maybe?), or species (could the SB be part of the Collective?) can greatly vary.

However, I am proof positive SB will be in ME2. If you complete Admiral Kohoku's quest line (Missing Marines, and then the Cerberus related missions), you have an opportunity to give the Shadow Broker the Cerberus data after the final mission. Should you give it to agent for the Shadow Broker, he reminds you that 'The Shadow Broker won't forget this' - insinuating that doing this does have far-reaching consequences.

ninty - Get out of this discussion. Mass Effect has one of the greatest storylines ever, and your comments prove you have never even tried the game for more than a minute.

 



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mrstickball on 22 April 2009

SC - It was most likely Mass Effect: Ascension, since that novel was created after ME1 to bridge the gap between ME1 and ME2. Mass Effect: Revelation was the prequel to the events in ME1, and go into more detail about Capt. Anderson.



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starcraft on 22 April 2009
mrstickball said:
SC - It was most likely Mass Effect: Ascension, since that novel was created after ME1 to bridge the gap between ME1 and ME2. Mass Effect: Revelation was the prequel to the events in ME1, and go into more detail about Capt. Anderson.

You're correct.  I own them both but a friend has them atm so I dont have them in front of me.

They're both fascinating.  One looks very closely at Captain Anderson and his dealings with Saren (Revelations), and the next looks at biotic development in a side-story, taking place in the aftermath of the Citadel battle. 

In that story Cerberus is very prominent, and you can sense that they feel the tide of galactic influence has shifted in humanity's favour.

 



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BenVTrigger on 22 April 2009

Its already been confirmed by Bioware that the mysterious man from the second novel will play a very big role. Also I think we may see the races of space attacking the geth. Just like in the first game the geth attacked us so we take the fight to their own turf to try and find how much they really know about the reapers.



lestatdark on 22 April 2009

Damn i haven't read the novels yet, got to get my hands on them as well :D
Cerberus was one of the associations that was least explored in the game but you could really feel that they had a grip on many things in the galaxy, so they playing a big role in the continuation will be a good thing to expect.
I didn't know that most people didn't realise that there was another force at large in the Citadel attack, mainly because the appeareance of Sovereign would have raised many doubts as wether if that could be another Geth construct or something different whatsoever.
Also there were other recordings of Sovereign, even in the attack of Eden Prime you could see him appearing in the Sky.
But that could play well in the role of the next game, because if people aren't expecting another force greater than the Geth, then that can give an impulse for an appearence of another agent of the Reapers, just like Saren. Or we can see a bunch of Indoctrinated subjects appearing in the second game as well.



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mrstickball on 22 April 2009

I think that indoctrination won't play as big of a part in ME2 as opposed to Husks. Husks are not Geth technology, but Reaper technology, AFAIK. The Geth were merely using it to further their goals (note the cults that got converted to Husks in multiple areas in the game - some of them had absolutely no connection to the Geth, and were uncovered in areas that weren't influenced by the Geth).



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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 April 2009
mrstickball said:
I think that indoctrination won't play as big of a part in ME2 as opposed to Husks. Husks are not Geth technology, but Reaper technology, AFAIK. The Geth were merely using it to further their goals (note the cults that got converted to Husks in multiple areas in the game - some of them had absolutely no connection to the Geth, and were uncovered in areas that weren't influenced by the Geth).

Yeah, I believe the Geth and Saren were provided with the Geth Dropships so they could do the reapers bidding. Not much was mentioned about it, so I was skeptical. They Spoke about Alliance ships, the Normany and Sovereign, but not much about the Geth Dropships. I also believe there could be more Thorians in the next game which are brainwashing people in deeper planets. I cannot wait to see the new aliens as the ME universe expands with the next installment.

 



S.T.A.G.E. on 22 April 2009

This game is like crack and I hate how these bastards tease. I have patience however (LOL).

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