Poll: The Geth or the Quarians

[Hurr Durr Derp]

How would that prove anything? Legion said that the Geth don't trust the Quarians not to attack them at the first possible opportunity, so why would they suddenly start trusting them now?

They could just explain how they see that an alliance between the Geth and the Quarians is much more beneficial than wiping them out.

I don't think you understood my question. How would that prove anything? The Geth aren't necessarily opposed to peace, so it's not that they need to be convinced that peace would be a good idea. It's just that they don't trust the Quarians (with good reason, of course). They want to see proof that no more Geth would be attacked by Quarians. How would any conference deliver proof of that?

As I said, the Quarians aren't a hivemind like the Geth. They're individuals, making their own decisions. What's more, most of them hate the Geth (again, with good reason). Even if all Quarian leaders would agree to an alliance with the geth (which is already highly unlikely), there would still be thousands, if not millions of Quarians who want to see the Geth dead and/or driven from their homeworld. Just saying that they have good intentions and suddenly want to be the Geth's BFF doesn't prove a thing, especially since it's made clear that the Geth will likely think of it as some kind of trap.

My point is that the Geth's desire for proof is unrealistic considering the circumstances, and any promises made by the Quarians would inevitably prove to be rather hollow since, unlike the Geth, they can't 'build consensus'. The trial scene is proof enough of that.

 

[MinishArcticFox]

The Quarians basically made the geth to be slaves and then when they got wise they complained and tried to kill them all, that sounds perfectly fair and reasonable. I also like the geth because they just try to be left alone (other than the heretics) and comparing the geth you meet to the quarians you meet I prefer Legion, I mean the geth.

 

[Talvrae]

I was playing ME2 again recently, and I was finding myself pretty torn on who I'd end up supporting if the game made you choose (or if ME3 makes you choose). How about you?

I don't take a side on that War...

 

[TheTaco007]

We are Geth.

 

[guntotingtomcat]

The Geth were created by Quarians...

They evolved...

They rebelled...

There are many copies...

And they have a plan.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

I side with the quarians everytime, but part of me still wants to see a peace option up there. just so I can see how that would change the voting

 

[AnarchistScum]

I like both races. But on a scale of awesome, I like the Geth's diversity more and I think the galaxy would have more to benefit from the Geth rather than the Quarians since the Geth are always developing new technology and probably can and probably will solve the problem of needing mass acceleration before any of the other races.

Geth are awesome, just look at Legion dance!

 

[geldonyetich]

Tough choice, really.

On one hand, the Geth murdered billions of Quarians during their bloody machine uprising and have sent the rest into a perpetual exile that destroyed their immune systems.
On the other hand, the Quarians rather provoked it by first creating then attempting to eliminate the Geth.

I don't think I'd pick a side. I think I'd want to be a negotiator.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Way I see it, it's the Geth who are the morally correct way to go. The Quarians made them to be workers, they gained sentience and rebelled.

Really though, Legion helped me see just how awesome the Geth really are. And Tali's loyalty mission made me hate the Quarians a little.

I would like to think war could be avoided, in some way, atleast.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Geth. Fuck those chicken legged Quarian freaks.

this.


i'd definitely pick the quar-ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.

Geth 4 life.



but really, legion is a fucking badass, i'd take him anyday over tali, imo she is a weak piece of shit always trying to be cuter than she really is.

 

[Nickisimo]

The Quarians are shown to be a people with a pretty broken society in ME2. And really...they made the Geth to be their slaves...

Fuck them and the flotilla they rode in on.

 

[=HCFS=Discoman]

geth: they are just defending themselves, as the quarians decided to wipe them out once they became sentient.
tali was cool and all in both games, but legion was... beyond description cool.

 

[Yeager942]

Minus the fact that my Shepard is a pinko commie, I think I would really choose to broker peace between the quarians and geth. The geth were made and I really don't think that there is anything we can do about that. Artificial or not, they are still intelligent life, so I'd try to find a way to make them get along together. Plus, I remember Legion stating something about the fact that the geth don't even make use of the quarian world's they've conquered. It seems like Bioware pretty much wants them to kiss and make up.

 

[Enkidu88]

That would be a tough choice, I really liked Legion in ME2 and thought they were a diverse and unique race. But then so are the Quarians.

In the end I don't think I could choose, but regardless, without outside intervention I don't think the Quarians could retake the homeworld even if they wanted to. Their ships aren't exactly built for combat. Though I suppose they could use

Spoiler

the global AI hacking plan that Rael was working on.

but a purely military strategy wouldn't work unless they got help from another major race, which isn't likely since they all view the Quarians as pariahs.

Personally I think the two could form a great symbiotic relationship on their homeworld. The Geth and their collective intelligence could come up with a faster solution to the Quarians weakened immune systems. In return the Quarians could provide the Geth with their technological ingenuity and creativity to help the Geth evolve further or help in their dealings with other Organic races.

Judging by Legion's conversations the Geth don't seem to be an aggressive race, clearly if the fleet Sovereign had was just a small portion of their people, the Geth have a vast armada and could have destroyed the Migrant Fleet completely if they'd chosen to.

 

[DustyDrB]

I love the Quarians, but after seeing that the Geth we've been fighting are in fact the "heretics", I think it would be wrong to wipe them out. And even if the Quarians got their homeworld back, it would be a Pyrric victory.

 

[Zhukov]

Quarians. I just find them more interesting. And more relatable, despite their flaws. Oh, and they get a few thousand extra points for having Tali.

That said, the Geth are pretty awesome as well. Legion was very cool.

So I'm just going to cross my fingers and hope that ME3 allows me to paragon their arses into a peace agreement.