The Reapers do bombard from orbit and if you've played Mass Effect 2 and explored just a little bit you're sure to find worlds with a description akin to "this planet has marks of orbital bombardment". Still, it makes no sense to expose themselves like that. If they want to harvest humans then it's easier to just send in minions to do their bidding. Sure, it takes a while but as evidenced by the hologram on Ilos the Reapers DO take their time when it comes to harvesting. It took decades to harvest/wipe out the Protheans.Joshimodo said:
Bottom line: They choose a race they deem worthy and then preserve their culture and civilization by merging them all together into a single conciousness.
If you didn't bother paying attention to the story then why are you trying to debate lore? I'm not against expressing opinions but since you expressed your inability to concentrate on the plot due to losing interest is there any reason you should bother debating it?Daedalus1942 said:
I wrote an entire essay regarding a lot of things but mostly concerning plot holes and rabble. It's big, rambly, incoherent and it's my take on part of the ME2 mythos. I thought of deleting it but giving that now and then I get a bit... "creative" I decided not to and leave it here for anyone who cares. Maybe we can have an actual discussion regarding the ME universe. I mean, I'm not the only one who enjoys talking about fictional universes, right?
Other civilizations are wiped out. For e.g., the Protheans were NOT the only race at the time. The difference between the current cycle and the last is that the Protheans were way more technologically advanced than other races so they were the dominant species in the galaxy. When the Reapers came they not only destroyed the governing body but the governing body of other species that achieved FTL travel since any species that did so was probably either part or collaborated with the Prothean led government at the time. They enslaved the Protheans and wiped out any race capable of FTL travel through the use of the Mass Relays and, wait for it, orbital bombardments. Due to the fact that the Protheans were designated for harvesting they were not as prompt in wiping out evidence of their technology which is why they are hailed the way they are in the current cycle.
I'd like to know how the Reapers managed to get to the Milky Way in the span of a few years(Shepard is alive and combat ready so it took anywhere between 1 to 17 years to reach the Milky Way but knowing Bioware the range is probably between 1 month since the ending of ME2 to a year. I understand FTL travel exists but it's impossible to catch the Milky Way as it's also moving faster than light through the Universe which means you'd just end up chasing it for eternity. But if they managed to solve that problem and actually reach the Milky Way with no problem why the fuck did they bother with Sovereign and the Collectors? They lost one of their own aka an entire culture was destroyed and also lost a very important agent, the Collector General. If all they needed to get to the Milky Way was time then, giving that they are machines and basically have for all eternity, they could have just fly to the Milky Way and reach there with the full support of the Collectors and the rebel Geth. There's just no reason for a machine to act this way. Machines do not make mistake. They calculate their every move to perfection and this does not seem characteristic of a machine. My theory is that they somehow reached the Galaxy this fast through the use of some secret passageway or some shit like that since its highly unlikely they'd go through all that shit just to return if they could just reach the Milky Way through the use of FTL engines or some other magical engine we have no idea about.
Still, giving that the Reapers made these gaping mistakes its only logical to assume that maybe they're not machines. Maybe they're just organics with the shell of a machine which honestly seems most likely giving their way of reproduction. I'm guessing the conciousness created through the merging of all those organics ends up creating a mind inherently plagued by flaws exhibited by organic minds which could explain the Reapers illogical actions up until now. This could make for an interesting turn as you'd have to choose between destroying the Reapers and basically commiting genocide against a race or let them preserve the civilization for basically eternity. It's interesting because ultimately, all technology will do is lead us down the path of destruction and by wiping out FTL capable civilizations you're assuring that cultures endure and survive. So, in a way, the Reapers are actually doing a service to the galaxy by preserving what's worth preserving. Ultimately, however, the thing that will matter the most is Bioware revealing WHY the Reapers are doing what they're doing and who created them. There's got to be a reason more complex than just preserving civilizations just for culture and I'm sure as hell the Reapers had a beginning.
I'd like to know how the Reapers managed to get to the Milky Way in the span of a few years(Shepard is alive and combat ready so it took anywhere between 1 to 17 years to reach the Milky Way but knowing Bioware the range is probably between 1 month since the ending of ME2 to a year. I understand FTL travel exists but it's impossible to catch the Milky Way as it's also moving faster than light through the Universe which means you'd just end up chasing it for eternity. But if they managed to solve that problem and actually reach the Milky Way with no problem why the fuck did they bother with Sovereign and the Collectors? They lost one of their own aka an entire culture was destroyed and also lost a very important agent, the Collector General. If all they needed to get to the Milky Way was time then, giving that they are machines and basically have for all eternity, they could have just fly to the Milky Way and reach there with the full support of the Collectors and the rebel Geth. There's just no reason for a machine to act this way. Machines do not make mistake. They calculate their every move to perfection and this does not seem characteristic of a machine. My theory is that they somehow reached the Galaxy this fast through the use of some secret passageway or some shit like that since its highly unlikely they'd go through all that shit just to return if they could just reach the Milky Way through the use of FTL engines or some other magical engine we have no idea about.
Still, giving that the Reapers made these gaping mistakes its only logical to assume that maybe they're not machines. Maybe they're just organics with the shell of a machine which honestly seems most likely giving their way of reproduction. I'm guessing the conciousness created through the merging of all those organics ends up creating a mind inherently plagued by flaws exhibited by organic minds which could explain the Reapers illogical actions up until now. This could make for an interesting turn as you'd have to choose between destroying the Reapers and basically commiting genocide against a race or let them preserve the civilization for basically eternity. It's interesting because ultimately, all technology will do is lead us down the path of destruction and by wiping out FTL capable civilizations you're assuring that cultures endure and survive. So, in a way, the Reapers are actually doing a service to the galaxy by preserving what's worth preserving. Ultimately, however, the thing that will matter the most is Bioware revealing WHY the Reapers are doing what they're doing and who created them. There's got to be a reason more complex than just preserving civilizations just for culture and I'm sure as hell the Reapers had a beginning.
