That's about the worst way you coukd have handeled that

Didn't even know such a thing was possible. :(

One thing I've been wondering: how does the game play out if you got everyone but Shepard killed at the kind of ME2? Do all the squad members from that game that play crucial roles just get replaced by generic substitutes?

I don't think that can happen, actually.

If Commander Shepard died in the player's Mass Effect 2 playthrough, the player will be unable to import their save game. Mass Effect 3's story is a continuation of Shepard's story and if Shepard died in Mass Effect 2 that death is considered final.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference">[44]</sup> Similarly, any squadmates who did not survive the suicide mission at the end of Mass Effect 2 will not return in Mass Effect 3.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference">[45]</sup>

It can happen, as long as Shepard him/herself doesn't die.

What does it matter. You get the same result at the end either way.

I could've sworn Legion was white last game. He is black in this one, and I don't ever remember them calling him Legion in this game. Maybe mine is the above mentioned generic substitute because the game might think he died last game, which is weird because I thought I picked the correct choices at the beginning where it asks about your history. I'm sure none of you had to make those choices since you didn't delete your ME1 and 2 saves. You are all cordially invited to go fuck yourselves.

It's about the journey, not the destination.

(I'll just keep telling myself that)

Right. Garrus and Tali could die in ME2...then what? Only 3 squad options?

Or perhaps they made it so only shep and non Garrus and Tali could die in ME2...

Based on some Googling, Garrus can definitely die in ME2 and doesn't get replaced by anyone in the ME3.

If Tali's dead, her roles are apparently filled by the Quarian admirals.

Legion was black in ME2, with lighter colored limbs, no idea what G is talking about.

You are thinking of his alternate appearance. Which is White/Black, his default is Black/Red.

EDI suggests it during the conversation after you activate him.

Including the romance options? :shifty:

Just saying. I'd like to knock space boots with some Admirals.

Even the sex ones?

Beat me to it...now beat me to it.

No, you can only bed Tali if you already bedded her in ME2. Her being dead would disqualify that possibility. Unless you're some sort of sicko.

I was a good boy in Mass Effect 2 and everybody survived the Suicide Mission even most of the Normandy's jobber Cerebis crew. Now I wish I let most of em die. :D

The Quarian female Admiral does have a sexy voice. She's from 24.

This is something from the Mass Effect Wiki Trivia Page on Romance which explains what happens.

Quarian*

:y:

I don't like that Galaxy at War Readiness goes down if you don't play it regularly. It's annoying.

There's no way you could have beaten the mission if only Shepard survived.

You have to have like 2 others survive or you die. You still beat the mission, just...you die.

Eh, I feel the ending could have been worse, in all honesty. It wasn't brilliant, but I was expecting the worst.

Still would have preferred an "everyone lived happily after" ending though. :(

I think you mean "beat it to me."

Dude, who are you talking to?

Of COURSE we're not sickos.

It's not a glitch, it's THE INDOCTRINATION!

Insanity ain't so bad if you got your weapons maxed out. FYI, make sure you pick them back up in the game again.

Finding that right piece of cover makes all the difference.

Have a feeling that fan endings are going to be 100% better than the actual result.

The indoctrination crap is really stupid.

It makes more sense than Bioware's endings.

...they're just asking questions. That's what it means to be PATRIOTIC!

:shifty:

I dunno, it's one interpretation of it. Doesn't really make that much sense though.

The thing is though, it makes a hell of a lot more sense than the real ending. The real ending is literally one gigantic plot hole. At least with the indoctrination ending, it gives a reason for the plot holes.

Bioware probably is going to make the whole idea of the indoctrination ending as the de facto ending assuming it gets changed with the DLC.

They probably didn't even have any plans for that to be possible but people are starting to assume that really was Bioware's plans after all.

There is some hints of more stuff was supposed to be done with The Illusive Man based on some unused audio files and probably was ditched by Bioware at the last moment.

To be fair, most of Bioware's endings make a lot of sense. Mostly because they're ripped straight out of other media.

But Mass Effect was pretty awesome all around.

Only if they're Space Republicans.

That's the problem with it being one "interpretation." There's a lot of whole cloth being used to make parts up. Then they create plotholes to deal with plotholes. It's kind of absurd.

Only space libertarians have the courage to point out that the explosions on the Citadel looked a lot like controlled demolition.

Blue light CAN'T MELT MASS RELAYS!

Best posts ever.

According to the writer for Mass Effect 3, the original plans for the ending wasn't going to include making the same ending with 3 different colors or the current fan idea of the "indoctrination" theory but instead revolve the entire game around the issue of dark energy.

The 50,000 year cycle and real reason for Mass Relays would have been explained a lot better along with the small twist near the end of showing the Reapers were actually good guys.

The only thing that wouldn't have changed was the endings would still be triggered by a couple of choices and previous decisions made in the series had no impact.

http://www.giantbomb.com/mass-effect...rgy/35-540743/
http://www.strategyinformer.com/news...fect-3-endings