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Originally Posted by Ryuukishi So... You're still waiting for the press release or DLC or whatever that will confirm the truth that the ending wasn't real? The game has been out for 10 months now and it's still yet to be resolved? That strikes you as probable?

Maybe not probable, but possible. My expectation is that the sequel will be forced to address the ending. Bioware might be cautious about what they say in order to avoid constraining themselves too much for the sequel. Or maybe there's some other 'artistic' reason. For example, David Chase refuses to spell out The Sopranos finale even though it's way less ambiguous than ME3's IMO. And yes, I'm comparing ME to The Sopranos (again), fuggedaboutit.

I don't agree with Phokis that "it was all a dream". Yet, I can't trust a single word that Star Child says. Star Child is an avatar for the reapers. The threat you've been fighting all along. The reason that the citadel is full of bodies on your final return. That's why I picked Destroy. Star Child says it'll kill all A.I.? that! It might kill him and his über-allies, that's good enough. I just hope he's lying about EDI and the Geth. (deep breath) SMASH! ... Don't Stop Believin -

I loved the Sopranos ending. I do not think that Tony got killed right then in the restaurant, but that the ending represents the fact that the possibility of imminent sudden death will hang over him forever.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi I loved the Sopranos ending. I do not think that Tony got killed right then in the restaurant, but that the ending represents the fact that the possibility of imminent sudden death will hang over him forever.

What's next, you'll reveal that Snape killed Dumbledore?

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi I loved the Sopranos ending. I do not think that Tony got killed right then in the restaurant, but that the ending represents the fact that the possibility of imminent sudden death will hang over him forever.

If you have a lot of free time.....(like eating a bunch of cheese and sitting on the can)

http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.co...on-of-the-end/

Originally Posted by shrike4242 What's next, you'll reveal that Snape killed Dumbledore?

Ripley dies at the end.

Originally Posted by Lord_Kefka If you have a lot of free time.....(like eating a bunch of cheese and sitting on the can) http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.co...on-of-the-end/

Nah. I agree that they made it seem like he may have been killed in the restaurant, but I think that's in service to the point that this is what the rest of his life will be: a never-ending series of moments where every person might be a threat and sudden death could come at any time. Just my interpretation.

Ironically, that's real life in a nutshell: You never know when death will come for you. Infection, car accident, earthquake, asteroid/meteor, electrocution, drowning, choking, food poisoning, hypothermia, burning to death, heat stroke, etc. Life is full of surprises.

On a happier note, I'm part way through my ME3 Insanity run and I must say: the Adas Anti-Synthetic Rifle is a MONSTER of a gun. It has a built-in Disruptor Ammo effect (tears through shielding) and coupled with Incendiary Ammo (tears through Armor), it annihilates anything the game can throw at you. No wonder BioWare hasn't given it to MP yet. It's too powerful without tweaking.

And as a Soldier using the Rank 6 Evolution of Concussive Shot (Amplification), powered with Incendiary Ammo, it creates Fire Explosions all over the place (technically, any rapid fire gun can do this; I just like using the Adas). Even better, is that Concussive Shot cools so fast, that you can chain Fire Explosions one after another. Absolute madness. And oh so much fun.

Originally Posted by dualedge2 Infection, car accident, earthquake, asteroid/meteor, electrocution, drowning, choking, food poisoning, hypothermia, burning to death, heat stroke, etc.

You forgot "Conspicuous stranger in Members Only jacket."

Sure. Along with breathing, drinking, and eating...anything.

The possibilities are endless.

I watched this a few days ago, again when going through all the Rooster Teeth Animated videos lol. This cracks me up every time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbTno...1C08CFAD8E062C

Well, I finally beat this for the first time on Sunday night. I gave myself a few days to consider the ending and think over it before I posted how disappointed I was. Went through and read a bunch of the comments here from Post-EC trying to get more perspective, but nothing changed, still disappointing.

That said, I played as a Vanguard and loved the Charge/Nova combo with the Graal Spike Thrower. Virtually impossible to kill and really enjoyed detonating each of Liara's warps with a charge. I spent around 54 hours and did just about everything on this playthrough, including doing Leviathan, From Ashes and the EC on the first playthrough.

The game overall was outstanding, I mean really, outstanding. But I hated how the reaper story line was treated in this game:
The conversation with Sovereign in ME 1, it specifically says the Reapers have no beginning and they have no end. So you are now telling me that an AI Star Child "created" the Reapers to prevent constant war between synthetics and organics? I don't know of a worse or more conflicting way they could have gone with the story line.

ME 2 had about a 5 hour ending on the Suicide mission with a final epic battle against a Reaper. Why couldn't that have been done here? I would have rather seen an epic battle against Harbinger, and once he died, the other reapers would then be weak because Harbinger was the centcom.

I'm with Shipwreck on the ending, I'm basically just ignoring the last 30 minutes and creating my own ending for this 150 hour saga (sticks head in sand). 1, 2 and 3 were ridiculously good, and the battle on Tuchanka where the thresher maw defeats the Reaper and Mordin cures the Genophage was EPIC!

However, the MP will be the reason I continue to play this game. It's just too much fun and I still don't have a Krogan yet. This series has brought me two of my favorite games, ME1 and ME2, and ME1 wins for me simply from the conversation with Sovereign. Not sure if I have the heart to do to an insanity run on this one.

I know I'm not saying nothing new here just wanted to voice that the EC still sucks and the Star Child explanation is completely disappointing. I could only imagine how most of ya'll felt beating the game before the EC was released.

Originally Posted by xtreme_Zr2 I could only imagine how most of ya'll felt beating the game before the EC was released.

Ha ha ha... yeah.

I'm so in love with the mp it still is a blast.

Originally Posted by theredworm I'm so in love with the mp it still is a blast.

This. The MP is addicting. I've been giving soloing a go lately and can now comfortably solo silver. After 5 attempts I can only get to wave 8 on gold by myself with the Geth soldier. I don't know if I'm gonna give up or not.....but back to ME 2 insanity run for now.

I haven't tried soloing gold geth with kroguard yet but that's who my best soloer is so far.

Originally Posted by theredworm I'm so in love with the mp it still is a blast.

Eh counter this statement with my huge ass backlog/future achievement goals. lol

Originally Posted by xtreme_Zr2 The game overall was outstanding, I mean really, outstanding. But I hated how the reaper story line was treated in this game.

I probably come off as too much of an apologist for the ending, but I'd be lying if I said I felt much satisfaction watching the credits roll. It is a disappointing ending. I cannot get on board though that it ruins the game or the series or any of that. ME3 is just a straight up awesome game, despite its flaws. It's the got the story moments you mentioned (Tuchanka). The standout scene for me though was Grunt throwing himself to certain death! And then crawling out!

The MP of course is fun and addictive. It continues to get support that costs nothing extra (unless you want to buy packs with spacebucks for some reason).

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 Eh counter this statement with my huge ass backlog/future achievement goals. lol

I have a huge backlog and have been close to 100k gs for a while. I try other games and go back to me3coop with 30 min.

Originally Posted by Spybreak8 Eh counter this statement with my huge ass backlog/future achievement goals. lol

Oddly enough, this game's MP made me not care about achievements as much as I used to. My backlog is piling up tho. I need to finish Halo 4 and Assassins Creed 3 still.

For grins.....N7 Chubby Bubble Girl

http://victus-the-mouse.tumblr.com/image/40468459660

Banshees aren't too bad. They broadcast themselves which helps to keep your distance. They're generally only an issue for me if I get cornered or stuck. Although twin banshees will often have me hitting ↑ on the d-pad.

No, for me, the N7 Chubby Bubble Girl reaction is when running into Dragoons or Phantoms. I hadn't played in about a week, but logged on last night to get the weekend commendation pack. I spawn into the middle of a round on Firebase Ghost (Hazard) at the extraction point and in a heavy acid rain downpour. Joining me when I spawn is at least one Dragoon who whips me harder than Willow Smith's hair. I went down almost immediately.

Previous to last night, I had been playing as the Krogan Shaman "Baba Rick" (working on 200 wave challenge). I can usually keep Dragoons staggered with a combo of Warp, Shockwave, Heavy Melee, Shotgun Blast(s). With the Human Soldiers I played as last night (to get commendation pack), I felt helpless.