Mass Effect 3

**BrntO4Life** · 03-11-2012, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by CCBrink

The readiness percentage doesn't matter if you do all of the sidequests.

Ah, okay. I intend on doing all of them.

**Nevermind** · 03-11-2012, 06:42 PM

Am I missing something because I did as many sidequest as I could and the only time that percentage rating ever changed was if I did some multiplayer.

**SethMode** · 03-11-2012, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by Nevermind

Am I missing something because I did as many sidequest as I could and the only time that percentage rating ever changed was if I did some multiplayer.

Nah, Nevermind, you aren't missing anything. It's a little confusing. MP is all that effects galactic readiness. Basically, galactic readiness serves as a decrease of your military strength. So if it's at 50% (i.e. - you played NONE of the MP), then your military strength will be cut in half. Sidequests don't effect the galactic readiness, they just make your military strength so high that the 50% decrease doesn't matter.

I don't know what your exact number needs to be to fill the "victory bar" up to full, but I imagine it is in the 3000 range, because I hit it well before finishing and I had almost 7000 and a 52% readiness percentage.

Does that make sense? Really, from what I've read, you ONLY need to play the MP for a single achievement, and even then that achievement can be gotten with a "perfect" playthrough of ME1-3 (with all DLC including From Ashes) -- (with "perfect" meaning, literally NO ONE dies -- so full paragon).

**SethMode** · 03-11-2012, 08:14 PM

Has anyone here read about the possibility of the ending being

?

There are definitely aspects of the ending past a certain point that didn't seem "right", which is mostly likely due to having rushed it (which I hope isn't the case) but I guess COULD be due to this theory. My problem is, if it's true, Bioware probably found the best way to fully enrage those people that hate them (not that those people will ever NOT buy a game). Could you imagine if they had to

The spoilers in there are minor, but I would avoid them if you haven't beaten the game anyway, just because they do somewhat allude to the ending.

**padman59** · 03-11-2012, 10:28 PM

**Champ** · 03-11-2012, 10:54 PM

Im about 3 hours in and i love the game. Any of you guys doing Horde online? Hit me up on 360.

**Nevermind** · 03-11-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by SethMode

Has anyone here read about the possibility of the ending being

?

There are definitely aspects of the ending past a certain point that didn't seem "right", which is mostly likely due to having rushed it (which I hope isn't the case) but I guess COULD be due to this theory. My problem is, if it's true, Bioware probably found the best way to fully enrage those people that hate them (not that those people will ever NOT buy a game). Could you imagine if they had to

The spoilers in there are minor, but I would avoid them if you haven't beaten the game anyway, just because they do somewhat allude to the ending.

**CCBrink** · 03-12-2012, 12:29 AM

Now I know why most hate the ending.

**j.hen** · 03-12-2012, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by Nevermind

I was saving the destroy the Reapers choice for my 2nd play through where I'd do all the side missions + have Javik. I'll have to play multiplayer a bunch to get the EMS rating up before finishing.

**Maynard** · 03-12-2012, 07:28 AM

this game is alot harder then past games. i am on the mission where u encounter jack....i have died at least 10 times in this area

**jms493** · 03-12-2012, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by Maynard

this game is alot harder then past games. i am on the mission where u encounter jack....i have died at least 10 times in this area

Maybe you should switch it to story mode.... :joeybats:

**Maynard** · 03-12-2012, 08:33 AM

no way....i love the challenge. makes it alot more fun cause the enemies are pretty smart

**Tengo Juego** · 03-12-2012, 09:15 AM

Alternate, fan made, ending:

**Tengo Juego** · 03-12-2012, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Nevermind

A lot of the responses, theories, and beliefs are so delusional. And I'm right there with them. That ending just. didn't. do. it.

EDIT: Another idea ending:

There should be a fourth option available at the end - and the beauty of it is that it would naturally branch in a way that satisfies both of the outcomes people are asking for.

Right now, the Guardian presents us with three options - destroy, control, and merge. Each are depressingly self-destructive in their own ways, and as we all know, we have no choice but to pick one. DLC could add a fourth option: REFUSE.

Shepard stabs a defiant finger in the Guardian's chest and declares it is not their right to "protect" us from the consequences of our own actions. If peace was forged between the Quarians and the Geth, Shepard cites that as proof that the Guardian's premise of inevitable conflict between synthetics and organics is wrong. If not, Shepard can simply deny the Guardian's conclusion and declare that we're going to go down fighting. Shepard delivers an ultimatum: take your abominations and go. Whether we live as a civilization or die by our own hand is a choice to be left to every one of us. So, f*** you very much, but thanks for thinking of us.

The Guardian blows off Shepard's ultimatum, and the Reapers continue to fight. At this point, the outcome is out of your hands. Shepard watches, unable to intervene, as the fleets continue to engage, the forces of the galaxy attempting to defeat the Reapers once and for all in conventional combat. The Guardian taunts you, trying to goad you into choosing one of the three options it offered, while assuming the forms of different people you've lost along the way: Virmire casualty, Anderson, and your love interest, dead or alive, just to screw with you. You can change your mind, or continue to stand and watch. If you gathered enough war assets (as in, much higher than the required amount for the "perfect" ending we're given now), the Reapers are defeated at horrific cost, but the Relay network remains intact, and Shepard gets to reunite with his/her LI and squad provided the Normandy survived the fight (itself dependent on other criteria). This would be the hardest ending to achieve, requiring the greatest effort and providing the most reward. You would really have to work your ass off to do this, but as evidenced by this poll, most of the people here would be willing to try.

If you didn't have enough resources, the Reapers emerge victorious, and, having defeated the combined military might of the galaxy, they are free to harvest everyone else. The cycle continues. They win. Either way, you get to spit in the devil's face once more instead of bowing to the invariably self-destructive choice he offers you.

**SethMode** · 03-12-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by Tengo Juego

A lot of the responses, theories, and beliefs are so delusional. And I'm right there with them. That ending just. didn't. do. it.

I still maintain that it ended and I felt satisfied, but what I read I can definitely agree it was weird and not the ending expected.

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