Mass Effect 2 - Save or Destroy The ... [Spoiler Warning!]

you know what i think Reapers are?

they are a WMD, AI driven with set protocols that we designed for an ancient enemy.

like a Biological bomb that doesn't recognize national borders, it got spun out of controls. It is AI for all intensive purposes, but there are set parameters that are in there hardwired in there..... it is in the nature of the 'weapon' that it operates the way it operates.

It's sort of the opposite of the Geth.. where the Geth are apparently inquisitive and curious as to why their creators turned on them. I'm inclined to think that the Reapers were of the opposite nature.

any thoughts on this?

Destroyed it in my Paragon run-through. Saved it in my Renegade.

Saved it. Illusive man rubs me the wrong way, but I figure I'll get some neat gear in ME3 for doing it.

Kickinurass

I made that place go up like Hiroshima circa 1945.

That facility LIQUEFIED millions of human beings and used their remains to create an unholy abomination that was an affront to all mankind. You think I'm going to turn over something that should never exist in any sane dimension to a man who has no qualms about asserting total human dominance throughout the galaxy?

I destroyed it. Somehow I felt he wasn´t going to use it rigth.

Saved it (Paragon run). The guy can't be trusted, but I figured that any tech developments towards destroying the reapers would be worth the risk. Besides I am pretty sure I will whack TIM off if he started any funny business.

I've done both across two playthroughs, but destroying it definitely seems like the best option.

Cerberus only care about one thing - human domination of the galaxy. Why hand them the technology to make that possible?

Sure, the new technology could be beneficial, but there's too much bad baggage around it that it's not worth it. Especially when it's technology like that that got us into the whole reaper mess in the first place. And it's not like Bioware aren't going to write a new ancient weapon into the third game, so I'm sure we'll live without it.

you know what i think Reapers are?

they are a WMD, AI driven with set protocols that we designed for an ancient enemy.

like a Biological bomb that doesn't recognize national borders, it got spun out of controls. It is AI for all intensive purposes, but there are set parameters that are in there hardwired in there..... it is in the nature of the 'weapon' that it operates the way it operates.

It's sort of the opposite of the Geth.. where the Geth are apparently inquisitive and curious as to why their creators turned on them. I'm inclined to think that the Reapers were of the opposite nature.

any thoughts on this?

SaudiFury

Heh, synthetic guardians that found the most effective way to defend a long-dead nation (through total extinction of all sentient life), that sort of thing?

Hm, I can totally see that happening...although I'll be disappointed, since another recent RPG had the same plot.

Well according to the game, destroying it is the morally right thing to do. Besides my Shepard can save the Galaxy on his own on insanity.

I gave it to them :) maybe ill get a sweet weapon inthe sequel .

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Saved it. Illusive man rubs me the wrong way, but I figure I'll get some neat gear in ME3 for doing it.

samuraiguns

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What did Cerberus do to Veetor? I let him go back to the Migrant Fleet on my playthrough.

Phoenix534

Those bastards! Now I know I made the right choice. This is why I don't trust Cerberus.

this is exactly why i am behind cerberus. theres no time for tea and crumpets with guys who might have important information while we work towards questions. did you see how many reaper ships were in dark space?

even if the illusive man cant be trusted he presents the best chance to stop the reapers because hes working outside the lines. all other galactic powers are being inneffective and sticking their heads in the sand hoping shepard is wrong about everything. his xenophobic attitude isnt that big a problem given the stakes are literally every living organism. he doesnt have time to play nice with you and my shepard would have respected his direct approach. theres no time for games.

but well see how it goes ultimately.

I destroyed it with my soldier class ( first renegade but in the end i went paragon )But i'm going to save it with my infiltrator ( renegade ) so in ME3 i can see the difference between saving it or destroying it. And with my sentinel class il probably destroy it again cause i'm gonna go paragon with him.

Definiteky destroyed it. As much as there's a threat from the Reapers, the threat Illusive Man could impose with such power would be just as big. Better to take our chances with facing the Reapers by other means. To say nothing of the moral and ethical ramifications of benefiting from that technology.

Plus when you talk to the crew in the game's aftermath, they all approve the action of destroying the base. Even Miranda who was his staunchest supporter didn't trust that technology in his hands :lol:

And my team's approval means more to me than the Illusive Man's, so... :P:P

My 1st play through I destroyed, the second I saved and the third I played up to the last level on insane ( with a vanguard :evil: Yikes is it hard ) and have yet to go back to the game.

There are a few things I did different in each play through much the same way I did ME1 so I cover all bases in prep. for ME2 & ME3. :D

It sounds kinda cheap but I let the Illusive Man have the info as it was the 'Regenade' choice :P

I am curious as to other gamers choice for the ending of Mass Effect 2 when given the chance to save the Collector Base or Destroy it. My choice was to save the base. Forget about the weary reputation of Cerebrus or the 'Illusive Man' the whole freakin Galaxy is facing extinction!! On that note I thought it is better to use all the advantages of info and technology that we can. We can debate 'right and wrong' after we get past the Total Annhiliation by Reaper part!! After all it was the tech that Garrus got from the last reaper ship 'Soverign' that provided the upgrade for the Normandy's cannons. Normandy destroyed the Collector Recon ship with TWO shots!

Well anyway that is my take I wasn't going for 'lets do the right thing and destoy the base' when the resulting end of that can be the death of everyone and everything. At least Cerebus gave a damn - so I gave them the base. What did you do?

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phearless

i created 2 characters in ME1 so i basically imported the two and had one destroy the base and the other keep the base just so i could find out what happens in the 3rd game

I destroyed that sucker. Martin Sheen was not pleased.

3 playthroughs destroy, 2 playthroughs save

On almost all playthroughs I saved it. The only time i destroyed it was the first playthrough, with my main paragon, I actually destroyed it at first, but everybody kept playing the hate card on me, so I went back to an older save and redid it. Even Miranda thought it was a bad idea to preserve it.

But seriously, the only way to destroy a giant reaper army is with lots of sophisticated reaper technology! Destroying a reaper breeding bay is about the stupidest things you could do! No matter who gets their hands on them, Cerberus might be a somewhat evil organization, but they do not want to kill EVERY civilization out there... Although I know this reasoning is meaningless since everything in the third game is going to be scripted and no matter what you did in the previous games (apart from dying) you will be able to destroy the Reapers.

I've played through it a few times now. The best character which I took from Mass Effect 1 immediately destroyed it. I'd saved the council etc etc so the smoking man's promise to put cerberus at the top rubbed me the wrong way. Then I did a renegade run just to see what happened. Important thing is, making the choice on my own I destroyed it.

As for the main boss, sure it was a rip off of The Terminator but it looked fantastic!

Destroy It & then Save It the next time, or vice versa.

I destroyed the **** !

I am pro human in ME.......furthering the human cause and killing aliens every chance I get.

I made humans rule the citidel, I cooperated fully with Cerberus.........so offcourse I happily gave it to the Illusive man.

Destroyed it. I could go on about the risk of leaving it in the hands of Cerberus, or the likelihood of a repeat of the derelict Reaper incident, but at the end of the day, it was just awesome making that thing go boom.

Destroy it. I never trusted Cerberus.

What's with the bumping of 4 month old threads? :?

In any case, I did both. I have multiple character profiles :)

Destroyed it on all my play throughs but my pure renegade one.

Destroyed it. The Illusive Man has Saren-ish eyes. I don't trust him.

Here is what the Illusive Man does after ME2

Spoilers for Mass Effect Retribution

[spoiler] Kidnaps a rival (Paul Grayson), implants Reaper tech into him in an act of revenge as well as research. He escapes when the Turians attack the Cerebrus facility, putting the IM in a combat situation fo rthe first time in years. The subject is "rescued" but kills the entire crew and flies himself towards Grissom Academy, and ends up being chased and killed by Admiral Anderson. The IM also secures an alliance with Aria of Omega, who he successfully tricks her into believing Grayson killed her daughter, when Cerebrus actually did during the kidnapping. [/spoiler] The IM and Cerebrus will be in open war with the Council and the Turians come ME3. I expect them to be fully antagonists.