Reconsidering the Rachni (spoilers)

Hatton · Post by **Hatton** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:10 am

In Dragon Age 2 it was hard for my mage character to trust anyone since the world didn't want Merrill and her to be independent. Because of this now I am reconsidering my choice about the Rachni Queen in Mass Effect.
My pro-Alliance (and somewhat pro-Quarian) isolationist characters have let her free because the Alliance wasn't in war with her, the decision couldn't be undone and alien species would use her death against humans.
However, she could be lying about the Rachni Wars, she intends to hide and her minions are hostile without her guidance. Unfortunately there is no third option. The rachni are already building ships and attacking the pirates in Mass Effect 2 ("They were obliterated").

Rad · Post by **Rad** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:26 am

I agree, it's one of the two decisions in ME1 & ME2 that have always bothered me in hindsight (the other being what to do with the "heretic" Geth).

I've been worried that these paragon decisions will come back to bite me the the ass, but then I remember that these are BioWare games and "good" decisions never come back to haunt you.

I'd be a nice change if they were the wrong decisions, but I really don't see things going that way.

Stworca · Post by **Stworca** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:23 am

Rad wrote:These are BioWare games and "good" decisions never come back to haunt you.

This.

ME1 would be amazing if saving the council has resulted in nearly-game-over. (after all, you had just seconds to stop ze reaper)
But nooo.. All it costs you is a higher number of alliance soldiers you have never seen, heard or cared about.

To be honest, there should be only renegade ending avaliable. It's THAT much better.

Hatton · Post by **Hatton** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:54 am

The Heretics and the Council were easier for me.
The Heretics were already fighting against the Alliance and almost brought the Reapers back two years ago.
Since my characters are isolationists saving human ships and Earth was a priority. The Human government decided to take over the Citadel.
Shepard must personally kill the Rachni Queen if he doesn't want to free her and immediately humans commit genocide. It is already bad that the Alliance is expanding too fast.

GoldDragon · Post by **GoldDragon** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:46 pm

It ALSO may be that the Rachni Queen will keep her word, and a Rachni Fleet will come to Earth's assistance when the Reapers invade. In ME2, she does say the Reapers indoctrinated the Rachni before, and she wants revenge....

Re: Saving the Council: This is definitely a two-way street. I can see the point of not saving the Council (your own spectre status is indeed them throwing humans a bone, done so that THEY don't actually have to do anything), but also, even isolationists might want to save them, since:
a, it shows that humans do, in fact, respect authority (at least, sometimes)
b, it might make saving Earth in ME3 much easier (Someone in Bioware actually hinted at this several months ago)

We'll know for certain, however, in about 6 1/2 months or so....

And slightly off-topic: My Hawke never trusted Merril in DA 2, despite the fact that both were mages.