It will cost you around $870 to get Mass Effect 3's DLC

[icemanchilled]

All your words are just conjectures. Let us just wait for ME3 so that I can rub it in your face when they blow it

I look forward to doing the same.

And my assumptions are based upon inaccurate information. It was CLEAR in the first game what the protheans looked like, and then they changed the designed and made up some excuse for it. This whole "it might not be true thing" is simply an example of piss poor writing because you don't actually know the reason.

That's right, they are based on inaccurate information, thanks for admitting that. [rofl]

It was clear what they looked like was it? Here's the vision. That clearly shows what they look like? It does not. It's also not the whole vision, it was missing pieces and Shepard needed the Cipher to see all the vision and understand it's meaning. The full version. That's about as clear as mud.

The Collectors are Protheans, they were modified over many years by the Reapers, which is why they now look so different, they were fitted with all sorts of bio-mechanical enhancements, including the armor. Seeing as you appear to believe the ME Wiki, here's a snippet:

While all evidence points to the Protheans being completely wiped out by the Reapers, this was not the case. The Reapers are believed to have attempted harnessing the genetic material from millions of Protheans to create a new Reaper. It is speculated byEDI that this attempt failed and so the Reapers decided to repurpose this substantial number of captive Protheans to suit the needs of the Reapers. Mordin speculated that these Protheans were indoctrinated and after a prolonged period of time as indoctrinated slaves, they were given cybernetic modifications to compensate for their growing lack of ability, which was a side effect of indoctrination. After several cloned generations, most likely during the centuries of Reaper genocide against the Protheans, the Reapers eventually decided to genetically rewrite these Protheans. These captives were transformed into an entirely new race which cooperated with the Reapers and would eventually be known to the citizens of the galaxy as the Collectors.

I know the reason, and it is that Bioware didn't plan the trilogy ahead of time.

No author plans the entire storyline of a trilogy from beginning to end, before they start writing, the fact you think they do, or should, only shows your lack of understanding when it comes to authoring a book/story.

[freelancer3018]

No author plans the entire storyline of a trilogy from beginning to end, before they start writing, the fact you think they do, or should, only shows your lack of understanding when it comes to authoring a book/story.

This is just wrong. While many trilogies (especially ones in the video game and movie industries) start out as single works, there are numerous book series that started out with the full intention of being a trilogy or cycle.

[EarthAtGates]

This is just wrong. While many trilogies (especially ones in the video game and movie industries) start out as single works, there are numerous book series that started out with the full intention of being a trilogy or cycle.

Which sums up about how much icemanchilled knows about writing. Beyond books, movies are planned in similar manners.

[freelancer3018]

Which sums up about how much icemanchilled knows about writing. Beyond books, movies are planned in similar manners.

I don't know about that, movies tend to get the trilogy treatment only after the first one was a success. Aside from Star Wars I can't recall a movie that started off as a trilogy from the get go.

Edit: I exclude movies that are based off of books which were already part of a trilogy.

[harlequin]

maybe EaG has this for his moto in life:

[EarthAtGates]

I don't know about that, movies tend to get the trilogy treatment only after the first one was a success. Aside from Star Wars I can't recall a movie that started off as a trilogy from the get go.

Edit: I exclude movies that are based off of books which were already part of a trilogy.

The Matrix
Spiderman
LOTR (book, of course)
Girl with Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version)
Terminator 2 was planned ahead of time but T3 and T4 were not.
X Men
Pirates of the Carribean
The Dollars Trilogy (Fistful of DOllars, Few Dollars More, Good Bad and Ugly) but I'm not positive
The Bourne Trilogy (Book?)

Im sure there are others.

[IgLoCSka]

The Matrix
Spiderman
LOTR (book, of course)
Girl with Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version) <- also a book trilogy first. In fact the first movie version had 6 episodes, was made for TV and it was then edited into a movie trilogy.
Terminator 2 was planned ahead of time but T3 and T4 were not.
X Men
Pirates of the Carribean
The Dollars Trilogy (Fistful of DOllars, Few Dollars More, Good Bad and Ugly) but I'm not positive
The Bourne Trilogy (Book?)

Im sure there are others.

Fixed.

[get_loud]

Wait, are we saying books that turn out to be trilogies or series are always planned in advance?

[freelancer3018]

The Matrix
Spiderman
LOTR (book, of course)
Girl with Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version)
Terminator 2 was planned ahead of time but T3 and T4 were not.
X Men
Pirates of the Carribean
The Dollars Trilogy (Fistful of DOllars, Few Dollars More, Good Bad and Ugly) but I'm not positive
The Bourne Trilogy (Book?)

Im sure there are others.

A majority of these were not planned out as a trilogy. Xmen and Dollars maybe, but none of the others. Also book series don't count, I don't know why you included them anyways.

[EarthAtGates]

A majority of these were not planned out as a trilogy. Xmen and Dollars maybe, but none of the others. Also book series don't count, I don't know why you included them anyways.

Too bad you are wrong, all of those were planned ahead of time. Spider Man was actually going to be 5 movies , but he decided to can the last two later.

And you can throw The Dark Knight trilogy in there as well.