Jerykk wrote on Mar 20, 2012, 12:30:
What gave you the idea that it happens long after the events in the series?
The old man and the kid talk about about Shepard like some kind of legend or myth. It would seem a bit weird to refer to her like that only a few years after the events of ME3. I guess it's possible, it just seems unlikely.
Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were talking about the scene where the N7 person breathes under the rubble. Yeah, the grandfather and child are obviously some place far in the future.
The whole implementation of EMS just seems dumb. There's no logical connection between your estimated military strength and the things it causes in the endings. It would have made more sense if it determined how many races and/or companions survived the Reaper attack.
It's dumb, and pretty much worthless once you get more than 2500 or so. You basically get the same ending, no matter how much you bring. It's the dumbest way to set up a game mechanic and then not pay it off.
Creston