User blog comment:Suparockr/List of Plotholes throughout the series/@comment-1679409-20120717153223/@comment-89.164.156.110-20120718024049

-S- 2) Codex: "Images of turian bases where personnel walk without enviro-suits (!) indicate advanced infrastructure--likely a network of subterranean tunnels with powerful mass effect field generators that retain heat" From that we can infer that unless you are in a tunnel or under that field that you have to wear protective gear if for nothing then for heat. And I doubt that the turians would keep the fields active during the war. Those fields would probably draw huge amounts of energy, energy that could be better put to use somewhere else. Also those fields would probably give off radiation/energy which would make them perfect targets for the Reapers. And even if the fields were there, it's war; everyone should in full combat gear, in case of a sudden power failure (which is very likely) or a reaper attack which could destabilize the field.

3) Liara didn't know about Victus before Pavalen. He was just some guy way down the succession line that happened to become the Primarch. Unless you're going to tell me that she just researched every single man/women on that list. Comm-tower: Explain to me why would it be designed to be repaired by a non-expert. More to the point how can it be even designed to be repaired by a non-expert and why? To help intruders disable the communications? You make it sound as if all that was need was to plug some cables. Yeah, not all turians have tech training, that's why there are comm-officers and technicians specialized in that stuff. The tower probably took a hit which would require bypassing and routing which is probably too difficult for someone not specialized in electronics (telecommunications engineering).

4) This could be put down to not enough information about that tightbeam. But I don't know how it can penetrate dreadnaught plates and shielding or tons and tons of rocks and still work. Garrus/Tali: It's war, I would think that they would use everyone that has experience. Garrus was an adviser. When the war stated they (turians) were all probably scared and didn't know how to fight and since Garrus was an "expert" on the Reapers they probably assigned him an army (or assigned him the generals which would transfer his advice into proper military tactics) and said do what you can to help us you have the most experience. The same doesn't go for Tali. She's probably too inexperienced to command a fleet. And I kinda forgot that by the time she joins they are either allied with the Geth or dead so scratch that.

5) Yeah I admit that both Cerberus and the Reapers (and Bioware devs) got hit in the head in this game which result in 70% of plotholes. You also don't explain the information: "hey I'm going to burst in here and execute you and than leave some juicy info about my employers misdoings on your computer, bye".

And I'm not angry or anything: I wrote that stuff for myself to and I thought that I might as well get some answers. I don't mind being corrected IF I'm wrong.