User blog comment:JediSpectre117/Council not helping in ME3/@comment-2250460-20110921060626/@comment-118213-20110922164918

"Captainhu" - No there is only one Destiny Ascension - it is clearly stated that the Ascension is the largest ship in the Citadel fleet, which means that only one was built.

As for the Council taking Shepard on face value because she "saved their worthless little lives at great personal cost" - err no.. Shepard made the decision, and gave the order but it was at great cost to the Alliance, and it was the Alliance, as a whole, who saved the Council - not Shepard (the only death that was personal to Shepard was Kaiden or Ashley, and they didn't die saving the Council). Wasn't Seren once their best agent? Should he be believed indefinitely just because of that fact?

And if you remember the Alliance then took the same stance as the Council, its leadership - political and military too discounted the threat of the reapers. Because they too had no proof. You don't take someone on face value, because they happened to be right on one occasion - how ever important occasion that might be. Evidence is needed each and everytime to make a case.

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"Ironreaper" - you deal with if and probably - that tells of speculation.

Man or machine your always hindered by resources (or lack of) - as i've said just because they know how to build a ship like sovereign - doesn't naturally mean they can build two. Sure the Geth may have wanted 2 or 12 or 100 but as far as evidence shows they had one - and that one was enough to destroy a great portion of the Citadel fleet.

As for only having 300 years to prepare an invasion. As far as the council knows the Geth only became hostile after Seren appeared to assumed leadership of them, which certainly wasn't 300 years. As for time needed to plot an invasion and wage war, might I remind you that the Germans were badly beaten after WW1 and within 20 years they were able to wage a campaign against 3 of the worlds greatest powers.

As i''ve said twice, now; the Council has evidence that says that it was a Geth invasion - they have absolutely nothing to corroborate Shepard's story about the Reapers. Every shred of evidence says it was a Seren lead-Geth attack. Hence why that is what the Council believe.