User blog comment:Kaloneous/Mass Effect 3 Ending DLC Denied and PAX/@comment-4043223-20120323231035/@comment-1900300-20120325102257

@Nick A now barren planet, Did you miss where Andersons aid the Reapers were sticking to the cities? Thus lots of farmland left? That may be possible, but that message was taken mid way through the game and during that time the Reapers could have moved to the farmlands as well. It is even something of an indication that if survivors are moving to the farmlands, then the Reapers would have conceivably moved their next. Also it has been mentioned a few times that Earth is over populated and polluted, with most of its food coming from colonies. There are farmlands, but after 170 years of population and rural growth, the farmlands would need to be supplemented with colony grown food. Now much of Earth’s population has already died, but their would still be a number of billion. Include into that the asari, salarian, batarian, elcor and krogan forces which number in the millions at least. And what if you cured the genophage and the krogans on Earth multiple at a rate that far exceeds their resources. And before you say anything, the quarians brought at least 2 live ships, where they grow their food, and these were not shown being blown up. The quarians grow their food but that food cannot support their 17 million population and the turian population forever. They need fertilizer for the soil, seeds for the plants etc the process is simply not self-sustaining.

And galactic civilization CANNOT rebuild itself because of lack of resources due to the war and they are cut off from the rest of the galaxy! That's not a plot hole. It's "a new begining", Seriously, they have to build a NEW society. Why do people KEEP saying this is a plot hole? Besides, Aethyta said in ME2 that she suggested the Asari start making their own relays, implying they have the capability to make their own rudimentary versions. Actually what she said was when she suggested doing so she was laughed at, which is quite ambiguous for me. Are they laughing because they think it is impossible? Is it too expensive? Do they see not advantage from it? Either way there is no indication they gave the matter serious consideration or study or even they had the capablity in the first place. Maybe they was why she was laughed at. Because no one had done anything about it before. In fact it was a specific point that the asari are not as militarily and scientifically advanced as they should have been, as even the Protheans thought they would be. They instead focused on diplomacy, philosophy etc. The Protheans were at their peak, far beyond anything the asari have, when they made the Conduit.

Plant one, FTL forward, plant the next, and so on. It'd take some time, sure, but there it is. Whether they have the technical means resources etc to enact a plan is very much speculation. The distances of space would dictate such a plan would take generations, if they have that long. Do they have the fuel to do so? Do they have the ezzo to power the relay? How do they move the relay? Do they have many ships tow it, cause that would take even more fuel and food.

Besides, who knows the advancements they might make in FTL drives. They're already moving FASTER than light, so they might not even need relays anymore. Again, do they have the technical capabilities to advance FTL? Even the Reapers could not advance beyond the speeds of FTL. This is a scientific endeavor that aliens have had thousands of years to study, which they would have even if they could relay on the relays. The salarians couldn’t find a way, and by their very nature they push the limits of everything. As it stands FTL, even for the Reapers, is limited to being able to move from one system to the next in a span of several months to years. This limitation is seen in gameplay, with the Normady being unable to store enough fuel to move from one relay to another at FTL.