Mass Effect 3 focuses a large portion of the main plot on building the Crucible as a weapon to use against the Reapers. Unfortunately, the way the Crucible was introduced and used sparked a lot of hate from players, as it was quite obviously used as a deus ex machina plot device. However, with the feats that Shepard and others perform throughout the series leading up to their last stand against the Reapers, the Crucible doesn’t seem like the necessary weapon that the game tries to convince players it’s supposed to be.

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Mass Effect 3 focuses a large portion of the main plot on building the Crucible as a weapon to use against the Reapers. Unfortunately, the way the Crucible was introduced and used sparked a lot of hate from players, as it was quite obviously used as a deus ex machina plot device. However, with the feats that Shepard and others perform throughout the series leading up to their last stand against the Reapers, the Crucible doesn’t seem like the necessary weapon that the game tries to convince players it’s supposed to be.