Alright I'm out. this is one of the most clusterfuck story I ever head the mispleasure of reading. adios

I don't understand why science fiction writers always fall into the "colonise out of Sol" trap. Must we really only colonise garden worlds? It's science fiction for god's sake. Technology should he advanced enough for humans to live in let's say Venus in glass domes etc. At most I see science fiction writers say that Mars is semi colonised and the moon has some small scientist/military enclaves. When in reality, why not have huge industrial complexes on the moon? Why not have huge floating cities mining helium-3 in Jupiter? Why not have connected glass domes spanning the width of mars? Why not have rotating o Neil cylinders in the void of space? Heck, you can just go crazy and have humans build a god damn Dyson sphere. Why limit yourself to humans only colonising out of Sol? Those dead planets you ignore are rich with resources and potential to house more of humanities growing population. don't tell me that they're gonna extract resources from thier colonies thousands of light years away? why do that with the added cost of FTL fuel when you can extract it so close to home and save costs? I just don't get it.

The oilfields will never run out. They just lose pressure for a few decades.

I had to laugh so Hard at tue mention of:"we'll bang, ok?"
XD
Damn Well that's a true gambit

Well this is one way to hype a reader up

I really don’t like this Alex kid

Kill him off lol

I though roosa was established as female earlier, why do you keep saying he?

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You magnificent madman! I am glad you are back among us! Had to briefly gloss over the previous two chapters to remember where we were. But boy, was this a good chapter! Such an enjoyable read, even with the time skip/past perspectives.

I am very surprised to see Harper go this way. So he will, indeed, be the Illusive Man. Very good integration of his canon introduction to the overall primary plot. I feel so sorry for Saren here (to a good degree).

Bowman promised a scourge, and I remember an excerpt of him as a flag officer in the Navy. I am really looking forward to his arc there. I do not remember if they were talking previously of any wonder weapon, so I am very curious what they have in mind. Are they just bluffing, buying time, or did Bowman keep the vaccine for the plague that was unleashed? I am very curious as to that. His evolution so far is very entertaining to watch. Gotta love the way he just up and left there at the end.

Oh boy, so looking forward to more. I see some opportunity with the press there to catch some surprise guerilla/asymmetric warfare in case you want to go that path.

And, in my opinion, Desolas would only stir a volcano of venomous wasps if he was to occupy Earth. Man, I know how much of a bastard we humans are. And how butthurt we can get, an how much we can spite. Desolas would have a constant Balkans on his hands, 24/7.

Thank you for the update, informedterran! Looking forward to your next upload! And don't worry about the rewrite. Honestly, I think quality is very good. You cannot make everyone happy. Just keep your reader base entertained. Don't try to make all happy, for you will fail consistently. It's just impossible.

Best regards,
Apollo

Great chapter! And I'm happy to see you're still alive :) It's been awhile.

I do feel for the moment that I will have to re-read the last few chapters to really grasp everything in this chapter. Like the weapon Bowman mentioned, I don't remember if I'm supposed to know what he's referring to or not. So far I really like where the reaper stuff is heading and how it's intertwined with everything going on at the moment. It's also interesting to see Saren being on the reasonable side at this time.

As kind of a side note, I like some of the details you put into the Federation's states. I'm happy to learn more about it and I'm glad it's set up to work as an actual federation, I've read many stories that use the title just because it sounds cool, without putting much thought into its meaning. I would be interested in more of this stuff, especially when it comes to the alien planets within the Federation, just because I'm curious how the inner politics interact.

Overall, this chapter had something of a build-up feel and made me more anxious to see what's going to happen next in terms of progressing the war. I actually feel a lot of tension stemming from the fact that they are wasting so much attacking each other and essentially doing the Reaper's jobs for them before they actually show up.
I know it would be too easy, but man do I just want the Federation and the Council races to get along and acknowledge that they need each other with the reapers right at their doorstep lol.

Anyways, I don't have much else to say. Great chapter once again. I'm happy the story is continuing, I wasn't sure after such a delay.
Thank you for the update, looking forward to more :)

nice chapter thx for writing it

Can you update this story please

So how much of a spin does humanity have on the mass effect?

how could a large military ship have quantum communications, while a capital ship relies on civilian satellites?

yah? what are you some southern hillbilly hick? it also seems to mean one of three things: yeah, yes and you.

meh maybe its just me but anyone using such an accent is just trying to make them sound more stupid.

it seems every single character of yours is mentally disturbed and a rascist often frothing at the mouth unreasonable. hell your president is an former soldier suffering from PTSD from 30 years ago and is prone to emotional fits and panic attacks. fuck he reminds me of stark from iron man 3

story is far too long, 3 different first contact half a dozen more povs all with differig time lines going back and forward. your writing isnt bad but it is a damn mess