LogFAQs > #954031262

First of all, have Kai Leng die in a tragic boating accident 2 minutes in.

Second, remove the dumb PTSD kid. He sucks eggs.

Have the Crucible be an invention of some faction thats kind of the reverse of Cerberus. Or maybe have Cerberus not be jobbers in this one and make it so theyve been working with certain organisations etc to build this thing. But its basically a giant Reaper killing cannon instead of a deus ex machina.

This way you actually use the 6 months Shepard bought in Arrival instead of just hand-waving it away.

Then, the Reapers actually attack all at once towards the Citadel, because theyre not dumbasses. But the Crucible surprises them and takes one or two down. They change tactics and aim to divide and conquer, which is why theyre all spread out attacking planets at random and whatever as they do in the game now - because no fleet can easily chase them and the Crucible has to stay and defend the citadel. The rest is the same but maybe have the end not be quite so... dumb. But thats a post for another day.

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