Sovereign was destroyed while assuming direct control over Saren. The feedback from Saren's death seemed to entirely overload Sovereign's shields. Current Reapers do not seem to suffer from this design flaw.
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Design flaw
Synonyms for "design flaw" (11 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Adjective(2 words)
insecure designlow usability
Noun(3 words)
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9 entriesambiguous specification flawassumption errorergonomic flawinterface flawrequirement translation flawrequirements flawsafety flawthermal design flawverification gap
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6 entriesdesign flaw mitigationergonomic design flawhidden design flawmajor design flawmanufacturing design flawsystem design flaw
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1 entriesdesign flaws
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Imagine if a manufacturer were building cars that crashed at a rate of 40% a year, due to a design flaw. There would be an uproar.
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