Well I got to say it is sad to see fans of Mass Effect to completely dismiss the fact of IT when Indoctrination is a big thing of the Reapers. The thought that the Reapers wouldn't try a last ditch effort to stop Shepard through one of the major plot devices used in the game is completely absurd. IT is literally the essences of why the endings don't make sense along with many other ending theories that are not IT. The fact that the endings don't make sense is why IT and such theories managed to crop up and have such a large following base of Mass Effect fans.

Indoctrination is a plot device used so Reapers can control Sapient life and have the controlled do their bidding without them completely realizing. Some cases like Saren when they finally realize they are indoctrinated it is far too late for them to turn back. Indoctrination is a key plot device used by the Reapers and to think they wouldn't use it on the main character to stop them is absurd. 

The only fact that makes IT false is the fact the Mass Effect devs themselves have denounced the theory but you can't sit here and play the Mass Effect Trilogy and tell me you don't see the possibility with the Indoctrination Theory. Remember IT is only wrong because the devs say it is, it doesn't mean that IT should be wrong because in my opinion it makes the most sense. 

Also another point to the endings being bad is I refuse to replay Mass Effect Trilogy and I brought ME1 so I could do multiple trilogy runs. I had to force myself to the one Trilogy run. 

Would be cool if we had a prologue mission that is before we take off in the Ark Ships to Andromeda to show how the Trilogy somewhat affected the vessels taking off at first. But like many said, don't know if they would want to put art investment to original trilogy aliens just for a cool prologue lol.  

Well I want our character to have the same hairstyles that NPCs have, the CC should be able to give our characters any hairstyle that is being render on the NPCs. That is probably the most we can ask for with hairstyles but maybe we can ask them to later add more customize items for our characters within the story dlcs because I don't think many people care for the nickle and dime dlc packs. 

Also mods are not an answer to hairstyles because people on PC know all they need to do is wait for mods, what about console players. Game companies are shifting to consoles because they know the set standards that console can output. This is why the new version of the PS4 when first announced was upsetting game devs but I do think we will soon be entering a phase where the difference between consoles and PC will be nothing because now Microsoft is doing the same thing as Sony. 

Singleplayer is why MP dlc is free. SP DLC pays for the MP to be free content. So this would be impossible but I don't think it would be too much to ask for MP to be sold as a separate entity for people who don't want SP. But don't think its possible because SP covers for MP.  

Dark Energy was hinted at as much as Organics vs Synthetics plot. A better solution was they should've extended the story to a 4th game because there was too much to cram into ME3 for it to ever be a finished game and finish the trilogy rightfully.

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ME3: Reaper War Part 1

ME3: Reaper War Part 2 

I like the idea and I been sorta suggesting this in already made threads for MP. 

I believe the system should be like ME3 MP to unlock race options than have a skill tree like in DAI so characters can pick and choose certain abilities. Also make some abilities that locked to certain races only. 

Another way is all what I already said but have a skill unlock system like weapons too but I figured that would make things way too complicated lol

Sadly, they have already said no ending is cannon.

Though I would like the refusal ending to be.

Then, when the next MW cycle finally defeats the Reaper's using the info from Liara's beacons, we can return to our home galaxy, instead of being interlopers or invaders in another.

Yeah because coming back to our galaxy after the new races beat the Reapers will go over so well and totally not have the same invaders of the galaxy feeling for them. We would still be alien to them and they would be unlikely to welcome us with open arms with all the crap they been through. 

Sad there will not be a canon ending made for ME3 but I understand that they want to keep that can of worms closed and decaying. I believe they should do a voting system for canon ending and its in Andromeda's sequel we find out what actually went down. I want to believe they can side step the endings so easily but I don't quite believe that will be possible until after we played Andromeda lol. 

Basically that all we got was the blue-green-red + starbrat. It all led to blue-green-red. That was not the ending I had hoped for this amazing trilogy. I expected something better and more complex. I also expected all the other races come into play in the end, for our choices - who we got on our side - to matter. Also the stupid breath scene in the end... after all the years and played hours... it wasn't enough, not by along shot. This is how I personally feel. All those happy with what they got are free to be so. 

 

No, I'm definitely not worried about control or synthesis ever being made canon, not in the least, because I know they won't be. None of the endings hardly will ever be, even though Destroy would be the best choice. All I meant is that I would never play a game where either blue or green were canon, not that it would actually be reality someday. I'm quite happy that MEA starts off from a clean slate.  

I do feel the same way you do, after the ME3 endings I felt like I had to force myself to replay the game. Even after playing ME1 I had a hard time getting through the trilogy playthrough because of the ME3 endings. I don't care what people say, those endings really dampered the Trilogy playthrough that was suppose to mean something. With a poster before I do believe a canon ending is what Bioware should do and I think it should be played out as female shepard default look for ME3 was done. A fair election for the canon ending, but personally with us going to Andromeda would love to see refuse ending become the canon ending. Refuse has a good meaning for why we are in Andromeda anyways and it has to take place before he endings so we can't witness them.  

MEA being a hit, it would have to be a complete disaster of a game not to be.

 

A lot of people were upset by the ME3 endings, but I don't think it actually did much damage to the Bioware or Mass Effect brand as a whole.  Besides which, Bioware appears to have gone to great lengths to avoid having to address the endings at all.

This is what makes MEA so interesting to me. How they will proceed with the story without addressing the ME3 endings lol

Notice how the article only references PC as Windows 10? Not as PC?

More and more games are listing this way, as Windows 10 and not PC.

Could this be because eventually at least Xbox and PC's wil run their games from Win10? (I don't have a console, I just assume Xbox runs, or can run, Win10.)

If so, the less fractured the MP is -or becomes - in terms of platform, the better.

IGN also did an article on this and it saids that Microsoft is going to open their servers to allow other networks to join in and right now it will just be PC and Xbox but it is a open invitation for all other networks. This means Sony can accept this invitation. It will be up to the game developers to also allow cross-platform play to work on their game. Their also will be an option on Xbox to only play with Xbox players. 

Well it is possible for games to cross-platform on all three systems at once but from what I understand shooters are not one of these game types that will make it. Shooters will probably only cross-platform between Xbox and Playstation. 

But we are all getting over exicited about this information because I don't know if Sony has responded with a "yes" answer for it. I have always said cross-platform between the two consoles for COD and other games on both systems would be great and would make paying for their Network use alot more valuable. 

I also see EA delaying some of their games to be the first company to release games with Cross-platform servers. 

 

 

So, my question; given you are an avid reader of Mass Effect lore, even a writer of some MEU fiction yourself, what would be your best guess as to what would be the most canon/logical way it was achieved?

 

Just rained down a piece of Reaper FTL tech during the end of ME1, a faction never told Shepard about it during the game and built the Ark? Or something more interesting?

I know I am not the person you asked but I would say, reading all these theories that have popped up recently for how we get to Andromeda and such and such.  Its quite easy to see that the issue at hand is one that was never solved when ME3 was popular and that is the endings, not a better ending mine you but a "canon ending". Of course it is those endings itself that is causing us to go to Andromeda, at least many people that think like I do that don't like the endings think that way.  Out of the four endings only one ending has the ability to get us to Andromeda, maybe the other two originals have potiential but I like Destroy ending. Destroy Ending leaves us with dead Reapers and a galaxy that would take decades to repair since the Mass Relays and Citiadel are so heavily damaged. In our repairing of these structures, that could alone give us the knowledge we need and add that with the Dead Repears that are being explored and most likely salavaged for scraps. We would get the knowledge I am sure through that alone and fast on the Reaper Mass Core since we had Soveriegn that we been studying a few years back when the Reapers started the mess. Control and Synthesis are just as viable but would probably have the Reapers themselves fixing the Mass Relays and just handing down the information we need for intergalatic space travel, because isn't that what the Reapers do after each successful harvest lol. But with the current theories we have the best canon ending would be Refuse since we are Theorizing that this Ark will leave before the Mass Effect 3 endings. 

The lack of canon ending or more or less a singular ending to work from, it is what is truly causing all these theories to happen. Our Ark Theories or how we get to Andromeda, are all based on leaving before the ME3 endings. Even Revan Reborns theory is based on such workings. So I believe the best Canon Ending if all these theories were true about leaving before the ME3 endings, Refuse would be the best canon ending for Bioware. Refuse already states that Shepard and company leave enough information behind for the next cycle to beat the Reapers. Since we are in Andromeda taking a section of the galaxy there for ourselves for whatever reason. Our Ark theories really only justify Refuse Ending. 

But the Mars Archieves might hold plans for such a vessel or a theory for how to travel intergalatically. I would imagine that the Protheans after the Reapers Invaded or even before than were looking into the possibility of going to another galaxy. The Reaper Invasion could've prompt some of the Protheans to continue that theory. So I guess I am saying the theory for traveling galaxies were in the Mars Achieve but no solid plans on how to actually do it were left in there because Reaper Invasion on the Protheans. 

Well I think season passes should be used as a method to get all the DLC at a discounted price and anyone who would do their homework on the stuff would benefit from this. I mean lets face it, we are told time and time again that the people who talk on the forums are the minority of everyone that gets the game. Take that into account and season passes could totally be used in this fashion.  So with that, majority wouldn't pay attention to that and probably buy dlc individually and find out later that season pass could've save them money. 

Revan Reborn believes ME3's ending was a subtle masterpiece and that those who don't agree are simply unable or unwilling to read into the subtext, if I recall previous conversations correctly.

Just so you know who you're dealing with...

Lets not open that can of worms that the ME3 ending represents lol

As for Revan Reborn, Man you need to calm down there. People are allowed to state their opinion and you seem to get offensive everytime someone says something against your opinion with their opinion. If you don't like hearing other peoples opinions then why do you visit the Bioware forums and activitely post on here. BSN is known to have people who will likely not share the same views as you. 

Also as far as Ryder being the Antagonist, if thats the case I would like our character and Ryder to have history together. History together so deep that Ryder could possibly be your characters old fling or something like that. But hey the point is history together that really makes this personal for your character. 

Well I could tell you why it has been delayed but people on these forums don't like that kinda answer jk lol

But delays are not necessary a bad things. Lets not make problems out of things that are not a problem you know.

I wouldn't say ME3 ending were inconsistent as much as they just really, really sucked.

No they were inconsistent by the lot, you can easily create something that is better than the actual ending. 

Bioware should've put a fight in the end their that represented the Reapers trying to Indocrinate Shepard and winning Shepard presses the big red button to activate the Cruicible, there would be an epic win scene of course but can't describe that as good as the losing scene lol. Game Over screen, losing would show a scene with Shepard betraying the fleet with that scene ending with Reaper success as it shows our Shepard has become just another husk over the many years after Reaper victory. 

And that my friend is just one example of fans being able to write better endings for ME3. 

I would say maybe they can create a wide range of new races since they are already bringing MW Aliens. A new Alien race that sides with the outsiders(us) can give us that companion that is being asked for in this thread. 

Unfortunately due to engine limitations BioWare cannot properly render hair correctly. Thus, the human reaper will not be able to have blonde hair, red hair, or anything in between. Boob customization though, now that could work... It would certainly double the power of the reapers by being able to fire two beams simultaneously instead of one. It would actually be kind of awesome if we could use the ARK as a super weapon sort of like the Death Star.

they should make RTS game where we play as the Reapers harvesting the Galaxy. i always thought a rts game would work great with ME as a standalone of course

It is too good to be true, yet I absolutely need to believe in it.

Maybe MEA is a lie too jk lol. And it actually takes place in the MW lol

crap i cant keep a serious face saying this lol

You know with everything I seen before in other movies, I actually see us humans doing something legit like this to the Asari.

Nope the Rumor is that Battlefield 5 is going WW1 and that is enough of a culture shock, change up, and breath of fresh air to validate it's precedence over MEA. Also Battlefield 5 and Titanfall 2 will hopefully give this years CoD a good butt kicking.

 i heard the ww1 rumor could be false information that EA is apparently releasing to throw us off on some of their big titles

EA can promise an unbroken..but as far as compete goes....well..they need to get the DLC somewhere...

haha, bungie took that when they released Destiny and in piece sold to us as dlc

It's EA that delayed MEA because EA had all it's eggs in the Fall 2016 launch window with Battlefield 5, Titanfall 2, and MEA all out at the same time so It's good to me that MEA gets a delay for some extra polishing that DAI could of used.

BF5 should get the delay, yeah MEA can surely use it but after the last Battlefield and Star Wars Battlefront. Dice i think needs more time lol. Not to mention Tiatanfall and Battlefield are both MP focused so an MP game should get the push back lol. Of course with that all in mind, MEA can use more time I am sure.

First it was quite funny, but now its just sad, because i can actually imagine IGN giving such a grade with that minus. 

You know I can't take IGN seriously because of that ORAS Pokemon review. It proves to us the readers that their reviewers don't know games as well as they claim. 

Only true negative I see Andromeda getting is not enough new Aliens since we are going to a new galaxy. But Destiny taught us gamers not to be super excited for games anymore so I am just meh about Andromeda. I want it but I need to see more before I can make my finally choice

March 31st is when EA's Q4 fiscal year ends. Some numbskull probably saw Q4 and 2017 in the same report and decided that means Fall/Holidays 2017.

Edit: I'm not saying above poster is a numbskull, but whoever reported Nov 2017

I'd say the only reason to wait until November 2017 is to release Andromeda on N7 day but they could want to release a big dlc on N7 day instead for Andromeda.