BrysonC wrote...
18 Brains wrote...
For Tali to be in the game? Might be too wishful thinking. As much as I love Tali, I'm not sure how she might be able to fit in a new Mass Effect game, particularly an aftermath of ME 3. Can't say I'd be against it, though.
Again, BioWare has worked themselves into a corner here, because including any of the characters we've come to know and love would be extremely tricky. Including Tali without Shepard involved might bother people if they've romanced her - same applies to any other potential LI.
They're going to need a completely clean slate. Considering the only 'new' character of any real interest in ME3 was Javik, I'm wary of BioWare's continued ability to create captivating new characters.
I don't know about a cameo appearance from anyone we know considering how 3 ended with all the gates being destroyed. Seeing admiral Tali for a mission only works if the ME Next allows the players to pick their own species and then if BW places the story within their life span. I don't think Quarins live to be 1000 years old.
Also time wise it doesn't make sense for the galaxy to have been able to rebuild their gates in only say 50 years considering how trashed they were after the reaeprs. Unless BW makes it dependant on your ME3 ending choice for instance:
I choose destroy in ME3 effect on ME4's opening is after I pick my (species and customize it galore) would look like this dependant on my species:
Asari: It's taken forever nearly 1000 yrs for us to get back on our feet and finally get back into space yet we can't use our relay it's going to take another 1000 to fix it yet somehow our main character lost in space while doing something finds a dormet relay using data from the old archives they turn it on and can now access new systems unknown to ME - ME3.
Humans: with all the knowledge of the citidel and the keepers we've rebuilt quicly in only 90 years we've fixed the citidel and the relay we can go to accessible relays like the Quarians and can open new gates to new civilizations.
Quarians: With the demize of the geth our progress was slowed but considering we had 300 years of mechanical training under our belts we pulled through we fixed our relay fast in only 70 years. We ironically now have the best ships in all the galaxy and we've opened up many gates and are exited to explore the new glaxies and create a name for the Quarian people.
Turians: The war took it's toll and so did the rebuild once the strongest millitary in the galaxy we're a shadow of our former selves. We couldn't rebuild the relay to our solar system as all our rescources were used for the home effort now that we're comming back into a state of normalicy we've sent engeneers to try and repair the gate but it will take several life times to achive. Your character however finds a dormet undamaged relay that wasn't on pre reaper war so no destruct signal was recived you activate it and prepare to go into the unknown galaxy beyound.
If you got the best destroy ending you will get a cameo by YOUR SHEPARD they're older either because BW set it further into the future or because he is a cyborg and the blast, laser, and general run in with star child has caused shep to age fast if your shep will retain hints of their custom hair color, scars (if ren they'll glow if para they'll be normal scars due to the blast) Shep would be blind (they took a blast to the face!) Your shepard will apear on which ever homeworld they have an LI from so if you picked Tali you'll find shep in clean room on Rannoch, Garrus you'll find her in a bunker on Palvin (radiation kill yo!), Liara you'll find them in a quet place, ect They still are with their LI and if you come back to them a second time you'll find them in a moment with the LI.
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If you pick control and died as a paragon shep:
All the gates are fixed and you can not only travel between world from ME - ME3 but you start opening up new gates fo go to uncharted galaxies after all you've got the reapers watching your home galaxy what's going to try and come thorugh with that force at the ready?
In this scenerio you can get cameos or even crewmembers from the old squad member who servived. They maybe alittle or alot older depending on how far in the future BW places the new game:
Cameos:
Earth: Jacob, Mirada, Chips, Javik
Rannoch: Tali, Xen, Rann, Qwib Qwib
Asari: Liara, Athena, Sniper girl, Hold the bridge girl, Feros girl
Palvin: Turian General, Noveria Turian, Garrus
Recruits: This would depend on if they're young or older
young or old: Garrus, Sniper Asari girl, Feros girl
young: Miranda, Tali, Chips, Hold the bridge Asari, Liara (if you can convince her)
If you picked control but died as a renagade:
The reapers did rebuild the galaxy but they're more like your oppressors then your allies they're stricter then the prothean empire was in its last days and opening up new gates is a crime punishable by huskification in the Sactuary type of way but slower.
Regaurdless of your character you aren't one of the frightened, cow towing masses you want out of this and are willing to take the risk you track down a dorment mass relay and with the illegal infomation you got from the SB you open the relay into the new galaxy beyound hoping its reaper free.
Here you can convince more past allies to join you but again its dependant on if they're young or old:
young or old: you can convince Garrus, Javik, Jack, Tali, Chips, Feros girl, Hold the bridge girl
young: you can convince Miranda, Jacob, Vega, Sniper asari, Athena, Rann
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If you choose combine:
Regaurdless of species the gates are rebuilt everyone has fast ships yet you all lack epathy for others the galaxy feels like it is above any other galaxies that may exist your mission is to open the new relays and show those inferior galaxies you are their new gods thorugh any means nessisary.
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The above is the only way I see how we can still see, meet, recruit Shep's friends and allies and make it make sense.
But BW has proven with 3 that they don't care about such things so they'll probably do a new ME were it's 2000 years in the future everyone we ever knew in sheps time is dead so new character can meet, team up with, and love Turian, Quarian, Robotic, Krogan, Asari, beefy human, fashion human, annoying human, attatude human, look alikes who all have similar personalites, skill sets, and views as our last squad mates. Or in the case of Wrex and Vega they're interchanable tanks you'll know within the first few looks and conversations with the new squadie that Batarian X is a Garrus replacement, Roli is a Tali replacement, new species Y is Liara replacement.