I just sent an email to the entire team, and referred to you all as our "danbase". Sigh.
The fight for diversity/equal representation in games is ever ongoing. Sometimes we win - sometimes we don't. It's not transparent, sadly.
@user That actually was meant more as a "glimpse into the development of the next ME" than an actual teaser
I just sent an email to the entire team, and referred to you all as our "danbase". Sigh.
The fight for diversity/equal representation in games is ever ongoing. Sometimes we win - sometimes we don't. It's not transparent, sadly.
@user That actually was meant more as a "glimpse into the development of the next ME" than an actual teaser
What is a danbase? O_o
Hmm, i wouldn't say as dumb but I will say it surprises me how many people jump the gun when we pretty much know nothing about the next Mass Effect apart from seeing some scenario images and one Krogan roaring.
That's the joy of speculation, getting a lot of mileage out of very little. 
My gut says code name or nickname, but if there's any truth to Ark Theory...
In the original Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is trying to sail home to Ithaca after the Trojan war and is given a bag of winds containing all the winds but the west to speed his journey. However just when they are in sight of Ithaca his crew open the bag (thinking he is hiding gold) and the winds blow his ship a great distance away leaving them to embark on the Odyssey to get home again.
We know that the galaxy map does not look like the milky way. They said we would be surprised at the distance. There are rumors the game will focus on exploration. The Ark theory is interesting but as presented it really does have problems. Under any sort of conventional travel it would take hundreds of years to simply leave the galaxy. In which case the ark would be hit by the events of the crucible before it even got out of first gear, hence not really avoiding ending issues. Furthermore why wouldn't they simply turn around once the Reapers were defeated?
There may be more to it. The people behind the ark may have a secret relay, wormhole or something else. However yesterday, as something of a joke, I presented another idea where a chunk of the fleet that were near the relay when the crucible blew would be relocated by some reaction around the different bursts of energy and could in fact move them to another galaxy (similar but not the same as Star Trek Voyager). It was inspired by seeing the Normandy "appear" on that alien planet after trying to flee the crucible blast. However seeing that shirt and seeing their team named "Odyssey" bares an eerie resemblance to the premise of the ancient poem.
The highlight of my day, this week, has been my daily build review. This team knows how to wrap up a milestone!
Well, one idea for Ark Theory I was toying with was using the Citadel Relay to get outside the Galaxy and shorten the trip somewhat.In the original Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is trying to sail home to Ithaca after the Trojan war and is given a bag of winds containing all the winds but the west to speed his journey. However just when they are in sight of Ithaca his crew open the bag (thinking he is hiding gold) and the winds blow his ship a great distance away leaving them to embark on the Odyssey to get home again.
We know that the galaxy map does not look like the milky way. They said we would be surprised at the distance. There are rumors the game will focus on exploration. The Ark theory is interesting but as presented it really does have problems. Under any sort of conventional travel it would take hundreds of years to simply leave the galaxy. In which case the ark would be hit by the events of the crucible before it even got out of first gear, hence not really avoiding ending issues. Furthermore why wouldn't they simply turn around once the Reapers were defeated?
There may be more to it. The people behind the ark may have a secret relay, wormhole or something else. However yesterday, as something of a joke, I presented another idea where a chunk of the fleet that were near the relay when the crucible blew would be relocated by some reaction around the different bursts of energy and could in fact move them to another galaxy (similar but not the same as Star Trek Voyager). It was inspired by seeing the Normandy "appear" on that alien planet after trying to flee the crucible blast. However seeing that shirt and seeing their team named "Odyssey" bares an eerie resemblance to the premise of the ancient poem.
Well, one idea for Ark Theory I was toying with was using the Citadel Relay to get outside the Galaxy and shorten the trip somewhat.
Maybe something similar, wouldn't having an ark ship or fleet in proximity to the citadel be a little obvious to the people stationed there? For a secret mission I don't think it would work. If they were going to do that I would prefer the organisers having found a secret relay or something somewhere else.
^ Psst, guys:
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but can we start a new thread about ark theory please? I'm wading through pages of fan debates over this theory that has never been mentioned on twitter so I can find the one or two tweets or official news that have actually been confirmed. Its a cool debate and fan theory, this is just the wrong place.
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What is a danbase? O_o
Maybe you're not genuinely asking (it's hard to tell with written posts sometimes), but assuming you are: he meant to write 'fanbase', but hit the key to the left of 'f' by accident 
And I wonder what fanbase-related comment it was... Probably something to do with our endless discussions on time and place it's like it calmed down to a lull some time ago, but then the E3 footage rekindled the fire. And here we are, pages upon pages of a new theory (can it even be called a theory?).
The sooner we find out when and where the next game will take place, the better. But until then: moar tweets!
Hmm, i wouldn't say as dumb
Nope, it's dumber
but I will say it surprises me how many people jump the gun when we pretty much know nothing about the next Mass Effect apart from seeing some scenario images and one Krogan roaring.
Yeah, how are people getting this ark stuff from the 15 seconds of conceptual footage we got? I don't even see how it could lead to speculation about it. To me, "new region of space" and "big distances" just means travelling to undiscovered regions of the MW.
One thing that makes me think even less of the ark theory is that Casey said "travel to the other side of the Galaxy". I seriously doubt Andromeda has Relays, so how would we be travelling from one side of the Galaxy to the other?
Nope, it's dumber
Yeah, how are people getting this ark stuff from the 15 seconds of conceptual footage we got? I don't even see how it could lead to speculation about it. To me, "new region of space" and "big distances" just means travelling to undiscovered regions of the MW.
One thing that makes me think even less of the ark theory is that Casey said "travel to the other side of the Galaxy". I seriously doubt Andromeda has Relays, so how would we be travelling from one side of the Galaxy to the other?
Yeah I was thinking the same when Casey talked about new regions of space, that we are going to explore other regions on the Milky Way, after all less than 1% of it was explored by the council races until the events of ME3. They could still do a lot of new stories here.
By the way I was being serious about the Danbase... 
An exchange between @jharacampbell and me today - C: "You have a relationship with Garrus." J: "You have a history with dinosaurs."
Maybe something similar, wouldn't having an ark ship or fleet in proximity to the citadel be a little obvious to the people stationed there? For a secret mission I don't think it would work. If they were going to do that I would prefer the organisers having found a secret relay or something somewhere else.
Just to point out: the Citadel is entirely surrounded by a nebula.
I will say that it's been pretty interesting to read about people's expectations and predictions for the new Mass Effect, especially since the E3 video.
I can only imagine how awesome it must be to observe what people are saying and think: "Nah, way off track" or "close enough!!" 
"Ark Theory" is as dumb as "Indoctrination Theory".
How can you even compare the two? I also don't believe in the indoctrination theory, but saying it's dumb is another matter entirely.
Oh, and sorry about replying to the ark topic again. Is there a thread for this yet?
What is a danbase? O_o
I've just created a thread space for discussion about the Ark Theory so it can be moved off the twitter thread.
I've just created a thread space for discussion about the Ark Theory so it can be moved off the twitter thread.
Thanks. Now let's hope the discussion can go back to discussing tweets and other tidbits of information here.
No need to thank me, in fact I feel it's sort of an apology for slightly derailing the thread in the past.
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No need to thank me, in fact I feel it's sort of an apology for slightly derailing the thread in the past.
Talking about slightly derailing the thread... I don't even have twitter haha Not that I have anything to say about what is allowed in a thread like this and what not but I don't consider talking about info and discussing a little bit about information is derailing the thread. The 'Ark Theory' on the other hand changed in a full fledged discussion which made it impossible to talk about other things in the meantime.
The whole Ark Theory thing has sort of been spiraling out into a few threads, so its good it has a thread now.
Why can't they account for the endings?
Watering down the endings is a whole lot better than just saying "screw it" to everything and essentially rebooting the franchise - because that's what going to another Galaxy would be doing. Making one single change to something like Synthesis isn't the be-all end-all.
"future games cannot and should not take place in the Milky Way. Period." That is THE MOST RIDICULOUS STATEMENT ON THESE WHOLE FORUMS. Future games can and WILL take place in the Milky Way.
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