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[Kezzup]

For those of you unaware, Chris Priestly recently wrote THIS on another thread here on this forum:

Chris Priestly wrote...

To call the next game Mass Effect 4
or ME4 is doing it a disservice and seems to cause a lot of confusion
here. We have already said that the Commander Shepard trilogy is over
and that the next game will not feature him/her. That is the only detail
you have on the game. I see people saying "well, they'll have to pick a
canon ending". No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before. Or off to the side. Or with characters you know. Or
yaddayaddayadda. Wherever, whenever, whoever, etc will all be revealed
years down the road when we actually start talking about it.

I do
not call the game ME4 when I talk about it ever, bucause that makes
people think of it more as "what happens after Mass Effect 3" rather
than "what game happens next set in the Mass Effect Universe", which is
far more accurate at this point. Obviously fans are going to speculate
content, character and story until we actually reveal details in the
years or months to come as you have almost no actual details, just don't
get bogged down in "well how are they going to continue ME3...".



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So, out of a bit of respect for Chris' wishes, I propose we come up with a new temporary acronym for the next installment in the Mass Effect franchise. It's nothing too important, but it's something I felt worth putting into effect.

Personally, I'd go for NME, which could either stand for "New Mass Effect" or "Next Mass Effect". It's the same three characters as ME4, so it wouldn't be too hard.

Now, as they say, discuss.

Modifié par Kezzup, 26 janvier 2013 - 07:45 .

[Siran]

ME+

[Abraham_uk]

I recon, the developers haven't decided what the next Mass Effect game is about.


Remember the last time that developers said a Mass Effect will have x and y?
It turned out that the developers had changed their minds.


So whatever ideas the developers have for the next Mass Effect game,might not make it into the next game.



Till then, feel free to speculate, because speculations are fun.

[Kezzup]

Abraham_uk wrote...

I recon, the developers haven't decided what the next Mass Effect game is about.


Remember the last time that developers said a Mass Effect will have x and y?
It turned out that the developers had changed their minds.


So whatever ideas the developers have for the next Mass Effect game,might not make it into the next game.



Till then, feel free to speculate, because speculations are fun.

Yeah, the ME developers HAVE changed their minds on a lot of stuff, but I'm 99.999% sure the next game won't include Shepard. Though they're still very early in the development processes, I think they would have at least some idea of who their main character is, or in this case, isn't. Combined with the fact that Shepard is dead in all but 1 ending (though how they'll hand all the defferent endings if they go for a sequel is yet to be seen), and I think Chris' point is valid.

[FireW4lker]

Chris Priestly wrote...

No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before.

If it isn't set before , then it's set after. And if it isn't set after, then it's before .

[Kezzup]

FireW4lker wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before.

If it isn't set before , then it's set after. And if it isn't set after, then it's before .

There's always during as a possibility. Or heck, even alt. timelines are an option, which I guess would be... diagonal? (I personally don't like either of those options that much, but Chris made another post somewhere about not being close-minded between x and y as choices when there's a whole alphabet, so I'm counting every option).

[BladyMZ]

Mass Effect Next. MEN.

"I hope we get more romance options in MEN"

"MEN should have more loyalty missions"

"Can't wait to get my hands on MEN"

Like a boss.

[MassStorm]

I would say the next game to be called ME X where X is a variable yet to be discovered in the equation.

[Abraham_uk]

FireW4lker wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before.

If it isn't set before , then it's set after. And if it isn't set after, then it's before .

If it's not set before or after, then it's set during.


Also what Chris Priestly was trying to say, is that the developers are not ready to tell fans when the game will be set.



So the correct answer is as follows.

The next Mass Effect game could be set before the trilogy, during the trilogy, inbetween the installments of the trilogy or after the trilogy.

That said. There may not even be a next Mass Effect game. Just because work has started on a video game, doesn't mean it will finish.

[Paragon Soldier]

ME?

[Methaluan_Sylver]

It just an unofficial name, what is all the fuzz about that?

Call it whatever you want but a 4th game still come after 3rd one, even if the story does not.

[Ajensis]

As sound as the reasoning behind it is, I'm not sure it's even possible to implement such a change. But I'll be keeping an eye on this thread and see if any kind of consensus can be reached (however unlikely it seems) and if it's any good, I'll put it to use myself :-) good luck achieving that, though :-P

My personal opinion: so far the best I've seen is what's suggested in the opening post, NME, but I still don't consider it viable, mostly because the N in front obscures that it's related to the by now recognisable "ME" abbreviation.

[Versus Omnibus]

I really see no reason to stop calling it ME4. So Chris said a ME4 wasn't decided on yet, I want a ME4 and will call the next game just that. If you want a prequel call it ME0 (Mass Effect Zero) or something.

[ForceXev]

May as well call it MEP for "Mass Effect Prequel" because it sounds to me like he revealed that it's definitely going to be a prequel. If the fourth game takes place after ME3, his comments do not make any sense at all.

[Abraham_uk]

Just one thing.

I know the rage, is HUUUUGE on Bioware Social Network.
But is that really representative of most of the people who purchassed the Mass Effect games?

Has the idea that few people would purchasse a Mass Effect game after the ending debacle been exaggerated?

[Selene Moonsong]

FireW4lker wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before.

If it isn't set before , then it's set after. And if it isn't set after, then it's before .

You are missing the point, which is exactly what he is saying. In plain english: It has nothing to do with Shepard's story at all, therefore it neither comes before, during, or after. So, let's not be taking comments out of context to prove a non-existant point.

[apascone]

Selene Moonsong wrote...

FireW4lker wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

No, because the game does not have to come after. Or
before.

If it isn't set before , then it's set after. And if it isn't set after, then it's before .

You are missing the point, which is exactly what he is saying. In plain english: It has nothing to do with Shepard's story at all, therefore it neither comes before, during, or after. So, let's not be taking comments out of context to prove a non-existant point.

I do not understand what you are talking about Selene. In a time context , I only know of 3 possible situations. The events happen before, during or after another set of events. 
They can be set before during or after any point of Shepherds story. We may never see or hear about Shep or even know what he's doing. But it has to be done either during, after or before what Shep did. Or am I mising something?

[Selene Moonsong]

apascone wrote...

I do not understand what you are talking about Selene. In a time context , I only know of 3 possible situations. The events happen before, during or after another set of events. 
They can be set before during or after any point of Shepherds story. We may never see or hear about Shep or even know what he's doing. But it has to be done either during, after or before what Shep did. Or am I mising something?

See bold modifier by me in your quoted comment. In that case, timeframe has no meaning.

[Zakuspec089]

I usually call Mass Effect 4 Future Mass Effect. When The product is complete I hope they give it a good name.

[Selene Moonsong]

I'd go with Mass Effect II in lieu of not having a system or Galaxy name

Modifié par Selene Moonsong, 29 janvier 2013 - 02:33 .

[Kezzup]

Selene Moonsong wrote...

I'd go with Mass Effect II in lieu of not having a system or Galaxy name

The main problem I see with that is it possibly getting confused with ME2 by those not really in the know.

[duckley]

MEU (Mass Effect Universe)

[dtrain24]

BladyMZ wrote...

Mass Effect Next. MEN.

"I hope we get more romance options in MEN"

"MEN should have more loyalty missions"

"Can't wait to get my hands on MEN"

Like a boss.

+1

[Browneye_Vamp84]

duckley wrote...

MEU (Mass Effect Universe)

Sounds good to me.