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[Herthan]

 I'm sure all of you, like me, have been thinking of this question since the first time you stepped into Commander Shepard's shoes. But for one reason or another, none of us have had the courage to ask it (or maybe someone has...I don't know). So, my fellow Shepards, I shall ask it.

How do they keep track of time in Mass Effect?

Since here, on Earth, we have a 24 hour day that we use to keep track of time. How does work on a universal scale? Do they even use hours? There has to be some way, or else everyone would always be late to everything because there is no time in which they have to be place.

"Shepard, we need you to report in."

"When?"

"Sometime."

The very fabric of ME lore is unravelling before our eyes...Bioware...save us. Give us answers!

(Too dramatic?)

[deatharmonic]

Time zones I guess?

"what time you wanna meet?"

"9am - citadel time"

[Zazzerka]

Galactic standard time:

• A galactic standard day comprises 20 hours.
• Each hour comprises 100 minutes.
• Each minute comprises 100 seconds.
• Each second is half as long as a human second.

Courtesy of the Mass Effect Wiki.

Modifié par Zazzerka, 28 juin 2013 - 11:28 .

[wolfsite]

Ya this has been answered, I even remember they talked about it in one of the novels (Revelation I believe)

[AsheraII]

More importantly: when will the Deception novel finaly get officialy retconned?

[AlexMBrennan]

ME FTL > relativity.

[AlainSki]

Zazzerka wrote...

Galactic standard time:

• A galactic standard day comprises 20 hours.
• Each hour comprises 100 minutes.
• Each minute comprises 100 seconds.
• Each second is half as long as a human second.

Courtesy of the Mass Effect Wiki.

Well, the standard has been set but the question hasn't been answered. The effect of 'Gravitational Time Dilation' should screw up everything. I.e. from the little I know about this topic it would imply that time on the Volus Homeworld (4.0g) should pass slower than on Earth (1.0g). Adhering to a standard galactic calender doesn't really help here as time passes at different rates. Before the discussion really gets going, I think this one can be filed under 'techno-science-magic'. How, for instance, are you going to have a real-time conversation with a volus from earth via the extranet?. Valid question but just accept the magic, it'll make your day so much easier!

Modifié par AlainSki, 28 juin 2013 - 04:02 .

[Ironhandjustice]

Zazzerka wrote...

Galactic standard time:

• A galactic standard day comprises 20 hours.
• Each hour comprises 100 minutes.
• Each minute comprises 100 seconds.
• Each second is half as long as a human second.

Courtesy of the Mass Effect Wiki.

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You still use a decimal base system? HA. Primitives

[Zazzerka]

AlainSki wrote...

Well, the standard has been set but the question hasn't been answered. The effect of 'Gravitational Time Dilation' should screw up everything.

Good point. You'd think that if time is slowed by an (albeit small) millionth of a second at an altitude of only 200m, the high gravity worlds would result in some pretty funky time lapses. Scheduling a Skype call with Dekuuna would be a royal pain in the arse.

Interesting to think about.

Modifié par Zazzerka, 28 juin 2013 - 05:21 .