Instead of [prematurely] crucifying Bioware and ME4, I'm just going to wait for actual confirmed information from Bioware and not speculation from a couple of journalists.
Heresy, I know, but I refuse to join the hater bandwagon just because some journalist "thinks" it "looks like" it takes place in Shepard's lifetime and is a human-only protagonist. Dragon Age Inquisition was not going to have other playable races too, but guess what? they ended up having just that, other playable races!!
**Concept**
Alright. Lets go outside the box here:
Something happened...... During the Reaper War, The galaxy was unified and the final battle to defeat the Reapers was being waged in the Sol System, Circa 2186. Armed with the largest and most unified coalition the galaxy has ever witnessed and the mysterious "crucible" and led by Commander Shepard, it seemed like Victory was possible against the Mighty Reaper Horde of Darkspace.
But during the final stages and events of the battle, something...... Went wrong. The crucible failed to fire and/or was rendered useless, the Reaper Armada was destroying the coalition and the military's of the galaxy were facing incredible loss and devastation.
Always the clever tactician, Admiral Stephen Hackett of the Earth Systems Alliance, put into effect the ultimate back up plan.
For years The Earth system Alliance and with the help of Salarian STG and the infamous "BlackWatch" Turian Spec Ops unit, have secretly developed a Time Travel device, capable of sending ONE operative back or forward 100s or years. The technology is untested, but there is no choice. Knowing that the cycle was lost and Shepard was incapacitated or KIA. Hackett greenlights "Operation Rouge Spear". One N7 operative is sent through the device in hopes of preparing the galaxy and finding out what happened in 2186 and the crucible device......
But.... Something has gone astray. The N7 Operative awakes to a unidentified star system that matches NONE of the systems of his/her Cycle.
This is.... Mass Effect Shift.
The main narrative and storyline is you're the "Hero" and you must find a way back to the correct place and time. But along the way you find that things are not all what they seem..... And there may be even a more sinister and viscous force "out there" than the Reapers ever were.......
So yeah, maybe something like that.
Is there an actual quote for this or are we just taking the word of this site?
None of the Bioware dev's said anything regarding the setting, its only a rumor started by a journalist.
Bold = how do you know? They rest 50.000 years between cycles, in Dark Space. They are most likely recovering after their losses. They also have little infantry since they didnt harvest everything.
Underline = why do they have to canonize all of them? Destroy or Control both work. Synthesis is garbage.
The cycles are the product of a controlled experiment by the Catalyst and it's mandate, using the Reapers as it's thralls. It's a fact of the MEU. You're speculating on whether they're spending it 'recovering' is exactly that....speculation. They've been around for at least 37 million years (probably more if indications from the game are to be believed)....they're not vanishing within 500 years after you've made your choice to use the one thing that could eliminate them in order to keep them around (unless some Reaper-REAPERS appear from another galaxy on their own Universal cycle every billion years to cull them for whatever unknown reason)
Reread my post. I never said they'd have to canonize all of them. I said they would either have to canonize one (1) of them OR trivialize all of them. Both of which would immediately cause problems with the fanbase, and surely more problems in general with that mentality moving forward.
As for your last bit, that's nothing more than your opinion. Which is fine because everyone is entitled to one. However, you look silly stating your own convictions as concrete facts. Any decision has it's pros and cons based an individuals interpretations. Synthesis isn't something invented or conceived by Bioware. The concept is prevalent in the majority of modern sci fi. Bioware just put a Mass Effect twist on it. You didn't like it. Cool.
For years The Earth system Alliance and with the help of Salarian STG and the infamous "BlackWatch" Turian Spec Ops unit, have secretly developed a Time Travel device, capable of sending ONE operative back or forward 100s or years. The technology is untested, but there is no choice. Knowing that the cycle was lost and Shepard was incapacitated or KIA. Hackett greenlights "Operation Rouge Spear". One N7 operative is sent through the device in hopes of preparing the galaxy and finding out what happened in 2186 and the crucible device......
No time travel.
Also that technology is way too advanced. The humans couldnt even build a giant EMP ( Crucible ) without blueprints nor could they travel to another galaxy, but they can go back in time?
Reread my post. I never said they'd have to canonize all of them. I said they would either have to canonize one (1) of them OR trivialize all of them. Both of which would immediately cause problems with the fanbase, and surely more problems in general with that mentality moving forward.
The majority sees Destroy as the true, proper ending.
The majority sees Destroy as the true, proper ending.
Lol
"the majority"?
You're only 600 posts in so I'll let it slide......but, fair warning: don't pretend to know what the majority of anything is concerning the ending around these parts. You'll never end up in the right and you'll always end up looking foolish. It goes nowhere due to the lack of any facts supporting anybody saying it.
(this, coming from someone who prefers Destroy)
Lol
"the majority"?
You're only 600 posts in so I'll let it slide......but, fair warning: don't pretend to know what the majority of anything is concerning the ending around these parts. You'll never end up in the right and you'll always end up looking foolish.
You don't have to let it slide.
Literally every poll I've seen about the ending has the majority of the fans picking Destroy.
around these parts
Who said anything about BSN? Now YOU'RE being foolish.
Majority doesn't want ME3's destroy ending.
They want just for Crucible to fire, kills Reapers and nothing else.
Geth and EDI lives, no Starbrat, no crash on that random ass planet, Shepard lives if you played well enough and done.
You don't have to let it slide.
Literally every poll I've seen about the ending has the majority of the fans picking Destroy.
Who said anything about BSN? Now YOU'RE being foolish.
First off, the MAJORITY of gamers don't take the time out of their day to sign up and log in to forums in order to vote on polls and ****** and moan on forums. That is a fact. Secondly, since we are here (on the BSN) I told you, don't come around here (the BSN) speaking of majorities. You'll look foolish. Which you do....right now....by misreading every one of my posts and turning it around into something I didn't even say or imply. Congrats.
First off, the MAJORITY of gamers don't take the time out of their day to sign up and log in to forums in order to vote on polls and ****** and moan on forums.
When the majority of those that vote choose A, it's safe to assume the majority chooses A.
It's why you see articles that say women prefer men with beards. But you'll never see the MAJORITY of women take part in that study. It's simply something done on 100, 1000 or [insert number] because you can safely assume that the same result is achieved with larger crowds.
Guys, lets just give up on the ending thing eh.
Reread my post. I never said they'd have to canonize all of them. I said they would either have to canonize one (1) of them OR trivialize all of them. Both of which would immediately cause problems with the fanbase, and surely more problems in general with that mentality moving forward.
That is what they should do.
People expecting or wanting the ending choices or any choice to be carried over to a sequel are being unrealistic and should consider how badly they want a sequel because this is likely the only way they would be getting one.
Or they could you know... canonise the indoctrination theory.
That is what they should do.
People expecting or wanting the ending choices or any choice to be carried over to a sequel are being unrealistic and should consider how badly they want a sequel because this is likely the only way they would be getting one.
That's not him talking. Thats my quote. He's new so he just doesn't seem to know how the 'quoting' thing works. Personally, I don't want them to canonize an ending. In fact, canonizing an ending or trivializing all of them is the fastest way to turn a large sect of your fanbase against you.
This fact alone, is my reason for believing a literal 'sequel' is the worst possible approach they could take for the next game.
He's new so he just doesn't seem to know how the 'quoting' thing works.
It bugs out. Blame the forums.
Guys, lets just give up on the ending thing eh.
Never wanted to get into the endings. Just letting the kid know what arguing majorities gets you on this forum. It goes nowhere....
Never wanted to get into the endings. Just letting the kid know what arguing majorities gets you on this forum. It goes nowhere....
Oh boy, here we go.
When the majority of those that vote choose A, it's safe to assume the majority chooses A.
It's why you see articles that say women prefer men with beards. But you'll never see the MAJORITY of women take part in that study. It's simply something done on 100, 1000 or [insert number] because you can safely assume that the same result is achieved with larger crowds.
No....you can't assume that the miniscule percentage of people taking the pole represents the millions of people who have played the game or that it represents the billions of women who may or may not prefer bearded men.
That's the problem with polls. They represent a fraction of the amount of people who actually have an opinion on the subject matter.
No....you can't assume that the miniscule percentage of people taking the pole represents the millions of people who have played the game or that it represents the billions of women who may or may not prefer bearded men.
http://en.wikipedia....i/Occam's_razor
The people who've enjoyed something or simply content with something, are much less likely to make it a point to go out of there way, create an account, log in and let their voices be heard.....
Compared to those who feel burnt and are in no way content.
I hated the original ending. Here I am....
I don't even need to click on the link. I know what it is. And occams razor is in no way definitive. It's more of a theory or hypothesis than anything else.
Take it to PM pls
In fact, canonizing an ending or trivializing all of them is the fastest way to turn a large sect of your fanbase against you.
This fact alone, is my reason for believing a literal 'sequel' is the worst possible approach they could take for the next game.
It's safe to say that people are going to hate anything they do at this point. A lot of the fan base is already turned against them for the ending anyway, even post-Extended Cut. So I guess it really comes down to which route BioWare thinks they can get away with the most.
Take it to PM pls
Agreed. OP is derailing his own thread over the majority and endings.
Maybe OP should focus on the topic....and maybe explain why it's a bad idea....or discuss it.....without bringing up majorities and just sticking to his own opinion.
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