I thought Bioware said we won't be playing a soldier character? N7 kind of suggests otherwise, unless this is years after ME3, and N7 means something different. (Which if it really isn't, that sucks).
I hope this takes place after ME3. I'd hate to see better guns, ships, and vehicles, and wonder "Why did Shepard never see or get his hands on this?" or "Why did this choice I made never get mentioned in during the ME trilogy?" (Which if that does happen, that sucks).
Story content aside, one thing that bugs me to no end about jumping backward in time or sticking to the same time frame in a vast scifi universe is that the designers can't help but create technology that seems more advanced and is more slickly designed than what's seen in the events of an earlier or contemporary timeline as they expand the franchise. Like, at the SDCC, BioWare showed off a redesigned Mako that looks sleeker than the original, as well as redesigned armor that is clearly far off from the crude armor designs we've seen in the first two games. If this is set in the past, is it some kind of secret prototype Mako that no one has ever seen anywhere? This might not be a big thing for some people, but this is actually on my list of reasons why I despise the Star Wars prequel trilogy so much.
I know that would make iakus happy 
This would probably be the best way to go, even if the part of me that prefers to see the universe progress from where we first encountered it would be sorely disappointed.
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.
I already did.
If it's set during Shepard's time, the main character will be nothing but a random noob compared to him. Anything he does will be zero compared to Shepard's exploits.
Any better weapons or armor will be out of place, because why didn't Shepard get those?
If it's set during Shepard's time, the main character will be nothing but a random noob compared to him. Anything he does will be zero compared to Shepard's exploits.
I don't mind the character being smaller in the events of the galaxy, but I guess the bigger would problem would be reconciling the events of Shepard during the events of the PC. Like, would there be mention of anything that happens with this character over the Galactic News Network or the extranet? Would NPC's make comments about it? Would it account for the background, assuming that all these things occur before the events of ME1? Dunno, but this is why I don't care for it. I think the AU option isn't necessarily a bad one myself. The franchise got cornered in with both the ending and the timeline prior to the events of ME1, since humanity's only been goofing about in space for only a couple decades.
10 Pages of wild speculation on speculation....
This forum gets harder to read, everyday. Started out as endless bitching about the end of ME:3 and now its like people referencing their own fantasies or dreams to substantiate someone else's rumours or fabrications.
Shutting down until there's a game to talk about...Remember when all the talk was about ME:Contact? Its all ME:Garbage until I see some Alpha gameplay footage leaked onto the interweb. Until then, enjoy yelling at each other about who's opinion on the baseless speculation is the best.
Oh and space pirates? Seriously?
Those would be the Batarian slavers, so sure.
Any developer can make a mistake, Bioware is not exempt from this. That said, nothing in the reputable information we've seen so far is cause for concern, IMHO.
I agree. But this is one that I can't see they making, the multiple stories nature of the trilogy make it inviable. Walking around the fact the council may or may not have being killed in the end of ME1 in a comic book is one thing, in a series of games however it would be impossible.
I'm not so sure about a pequel, although neither do I think it will happen nor that the material shown looks less advanced than what we got. Quite the contrary, it looks like it has other lines of reasoning behind them.
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well that was pretty clear what did you guys except?
they can't really create a greater conflict than in the ME Trilogy the reapers vs the galaxy
So they will focus on small time stuff
its also smart to set it during the same time period they could easily take the two years where Shepard was dead and
do someting there
Quick, anyone, offer up a hard source on the chronology of the next game.
I already did.
If it's set during Shepard's time, the main character will be nothing but a random noob compared to him. Anything he does will be zero compared to Shepard's exploits.
And many fans don't care. They don't want to be the savior of all life in the galaxy. They don't want to choose the future path/new beginning that galactic life and history will take. They want to see the Mass Effect Universe from a different perspective.
They should set the entire story in the colony world of Tyvor, the one that blows itself up with nuclear weapons when the reapers attack.
And many fans don't care. They don't want to be the savior of all life in the galaxy. They don't want to choose the future path/new beginning that galactic life and history will take. They want to see the Mass Effect Universe from a different perspective.
And now you're doing the same thing he did.
Are you the new spokesperson the Mass Effect fandom?
Quick, anyone, offer up a hard source on the chronology of the next game.
Crickets...
It seems like artistic integrity can be a replacement for balls.
It seem like artistic integrity can be a replacement for balls.
And having "balls" would entail what exactly?
well that was pretty clear what did you guys except?
they can't really create a greater conflict than in the ME Trilogy the reapers vs the galaxy
So they will focus on small time stuff
its also smart to set it during the same time period they could easily take the two years where Shepard was dead and
do someting there
I guess now this really has me curious as to what kind of story they'd bother conjuring up, since it has to be something that no one knows or cares about in the original trilogy once it's all over. It happens in some remote area of the galaxy that is of little concern, since we basically know what goes on everywhere else that matters. But, on the bright side, the new PC gets nifty gear that Shepard apparently was not allowed to get, even a shinier, sleeker looking Mako, the secret one that Hackett kept in his garage, and more likely weapons that no one's ever heard of before, because Elkoss Combine kept it under wraps.
I swear, I reallllllly hope that I see nothing Cerberus-related, since they will technically still exist.
I guess now this really has me curious as to what kind of story they'd bother conjuring up, since it has to be something that no one knows or cares about in the original trilogy once it's all over.
From: http://www.loadthega...comic-con-2014/
Mass Effect 4′s protagonist will be human again it seems and the game may or may not take place during Commander Shepard’s lifetime.
The only way I would tolerate a story that takes place during ME1-3, is if it took place in another galaxy and the entire trilogy from that point forward stayed in that galaxy. I want NOTHING to do with the events of the trilogy or the "Shepard Incident."
As much as I wouldn't like playing a character who's making choices during Shepard's timeline, it'd be cool if they followed a "Star Trek: Voyager" or "Farscape" concept, where you play an character who's on an Secret Prototype Ship during ME2's timeline, that accidently gets shot to a entirely different galaxy, and the trilogy is all about getting back. And the trilogy ends with you getting back, and discovering future events after ME3's ending, based on whatever ending you picked. Being unhappy with that future, character then does a Days of Futures Past, goes back in time, and recons the entire series.
From: http://www.technatio..._medium=twitter
BioWare again confirmed at the panel that the next Mass Effect will feature a human protagonist, but unfortunately, not Commander Shepard, who is the hero of previous games in the series. No details were given out on when or where the story of the upcoming game will take place in the Mass Effect universe, but there is a possibility that the game could occur during Shepard’s lifetime. It is still unknown whether races and characters from previous games will be included in the upcoming Mass Effect, however, BioWare did say that alien races will definitely return.
From: http://consolectrl.c...et-exploration/
Along with the reveal of the Mako vehicle comes a a strong focus on planetary exploration as the Mako’s purpose is to provide fast travel on them, as for what is expected to take place on these planets such as looting and combat, nothing has been confirmed although those would be some of the features to expect anyway.
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Not playing as Shepherd, and Shepherd is not important to story - new uncharted areas. #SDCC
From: http://www.ibtimes.c...latforms-605406
"We have already said that the Commander Shepard trilogy is over and that the next [Mass Effect] 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 yadda yadda yadda," said Chris Priestly community manager at BioWare speaking about Mass Effect 4.
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"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."
So yeah, nice to see the Mako, and the armor designs are interesting but nothing useful in determining what the game is going to be about. So...back to DA: I for me. See you lads and ladies later.
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