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[Scorpion1O1]

Hey, Haven’t been on the forum in a long time.

 

I herd about Comic-Cons panel discussion on the next Mass Effect taking place in another galaxy, set during the events of the trilogy while also focusing on exploration.

 

To me this sounds like somewhat good news and an interesting direction. Still the catch would be what is their mission? How did they get there? and What will things be like when they return home (our galaxy)?

 

I would personally find it a annoying NOT to address the Reaper war and the ME3 ending.

 

But anyway the news reminded me of Star Trek Voyager and how much I enjoyed the series, the focus on characters being apart of a lonely crew isolated on a journey, the ability to explore new cultures, species and a part of space. I searched the forum and some people mentioned Voyager but I was interested in what others thought of the potential comparison.

[Wayning_Star]

what trips my trigger about the next ME is that 'exploration' thing and how the devs are hyphenating that 'ideal'.  Space the final fun-tier?!?

[Jukaga]

Hmm, if true a plausible explanation is that it's an 'Outbound Flight' kinda mission; a last ditch attempt to save something of our species and culture by planting a seed in another galaxy, something the Asari Councillor hints at after the fall of Thessia. 'Continuity of civilization' plans or something like that. Interesting idea to be sure and it puts off having to canonize an ending if they are cut off from the Milky Way. At some point though ME3's ending needs to come home to roost.

[ZeroPhoenix94]

I honestly would love that idea.

Main character gets warped to some other part of space and on his/her journey to get back home he encounters all kinds of new companions and a horrible new threat. One that could maybe even outshine the Reapers themselves. I don't know, sounds cool.

[Wayning_Star]

that was tried with the green(and other) beams of cosmic something or the other...  roost?

[Jukaga]

that was tried with the green(and other) beams of cosmic something or the other...  roost?

It means at some point they will have to acknowledge a canon ending and deal with the fallout from that decision. If this trilogy is outside the Galaxy, well then they can put it of and let the still simmering embers of nerd rage cool further before tackling it for the 3rd Mass Effect trilogy that will come after this one.

[Madcat 124]

It means at some point they will have to acknowledge a canon ending and deal with the fallout from that decision. If this trilogy is outside the Galaxy, well then they can put it of and let the still simmering embers of nerd rage cool further before tackling it for the 3rd Mass Effect trilogy that will come after this one.

Or maybe the next trilogy is set in an AU where Shepard lost/Reapers won and the last game has us reconnect with the Milky Way to find nothing but debris and bodies. 

[Wayning_Star]

I'm now just wondering what the "next" installment might be (actually) named, as "four" cannot be involved...

[Madcat 124]

I'm now just wondering what the "next" installment might be (actually) named, as "four" cannot be involved...

Mass Effect: Return of the MAKO

Mass Effect: No matter what, someone's mad

Mass Effect: It's not Mass Effect 4 Damn it!

Mass Effect: We have a title but we're not going to tell you and get mad when you call it Mass Effect 4

Mass Effect: HAHA you play as Shepard again, INDOC THEORY FTW!

 

Or simply a reboot called Mass Effect.

[von uber]

Like Voyager? You mean pretty crap? It's a possibility, yes.

[Han Shot First]

I'd be okay with the next game going the Star Trek: Voyager route. With that being said, I'd still hope to eventually see a direct sequel to ME3.

[Jukaga]

I'd be okay with the next game going the Star Trek: Voyager route. With that being said, I'd still hope to eventually see a direct sequel to ME3.

It's the safest (given the ending controversy) but it's also daring and interesting in it's own right if done well. Voyager concept Very Very Good, Voyager execution (with exceptions on a handful of good to great episodes) Very Very Bad.

[Kabooooom]

Some variation of this is most likely what they are going to go for- it's single handedly the best way to avoid the ending debacle while still making it a sequel. Otherwise you are limited to a prequel (terrible idea) or a midiquel (likewise terrible idea) or an alternate universe (worst idea of all of them).

[JonathonPR]

I look forward to an alternate galaxy and hopefully no return to the Milky Way Galaxy for a few thousand years. No Reapers or Cerberus. No council or complex backlog of decisions from previous games. have the ship test the Ulysses Drive experimental FTL. Maybe not be the sole competent character in the game. I dislike the tragedy of mass incompetence and convoluted treachery plot engines. 

 

I am thinking more like Star Gate Universe or the first two seasons of Battle Star Galactica. Not like Lost in space. 

[Revan Reborn]

Well unless we have a cruiser-class vessel with a full-on space simulator incorporated with the obligatory silly looks and philosophical undertones, I don't know if Voyager is a adequate comparison. Exploration has always been a part of Mass Effect really, especially with the first installment. BioWare merely just honed and focused that exploration to provide a more quality and entertaining story experience. There are cons to having such a limited system, however, and so opening the world for us to explore on our own terms is a fantastic idea. We'll see what that entails, but we do know we'll use the Mako to navigate large, open worlds, at the very least.

[SwobyJ]

I feel it'll be more of a Next Generation and Voyager mix..

[SwobyJ]

Mass Effect: Return of the MAKO

Mass Effect: No matter what, someone's mad

Mass Effect: It's not Mass Effect 4 Damn it!

Mass Effect: We have a title but we're not going to tell you and get mad when you call it Mass Effect 4

Mass Effect: HAHA you play as Shepard again, INDOC THEORY FTW!

 

Or simply a reboot called Mass Effect.

 

I'll call it all of these.

[Azmahoony]

The boxart better have the mako in it.

[Aurawolf]

I can't even imagine how the hell they would pull off another galaxy mission. There isn't a Relay that would send you to another galaxy and FTL in the Mass Effect universe is nothing like the FTL in other sci-fi franchises. It would take them thousands of years to get to the next galaxy having to stop and vent the engines in an atmosphere every so often in deep space would not be possible and where would the get the Element Zero fuel?

 

They really need to either just establish a cannon ending and deal with it or make it far enough in the future that the ending details are lost in time.

[Farangbaa]

There was a pretty large cannon in the ending already

[JonathonPR]

I can't even imagine how the hell they would pull off another galaxy mission. There isn't a Relay that would send you to another galaxy and FTL in the Mass Effect universe is nothing like the FTL in other sci-fi franchises. It would take them thousands of years to get to the next galaxy having to stop and vent the engines in an atmosphere every so often in deep space would not be possible and where would the get the Element Zero fuel?

 

They really need to either just establish a cannon ending and deal with it or make it far enough in the future that the ending details are lost in time.

Build an ark/generation ship, put everyone in suspended animation, and launch it at the nearest galaxy. Could be a temporary worm hole. Investigating the use of a spacecraft from beyond our galaxy. We know that it starts some time in the trilogy.

[laudable11]

Voyager huh? That'd be great. But how would they get to another galaxy? Wormhole sounds cool but its been done to death.

[Drone223]

Build an ark/generation ship, put everyone in suspended animation, and launch it at the nearest galaxy. Could be a temporary worm hole. Investigating the use of a spacecraft from beyond our galaxy. We know that it starts some time in the trilogy.

In addition to the logistical problem's of traveling to another galaxy it will also be a major ass-pull like LP since it comes out of nowhere with no plot development behind i and is something that isn't needed to continue the franchise, the same can be said about worm holes. Also the whole "it'll be set in the trilogy" thing is a rumor started by a journalist no one from Bioware said anything about the setting.

@OP I like the idea of exploring the uncharted regions of the galaxy since only 1% of it has been explored, though returning to places from the trilogy i.e citadel would also be nice (even if it's only for a mission).

[wickedwizzard01]

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Voyager huh? That'd be great. But how would they get to another galaxy? Wormhole sounds cool but its been done to death.

Since it's set at sometime during the events of ME trilogy they could have had a "secret" project using Reaper technology build by a few scientists not working on the crucible
However , they should come up with a damn good explanation why either Liara aka Shadowbroker did not find out about it or did not tell Shephard
(The last option is already very unlikely)

It could even be that the Asari have some project that could be used to get to another galaxy
Or something TIM has come up with

But again why didn't Liara find out about it
Or it could be that a little ship using new tech was send on its way with a mixed crew to make Sure of the survival of the council races
And was kept under the radar so the reapers could bout find out about it
Sort of what the Protheans did on Ilos and only a select few knew about it and all Data on the project was destroyed

It could work o think

[Nitrocuban]

I liked 7of9 cause she had those big (Borg) implants.