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[Tonymac]

If I were on the project I'd begin by sticking to the Milky Way galaxy.  The galaxy is where Mass Effect was born, invented, and has shaped the whole galaxy as we know it.  It is a wonderful place filled with history and lore, shaped by countless cycles of Reaper invasions that are now ended.  There is plenty left to explore, and we will have the relays to use in that exploration.

 

In order to make this game good and remain in the ME setting, we will have to go back and re-write those endings though.  

 

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Address the endings and make the galaxy right again, instead of clinging to something so desperately that you lose sight of the wonderful and rich galaxy you invented.  It is something like winning a battle and losing the war, or losing a battle and winning the war.  Face the thing that caused so much contention with the fans, and you will see.  The main responsible perpetrator of those endings has moved on, so there should be no friction getting it done. 

 

*Edited to make my spoiler button ting work properly

[SolNebula]

Destroy canon ending sequel set in the Milky Way.

Then I would have released a note that stated if you picked Control or Synthesis you got trolled by the Starbrat and ended up indoctrinated.

Then I would have enjoyed those delicious tears and cries from the fans stating we took away their freedom of choice.

[Dr. Rush]

I would start by asking why they just hired someone so late into development to make such radical changes to a project that is already 2 years in the making. Sounds like human resources might have screwed this one up.

[Orikon]

"Guys,abandon the entire project. We're remaking Priority:Earth instead."

[The_Other_M]

I would do two things:

 

1. I'd rehire Drew Karpyshyn and make him the lead writer.

2. Put in a better Character Creator--with body sliders, better hair options, etc. 

[AlanC9]

I don't know why people think Drew K. would be the answer. His ideas for ME 3 weren't any better than what we got.

[wolfhowwl]

I would do two things:
 
1. I'd rehire Drew Karpyshyn and make him the lead writer.
2. Put in a better Character Creator--with body sliders, better hair options, etc.

If we are going to be playing fantasy wouldn't you rather have someone like Chris Avellone?

[SwobyJ]

Rio level.

[Pasquale1234]

I'd put out a leak saying that we were making the reject ending canon, and the reapers completed their harvest of The Milky Way.

And let people chew on that awhile, until they realize that:
1) Canonizing an ending might not be such a good idea after all, and
2) Setting a new game in a different galaxy does not invalidate what you did in the trilogy.

Then follow that up by reiterating that we're not canonizing anything.

I'd make a reasonable effort to honor the trilogy's technology and lore, but would not allow it to be overly restrictive in what we can do going forward.

I'd make a list of some new themes I'd like to explore, and build the new setting with plenty of conflicts that would enable their exploration.

I'd put some fascinating new species in this new setting, complete with their own culture, history, and political intrigue every bit as interesting and appealing as the ones we've encountered before.

I'd build a dozen or two plants for pure exploration - maybe resource gathering, maybe some very different types of flora and fauna, some of which may be hostile, some may potentially be domesticated.

I'd build a story with plenty of choice and consequences, most of which would be fully realized within that same game. I would not allow the player to change the world state in ways that would create a lot of baggage to carry forward.

If the MC is well-received, I might use the same MC (and supporting characters) in the next game. If the same MC is used in more than one game, I would keep all LIs on the team, or at least available for recruiting.

I'd make the animations lean toward gender neutrality - it's easiest and least off-putting. I'd put all teammates in non-sexualized gear as the default, while supplying smexy options for players (and characters) who might prefer them. I'd keep the customization options, and maybe expand them.

 

I'd keep the SP completely independent of MP - no shared rewards, economy, etc.

Do that, and I might be willing to forego my general policy of never pre-ordering. 

[Quarian Master Race]

First, I'd make the protaganist quarian. The game would be modified into a linear a First Person Shooter. Then, I'd research and canonize whatever major choices were the least popular ones, and watch the tears flow. All the LI's would be as ugly as possible with most of them being gay. Dozens of hours of MP would be required to not get an awful ending to the SP mode. The endings themselves would not be composed of some vauge RGB nonsense. No, I'd go full Drakengard in complete madness and irrelevance, complete with giant demon babies and the Japanese air force. Finally, blatant product placement everywhere for everyone who paid me lots of money.

In general, the intent would be to cause maximum butthurt on these forums.

[CrutchCricket]

First, I'd make the protaganist quarian. The game would be modified into a linear a First Person Shooter. Then, I'd research and canonize whatever major choices were the least popular ones, and watch the tears flow. All the LI's would be as ugly as possible with most of them being gay. Dozens of hours of MP would be required to not get an awful ending to the SP mode. The endings themselves would not be composed of some vauge RGB nonsense. No, I'd go full Drakengard in complete madness and irrelevance, complete with giant demon babies and the Japanese air force. Finally, blatant product placement everywhere for everyone who paid me lots of money.

In general, the intent would be to cause maximum butthurt on these forums.

...and yet still a better ending than...

[Iakus]

No cameos.  No returning characters whatsoever.  Not even a mention.  Even the Council would be different.

 

Nothing canonized.  Not even a mention.  The Reapers invaded.  Commander Shepard saved us all.  Now never speak of it again"  How were the Reapers defeated?  doesn't matter.  Are the Reapers still out here?  No one knows.  Did Shepard survive?  Some say yes, some say no.  Some say Shepard never existed, or was a composite based on several people.  Shepard is a legend, who knows where the truth lies in legends?

 

Milky Way galaxy.  New places in a familiar setting.  Plenty of room to grow.

[Quarian Master Race]

...and yet still a better ending than...

I'm not so certain. Fahrenheit/ Indigo Prophecy was possibly worse than Drakengard as well in terms of how WTF it was. I mean, at least organics, synthetics and Reapers actually existed before the last 10 minutes of this game even if you disagree with the themes. They didn't just suddenly put giant demon babies and Japanese fighter planes into an otherwise typical fantasy setting or Mayan gods who are actually AI's (or something) into an otherwise typical crime drama.

[wolfhowwl]

I should get around to playing Drakengard 3. It's been sitting by my PS3 for awhile now.

[The Cloth Van Prot]

 I would make it so that:

 

-You could choose a playable origin story like in DA:O and be able to play any race you want

 (Big stupid jellyfishes and Space gorillas excluded)

-When exploring planets, you can encounter different species of flora and fauna

-The amount of mining minerals is reduced

-There is a new morale system

-There are more crew members

[Maniccc]

What I would do is this:  take the entire ME universe, and toss it into the garbage bin.

[Helios969]

Well if I can't reboot Shepard's story back to ME1 and actually write a consistent over-arcing story to a satisfying conclusion, then I'll canonize destroy since more people chose that than the other two.  Ignoring the endings and moving forward without addressing previous choices p*sses everyone off...trying to move forward with 3 different "world states" too difficult and would end up with a watered down game.  Bite the bullet now and recoup losses with the next generation of gamers coming of age.

[Balkankerverkoper]

What I would do is this:  take the entire ME universe, and toss it into the garbage bin.

That's practically what they are doing right now.

[MissMayhem96]

I would add more drells.

[Linkenski]

Congrats!  You were hired by EA/BioWare and you've been selected to work on the next Mass Effect game as [insert title].  What would you do differently based on the "leaked" plot?

I would be fired. According to David Gaider they've had writers who wanted to apply and entered with a mindset of "I have this amazing idea for a story!" and they were sent out the door again because you have to work as a team and collaberate once an early outline of the plot has been decided by a lead writer. If you come in with the idea that you have to fix the plot they've got going, then you're probably not gonna be there for long.

[Linkenski]

That's practically what they are doing right now.

We still can't know if there's gonna be references to the Milky Way, and it sounds to me like the plot is about restarting galactic civilization in another galaxy, so if they're smart I think they're gonna refer to milky way and perhaps even those 3 choices, but just as vaguely and as optionally as possible.

[Vazgen]

I would be fired. According to David Gaider they've had writers who wanted to apply and entered with a mindset of "I have this amazing idea for a story!" and they were sent out the door again because you have to work as a team and collaberate once an early outline of the plot has been decided by a lead writer. If you come in with the idea that you have to fix the plot they've got going, then you're probably not gonna be there for long.

Use "lead writer" in place of [insert title]

[TruthSerum]

Once reaching Andromeda the rag tag intergalactic refugee fleet loses all contact with the Milky Way and has no idea what happened at the end of ME3 because all communications from the entire Milky Way galaxy have ceased. The entire galaxy has gone dark. 

 

They wouldn't return to the Milky Way galaxy until Mass Effect 7. (After a fully fleshed out trilogy in Andromeda). Upon returning they find that most Asari seem to have mutated into some  Banshee like hybrid and they are at war with the Krogans who seem to have mutated into something Brute-like with greatly enhanced levels of physical strength. 

 

At some point they run into Aria T'Loak who has somehow survived the Reaper war and is leading a third party of rebels that refuse to take sides in the conflict. She is completely unchanged by the Reaper war but she is massively pissed off at the results. 

[Massa FX]

If I had enough influence or power over EA and Bioware:

 

I'd redo the endings of ME3 and continue to ME4 based on the rewritten last missions. (Priority Earth forward).

 

If Shepard doesn't return in ME4, I'd make darn sure her last was the best of the Trilogy. She deserves the best. Yes, a Happy Ending for those that worked hard over several years of playing multiple Shepards in a multitude of ways, and I don't know how many hours of time poured into these beloved characters. 

 

... yeah. 

[themikefest]

I would go on BSN and start the rumor that Shepard is returning and that destroy will be made canon. Hahaha. Once the rumor dies down, I would start another rumor that the Indoctrination theory is true. Hahahaha