The problem is two-fold. The first is the reaction of their society to the genophage, but the second and more important factor is the reaper war. Even if some make it through the war with the genophage sabotaged, they may be rendered functionally extinct, since the remainder may not be sustainable.
There is a Krogan in MEA, so they survived even with the Genophage.
It's implied that this games takes places hundreds of years after the events of ME3.
I know that the Krogan are long lived but we are still talking about a significant amount of time.
I doubt they could have Krogans appear in any significant capacity without addressing whether or not the species is on the brink of extinction.
Solas stated in ME2 & ME3 that the genophage was designed to curb the Krogan population but not kill off the race. Even if the Genophage wasn't cured (and the arc ship leaves past that point of ME3) the Krogans can still be in ME:A just fine.
I agree with others, I worry more about the Quarians & Drell.
Solas stated in ME2 & ME3 that the genophage was designed to curb the Krogan population but not kill off the race. Even if the Genophage wasn't cured (and the arc ship leaves past that point of ME3) the Krogans can still be in ME:A just fine.
I agree with others, I worry more about the Quarians & Drell.
How dare you slander Mordin by calling him by that obnoxious egghead's name.
How dare you slander Mordin by calling him by that obnoxious egghead's name.
Um, Mordin's last name is Solus...
It was probably just a typo.
Um, Mordin's last name is Solus...
It was probably just a typo.
Humorously enough, they were both written by Patrick Weekes. 
There is a Krogan in MEA, so they survived even with the Genophage.
Sure, though my comment is more about the effect of the genophage within the original trilogy's story. For all we know, the krogan could very well be functionally extinct, and our krogan buddies are basically the last of their kind on borrowed time, or the genophage cure is now a fixed part of their history, but we'll just have to wait and see what their story is.
Solas stated in ME2 & ME3 that the genophage was designed to curb the Krogan population but not kill off the race. Even if the Genophage wasn't cured (and the arc ship leaves past that point of ME3) the Krogans can still be in ME:A just fine.
I agree with others, I worry more about the Quarians & Drell.
Whatever it was designed to do the Krogan were already quickly approaching extinction in Mass Effect 1, and that was before all of the losses in the Reaper war.
I suppose making the so called 'Arc ship' leave before the choice is made would be a way to handwave the deision, but it also means that the new Krogan colony is as good as dead.
How dare you slander Mordin by calling him by that obnoxious egghead's name.
OMG, I'm sorry, I'm so embarrassed. 
Humorously enough, they were both written by Patrick Weekes.
I like both characters too, but Mordin much more than Solas.
I won't play it if there won't be Turians or Asaris
Just kidding, but please don't mess with the races as they are the lore of the series
I like both characters too, but Mordin much more than Solas.
I couldn't pick between the two. I like them both equally. Then again, Patrick is a damned good writer.
I very much approve of the double Drell in the title. Good job, OP.
With the move to Andromeda galaxy they have to include the major Milky Way species, it'll not be Mass Effect without Asari, Turian, Salarian, Krogan, Drell, and Quarian at a minimum. The Hanar, Elcor, Batarian & Geth would be awesome to see too.
I feel like Quarians are the only Milky Way Race to have an excuse to show up in Andromeda, since they are known drifters to begin with.
To me that's all the more reason to not have or focus on them this time.
As in they had their turn as the 'drifters'. Let them enjoy their home or whatever, and expand the extent of the races/organics/entities that must drift around the galaxy+.
Not saying I'm against Quarians being in MEA - I'm just saying that we already had the 'Quarians as drifters' so I don't think we necessarily need them included in more of that. But I would support it. I wouldn't support any huge focus on them ever again (or at least for a while) though - we had ME3. Same goes with Krogan.
I suspect we will have all or most of the races. If we are colonizing, they might have a sort of Arc and then the group that is your team. That's what I would hope. I would hate to think we lose some of the races.
I will weep tears enough to satisfy drought-ridden California if I never again get to experience the beautiful voice-flanging of a turian.
To me that's all the more reason to not have or focus on them this time.
As in they had their turn as the 'drifters'. Let them enjoy their home or whatever, and expand the extent of the races/organics/entities that must drift around the galaxy+.
Not saying I'm against Quarians being in MEA - I'm just saying that we already had the 'Quarians as drifters' so I don't think we necessarily need them included in more of that. But I would support it. I wouldn't support any huge focus on them ever again (or at least for a while) though - we had ME3. Same goes with Krogan.
Why? They are literally the best equipped species in the lore for an undertaking such as this, as they have been nomadic wanderers looking for planets to settle for 300 years. Leaving out their input would be utterly contrived, with the only justification being not wanting to deal with certain ME3 story permuations ( some of which the writers have already ignored to shoehorn in the krogan anyway), or subjective dislike.
What focus did they have? They weren't even in the first game apart from a single member of the species serving as an exposition device for their lore in a few of her conversations, and they shared a side arc with the geth in the next two (of which the krogan and every Council species also got one of, more or less)? We've had 1 quarian companion compared to 4 asari, 2 (now 3) krogan, and 2 turians, for example. Hardly a huge focus.
Why? They are literally the best equipped species in the lore for an undertaking such as this, as they have been nomadic wanderers looking for planets to settle for 300 years. Leaving out their input would be utterly contrived, with the only justification being not wanting to deal with certain ME3 story permuations ( some of which the writers have already ignored to shoehorn in the krogan anyway), or subjective dislike.
What focus did they have? They weren't even in the first game apart from a single member of the species serving as an exposition device for their lore in a few of her conversations, and they shared a side arc with the geth in the next two (of which the krogan and every Council species also got one of, more or less)? We've had 1 quarian companion compared to 4 asari, 2 (now 3) krogan, and 2 turians, for example. Hardly a huge focus.
To be honest, if there are no Quarians I'm gonna be raging pretty bad.
Hands off ma' bumbums!
Why? They are literally the best equipped species in the lore for an undertaking such as this, as they have been nomadic wanderers looking for planets to settle for 300 years. Leaving out their input would be utterly contrived, with the only justification being not wanting to deal with certain ME3 story permuations ( some of which the writers have already ignored to shoehorn in the krogan anyway), or subjective dislike.
What focus did they have? They weren't even in the first game apart from a single member of the species serving as an exposition device for their lore in a few of her conversations, and they shared a side arc with the geth in the next two (of which the krogan and every Council species also got one of, more or less)? We've had 1 quarian companion compared to 4 asari, 2 (now 3) krogan, and 2 turians, for example. Hardly a huge focus.
It is precisely because of their usefulness that they could be left behind, narratively. Too useful.
That said, I think they'll be in the game and play a good role. At least I want them to.
They were one of the most focused on species in the trilogy. In terms of content focus throughout the trilogy, as a 'species story', it was pretty much (in no order): Asari, Quarians, Geth, Krogan. The Genophage arc has Turians and Salarians as secondary to the Krogan, and the trilogy increasingly shifts majority focus on the Geth, to being more about the Quarians (or at least equal) at the point of ME3.
Basically I'm saying that they got a lot of story for such a low population. Most of it may have been in ME3, but it indeed was tied into the Geth story which was a big part of ME1 (even as one could ignore what the geth were and just pew pew them), and at least a few missions of ME2 (even if pretty much all optional).
I'm not saying they had the MOST story. I'm saying that I wouldn't be surprised if the next game has the Quarians have less ratio of plot than ME3 did. And I say the same about Geth and Krogan. I WANT, and do THINK that ALL THREE to have a continued species storyline, but I really do doubt (which I'm pretty sure you'll disagree with) that Quarians will be a big part of a lot of MEA. Present throughout? I hope so. Important at some point in the main plot? I'd love that. Important to a bunch of bigger optional missions? I'd love that as well. I just don't expect an 'arc' that is pretty much devoted to their problems. Their problem was Rannoch. Now they can help with other problems, and we can learn more about them in the process.
It was just that if I had to pick any species to not be part of MEA, it'd be Quarians even if just for them getting a good chunk of ME3's plot already, whereas it seems Bioware wanted (from their convention statements) to explore more to do with Elcor, Hanar, Volus - which very well could happen because things seem to be all about a bunch of various peoples working together for a new home instead of contributing fleets and war assets.
EDIT: By huge focus I just mean I don't expect a Rannoch arc (which I admit was tied in with Geth) ever again. No sequence of a few mandatory missions that always have to do with Quarians and narratively means a big thing (getting Quarian/Geth/Both fleets). That's it. Again, personally, I want Quarians and I want them to play a big role; I'm just not so supportive if they end up being very important and a big part of like 2+ mandatory core plot story missions in a row. Not in this specific game.
To be honest, if there are no Quarians I'm gonna be raging pretty bad.
Hands off ma' bumbums!
The Extended Cut slides of Quarians had exactly the right tone for me to want to see Rannoch and see more with Quarians, right at a time I thought I'd be rather 'done' with them (appeal-wise). I wanna see them break the universe with crazy tech plz.
If the Drell make a reappearance in Andromeda I hope they aren't voluntary bitches for the big and stupid jellyfish any longer, or I will lose the last shred of respect I have for them (only because Thane was a such a badass)..
I hope they all come along.
All the ones that survived at the end. After all if you chose destroy at the end of ME3 say goodbye to the Geth!
I hope we see most of them. Alot of Allies were made during the reaper war or at least got some to work together despite past history.I'd like to think most of them continued working together to rebuild the galaxy and traveling to this new galaxy we'll be exploring.
I think we'll see those that were in Shepards team (not specifically the individual but the race). Have a feeling Hanar will be around.
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