He/she is human................., probably N7?
Was kind of hoping for a character that could fit an archetype outside of that of the clean cut military commander, something quite different to Commander Shepard, somebody a bit wilder, rough and roguish, with better hair.
I like what the trailer music seems to imply but it is a little cruel to show so little and leave us hanging for details.
So what do we know so far? What are you hoping for?
We have a confirmed Krogan squadmate.
We don't know anything yet, unfortunately. Apparently the guy with the N7 logo in the teaser trailer isn't the protagonist.
Having said that, it is probably a safe bet that the protagonist is military. Bioware did release that Arkcon logo, which had a military vibe. Likely the protagonist belongs to whatever Arkcon is.
I think I read somewhere that protagonist is not meant to be military, but he learns to fight as the story goes.
Protagonist is meant to be more from a scientific/technical departement of the entire Andromeda expedition.
The guy in the trailer might be just a placeholder character like the 'Big Ben sniper" from the 2012 trailer of ME3.
I think I read somewhere that protagonist is not meant to be military, but he learns to fight as the story goes.
Protagonist is meant to be more from a scientific/technical departement of the entire Andromeda expedition.
The guy in the trailer might be just a placeholder character like the 'Big Ben sniper" from the 2012 trailer of ME3.
If the placeholder is half the cool guy Major Coates was, this ought to be a good game, but playing the science officer???
That sounds more like a support character, not a character who'd decide where you go and what you do.
More likely you'd be more like Colonel O'Neill in Stargate SG-1.
Not "Shepard 2" per Fabrice Condominas.
If the placeholder is half the cool guy Major Coates was, this ought to be a good game, but playing the science officer???
That sounds more like a support character, not a character who'd decide where you go and what you do.
More likely you'd be more like Colonel O'Neill in Stargate SG-1.
Two words:
Gordon Freeman
Two words:
Gordon Freeman
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Partially direct info, partially conclusions drawn from direct info:
-Not Shepard 2.0.
-May or may not be N7. He's not the one with N7 on the front, but he might be the one with N7 on the side. N7 is also seemingly depicted as more of a symbol than ever before, meaning we could very well be or become N7 in a relatively unofficial way.
-Bioware used the words 'Your Hero' to describe him, so he seems like he'll be, at least eventually, heroic as a protagonist (not a surprise for Bioware, but 'hero' can mean a lot of things too)
-You will start off at a lower point than Shepard started in the series (Shepard was N7, on the track to Spectre, quickly succeeding against Geth and Reaper plans). You may surpass the point Shepard ended, but that's just what I've gathered. This does not mean big colored waves btw, I'm only talking about personal character.
-May or may not have military connections, but will certainly not be described as (ultimately) a grunt of the military. With exploration focus (as opposed to pursuit of bad guy), we may be more curious and intelligent than Shepard, but also less dedicated and strong willed. Just a guess.
-You will use more advanced technology, at least overall, than in the trilogy. This could imply a more tech-oriented skill level for the protagonist.
-Protagonist is a fresh start to things. However, he may also still have related elements to the trilogy's protagonist design (not literally Shepard, but the general path we went on). Result may be a character that feels like playing Shepard in some ways, while undeniably another person.
My personal result is a mix of:
1)Shepard. Won't be Shepard 2.0, but we will still be fitting a 'Mass Effect protagonist' mould, a mould that we have to acknowledge was set by Shepard. We also might see our protagonist have some direct or indirect ties to Shepard for all we know, even as this will not be Shepard's game at all.
2)Inquisitor. With this Frostbyte game generation, and (IMO) this increased emphasis of Order over Chaos (instead of other way around), we may see someone more committed to spreading civilization and protecting it, in more open areas, than someone more committed to tearing down the system and defeating an enemy, in closed corridors. Character personality framework may follow suit, and we can only hope that people don't find this protagonist as boring as many found the Inquisitor.
3)Something new and more. I do hope for, for example, more varied expressions, hair, smarter attitude, humor, and ability to dance. A more unique personality in every playthrough, and also one we can craft and not just be more directed into (which was Shepard more or less, sadly). Again, I hope.
A gist from the trailer that I got - or rather part of/a layer of the trailer at least - was that we're going to have some damn fun. This has NOT happened in Mass Effect before, save for Citadel DLC. ME1 was a little heavy and a little uplifting, but not about 'fun'; partially because the original Shepard himself was not 'fun'. ME2 had fun, but it was a thing more incidental to the greater heaviness of exploring an underworld in the preparation for a suicide mission and the Reapers. ME3 definitely had fun, but it was in an almost/somewhat delusional sort of sense, of just trying to keep calm and healthy in the face of likely extinction and the end of the galaxy.
This game? I think it'll have fun, but more like 'true' fun. Fun with less boundries and pressure than ever. Will there be a chase towards something? If the leak rumor is right, yes. Will there be an underworld and preparing for something super big? Probably, at least in some sense. Will there be an at least eventual threat of extinction? I actually think so, I just don't think it'll be depicted as imminent and monstrous (even if it may have other negative elements; for example, it could be less about physical death and more about an altering or weakening of what humanity 'is').
I think that if I'm right about that, the protagonist writing will follow suit. Militaryish? Sure. Secret agentish? Sure. Savior of our future? Sure. But not as heavy as before. We're in Andromeda now, a brave, entirely new world, so lets enjoy it and see what we can discover here without the Reapers breathing so much down our necks.
The leak said we're going to be a "Pathfinder", charged by the Alliance with scouting out new worlds. The PC will have good training but limited experience.
Given that our job description would essentially amount to having the "Plant beacons on mineral deposits" be the main objectives instead of side missions, I imagine we'll be the one who uncover this "Remnant" tech and finding more of it will become our mission.
The leak said we're going to be a "Pathfinder", charged by the Alliance with scouting out new worlds. The PC will have good training but limited experience.
Given that our job description would essentially amount to having the "Plant beacons on mineral deposits" be the main objectives instead of side missions, I imagine we'll be the one who uncover this "Remnant" tech and finding more of it will become our mission.
One can hope the plot is about more than "plant beacons on mineral deposits" because I'm afraid they're leaning too close to that sort of thing. Maybe they're faking us out. We'll be given one massive tutorial planet similar to the Hinterlands in Inquisition where we'll learn the basics of exploration and complete missions. People are then furious but decide to finish it up and move on, fully expecting the whole game to be like this. Then the next planet is the same thing, only when you're halfway to your objective mumbling and groaning about how Bioware F'd Mass Effect up, giant freaking robotic towers rise out of the ground and form a giant arena with enemies swarming you from all sides, with beautiful story and cut-scenes accompanying after which set up the plot.
One can only hope. I personally love seeing the giant towers rise out of the ground. Reminds me of Invader Zim where Zim descovers that an ancient martian race turns the entire planet Mars into a giant space ship. Invader ZIm inspiration would be hilarious.
Hell, that could be the plot. Some Andromeda planets were turned into giant space ships by the Remnants, and by our loitering we activated one of the ships, which activates a network of planets turned into ships, and now all planets are on a collision course into each other that, if succeeds, will create an explosion that could wipe out everything around it. The Khet were trying to disable the ships without activating them to save the galaxy and our exploration F's everything up. The game is about going to all the planets to shut down the ships, and fight off the Khet that want us gone until we eventually work together to stop everything, while also trying to secure a place for the MWG races in the future. We also learn who managed to stop the Remnants from completing their plan of planet collisions, an even MORE powerful mecha chthulu race!
Wow, too much fanfiction, and no I hope the final sentence doesn't come to pass.
They're sent out of colonize Andromeda but they were actually mind-wiped and given false memories and are part of a clandestine effort to find new technology to actually stop the Reapers (insert IT)!
Partially direct info, partially conclusions drawn from direct info:
-Not Shepard 2.0.
-May or may not be N7. He's not the one with N7 on the front, but he might be the one with N7 on the side. N7 is also seemingly depicted as more of a symbol than ever before, meaning we could very well be or become N7 in a relatively unofficial way.
-Bioware used the words 'Your Hero' to describe him, so he seems like he'll be, at least eventually, heroic as a protagonist (not a surprise for Bioware, but 'hero' can mean a lot of things too)
-You will start off at a lower point than Shepard started in the series (Shepard was N7, on the track to Spectre, quickly succeeding against Geth and Reaper plans). You may surpass the point Shepard ended, but that's just what I've gathered. This does not mean big colored waves btw, I'm only talking about personal character.
-May or may not have military connections, but will certainly not be described as (ultimately) a grunt of the military. With exploration focus (as opposed to pursuit of bad guy), we may be more curious and intelligent than Shepard, but also less dedicated and strong willed. Just a guess.
-You will use more advanced technology, at least overall, than in the trilogy. This could imply a more tech-oriented skill level for the protagonist.
-Protagonist is a fresh start to things. However, he may also still have related elements to the trilogy's protagonist design (not literally Shepard, but the general path we went on). Result may be a character that feels like playing Shepard in some ways, while undeniably another person.
My personal result is a mix of:
1)Shepard. Won't be Shepard 2.0, but we will still be fitting a 'Mass Effect protagonist' mould, a mould that we have to acknowledge was set by Shepard. We also might see our protagonist have some direct or indirect ties to Shepard for all we know, even as this will not be Shepard's game at all.
2)Inquisitor. With this Frostbyte game generation, and (IMO) this increased emphasis of Order over Chaos (instead of other way around), we may see someone more committed to spreading civilization and protecting it, in more open areas, than someone more committed to tearing down the system and defeating an enemy, in closed corridors. Character personality framework may follow suit, and we can only hope that people don't find this protagonist as boring as many found the Inquisitor.
3)Something new and more. I do hope for, for example, more varied expressions, hair, smarter attitude, humor, and ability to dance. A more unique personality in every playthrough, and also one we can craft and not just be more directed into (which was Shepard more or less, sadly). Again, I hope.
A gist from the trailer that I got - or rather part of/a layer of the trailer at least - was that we're going to have some damn fun. This has NOT happened in Mass Effect before, save for Citadel DLC. ME1 was a little heavy and a little uplifting, but not about 'fun'; partially because the original Shepard himself was not 'fun'. ME2 had fun, but it was a thing more incidental to the greater heaviness of exploring an underworld in the preparation for a suicide mission and the Reapers. ME3 definitely had fun, but it was in an almost/somewhat delusional sort of sense, of just trying to keep calm and healthy in the face of likely extinction and the end of the galaxy.
This game? I think it'll have fun, but more like 'true' fun. Fun with less boundries and pressure than ever. Will there be a chase towards something? If the leak rumor is right, yes. Will there be an underworld and preparing for something super big? Probably, at least in some sense. Will there be an at least eventual threat of extinction? I actually think so, I just don't think it'll be depicted as imminent and monstrous (even if it may have other negative elements; for example, it could be less about physical death and more about an altering or weakening of what humanity 'is').
I think that if I'm right about that, the protagonist writing will follow suit. Militaryish? Sure. Secret agentish? Sure. Savior of our future? Sure. But not as heavy as before. We're in Andromeda now, a brave, entirely new world, so lets enjoy it and see what we can discover here without the Reapers breathing so much down our necks.
I think I read somewhere that protagonist is not meant to be military, but he learns to fight as the story goes.
Protagonist is meant to be more from a scientific/technical departement of the entire Andromeda expedition.
The guy in the trailer might be just a placeholder character like the 'Big Ben sniper" from the 2012 trailer of ME3.
The PC will have good training but limited expirience.
I'm holding onto the hope that the N7 in the trailer was just there to say "Hey guys, this is the new Mass Effect game!"
I don't want to be N7 and I really don't want to be military.
Having said that, it is probably a safe bet that the protagonist is military. Bioware did release that Arkcon logo, which had a military vibe. Likely the protagonist belongs to whatever Arkcon is.
My bet A in ARKON stands for Alliance, for better or worse.
-You will use more advanced technology, at least overall, than in the trilogy. This could imply a more tech-oriented skill level for the protagonist.
What's the source? Except jetpacks in trailer.
N7 guy will be the bad guy, mark my words. He'll be the leader of Ark #x (why send one ark when the resources are available to send twenty?), and he'll be trying to set up his own personal empire in Andromeda. We're going to stop him, utilising both force of arms and friendship.
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I'm clinging to hope that it might be optional. Different origins depending on whether you're offically military or not. The hitch, I think, would be that it's weird for a military protagonist to have exactly the same combat style as someone not in the military.
A possible solution might be to add different, origin specific skill trees.
Skill trees based on origins would be super cool. Hell, origins would be cool (although depending on how far in the future it takes place, there's a good chance that the "origin" is just gonna be "raised on the arkship"). I would love to be able to set a professional background though, which is functionally equivalent to an origin. I guess they could be based on the class, assuming they keep the same 6 class archetypes?
That said, I think it all depends on the specific scenario, I suppose. If we're this pseudo colonial, self-sufficient "pathfinding" expedition, then I don't think it would stretch credibility for anyone taking a central role to be in good physical condition or to have weapons training. It's not like the astronauts on the ISS aren't generally in great shape. And biotics are obviously biotics.
I quote it now, it is what is going to happen. The N7 guy will be the antagonist, disrupting your attempts to make the first contac pacifically. Finally you wil be able to use keth (geth?) suport to bring him down.N7 guy will be the bad guy, mark my words. He'll be the leader of Ark #x (why send one ark when the resources are available to send twenty?), and he'll be trying to set up his own personal empire in Andromeda. We're going to stop him, utilising both force of arms and friendship.
Quote this post when it comes true.
I know he/she is human. Excellent. Humanity #1
What I'm I hoping for?
- a character that is as ruthless as my femshep.
that's all I got for now
I quote it now, it is what is going to happen. The N7 guy will be the antagonist, disrupting your attempts to make the first contac pacifically. Finally you wil be able to use keth (geth?) suport to bring him down.
Remains to be seen if the "inevitable battle" will be happening as well by the same time.
Furthermore, he will pretend to be some kind of prophet, persuading the religious and gullible individuals to join his cause and become the mooks that we mow down. No tears will be shed for them, because they were silly. We will spend most of the game convincing various factions that N7 guy will bring only servitude and pain. When enough forces have been amassed, we will attack him where he is strongest--and prevail--thus installing ourself as ruler. We will then choose the style of our leadership. There'll probably be three choices. Because.
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