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[alienatedflea]

I mean since we are leaving the Milky Way, presumably we are leaving behind everything for the most part right?  Everything that is known to us that makes the franchise great and all won't be there presumably.  So my question is what is Mass Effect?  Is it just reaper technology (like Mass Relays and the Citadel)?  If that's the case, are we to expect a reaper-esque return?  Just a reminder what the game said at the very beginning of the series:

 

In the year 2148, explorers on Mars discovered the remains of an ancient spacefaring civilization. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time.

They called it the greatest discovery in human history.

The civilizations of the galaxy call it...

[LPPrince]

There's more to the Mass Effect franchise than any one particular thing, but I imagine the mass effect will still be in use somehow.

[Draining Dragon]

"Mass Effect" refers to the alteration of the mass of objects. This is caused by "mass effect" fields, which are created by running an electric current through element zero. Mass effect fields are the basis for much of the technology in the setting, from mass relays to kinetic barriers.

I don't see any reason why there couldn't be mass effect technology in Andromeda.

[alienatedflea]

But the text at the beginning suggests that reaper technology has had a galactic wide effects from the use of such technology.  So I guess it doesn't necessarily have to be reaper made super advanced technology spread across the galaxy. What would you like to see technological advance other than Mass Relays for travel convenience?

[Han Shot First]

"Mass Effect" refers to the alteration of the mass of objects. This is caused by "mass effect" fields, which are created by running an electric current through element zero. Mass effect fields are the basis for much of the technology in the setting, from mass relays to kinetic barriers.

I don't see any reason why there couldn't be mass effect technology in Andromeda.

 

Presumably there would be, unless the Helios Cluster of Andromeda is eezo poor for whatever reason. But in that case the colonists would be in trouble as well, as their method of space travel depends on it.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

I always assumed Mass Effect referred to two things - the use of Eezo to effect mass, as well as the game's nature, that every decision has a mass effect on the story.

[LemurFromTheId]

I always assumed Mass Effect referred to two things - the use of Eezo to effect mass, as well as the game's nature, that every decision has a mass effect on the story.

 

That's deep!

[Sylvius the Mad]

It's not as much a mass effect as it is a gravity effect. The mass effect fields seem to change the gravitational constant within a limited area of space.

I suppose the change in mass is an effect of the gravitational change, so perhaps the mass effect label still fits.

[KaiserShep]

Presumably there would be, unless the Helios Cluster of Andromeda is eezo poor for whatever reason. But in that case the colonists would be in trouble as well, as their method of space travel depends on it.

 

Considering the rules of the setting on how eezo is produced, it should always be available to some capacity.

[Jester]

It's not as much a mass effect as it is a gravity effect. The mass effect fields seem to change the gravitational constant within a limited area of space.

I suppose the change in mass is an effect of the gravitational change, so perhaps the mass effect label still fits.

No. I doesn't change the gravity - it changes the mass. It has nothing to do with gravity.

There's barely any gravity in space anyway.

 

Mass effect fields can manipulate ships so they have zero (or even negative) mass, so FTL travel is possible.

 

Gravity has nothing to do with it.

[AlanC9]

In addition to mass effect technology, and other technologies that we've seen in the series, we'll also have familiar races, with at least some degree of cultural continuity. For instance, the N7 designation is meaningful in the new setting.

[Linkenski]

In the year 2148, explorers on Mars discovered the remains of an ancient spacefaring civilization. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time.
...until it was gone, following a galaxy-wide war with an ancient machine race.
 
Now, 200 years after that war has ended the surviving civilization has finally found a new place to inhabit.

A new galaxy where they can once again rebuild...

 

MASS EFFECT:

Andromeda

 

JK!!!

[Fade9wayz]

Well, it's like Pyramids. Egyptians, Chinese and Mayas made those. While different in design, they are still pyramids. Different civilizations can come up with similar concepts with different means and motives.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Well, it's like Pyramids. Egyptians, Chinese and Mayas made those. While different in design, they are still pyramids. Different civilizations can come up with similar concepts with different means and motives.

Pyramids are structures. 

Mass Effect is a force of nature. 

 

They aren't the same thing. 

[Fade9wayz]

Pyramids are structures. 

Mass Effect is a force of nature. 

 

They aren't the same thing. 

The technology to exploit it would be. Physical laws won't change from one galaxy to another

[Otter-under-the-mountain]

The technology to exploit it would be. Physical laws won't change from one galaxy to another

Yep. And even if bioware decided they wanted to do away with mass effect technology, the resulting lore overhaul would leave you better off starting a new sci-fi series from scratch. Eezo is everywhere in this universe:

 

Flying cars? Negative mass effect fields and tiny rocket thrusters.

FTL relays? Giant pylons that create such a strong negative mass effect field that it completely negates the problems caused by mass-energy equivalence.

Normal faster-than-light? Less strong negative fields that reduce the problems caused by mass-energy equivalence.

Artificial gravity? Positive mass effect fields in the floor.

Biotics? People exposed to eezo in utero, with it running off the electricity in their nervous system.

Guns? Mass effect fields and electromagnets that work together to propel a metal slug the size of a grain of sand to relativistic speeds.

Hell, you can even buy a fancy toothbrush that uses it to break up plaque.

 

Mass Effect has, so far, been a "one big lie" type of science fiction, and if they've put so much effort into their lie that they've come up with oral hygiene applications, they aren't going to waste it without really good reason.

[Kabooooom]

No. I doesn't change the gravity - it changes the mass. It has nothing to do with gravity.
There's barely any gravity in space anyway.

Mass effect fields can manipulate ships so they have zero (or even negative) mass, so FTL travel is possible.

Gravity has nothing to do with it.

Gravity and mass are related, via the bending of space time.

The way the mass effect works is like this - electricity is passed through element zero, which creates a local mass effect field. Presumably, the intensity of the electric current correlates to the magnitude and intensity of the mass effect field. The mass effect field lowers the mass of all objects within the field. How it does this is unknown, but as mass is mediated by the Higgs boson, maybe it somehow influences the Higgs field. It doesn't matter. What does matter is that it fundamentally alters mass-energy equivalence and thus has the effect of raising the speed of light within the mass effect field.

Now, the value of c within the field is higher, and all mass within the field is proportionally decreased. This allows a given application of energy to accelerate a spacecraft that is enveloped in a mass effect field to faster than the speed of light outside the field (c in a vacuum), but still a tiny fraction of the speed of light within the field. Within the field, it would still take an infinite amount of energy to reach the new speed of light, and in doing so the mass of the vessel would likewise approach infinity due to mass energy equivalence. Thus, relativistic effects do not occur, as the vessel is still travelling at a tiny fraction of the new speed of light within the field. It is technically impossible for a vessel in a mass effect field to ever accelerate to the new speed of light, just as it is impossible outside the field.

The main take away point of the mass effect is that within the field, the speed of light is not a constant and thus neither is the rest mass that a given amount of rest energy produces. Energy, however, is still conserved.

Many people here talk crap about mass effect taking liberties with science. But every Sci fi does that. Personally, I think the idea of the mass effect is ****** brilliant. Possibly the most ingenious concept in all of scifi, in my opinion.

[corporal doody]

i always thought eezo was made from reaperized civilizations...after the effects of decay and pressure...like coal and oil