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[Kamon89]

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone else has been speculating in their own heads as to the jumping-off point for this series?

I know it's almost-wholly unconnected to the Shepard trilogy, but still occupies the same universe, so I can't shake the imagined scenario of this being a secret Anderson project because he believe in the Reapers. I even see an opening cutscene in my mind with Anderson saying goodbye and good luck to the protagonist before launch (before the Reapers ever arrive).

Thoughts?

[katamuro]

Well it could be that. Or it could be a multi-species thing, an organisation. Basically a good multi-species variant of Cerberus. Something kept secret from the general populace but with support of the different governments, not proper official support but on the down-low. That would make sense to me than a sudden effort by all governments to spend so much money and resources on a mission that has absolutely no bearing on the war that they are having. Considering they failed to cooperate when the reapers arrive I think something covert, non-governmental is more likely

[Mystlock]

I'm holding out hope for any connection at all to the past. Just a bit, just something to remember it by, something, something! It is in the same universe so we can't erase everyone's minds or pay it no heed . The reapers almost destroyed everyone. Shepard was caught in a fiery blaze that fell to earth to take care of the reapers once and for all and survived. Everything before it, too. We need to know what happened next for him/her and everyone in Normandy's crew. Dragon age: Awakening had it, and it told the end of the story of the protagonist, an ending to go in the Books! (Of our minds)

[Queen Skadi]

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone else has been speculating in their own heads as to the jumping-off point for this series?

I know it's almost-wholly unconnected to the Shepard trilogy, but still occupies the same universe, so I can't shake the imagined scenario of this being a secret Anderson project because he believe in the Reapers. I even see an opening cutscene in my mind with Anderson saying goodbye and good luck to the protagonist before launch (before the Reapers ever arrive).

Thoughts?

 

Nah does not seem like an Anderson thing to do, he always seemed more the type to fight to the bitter end than to flee and leave the rest to die, seems like more of a scheme cooked up by the Asari and the other council races, denying the existence of the reapers to keep the public in the dark while working on a contingency plan to evacuate select influential persons in the case of their return.

 

Then again if this was the case I am not sure why they would invite the Krogan unless they were meant to be vat bred shock troops.

[Killroy]

I don't see how Anderson could possibly have the resources or the pull to make a secret intergalactic voyage happen.

[Capsr]

I'd say the most logical point to split from the original trilogy would be between ME2 and ME3, skips the whole genophage thing, Rannoch and what you do with the Reapers. And I hope that the mission doesn't allow any contact with the Milky Way, since they might attract Reapers otherwise.
Also, theres some time there thats not been explored very deeply.

[Stormy]

Well, in my head canon, the Asari Councillor was true to her word, in conjunctions with perhaps Hackett, and spearheaded what would come to be the Ark (or something such).  The Milky Way is left behind... to however my Shepard tale ends, with no one knowing the actual results until, perhaps, millions of years later when stories of happy endings circulate and the galaxies are able to communicate.  Until then...  That chapters's closed.

 

The story of Andromeda could begin after hundreds of years of travel; living a la Battle Star Galacta, or waking from a cryonics.

 

Again, all of this would be my head canon and might actually be proven wrong when the real story becomes known.  Until then... dreaming's fun!

[Mercyva]

I'm holding out hope for any connection at all to the past. Just a bit, just something to remember it by, something, something! It is in the same universe so we can't erase everyone's minds or pay it no heed . The reapers almost destroyed everyone. Shepard was caught in a fiery blaze that fell to earth to take care of the reapers once and for all and survived. Everything before it, too. We need to know what happened next for him/her and everyone in Normandy's crew. Dragon age: Awakening had it, and it told the end of the story of the protagonist, an ending to go in the Books! (Of our minds)

 

 

i agree too. we are not greedy, we dont want ever character in the past games to be mentioned, but AT LEAST the normandy crew. what happened to them? so many questions.

[KaiserShep]

I don't see how Anderson could possibly have the resources or the pull to make a secret intergalactic voyage happen.

 

Anderson is ME's Nick Fury. Next thing you know, he actually survived on the Citadel, and assumed a new identity. 

[Hanako Ikezawa]

I think it will be after the Reaper War when the sojourn to Andromeda begins. Doesn't make sense before or during the Shepard Trilogy. 

[Indigenous]

 I even see an opening cutscene in my mind with Anderson saying goodbye and good luck to the protagonist before launch (before the Reapers ever arrive).

 

That would be nice. I like Anderson, Bioware did a good job with, not as good as Javik, but I figure the cost of making Javik was such that they could only pay once.

 

 

I think the popular idea is that the journey to Andromeda begins before the end of ME3. If it does, then I see it happening a short while after the attack on earth. I hope it is not humanity that took the initiative but another race. Maybe with the help of Protheans that were found in secret. It seems like the Protheans had more advanced technology than any of the other races in the milky way.

 

I hope the game starts in the milky way and we are rushing to the ark as we are being chased by a reaper or reapers. Would be amazing to start kind of where we stopped and have the milky way races think they made it to safety when they arrive at Andromeda only to realise that they are probably in more danger or something.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

I think the popular idea is that the journey to Andromeda begins before the end of ME3. If it does, then I see it happening a short while after the attack on earth. I hope it is not humanity that took the initiative but another race. Maybe with the help of Protheans that were found in secret. It seems like the Protheans had more advanced technology than any of the other races in the milky way.

 

I hope the game starts in the milky way and we are rushing to the ark as we are being chased by a reaper or reapers. Would be amazing to start kind of where we stopped and have the milky way races think they made it to safety when they arrive at Andromeda only to realise that they are probably in more danger or something.

The Protheans are gone. The only ones left are Javik and the Collectors. Bringing back one Prothean was enough. Any more and it just makes the Reapers look even more incompetent than Bioware already had to make them for us to have a game.

Plus if any of them are like Javik I want nothing to do with them.

[Larry-3]

BioWare, if you are reading this, this award is for you...

Achievement Unlocked: Spin-off

[Successfully create a spin-off that has nothing to do with Shepard, Reapers, or Cerberus.]

[Mirrman70]

I would prefer it to be set around ME2's time and be more of an exploratory, colonial thing. The whole ark idea seems lame to me.

[Enigmatick]

Don't even try to think of a logical intro/opening. Bioware will always surprise/disappoint on that. See DA:I and the peace talks.

[N7Jamaican]

Some people think we'll start in the Milky Way.  I think we'll already be in Andromeda at the start of ME:A.

[Indigenous]

The Protheans are gone. The only ones left are Javik and the Collectors. Bringing back one Prothean was enough. Any more and it just makes the Reapers look even more incompetent than Bioware already had to make them for us to have a game.

Plus if any of them are like Javik I want nothing to do with them.

 

I am confused are you making a case for no Protheans with in game lore or are you talking about the difficulties Bioware would be faced with when trying to add more? Either way I think your stretching. If the reapers were perfect there wouldn't actually be a Mass Effect.

 

Also you would have to bend the definition of incompetency to explain how to be incompetent when you actually achieve your mission. With the Reapers managing to wipe out the Prothean civilisation before they were advanced enough to create powerful AI that would do the same thing.

 

How are the 'Protheans.. gone'? In ME1 we are shown vast stores containing Prothean genetic material. In ME2 Shepard was brought back from the dead. There was also Grunt, so more than one race had the science. In ME3 a live Prothean was discovered. This is what we know, we can reason further that his biology may have been the key to creating Protheans.