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[NM_Che56]

So, we're leaving the Milky Way and going to make a new home in Andromeda. I remember reading something about BioWare conducting a survey and asking something along the lines of which races could be cut. Assuming this is true and not all races from the Shepard trilogy make the cut, which ones could you see getting the ax and why?

[Lucca_de_Neon]

I see all the races making a return. Just because we don't have companions or important secondary characters of those species, doesn't mean that there are not some of them somewhere else.
I mean, really? would you get rid of Blasto? or the shakespearean elcor? not happening

[Quarian Master Race]

Everyone except the 4 Council ones and krogan (Hewmons and the most popular species') not making it to make way for Andromedans is my prediction. Rachni, Quarian/Geth and Potentially Drell/Hanar (who can be killed off in a sidequest) even moreso because they can be mostly killed off, none of them are very popular (geth are mildly so) and muh choices matter or whatever is more important than a more interesting and diverse setting, apparently.

[ArcadiaGrey]

I don't see the council giving spaces onboard to Vorcha, Batarians, Hanar, Drell, Geth, Elcor or Volus.

Humans, Turians, Salarians and Asari would be obvious, and I think they'd include Quarians and Krogan too.

Did I miss anyone?

[ArcadiaGrey]

I see all the races making a return. Just because we don't have companions or important secondary characters of those species, doesn't mean that there are not some of them somewhere else.
I mean, really? would you get rid of Blasto? or the shakespearean elcor? not happening

I'm assuming we'll meet new species in Andromeda. If so, then wouldn't they'd have to cut a few of the old ones just so they're not having to create too many different character models?

[Vox Draco]

Races like the elcor or Hanar were hardly "used" in the original trilogy anyway, so I actually see them go down the drain, and personally won't miss 'em much, they never had more than a "background"-role anyway. Geth are, with their hive-mind and all, well, I just see them as very milky-way-ish centric, and if my predictions for Andromeda's starting-point are true, the Geth are still kinda the enemy when we leave the galaxy...

 

Quarians? Tali alone has secured them a fanbase I think, and I can see how a portion of their people wanted to start anew far away from their ship-live. And that experience with long-term space-life is really giving them good reason to join such an expedition. Quarians could be the most important factor to make the long voyage a success?

 

Drell - well, yeah, we again hardly know them, I still kinda see them mostly as thrown-in for good measure in ME2 without much reason, and they are a symbol for me that ME2 was all ober the place and too keen on adding new things instead of fleshing out what was already there! Also don't like green frog aliens ^^

 

Turians, Krogan, Asari? OF course they are in, as well as the Salarians. but from the above I only see the Quarians to be of any importance, and the others will barely be around to qualify as cameos, if at all...

 

And I am fine with this - I am more interested in the races we will meet in Andromeda and focus should lie on those and their cultures etc.

[Mlady]

Races like the elcor or Hanar were hardly "used" in the original trilogy anyway, so I actually see them go down the drain, and personally won't miss 'em much, they never had more than a "background"-role anyway. Geth are, with their hive-mind and all, well, I just see them as very milky-way-ish centric, and if my predictions for Andromeda's starting-point are true, the Geth are still kinda the enemy when we leave the galaxy...

 

Quarians? Tali alone has secured them a fanbase I think, and I can see how a portion of their people wanted to start anew far away from their ship-live. And that experience with long-term space-life is really giving them good reason to join such an expedition. Quarians could be the most important factor to make the long voyage a success?

 

Drell - well, yeah, we again hardly know them, I still kinda see them mostly as thrown-in for good measure in ME2 without much reason, and they are a symbol for me that ME2 was all ober the place and too keen on adding new things instead of fleshing out what was already there! Also don't like green frog aliens ^^

 

Turians, Krogan, Asari? OF course they are in, as well as the Salarians. but from the above I only see the Quarians to be of any importance, and the others will barely be around to qualify as cameos, if at all...

 

And I am fine with this - I am more interested in the races we will meet in Andromeda and focus should lie on those and their cultures etc.

 

LOL I used to think that too about the Drell, but they were added for female players. Supposedly the male Asari. I think they are pretty attractive for lizard people, but their potential is there to be more if they were more focused on like their neighbors the Hanar.

 

I think we might see the least of Batarians because they are almost all gone already it seems, but I hope we still see each race we know and get to see new ones too.

[Jorji Costava]

My guess is that Turians, Asari and Krogan are in for sure. Salarians I would say are more probable than not, Quarians are 50/50, and everyone else is out. If we're assuming that Bioware will treat ME:A as an "ideal point to enter the series," then the developers have strong incentive not to include too many races from the previous games. From an expositional point of view, it's a chore to bring new players up to speed on both the already existing races and the ones that are new to Andromeda.

[nayaN7vasEarth]

Hamsters

 

Humanity had to leave them behind, poor cute little furry creatures. A few humans tried to advocate for their inclusion but were unable to convince the secret council of their usefulness to crew morale.

 

#RIPSpaceHamster you were the best of us

[Rawls]

We already know the game will include Humans and Krogans.  I would be shocked (and a little pissed) if the game did not also include Asari, Turians, Salarians,  and Quarians and/or Geth (depending on who survived Rannoch).  I wouldn't be surprised to see the remaining citadel races as well (Volus, Hanar, Elcor and Drell) as members of those species could conceivably be included in a joint expedition to Andromeda.  I would be a little surprised to see the remaining non Citadel Species (Batarians, Vorcha, Rachni, and etc) as their presence wouldn't make a ton of sense to me. 

[KaiserShep]

I actually expect the "joke" races to make it, because there's really no background aliens that serve this purpose nearly as well as the volus, hanar and elcor do. Vorcha are a mixed bag. I want them to come back, but I'm not very confident in their chances of returning. The only "fan favorite" lot that I'm iffy about are the quarians. But I suspect that the geth are gone for good.

[Vortex13]

I am still holding out hope that all the species from the Milky Way make it to Andromeda; they don't even have to show up in the vanilla game, a codex entry saying how X species made the journey and is now establishing colonies in the cluster would be okay with me. 

 

As far as which species will most likely not make the trip, if I had to guess I would say that all the meme races (Hanar, Elcor, and Volus) would be out. Along with them we are probably not going to be seeing any Rachni, Drell or Batarians simply because they received so little attention from the narrative anyway. The Quarians and Geth are about 50/50 seeing as how one or both of them could be dead; though its funny how the Krogan are doing just fine regardless of player choices. And lastly, I don't think we will be seeing the Salarians, since they were the most unpopular of the Council races, as well as their leader having the audacity to oppose the Genophage cure. 

 

Now if I had the power to pick which species would make the trip I would make it so everyone is present (as I've said before), but as for species which get the most narrative attention, NPCs, quests and/or companions I would go with the Salarians, the Rachni, Hanar/Drell, and the Batarians. Mostly because I found these species interesting, but also because they have a lot of really good potential stories to tell and narratives to explore, more so than the most popular ones anyway. We've already had the Genophage arc with the Krogan, we've already seen the Prothean influence with the Asari, etc. Why don't we give these other aliens the limelight for a while.

[Vox Draco]

Hamsters

 

Humanity had to leave them behind, poor cute little furry creatures. A few humans tried to advocate for their inclusion but were unable to convince the secret council of their usefulness to crew morale.

 

#RIPSpaceHamster you were the best of us

 

Nah, already proven space hamsters are in Mass Effect

 

[ArcadiaGrey]

But I suspect that the geth are gone for good.

They may have helped save the galaxy, and only the heretics followed Saren, but I'd suspect the average Joe on the ark would still lose their **** if they saw a geth walking down the hall.
So yeah, add that to the fact they could be wiped out and I think it would he highly unlikely they're there.

[Lucca_de_Neon]

I'm assuming we'll meet new species in Andromeda. If so, then wouldn't they'd have to cut a few of the old ones just so they're not having to create too many different character models?

Probably, that's true but i also said that they don't have to be in the game. I'm guessing that they will still be part of the universe (meaning that they will be in Andrómeda) even if we don't see them.

[ArcadiaGrey]

And lastly, I don't think we will be seeing the Salarians, since they were the most unpopular of the Council races, as well as their leader having the audacity to oppose the Genophage cure. 
 

They were? Aw...they're one of my favourites. How can you not love Kirrahe and Padok Wiks?

[ArcadiaGrey]

Probably, that's true but i also said that they don't have to be in the game. I'm guessing that they will still be part of the universe (meaning that they will be in Andrómeda) even if we don't see them.

Ah okay, so you'd still like them to be part of the lore and play their part in the galaxy. At least that would leave a door open for them to appear later on.

[Vortex13]

I'm assuming we'll meet new species in Andromeda. If so, then wouldn't they'd have to cut a few of the old ones just so they're not having to create too many different character models?

 

 

That's a definite probability, though I hope that in their move to bring in the new aliens that BioWare doesn't just rehash existing Milky Way species with a new paint job. The Khet (at least according to the supposed leak) sound an awful lot like your classic Batarians in terms of their personality and preferred actives.

 

I would much rather get a story involving a pre-established species instead of seeing the exact same tropes employed for your "Not" Batarians, or "Not" Rachni and have that being called a "new" alien.

[Vortex13]

They were? Aw...they're one of my favourites. How can you not love Kirrahe and Padok Wiks?

 

 

I liked the Salarians as well, but seeing as how that private poll saw fans voting them and the Quarians as species they could do without, coupled with the complete lack of any new Salarian kits for MEMP, as well as general fan dislike of the Salarians overall in ME 3.

 

I think its likely that they won't be appearing in any huge capacity in ME:A, if at all.

[ArcadiaGrey]

That's a definite probability, though I hope that in their move to bring in the new aliens that BioWare doesn't just rehash existing Milky Way species with a new paint job. The Khet (at least according to the supposed leak) sound an awful lot like your classic Batarians in terms of their personality and preferred actives.
 
I would much rather get a story involving a pre-established species instead of seeing the exact same tropes employed for your "Not" Batarians, or "Not" Rachni and have that being called a "new" alien.

Oh dear, I agree. Stumbling across an established society would be great but it would be kinda lazy to just swap one species for another like that.

[N7Jamaican]

Confirmed races thus far:

 

Human

Salarian

Krogan

Asari (possibility)

[Quarian Master Race]

They were? Aw...they're one of my favourites. How can you not love Kirrahe and Padok Wiks?

They got used as a narrative punching bag in ME3's genophage arc in relation to the innocent, victimized krogan. More than 90% of players cured the genophage rather than listening to the Dalatrass because of the hilariously one sided feelz. A similar thing happened with the quarians in relation to the geth due to the similarly propagandized portrayal of the narrative.

[ArcadiaGrey]

I liked the Salarians as well, but seeing as how that private poll saw fans voting them and the Quarians as species they could do without, coupled with the complete lack of any new Salarian kits for MEMP, as well as general fan dislike of the Salarians overall in ME 3.
 
I think its likely that they won't be appearing in any huge capacity in ME:A, if at all.

Seriously? Pfftttt....Salarians rock, I can live without Quarians but not the nerdy scientists with a love of musical theatre. They all have such a cool attitude and sense of humour. Meh. I'd take them over Asari any day.

[Vox Draco]

That's a definite probability, though I hope that in their move to bring in the new aliens that BioWare doesn't just rehash existing Milky Way species with a new paint job. The Khet (at least according to the supposed leak) sound an awful lot like your classic Batarians in terms of their personality and preferred actives.

 

I would much rather get a story involving a pre-established species instead of seeing the exact same tropes employed for your "Not" Batarians, or "Not" Rachni and have that being called a "new" alien.

 

The thing is however: How many of thsoe pre-established races will be there to have a story with anyway? As I understand, there will be barely a couple of 100k or so per species, or are we talking like mass-migration of entire planets here?

 

With that I mean: Zhe game will be all about meeting new races and palces, and I guess we hardly wil leven talk about the old game's races or stories. And of course you wil lhave war-mongering "klingon"types, insectoids, peaceful elven-aliens and whatnot. Hardly possible to invent the wheel anew - though exact carbon-copies of existing races? Yeah, they all need a new spin at least

[Lucca_de_Neon]

Ah okay, so you'd still like them to be part of the lore and play their part in the galaxy. At least that would leave a door open for them to appear later on.

I don't have a strong preference tbh but i do see this happening. They story is going to be centered around the 4 main species + krogans though and maybe quarians