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[Rocks_and_shoals]

I have to say i like the notion of the use of stasis pods to give that sense of scale of the endeavour, time and distance from the Milky Way.
Could set up some very interesting stories too with that disconnect.
For me it really only makes sense for it to leave during timeline of trilogy and as you say there will likely be some sort of drive introduced that will make it possible for the single ark ship.

So species that never even got to the level of developing mass relays in all the cycles since they first began ( other than preliminary attempts by the protheans) Somehow developed a drive far beyond in technology what was available in the day? That's like going from the invention of the wheel to suddenly having a Ferrari when in actual fact it took thousands of years to get from one to another? That's what doesn't make sense if it is supposed to occur in ME3
The reapers were also monitoring the development of each cycle, Indont think they would have allowed any species to even approach that level of tech before triggering the citadel trap.

[Revan Reborn]

Although I don't have proof yet, I think that was only for the trailer to tie MEA to the ME universe and show that yes MEA is the next ME game. I don't think Shepard signing off will actually occur in the game, that it was only a ploy used by bioware. MEA is far removed in time from Shepard's story as stated by bioware devs.

My personal suspicion is that by the time our "protagonist" starts the game in MEA, the ARK would have already been traveling for centuries from Earth to Andromeda. I don't believe we are actually "Ryder" at all. In fact, I'm fairly certain that BioWare stated the character portrayed in the trailer is not the protagonist. If I had to guess, Ryder is someone else who will be crucial and pivotal to the story. Heck, he may even be the antagonist of the game. An N7 operative gone rogue. That would be interesting.

 

Anyways, the point I'm making is that the trailer can still work and I seriously doubt it's just a "ploy." There are many other things BioWare could have done to connect the original trilogy to MEA, such as pivotal scenes from ME1-3 and cutting to Andromeda at the end.

[wright1978]

So species that never even got to the level of developing mass relays in all the cycles since they first began ( other than preliminary attempts by the protheans) Somehow developed a drive far beyond in technology what was available in the day? That's like going from the invention of the wheel to suddenly having a Ferrari when in actual fact it took thousands of years to get from one to another? That's what doesn't make sense if it is supposed to occur in ME3
The reapers were also monitoring the development of each cycle, Indont think they would have allowed any species to even approach that level of tech before triggering the citadel trap.

 

Others have suggested the 'black ark theory' as a way round the drive issues. Anyway the reapers have been shown repeatedly to be highly fallible in terms of their surveillance, hence why their trap ended up failing. Coming up with a means to get there makes a lot more sense imo than setting a game in Andromeda with a post ending start point.

[TheJediSaint]

My theory is that ME3's terrible, awful, no-good ending is too hot a potato to be within a million lightyears of.

[Rocks_and_shoals]

My personal suspicion is that by the time our "protagonist" starts the game in MEA, the ARK would have already been traveling for centuries from Earth to Andromeda. I don't believe we are actually "Ryder" at all. In fact, I'm fairly certain that BioWare stated the character portrayed in the trailer is not the protagonist. If I had to guess, Ryder is someone else who will be crucial and pivotal to the story. Heck, he may even be the antagonist of the game. An N7 operative gone rogue. That would be interesting.
 
Anyways, the point I'm making is that the trailer can still work and I seriously doubt it's just a "ploy." There are many other things BioWare could have done to connect the original trilogy to MEA, such as pivotal scenes from ME1-3 and cutting to Andromeda at the end.

Yet in that same trailer, the speech which Shepard makes implies they are explorers and travelling for the sake of curiosity rather than running from anything like the reapers or to establish a new home. For all you know that Shepard speech was made centuries before they even thought of the ARk and they were just playing it at some launching cerimony, thoe same way in star trek enterprise, when the enterprise first launches the warp 5 program, at the launching ceremony, zephram cochrane s speech is played even though in the actual speech he was referring to is the development of warp drive in generaland he had died many decades before the warp 5 program. See this:https://m.youtube.co...h?v=XHp0ZQruCkU

[Revan Reborn]

Yet in that same trailer, the speech which Shepard makes implies they are explorers and travelling for the sake of curiosity rather than running from anything like the reapers or to establish a new home. For all you know that Shepard speech was made centuries before they even thought of the ARk and they were just playing it at some launching cerimony, thoe same way in star trek enterprise, when the enterprise first launches the warp 5 program, at the launching ceremony, zephram cochrane s speech is played even though in the actual speech he was referring to is the development of warp drive in generaland he had died many decades before the warp 5 program. See this:https://m.youtube.co...h?v=XHp0ZQruCkU

I disagree. The first thing you should notice before Shepard even begins talking is how somber, if not depressing, the soundtrack is. However, as the piece continues, it shifts to being inspirational and giving a small glimmer of hope, this idea of continuing forward no matter how difficult it may be. Even some of the lines Shepard articulates can be construed as leaving the Milky Way before the reapers invade. From my perspective, it sounds very much like a last ditch effort to save the galaxy before the events of ME3 begins.

 

"We are travelers;

Constantly moving forward;

And looking back;

Alone, and as one;

We have no choice but to try;

For our insatiable curiosity.

For our fear of what should happen if we don't;

You are that explorer now.

We will say goodbye;

And you will look back one last time;

And know that wherever you go;

We will be with you."

 

[Rocks_and_shoals]

That seems very ambiguous. You can interpret that in many ways.

 

We have no choice but to try for our insatiable curiosity, for our fear of what should happen if we don't.

 

I mean that could be talking about the reapers, it could be talking about the cycle of destruction between man and machine without the reapers, it could be talking about stagnation of their civilisation unless they move forward and discover new frontiers. Or what happened with the reapers might happen again in the distant future even though they have been defeated and they need to expand to ensure their survival even though the reapers have been defeated. Or some other reason we don't know.

 

I mean in order to make that statement, earth would have to know about the reapers, yet in the trailer earth looks pretty much ok even though in the game, earth didn't believe anything about the reapers until they were literally knocking on the front door. If it occurred during ME3, earth would have been a fireball of destruction as you leave the galaxy.

 

We will say goodbye etc. Just means its a very long trip, not one likely to return from in their lifetimes. It doesn't mean that they won't return or can't return. Its like in stargate atlantis, they were not expecting to see earth again because the Pegasus galaxy was so far away but they did find a way to return.

[Revan Reborn]

That seems very ambiguous. You can interpret that in many ways.

 

We have no choice but to try for our insatiable curiosity, for our fear of what should happen if we don't.

 

I mean that could be talking about the reapers, it could be talking about the cycle of destruction between man and machine without the reapers, it could be talking about stagnation of their civilisation unless they move forward and discover new frontiers. Or what happened with the reapers might happen again in the distant future even though they have been defeated and they need to expand to ensure their survival even though the reapers have been defeated. Or some other reason we don't know.

 

I mean in order to make that statement, earth would have to know about the reapers, yet in the trailer earth looks pretty much ok even though in the game, earth didn't believe anything about the reapers until they were literally knocking on the front door. If it occurred during ME3, earth would have been a fireball of destruction as you leave the galaxy.

 

We will say goodbye etc. Just means its a very long trip, not one likely to return from in their lifetimes. It doesn't mean that they won't return or can't return.

I'm just applying the events of ME1-3 to the trailer. This teaser was clearly meant to connect the original trilogy to Andromeda, so talking about the reapers makes sense.

 

Why would Earth have to know? Who says the ARK protect was public knowledge? If anything, to avoid a global panic, the Alliance would keep such a project hush hush to avoid rioting and revolts in the streets. Considering Earth isn't consumed in flames yet, that leads me to believe the trailer takes place before ME3. It's probably sometime between ME2 and ME3 after Shepard defeats the Collectors.

 

We won't know for sure until we play Andromeda, but it seems more likely than not that they were fleeing the galaxy to get away from the reapers.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

That can't be the case because an ARK would require a mass effect drive far more advanced than even the protheans developed. How could it have been built during ME3? All travel required mass relays, that was part of the reapers trap. That doesn't make sense to me.

All FTL travel does not require Mass Relays. There is conventional FTL as well. The Mass Relays just make it so you can get across hundreds or thousands of light years in a second rather than weeks or months. 

[Vox Draco]

My hopes: The ARK project was secretly initiated right while ME2 was coming to an end/shortly before/after Arrival. It was probably planned longer before that for different reasons than the Reaper - simply an exploration-effort, but then turned into a "backup-plan" by the council to ensure the survival of at least the races and their cultural memories if fighting the Reapers fails.

 

So the ARK left before the Reapers even came in the Galaxy, or shortly after. A oneway-trip, with good-luck-wishes from the ones left behind, manned by the most adventurous members of many races.

 

And it is either a real generation-ship means people were born and raised while the journey took decades/centuries, or they used cryostasis-stuff.

 

No matter what, the reason is clear: Nobody on board has a clue what happened in ME3 at the end...so we can happily ignore everything related to it, get some more Andromeda-based games in the future until they remake the original trilogy with a better throught-through-story (Jennifer Hale hopefully is still in the business then ^^)

[Revan Reborn]

My hopes: The ARK project was secretly initiated right while ME2 was coming to an end/shortly before/after Arrival. It was probably planned longer before that for different reasons than the Reaper - simply an exploration-effort, but then turned into a "backup-plan" by the council to ensure the survival of at least the races and their cultural memories if fighting the Reapers fails.

 

So the ARK left before the Reapers even came in the Galaxy, or shortly after. A oneway-trip, with good-luck-wishes from the ones left behind, manned by the most adventurous members of many races.

 

And it is either a real generation-ship means people were born and raised while the journey took decades/centuries, or they used cryostasis-stuff.

 

No matter what, the reason is clear: Nobody on board has a clue what happened in ME3 at the end...so we can happily ignore everything related to it, get some more Andromeda-based games in the future until they remake the original trilogy with a better throught-through-story (Jennifer Hale hopefully is still in the business then ^^)

I agree with what likely the background and story for the ARK is. As far as doing a remake of the original trilogy, I doubt that will ever happen. I don't think BioWare could make the story any better even if they wanted. People will find reasons to complain and criticize the game regardless of what they do at this point. I'd say it's better just to never touch it again and move forward. At most, we could expect a visual upgrade for re-release, but I wouldn't expect any fundamental changes to gameplay or the story.

[Vox Draco]

I agree with what likely the background and story for the ARK is. As far as doing a remake of the original trilogy, I doubt that will ever happen. I don't think BioWare could make the story any better even if they wanted. People will find reasons to complain and criticize the game regardless of what they do at this point. I'd say it's better just to never touch it again and move forward. At most, we could expect a visual upgrade for re-release, but I wouldn't expect any fundamental changes to gameplay or the story.

 

Ah, leave me my dreams please ... I want someone from Andromeda's universe travel back in time to the events of ME1 and change the course of history ^^

 

Mass Effect: Days of future past!

[Revan Reborn]

Ah, leave me my dreams please ... I want someone from Andromeda's universe travel back in time to the events of ME1 and change the course of history ^^

 

Mass Effect: Days of future past!

Now that's actually an interesting idea. The whole idea of time travel and the implications of that in the universe would have to be thoroughly explained. However, it would be kind of neat to go back and "re-write history" in a sense by changing the events of Shepard's impact on the galaxy. That could lead to a lot of juicy fan service as well as a lot of new possibilities.

[wright1978]

I agree with what likely the background and story for the ARK is. As far as doing a remake of the original trilogy, I doubt that will ever happen. I don't think BioWare could make the story any better even if they wanted. People will find reasons to complain and criticize the game regardless of what they do at this point. I'd say it's better just to never touch it again and move forward. At most, we could expect a visual upgrade for re-release, but I wouldn't expect any fundamental changes to gameplay or the story.

Yeah one thing I don't see them doing is remaking the trilogy. That would be an utter minefield and creativitely stunting.

[Drone223]

All FTL travel does not require Mass Relays. There is conventional FTL as well. The Mass Relays just make it so you can get across hundreds or thousands of light years in a second rather than weeks or months. 

But regular FTL is limited to short range travel at best due to the issue's of static build up.

[Arcian]

My theory is that ME3's terrible, awful, no-good ending is too hot a potato to be within 2.5 million lightyears of.

FTFY.

[themikefest]

until they remake the original trilogy with a better throught-through-story (Jennifer Hale hopefully is still in the business then ^^)

I would not have a problem with that happening. 

 

Here's a thread with ideas about rewriting the trilogy, if interested.

 

[Hanako Ikezawa]

But regular FTL is limited to short range travel at best due to the issue's of static build up.

I know. I was just saying that not all FTL travel requires Mass Relays like the OP was stating. 

[shodiswe]

Time is kind of a funny thing when you start talking about space travel and relativistic speeds.    Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away.  Which means a ship travelling at light speed takes 2.5 million years to get there.     However, if you start throwing in time dilation into the mix things REALLY start to get funky since time slows down the faster you are travelling.    While on that 2.5 million year journey to get there (for the traveler), maybe 10 million years will have passed back in the milky way. (for everyone left behind)

 

The faster you go the more dilation effect.   So if they are going 10,000x the speed of light, it cuts the travel time down to 250 years, but guess what ... Millions of years still passed by in the Milky Way.  

 

So barring some instantaneous travel event like a wormhole, the human species in Andromeda will always be in the far distant future.

@Navasha

Except, that's not how it works..... 250 years would have passed in the milkyway. Far less time would have passed inside the ship if any at all at that speed. Since the theory of relativity doesn't really explain what happens beyond the speed of light, since it's thoguht to be impossible.... welll.... On the other hand, if they are using a kind of warpdrive to reach that speed, then the speed wouldn't really be affecting the ship or relativistic effects... With no relativistic effects it would take those 250 years bouth inside and outside of the ship.

 

Stasis would be recommended in that case for the sake of resource housekeeping.

 

Personaly though I kind of question the commonly accepted concepts of time and atomic watches for measuring it, etz.  It makes it easier thoguh and works just fine in every day life.

[Vox Draco]

Yeah one thing I don't see them doing is remaking the trilogy. That would be an utter minefield and creativitely stunting.

 

While I don't see it happening for various reasons either I also don't think it would be creatively stunting. Actually, it could be great. They can use an existing premise, avoid what didn'T work and almost completely rewrite the story, keeping only some things/basic things that were okay.

 

And I would LOVE that miefield go up ... but then, I am a mean-spirited evil person that would take great delight in seeing the reactions of people in love with the original trilogy and praising the ending...and then their preccccioussss is dissected, reassembled and rebooted to something that's actually good ^^ Ha, dreams, that's what makes being human so much fun - the power of imagination and fantasy! It even made the ME3 ending almost possible to endure ^^

 

I would not have a problem with that happening. 

 

Here's a thread with ideas about rewriting the trilogy, if interested.

 

Thanks! Give it a read, though I should probably stop lingering on the past...but if I ever have some billions to spare and could get my hands on the rights for the Mass-Effect-franchise ... nah, first I have to make that Star Wars prequel-remake happen!

[Arcian]

I disagree. The first thing you should notice before Shepard even begins talking is how somber, if not depressing, the soundtrack is. However, as the piece continues, it shifts to being inspirational and giving a small glimmer of hope, this idea of continuing forward no matter how difficult it may be. Even some of the lines Shepard articulates can be construed as leaving the Milky Way before the reapers invade. From my perspective, it sounds very much like a last ditch effort to save the galaxy before the events of ME3 begins.

Yeah but there's no precedent for that technology to exist in a pre-ME3 galaxy. On the contrary, the previous games have made it explicitly clear that intergalactic travel isn't possible with the current level of technology in the universe. Ships can't travel more than 50 light years without discharging, and this is cited as one of the big barriers for space expeditions INSIDE the galaxy, without the use of Mass Relays. Sure, with the Mass Relays there is no commercial need for such tech, but wouldn't space expeditions invest in it to increase their range? Of course they would, but because they haven't, the technology obviously isn't available.

Could they pull new, shiny tech out of their asses to solve this inconvenient problem? Of course, but that would be spitting on a narrative credibility that's already coated in seven layers of spit.

If they instead set the starting point of the journey several centuries AFTER the Reaper War, they are able to write in the necessary technological breakthroughs in the intervening centuries and make it perfectly believable. But knowing BioWare, they will go with the dumbest possible premise imaginable. It's not even funny how inept these guys have become where storytelling is concerned.

 

"We are travelers;
Constantly moving forward;
And looking back;
Alone, and as one;
We have no choice but to try;
For our insatiable curiosity.
For our fear of what should happen if we don't;
You are that explorer now.
We will say goodbye;
And you will look back one last time;
And know that wherever you go;
We will be with you."
 

"We have no choice but to try" isn't a statement about the Reapers. We wouldn't be fleeing the Reapers on the basis of an insatiable curiosity - that would make absolutely no sense. The message is directed to us as human beings in a meta sort of way, not an in-universe message to a hypothetical crew of the Ark. The "For our fear" part is definitely a reference to the real-life fear that life as we know it will be destroyed when our sun grows so hot that Earth can no longer sustain life. The only way to escape that fate is to leave the solar system and find another, younger (or slower aging) solar system that has a planet that can sustain Earth-based life.
 
The last four lines are basically a message from the original trilogy, embodied by Shepard, saying goodbye to us and basically telling us we'll have the good memories of Mass Effect 1-3 going into Andromeda.
 
The only thing in the N7 "teaser" that can be even remotely connected to ME:A is the design of the intergalactic ship and the interior shot of the cockpit with the Ryder dogtags. The rest is just space nerd NASA archive footage fanservice packaged with some ME-CGI as a love note saying "Please, consumer-kun, take me back and we'll start over ~uguu".

[wright1978]

While I don't see it happening for various reasons either I also don't think it would be creatively stunting. Actually, it could be great. They can use an existing premise, avoid what didn'T work and almost completely rewrite the story, keeping only some things/basic things that were okay.
 
And I would LOVE that miefield go up ... but then, I am a mean-spirited evil person that would take great delight in seeing the reactions of people in love with the original trilogy and praising the ending...and then their preccccioussss is dissected, reassembled and rebooted to something that's actually good ^^ Ha, dreams, that's what makes being human so much fun - the power of imagination and fantasy! It even made the ME3 ending almost possible to endure

There's no agreement on what worked.
So yeah I think it would be creatively stunting to have a million people yelling about how the aspects they love being essential. Every cut being abused, every addition being abused on the basis of what was cut.

[Vox Draco]

There's no agreement on what worked.
So yeah I think it would be creatively stunting to have a million people yelling about how the aspects they love being essential. Every cut being abused, every addition being abused on the basis of what was cut.

 

*puzzled* What kind agreement? The stuf fthat worked was what I liked of course, and I happily give Bioware a list of those ... and surely the rest of the million out there will understand that I was always right and applaud my choices!

[AlleyD]

Yeah but there's no precedent for that technology to exist in a pre-ME3 galaxy. On the contrary, the previous games have made it explicitly clear that intergalactic travel isn't possible with the current level of technology in the universe. Ships can't travel more than 50 light years without discharging, and this is cited as one of the big barriers for space expeditions INSIDE the galaxy, without the use of Mass Relays. Sure, with the Mass Relays there is no commercial need for such tech, but wouldn't space expeditions invest in it to increase their range? Of course they would, but because they haven't, the technology obviously isn't available.

Could they pull new, shiny tech out of their asses to solve this inconvenient problem? Of course, but that would be spitting on a narrative credibility that's already coated in seven layers of spit.

If they instead set the starting point of the journey several centuries AFTER the Reaper War, they are able to write in the necessary technological breakthroughs in the intervening centuries and make it perfectly believable. But knowing BioWare, they will go with the dumbest possible premise imaginable. It's not even funny how inept these guys have become where storytelling is concerned.

 

"We have no choice but to try" isn't a statement about the Reapers. We wouldn't be fleeing the Reapers on the basis of an insatiable curiosity - that would make absolutely no sense. The message is directed to us as human beings in a meta sort of way, not an in-universe message to a hypothetical crew of the Ark. The "For our fear" part is definitely a reference to the real-life fear that life as we know it will be destroyed when our sun grows so hot that Earth can no longer sustain life. The only way to escape that fate is to leave the solar system and find another, younger (or slower aging) solar system that has a planet that can sustain Earth-based life.
 
The last four lines are basically a message from the original trilogy, embodied by Shepard, saying goodbye to us and basically telling us we'll have the good memories of Mass Effect 1-3 going into Andromeda.
 
The only thing in the N7 "teaser" that can be even remotely connected to ME:A is the design of the intergalactic ship and the interior shot of the cockpit with the Ryder dogtags. The rest is just space nerd NASA archive footage fanservice packaged with some ME-CGI as a love note saying "Please, consumer-kun, take me back and we'll start over ~uguu".

 

Respectfully, if you have such a low opinion of the creative skills in BioWare as stated above. Why do you still buy their games? I honestly cannot understand that sort of mentality that I've read so often in the last few years. If I have no respect for a product or brand, I never even spare a thought about them moving forward. I don't buy their games, and I certainly wouldn't continue to post opinions on their corporate web site. Especialy for a historical product that was produced under a different executive management.

 

I've a similar contempt for some of the previous generations of BioWare's writing and strategy, but I have no feud or embittered carry over because I was disappointed that my entertainment was sub par. This is a regeneration of a franchise. I am curious to see how the new staff and executive leads in Mass Effect do this time around. I realise that the previous generation somehow managed to create a powerful, and compelling imaginative world:- more by accident than design it seems going from more recent interviews. There were major changes in the brand during the production. Many "fans" were simply far too attached to the brand, the characters and the setting to let go. They were vocal about the market potential of the IP, and now they are getting a workable compromise.

 

Nobody is holding you hostage to the brand. You have a choice, and it seems obvious you are negative towards the brand's strategy. Why torment yourself, waste time with something you will not like? Why buy from a brand you no longer respect? And why do you still have so much attachment to the product of the creative imaginations  you have contempt for?

[Revan Reborn]

Yeah but there's no precedent for that technology to exist in a pre-ME3 galaxy. On the contrary, the previous games have made it explicitly clear that intergalactic travel isn't possible with the current level of technology in the universe. Ships can't travel more than 50 light years without discharging, and this is cited as one of the big barriers for space expeditions INSIDE the galaxy, without the use of Mass Relays. Sure, with the Mass Relays there is no commercial need for such tech, but wouldn't space expeditions invest in it to increase their range? Of course they would, but because they haven't, the technology obviously isn't available.

Could they pull new, shiny tech out of their asses to solve this inconvenient problem? Of course, but that would be spitting on a narrative credibility that's already coated in seven layers of spit.

If they instead set the starting point of the journey several centuries AFTER the Reaper War, they are able to write in the necessary technological breakthroughs in the intervening centuries and make it perfectly believable. But knowing BioWare, they will go with the dumbest possible premise imaginable. It's not even funny how inept these guys have become where storytelling is concerned.

 

"We have no choice but to try" isn't a statement about the Reapers. We wouldn't be fleeing the Reapers on the basis of an insatiable curiosity - that would make absolutely no sense. The message is directed to us as human beings in a meta sort of way, not an in-universe message to a hypothetical crew of the Ark. The "For our fear" part is definitely a reference to the real-life fear that life as we know it will be destroyed when our sun grows so hot that Earth can no longer sustain life. The only way to escape that fate is to leave the solar system and find another, younger (or slower aging) solar system that has a planet that can sustain Earth-based life.
 
The last four lines are basically a message from the original trilogy, embodied by Shepard, saying goodbye to us and basically telling us we'll have the good memories of Mass Effect 1-3 going into Andromeda.
 
The only thing in the N7 "teaser" that can be even remotely connected to ME:A is the design of the intergalactic ship and the interior shot of the cockpit with the Ryder dogtags. The rest is just space nerd NASA archive footage fanservice packaged with some ME-CGI as a love note saying "Please, consumer-kun, take me back and we'll start over ~uguu".

This is Mass Effect we are talking about. Do you think it matters if ME1-3 stated intergalactic travel wasn't possible at the time? Look at the reapers. It's space magic. Space voodoo. Half of the nonsense that happened in the games wasn't based on some in-depth understanding of the laws of science. Drew Karpyshyn, the lead writer on ME1 and ME2, even admitted a lot of this stuff was space magic and purposely mysterious in order to draw interest and appeal. Not everything, including intergalactic travel, needs to be explained.

 

ME3's ending was already controversial enough. Do you really think the writers wouldn't take creative liberties just to avoid dealing with that ending? Come on. Andromeda was an excuse to not deal with the Milky Way. Of course there was no intergalactic travel at the time because the writers didn't think ME3's ending would blow up in their faces.

 

Except, by still staying in the Milky Way centuries later, they still have to explain the endings. If the ARK launches between ME2 and ME3, which the teaser trailer suggests, they can completely avoid dealing with ME3 entirely.

 

I bolded the parts that suggest this move could have been partially motivated by the reapers. Again, as someone else stated earlier, Andromeda could have already been in development and was re-purposed with an accelerated time table to escape the reaper invasion. As far as your comparison towards our sun becoming a super nova, highly unlikely. That won't be happening until billions of years from now and Mass Effect does not take place that far into the future from current day.

 

I really don't believe this is a message to the audience, which you seem to believe. I think this is entirely a message to the crew of the ARK. We even have the dog tag with the name "Ryder" on it, which many suggest is the new protagonist's surname.

 

I think you are being overly-critical and letting the marketing campaign of the game get in the way of the actual message. Again, reasonable minds may differ, but I think there is a lot more to this teaser than you realize. We'll find out soon enough, but it's seems quite likely the ARK departed the galaxy before the reapers arrived to invade Earth.