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Quarians. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that the species will be included in Andromeda, but I'm going to hold out hope for at least a little longer.
To my fellow Quarian fans: What kind of Quarian character would you most like to see in ME:A?
For my part:
don't be foolish, of course they are going to be in Andromeda. Why wouldn't they be?I
To my fellow Quarian fans: What kind of Quarian character would you most like to see in ME:A?
For my part:
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I would like someone like Khal'reegar. I know its "boring" and "dull" but Quarian culture is all about their society as a whole and working for greater good- I in general oppose any change to their behaviour and would feel it out of place. Nice people, a bit shy, ferociously loyal to their own but kind and helpful to most. Thats how I see them.
As for criminals, I doubt they would be high on the list of priorities when it came to evacuating to another galaxy.
Sadly I doubt we will see any Quarians in Andromeda. They are my favorites, but other people seem not to like them that much
don't be foolish, of course they are going to be in Andromeda. Why wouldn't they be?
Because in some playthroughs, they can be almost entirely annihilated.
I would like someone like Khal'reegar. I know its "boring" and "dull" but Quarian culture is all about their society as a whole and working for greater good- I in general oppose any change to their behaviour and would feel it out of place. Nice people, a bit shy, ferociously loyal to their own but kind and helpful to most. Thats how I see them.
As for criminals, I doubt they would be high on the list of priorities when it came to evacuating to another galaxy.
Sadly I doubt we will see any Quarians in Andromeda. They are my favorites, but other people seem not to like them that much,
The criminal activity doesn't necessarily need to be common knowledge, and even if it is, that could depend on the skill level of the criminal in question. I've always enjoyed stories about thieves and hackers being granted conditional dispensation in exchange for their cooperative efforts.
Really Arti? I thought we were friends. 
You were one of my favorite people.
don't be foolish, of course they are going to be in Andromeda. Why wouldn't they be?
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A huge amount of money, time and resources is required to bring about an armada of colony ships or even a few massive ones. From the trilogy, Quarians lived in dilapidated ships. They really were the equivalent of the European Gypsies.
Any Quarian in Andromeda is a gift from the Alliance.
Well, that's my view.
I am all for having a male quarian companion. Romanceable, even.
However, I am of the opinion that any female quarian companion would inevitably end up being compared to Tali, no matter how different they made her. It might be wise to avoid that.
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My view is that many of the MW species will show up as NPCs.
Really Arti? I thought we were friends.
You were one of my favorite people.
But Arishock. I like Legion too. We can still be friends. 
The criminal activity doesn't necessarily need to be common knowledge, and even if it is, that could depend on the skill level of the criminal in question. I've always enjoyed stories about thieves and hackers being granted conditional dispensation in exchange for their cooperative efforts.
The farthest Quarian criminal activity I can see is someone like Xen, trying to Hack the Geth to enslave them for the Quarians. Again a crime for greater good of their people. A thief serves only himself, or those extremelly close to him.
It might be a personal preference though. I disliked Kasumi, and I dislike thieves. More so than murderers and other criminals.
In case of galactic evacuation, such people wouldnt be brought. They are self serving and will ultimately serve none but themselves and that is a risk that cant be taken, when a tiny thing can mean the difference between survival and extinction.
The farthest Quarian criminal activity I can see is someone like Xen, trying to Hack the Geth to enslave them for the Quarians. Again a crime for greater good of their people. A thief serves only himself, or those extremelly close to him.
It might be a personal preference though. I disliked Kasumi, and I dislike thieves. More so than murderers and other criminals.
In case of galactic evacuation, such people wouldnt be brought. They are self serving and will ultimately serve none but themselves and that is a risk that cant be taken, when a tiny thing can mean the difference between survival and extinction.
Well, the character concept on my wish list is someone who ended up exiled under complicated circumstances, for doing something similar to what you described.
I think you might be feeling more certain of that than is warranted, considering you aren't the one making those decisions within the story. Someone else might look at the same dilemma, and say that they can't afford not to take a plausible opportunity for the exact same reason.
The farthest Quarian criminal activity I can see is someone like Xen, trying to Hack the Geth to enslave them for the Quarians. Again a crime for greater good of their people. A thief serves only himself, or those extremelly close to him.
It might be a personal preference though. I disliked Kasumi, and I dislike thieves. More so than murderers and other criminals.
In case of galactic evacuation, such people wouldnt be brought. They are self serving and will ultimately serve none but themselves and that is a risk that cant be taken, when a tiny thing can mean the difference between survival and extinction.
It depends on how they end up presenting the voyage to Andromeda. If they're putting everyone in suspended animation, so the people who arrive in Andromeda are the same people who left the Milky Way, then yeah, there's a good argument for whoever controlled the ARKCON project - the Council, I would guess - having had stringent screening measures in place that would've kept out all but the very best - that is to say, sneakiest - criminals. (Well, them and those rich enough to just buy themselves a place with resources or what have you.)
If it's a generation ship, on the other hand, then there's really no way of telling what kind of people we'll have with us when we arrive in Andromeda, since they'll all - barring the Asari and Krogan - have been born on the ship.
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A huge amount of money, time and resources is required to bring about an armada of colony ships or even a few massive ones. From the trilogy, Quarians lived in dilapidated ships. They really were the equivalent of the European Gypsies.
Any Quarian in Andromeda is a gift from the Alliance.
Well, that's my view.
I dunno, man--if you're building an intergalactic colony ship, that'll have to fly further and for longer than any ship that's come before, I'd say you'd probably be remiss not to seek the expertise of the galaxy's foremost authority on long-duration space flight. No matter how ramshackle their ships might have been, it's hard to imagine that the Quarians didn't learn a great deal about what it takes to keep spacecraft going with limited support and resources over the course of their hundreds of years of exile. At the very least, it'd be an easy way to justify their being on the ship for the writers, and I get the impression BioWare want to salvage as much from the Milky Way as they can.
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I'd be deeply, deeply sad if we didn't have a new Quarian squadmate, but I haven't really put much thought into exactly what kind of character I'd want them to be. I like the idea of a Kasumi-esque thief/hacker; I liked her, and wish she'd gotten more to do in the old games.
I will say that I'd want the new character to be at least somewhat self-serving, though--we've yet to come across a Quarian who didn't always put the Fleet first - which is justified, considering their culture, but there's always an exception - and I think it'd make for a nice contrast. There'd be more to them, of course, but some aspect of at least surface-level selfishness would be oddly refreshing.
But Arishock. I like Legion too. We can still be friends.
You like him more than you like Quarians? If so then
Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that the species will be included in Andromeda, but I'm going to hold out hope for at least a little longer.
Why do you think it's unlikely?
It would really surprise me if quarian machinists didn't make the trip. They can make somethin' out of nothin', keep them flying machines going for over 300 years, and adapt alien technologies to new uses. Perfect for a trip to another galaxy. Then there's the protheans. Just ask Vigil how to maintain cryosleeping folks for 50,000 years. But this time I'd like to see the face and hairdo of a quarian. Tali showed that they can adapt after surviving a nasty sinus infection. I've always felt that Tali's face and hair should have been revealed if MaleShep romanced her through both ME-2 and -3.
Well, the character concept on my wish list is someone who ended up exiled under complicated circumstances, for doing something similar to what you described.
I think you might be feeling more certain of that than is warranted, considering you aren't the one making those decisions within the story. Someone else might look at the same dilemma, and say that they can't afford not to take a plausible opportunity for the exact same reason.
True, as I said its personal belief and preference. You might not feel the same way about thieves that I do.
It depends on how they end up presenting the voyage to Andromeda. If they're putting everyone in suspended animation, so the people who arrive in Andromeda are the same people who left the Milky Way, then yeah, there's a good argument for whoever controlled the ARKCON project - the Council, I would guess - having had stringent screening measures in place that would've kept out all but the very best - that is to say, sneakiest - criminals. (Well, them and those rich enough to just buy themselves a place with resources or what have you.)
If it's a generation ship, on the other hand, then there's really no way of telling what kind of people we'll have with us when we arrive in Andromeda, since they'll all - barring the Asari and Krogan - have been born on the ship.
Agreed on that. People can turn out in different ways. But still, if it is a generational ship, a culture between all races, Quarians and non Quarians, would become similar to Quarian culture in ME1/2/3. Very "for the greater good" attitude.
I don't believe that ALL the quarians died.Because in some playthroughs, they can be almost entirely annihilated.
They remind me of gypsies.Quarians are the stray dogs of the galaxy. Wandering endlessly and aimlessly; scabbing what they can out of our galactic trash cans and hoping we feel sorry enough to take them in.
Not gunna happen Reegar. Oh and I'm taking Tali off you too dude.
*waves at Reegar on his way off haestrom*
The criminal activity doesn't necessarily need to be common knowledge, and even if it is, that could depend on the skill level of the criminal in question. I've always enjoyed stories about thieves and hackers being granted conditional dispensation in exchange for their cooperative efforts.
Good thieves can be put to good use. I offer as examples: Hendley 'The Scrounger' (James Garner) in "The Great Escape" (1963), and Sgt. Petersen (Jim Hutton) in "The Green Berets" (1968). They were great thieves who you'd want to have on your side. Aliens in Andromeda have stuff we'll need. I wouldn't mind seeing a few assignments that are raiding parties to go covert, avoid combat, and get the stuff they need.
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What kind of Quarian character would you most like to see in ME:A?
by the logic and lore they could, even humans in 2070 successfully launches from Earth en route to the Alpha Centauri system with 300 colonists aboard in cryogenic stasis. and we know that criogenis stasis can hold for thousands years, as that qunarians were the most technologically advanced race and found most of mass relays, especially non active....not surprised if we would see protheans in new galaxy
i would like to see my hero having option to be a quarian or prothean, and not another shepard/hawke dull human serving alliance/cerberous humans
However, I am of the opinion that any female quarian companion would inevitably end up being compared to Tali, no matter how different they made her. It might be wise to avoid that.
Maybe true, but I'd keep Ash 'Liz' Sroka no matter what! She's a great voice artist.
True, as I said its personal belief and preference. You might not feel the same way about thieves that I do.
Agreed on that. People can turn out in different ways. But still, if it is a generational ship, a culture between all races, Quarians and non Quarians, would become similar to Quarian culture in ME1/2/3. Very "for the greater good" attitude.
Oh, for sure, but there's always an exception. I'm actually really intrigued by the idea of what a truly unified Ark culture, made up of all the races who came along, might look like. It'd be a completely different level of integration from what we saw with the Citadel races back in the Milky Way. Human kids would grow up with children from the other races, playing together, going to the same schools and so on... It'd be a little like the way Zentraedi and human culture started to intermingle in the later Macross series.
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