Ok so my theory was that maybe they used wormholes, or, failing that, just use a huge amount of eezo to get there. Looks like it'll be the latter, not the former.
The galaxy is a huge place. It is not impossible for someone out there to have the smarts and the funds to stockpile eezo.
Given that Mass relays are milky way tech, and we don't even know if there is eezo in the andromeda galaxy, in MEA we will either discover new FTL tech (by that I mean utilise whatever folks use in Andromeda) or spend the game in a small cluster of systems, and not the galaxy as a whole. Either is fine.
If eezo exist in this galaxy then it'll most certainly exist in other galaxies.
Now, why wouldn't they tell Shepard about this brilliant plan to save our species by going to the andromeda galaxy? Well, first of all, he doesn't need to know. So why tell him?
Shepard is a key figure in the war effort so they can at the very minimum tell him/her that there is a plan B in the works Shepard doesn't need to know the exact details i.e. where its being built, in the same manner Shepard knows that the crucible exist but doesn't know where exactly its being built. There is also the fact Shepard is a Specter so he/she can just simply ask if they have a plan B.
Best case scenario is it makes no difference and Shep kills the reapers. Worst case, it creates a sense of jealousy or complacency which actively harms efforts to stop the reapers - I mean, everyone's gonna want a spot on the lifeboat. Given that Shep's mental state is fragile, it's best not to do anything which could add stress to him/her.
That makes no sense what-so-ever and is also completely out of character fro Shepard, Shepard clearly has no problem with the data cache's Liara has made should they fail so Shepard would therefore have no problem with the ark project especially since its a good idea to know that they aren't putting all their eggs in one basket. There is also the fact that id Shepard can't handle the fact there is a plan B then Shepard has no place leading the war effort.
Also, it's not like the reapers have mind control abilities oh wait they do better keep the whole save the species stuff on the down low then. Indoctrination amongst the ARK workers is absolutely the worst case scenario as it's a guarantee that it'll be sabotaged.
Given how the crucible wasn't able to stay secret for long I doubt the ark ships would fair much better since their pretty much crucible size.
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