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[–]Shuurai 153ポイント154ポイント  (44子コメント)

Huh, the other trailer was definitely more showy (naturally, it was a cinematic trailer) but this was a lot more damn informative. 5 total ark ships definitely leaves alot of room to manoeuvre story wise in Andromeda and possibly beyond. I assume the 2 human ark ships (from what I gathered anyway) are 1 for each of the siblings (?).

I think they key part to me was the "outpost establishment guidelines" mentioned. Sounds like that'll be what the areas to visit will be about. Large areas with the Mako hinted to something like this. I guess that'll be the side mission stuff to do in the game, as having watched the E3 and trailer today I don't think that colonisation will be the story focus all that much.

[–]brinydeep 33ポイント34ポイント  (22子コメント)

The "outpost establishment guidelines" part sounds like base building a la Fallout 4, or more so like an open area base that you level up over time after collecting resources from elsewhere like Mass Effect 2 or 3.

[–]ldb 45ポイント46ポイント  (20子コメント)

Probably more like the dragon age inquisition outposts. Doubt you'll see any fallout 4 style player control over building.

[–]Durandal_Tycho 64ポイント65ポイント  (13子コメント)

Pathfinder

Another settlement needs our help.

No thanks on that Fallout 4 style gameplay.

[–]redlinezo6 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

Seriously... If it is grindy like settlements I will hate it.

[–]StandsForVice 0ポイント1ポイント  (5子コメント)

No way of knowing that for sure. In fact I'd say there's a good chance of there being a settlement style system, based off the facts that the leaks feature destructible environments. Bioware seems to be going for a more sandbox style of gameplay, which I am all for. A whole galaxy to explore and colonies to build and establish sounds fun and can add a lot of longevity.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

A sandbox akin to an mmo is exactly the problem with Dragon Age Inquisition. We can ill afford another inquisition.

[–]StandsForVice [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

I never said "akin to an MMO." You can have a huge expansive sandbox AND have meaningful side quests and stories.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Except BioWare has twice proven they can't do that. So unless they have decided to literally use switcher 3 as their sole inspiration and carbon copy it, they'll likely get a modified shooter inquisition if they try that.

If this were CdPR you'd be having a point of reference of the opposite.

[–]StandsForVice [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

This sub has reached peak parody levels, my god. I thought the Witcherjerk was finally over.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

What are you talking about? CDPR demonstrated a top class rpg with a proper open world. Arguably it's the first to come out of significant quality this decade.

How in heavens are you going to see that as a circlejerk or parody?

[–]cjdeist92 9ポイント10ポイント  (5子コメント)

5 total ark ships definitely leaves alot of room to manoeuvre story wise in Andromeda and possibly beyond. I assume the 2 human ark ships (from what I gathered anyway) are 1 for each of the siblings (?).

Not quite. It's 4 Ark ships, and then the larger Nexus ship. Each Ark is headed by a species (likely the four Council races, as the mission is launched in 2185, the same year that Shepard is revived for ME2). Each Ark is lead by a Pathfinder, selected from among the primary Ark-species, who will be tasked with finding and securing a new colony for their Ark (from among the "Golden" worlds detected within the Helius Cluster). The player's father is the human Pathfinder, named Alec Ryder, who apparently is a veteran Alliance explorer (was part of the crew that first traveled through the Charon Relay).

As far as the Nexus goes, it seems like the Nexus will act as the central headquarters for the Initiative, houses other species and coordinating the project. It may also serve a role in how the Arks are able to make it to Andromeda. Given its size, it will essentially be a smaller version of the Citadel, a main hub in Andromeda.

[–]agemennon 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

At a guess maybe the Nexus is large enough that it allows discharging of the harmful radiation buildup from FTL travel in the ME universe safely (or at least safely enough that the crew in stasis won't be affected).

Some napkin math suggests that they're not travelling to Andromeda any quicker than the normal rate of travel (approximately 1ly/hr for normal travel, vs <0.5ly/hr avg to Andromeda based on their timeline)

[–]cjdeist92 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

My guess is that the Nexus will allow the ships to remain linked together so that they arrive at the same point (however apparently something happens that causes the Hyperion to arrive off-course).

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I suspect advanced ships that they are they will have an automated program to constantly discharge.

Nexus is likely intended to eventually be a mass relay.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Strange they are doing segregation style cities.

[–]cjdeist92 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I think that it more has to do with the individual needs of each species. For example, turians and humans require different foods, so they would likely require completely different planets to foster viable homes.

At the same time, while the Arks are apparently species-specific, the Nexus is a unified hub and the larger Initiative is a joint-species venture. So it's not totally segregated.

[–]MrManicMarty 16ポイント17ポイント  (12子コメント)

So the races that get taken to Andromeda are the Council Races I assume; humans, Turians, Asari and Salarians - do you think they'll take even a small population of Volus, Elcor or Krogans or anything? I get that this is a last ditch effort kind of thing, but still...

[–]aksoileau 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

Previous videos have already confirmed Krogan, so I'm sure the rest will be there too.

[–]Shuurai 5ポイント6ポイント  (6子コメント)

I'm not holding my breath on that. I'm ok with Asari and Turians carrying over, but the thought of Salarians carrying on disappoints me because as a race they weren't all that interesting (Mordin was, but as a character, not as a Salarian).

Would much prefer if Quarians, Geth or Krogan went to Andromeda, but that seems unlikely, at least in any significant quantity.

[–]Ginix 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

Keep in mind that the events of Andromeda begin after ME1. Geth being part of it wouldn't make too much sense considering this was the height of them being the bad guys.

[–]TheBoozehammer 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

It might be during or after ME2, we only know Pathfinder launched the same year it takes place, but still no geth.

[–]OperativeLawson 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

There is a salarian in the cinematic trailer: https://youtu.be/pyZw_oqk7Q8?t=82

[–]tacomcnacho 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Like other users have said, Salarians are confirmed. However, I really think any of the main races would be sorely missed even if you don't like a particular one. The thing that makes Mass Effect's universe so special is the unique relationships between all of the races. They're all connected in various ways and those relationships and histories are what make the game's lore so interesting. The history between the Krogan, Salarians, and Turians, for example, is still bursting with opportunities for untold stories and moral dilemmas. If even one of the races were left out of the game, it would mean forgoing a huge well of opportunity for the writers to tap into.

[–]IngwazK 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think the Salarians are an interesting race, but they simply have not had a lot of screen time as a race itself. They're kinda the brains of the operation usually.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Quarians could be such a problem due to maintenance.

[–]cjdeist92 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Likely, a smaller number of the other species will also be present. However, the main crews will likely be chosen from among the Council species.

[–]HerbaciousTea 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I have no doubt there will be some fun side quests about small groups of other alien races from the milky way, either smuggled on board or in their own tiny segments. It's too ripe for small set pieces and fan service for them not to do. Vorcha colony hidden in waste processing, for example.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Well it's not a last ditch. It seems the initiative is billed as something funded privately for science and exploration.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Four arks. One forward command center. Four alien races.

[–]StandsForVice 76ポイント77ポイント  (23子コメント)

Liked this trailer a lot better! Very informative.

So look's like the Hyperion is the ship you are traveling on that gets damaged (possibly destroyed?) Funny, I was just thinking the other day about how "Hyperion" is a great name for a spaceship.

There's also a massive central arkship called "Nexus." I wonder if that will be a hub/Citadel type location.

[–]Dota2isWorseThanMeth 42ポイント43ポイント  (6子コメント)

hyperion has been the name of several ships and also the space corp in borderlands

[–]ehManiacal 29ポイント30ポイント  (3子コメント)

It's a very common name for space ships.

[–]Aero121 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I mean, It is the Greek God of the sun.

[–]S7evyn 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's Helios. Hyperion was his dad (and a titan, not a god).

[–]MostSereneDoge 28ポイント29ポイント  (10子コメント)

Yeah, that name gets a lot of use in SciFi. It's also the name of a planet in the SciFi series of novels the Hyperion Cantos, which is itself named after the Keats poem by the same name. Some freaky thing lives there that impales people on its tree of thorns to suffer for all eternity. So... not a fun place.

[–]Pyro62S 8ポイント9ポイント  (6子コメント)

The Shrike. I had such mixed feelings about Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion. Haven't read Endymion and Rise of Endymion yet, though. I've heard they're not as good.

[–]SageWaterDragon 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

The Shrike is still my favorite villain in all of fiction - even when the later books explain what it is it's still beyond comprehension, and that's awesome.

[–]Convolutionist 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I haven't read Rise of Endymion yet, but I liked Endymion quite a bit. It is true that it wasn't quite as good as the first two books, but the first two were excellent so it is hard to follow them up properly. You said you had mixed feelings about them, but if you enjoyed them then you should give the other two a try.

[–]MisterForkbeard 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Rise of Endymion is fantastic - it really ties the 3rd book together with the first two, and gives you a much better idea of how the universe works. Well worth reading.

[–]Igantinos 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

They are very different. Same universe wastly different story. It expands a lot on how the world(s) work. I felt like I had a bigger appreciation for the original two books after finishing the last two. Less sitting on Hyperion telling stories more going around the universe experiencing how everything works.

[–]IngwazK 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

For what it's worth, I read Hyperion and really enjoyed it (despite being a bit weird at times) and ready Fall of Hyperion and liked it (not as much as Hyperion, but it wasnt bad imo.) I tried to read Endymion and it became quite the struggle about 40% of the way through it. I gave up fully maybe 80% done and haven't looked back on it.

[–]PixelPete85 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hyperion opened my eyes to sci-fi literature somewhat. That said, Endymion and Riso of Endymion, while lacking in the structure that made Hyperion so engaging, is itself a delicious interstallar romp that explores quite a few utterly enthralling sci-fi concepts.

[–]androgymouse 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Terrific series! The narrative structure and diversity of backstories for the characters in the first installment puts it up as one if my favorite Sci fi books to date.

[–]Dagda45 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

There are a few references to the Hyperion Cantos in ME. There is a system that you can scan called "The Shrike Abyssal" in the Sol system.

Not to mention, the ending of the third game has similar themes connected to the end of "The Fall of Hyperion"

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I feel that's reaching. Without confirmation those could be inspired by other things.

[–]LeGooey 23ポイント24ポイント  (3子コメント)

IIRC there's a battlecruiser on Starcraft called Hyperion. It's a great name, indeed.

[–]ANBU_Spectre 18ポイント19ポイント  (2子コメント)

It's Jim Raynor's battlecruiser. Directly controllable in Brood War, and it's your home base/hub in Wings of Liberty.

[–]Thetijoy 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

there is a mission in Heart of the swarm where you control it too

[–]Cheesenium 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

That mission was pretty interesting in Hearts of the Swarm.

[–]coricron [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The Hyperion is my favorite looking Battleship from Eve Online.

[–]tacomcnacho 41ポイント42ポイント  (16子コメント)

The "First Contact Protocol" part intrigues me. It seems like everything else in that list describes what you will be doing in the game, so I wonder if that means meeting new races will be a core mechanic. It would be very interesting if we, as the player, decide who to ally with or if a new race's relationship with us depends on how well the first contact meetings go.

[–]Misiok 50ポイント51ポイント  (12子コメント)

I want Humanity as the Advanced Aliens trope, please.

[–]536756 9ポイント10ポイント  (7子コメント)

Not gonna happen. How else are we gonna fight a big bad with his minions that also shoot back at us otherwise why the hell would we ever bring guns on an expedition like this lol

[–]ShoggothKnight 12ポイント13ポイント  (4子コメント)

They find the Andromeda equivalent of the Zerg? Technologically inferior and yet, overwhelmingly destructive in capability.

[–]SP-Sandbag 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

Wasn't that already in Mass Effect? The queen bug thing?

[–]ShoggothKnight 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh yeah the Rachni, part of the lore, but we didn't really get to experience the wrath of a full on insect swarm invasion.

[–]Sphyrwa [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Ah yes, the Rachni. We have dismissed that claim.

[–]xevba 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

What if the n7 humans were the aliens from independence day and these creatures use a virus to kill us. From their perspective we are sort of invading THEIR galaxy for habitable planets.

[–]TheSaint3328 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

There can be more than one alien race

[–]Siantlark 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Or they just find non spacefaring races (or space faring) that use "inferior" firepower. It's not like technology guarantees a win, it's entirely possible for technologically inferior civilizations to repel a more technologically advanced force using a number of things.

If you manage to hold off the first group you can take their things and start reverse engineering them for your own purposes. It's what the humans did during first contact with the Turians in the Mass Effect series, so it's not like it's a foreign concept to the series.

Frankly it'd be a way more interesting story to have the Council races play an invading and unwanted force to a determined defense. Explore the culture clash that happens and the morality of forcibly taking a world from a species merely because you have no other choices.

[–]RunningNumbers 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

I want them to encounter cowardly quail people. Mainly because I like quail and would love to see them bobbing their plumes and wearing scale armor.

[–]HerbaciousTea 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

They did make a pass at it in the other trailer with the "WE'RE the aliens" line, but we'll see how well they implement it.

[–]Misiok [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Yeah but the Andromeda main enemy aliens seemed to be Collectors/Reapers level of advance technology.

[–]reymt 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Would be nice, but I rather expect those colonies to be a grind thingy, similar to Dragon Age Inquisition.

[–]Sekh765 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

While I don't know if they can pull it off in the scope of the game / file size limitations / budget, your idea of wrapping the whole story around your choices of which aliens to work with would be extremely cool.

The ramifications on development for part 2 and 3 might be massive though haha

[–]Radulno 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well obviously we'll be meeting new races :

"We'll bang ok ?"

[–]DivinePotatoe 17ポイント18ポイント  (2子コメント)

I was waiting for someone to say "Would you like to know more?"

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Well if Andromeda becomes another Klendathu which we can ill afford, then we may very well need a bug buster.

[–]delguapo 11ポイント12ポイント  (22子コメント)

This is really interesting. So there's multiple arks going to the same galaxy, which allows them to bring back all the previous alien races as well. Glad to hear that.

[–]DrDongStrong 8ポイント9ポイント  (4子コメント)

Thank God too. I need the Turians.

[–]ImMufasa 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

I need at least one sassy Krogan

[–]herculesmrb 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Right? Who else is going to calibrate everything?

[–]sirhatsley 7ポイント8ポイント  (16子コメント)

They only said there were only 3 other arks.

In other words... R.I.P. QUARIANS. I'M DONE.

[–]fanny_schmelar 15ポイント16ポイント  (7子コメント)

Maybe they put the Krogans and Solarians in the Same Ark. It's not like anything could go wrong.

[–]willsuckatcohforfree -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Salarians, and of course, they have to include them, someone else might get it wrong...

[–]WPGfan 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

Doesn't the female in that video mention 4 Arks total, so the 3 council races plus humans. Then she says that the nexus will hold other races. So potentially, the overflow and Krogans, Quarians, Volus etc. could be on the nexus.

[–]sirhatsley 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Oh, I guess I didn't notice the Nexus bit. I was immensely worried.

I'm wondering what that will mean for people who let the Quarians die in ME3.

[–]FullMetalBitch [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

They launched the arks before the Reaper invasion, every race was alive and well, even Batarians but maybe they were not cooperative.

[–]delguapo 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

I'm willing to bet some of those arks were shared between multiple races unless I missed them explicitly stating otherwise.

[–]ShoggothKnight 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

Separating all the races into one ship each seems like a dangerous all eggs in one basket scenario. I would assume the ships are each led by one of the different counsel races, but include members of every race within.

[–]nomadz93 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

In the video I believe she says each ark has one species representing the milky way. Maybe the big ship (aka the Nexus) has a variety pack?

[–]delguapo 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was interpreting that as each ship was by and is led by a specific race but not necessarily that each ship contains only one race. Maybe I'm wrong though.

[–]_HaasGaming 29ポイント30ポイント  (3子コメント)

Much more interesting than the other trailer, if you ask me.

Whereas the other sets up a rather obvious Big Bad vs Hero story, this invokes more subtle and (in my opinion) interesting elements of actually exploring an unknown galaxy, interacting with new species and surviving.

Hopefully these elements aren't lost as soon as we get past the intro of the game, as a game centered around actually dealing with an unknown galaxy and unknown lifeforms sounds like a more intriguing atmosphere to go for than trying to out-do the Reapers, I think.

[–]nomadz93 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

That's how most bioware games are iirc there is a big over arching grand plot that pushes the game along and then they weave what I think they do best which is all the stuff in between. The greatest satisfactions in the series are always the in between stuff imo not saving the galaxy from the reapers.

[–]redlinezo6 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Agreed. I want to be able to get lost in the world(in a good way). More interaction, maybe spend several hours hanging out in a club being a bartender/bouncer or something... Space Station 12 style RP, that is optional, with some quests/story and what not.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

In DAO and ME1 the most enjoyment came from the main quests I'd say.

[–]Snark88 15ポイント16ポイント  (2子コメント)

Something about this reminds me of a ride at Disney World. You know those cheesy "briefing" videos you get before going on some of the rides while you're in line? I hope other people know what I'm talking about lol, I know it's a weird example.

But yea, I liked this video a lot. I found it more interesting than the Cinematic trailer.

[–]ANBU_Spectre 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

MISSION Space ride is what this reminded me of. Sitting in a specific seat and having to follow on-screen instructions, being told you're the best of the best, etc.

[–]throwawaynewday 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

being told you're the best of the best

My favorite part of the trailer was when she says "You're some of the best". Like "eh, you're okay. Not the BEST of the best, but some of the best. Let's be frank, some of you aren't great. And we're leaving a lot of the best behind. But you're some of the best and that's something." Clearly the character has never given a motivational speech before, which is perhaps why it sounds so wooden.

[–]Freaky_Freddy 19ポイント20ポイント  (10子コメント)

Freelancer did it first!

I wonder how many big inhabited locations will there be in adromeda, in previous mass effects i really liked how massive the citadel was. I wonder if there will be a big hub like that.

[–]HandsomeCharles 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

I played so much freelancer, and yet I had NEVER seen that extended intro before, I had no idea that the Sol system was gone!

Thanks for showing me that 13 years later (or however long it was)

[–]Freaky_Freddy 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah the long intro wasn't in the game i don't think. You had to go on the internet to see it.

[–]Srefanius 8ポイント9ポイント  (5子コメント)

Haha, I loved Freelancer. The arks are probably the only similarity though. They also build them for very different reasons. In Freelancer they are the last hope to flee, in Andromeda they just want to explore. Ironically the refugees fleeing from conflict find a new home in Freelancer while the explorers from the Andromeda Initiative seem to find conflict.

[–]Freaky_Freddy 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

Yeah pretty much, but man it immediately reminded me of freelancer and brought a lot of good memories.

[–]Srefanius 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

My copy of the game is about half a meter next to me. :)

[–]Freaky_Freddy 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I lost mine at some point, bought it and played it in 2005 i think, over 10 years ago now... crazy how time flies. I played the demo for countless hours and just loved it, so i saved every penny to buy it. Good times.

[–]Srefanius 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Same experience with the demo. I never explored a star system in the game as thoroughly as the first in the demo (I believe it was liberty). You even could find a mine field that was there for a later story mission.

[–]sarosauce 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I played freelancer for the first time few years ago, and considering it's age i think it's from 2003 i thought space/stars/planets, gravity and spaceships were amazing, for a good while i enjoyed the gameplay mechanics and there story had me intrigued, but eventually near the end it just got so repetitive, extremely repetitive it actually drove me to quit. I liked the weapons and atmosphere, if it wasn't so repetitive i would think it be an amazing game for it's age and would easily hold up if not for the extreme repetitiveness late game.

[–]rhonage 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Freelancer remains my favourite game to this day. I remember it being so exciting when the long trailer leaked. Glad they kept the short one for the game though, it was exciting discovering the Nomads!

[–]Stranger_of_Cydonia 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm pretty sure the Ark is going to the be Citadel stand-in.

[–]Deinonychus999 2ポイント3ポイント  (13子コメント)

Sorry if that has been answered before, but do we know why humanity has to go to Andromeda? The Milky Way is absolutely gigantic. I can't believe the whole galaxy is in danger, yeah?

[–]fraba 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

The Reapers? Maybe this is an alternative project to the crucible. Like, if Shepard fails, at least we have a few thousand lifeforms from this galaxy survive in another galaxy.

I wonder how we travel between star systems in andromenda. If the Reapers built the mass relays there won't be any in andromeda...

[–]AmericanCobra [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

It's been confirmed that the project starter in 2176, a good while before anyone even knew about the Reapers. So it's a safe bet that this is a side project that just happened to launch around the time ME2 takes place.

[–]readher[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (8子コメント)

The whole point is humanity doesn't have to. It's a private initiative completely independent from System Alliance and Human government. There's probably someone that has something to gain from this.

[–]Deinonychus999 0ポイント1ポイント  (5子コメント)

Just thinking in realistic terms here, the amount of energy and time spent to go this far is mind-blowing. Have they already explored all of the Milky Way in this timeline? What is so different about Andromeda? Its distance to us? Mysteries...

[–]readher[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

Well, the fact there is no KNOWN Council-equivalent there makes it very appealing to private personas and organizations. With no higher forces to regulate, there's potential to establish yourself in a position that would be unrealistic in Milky Way, since sooner or later Council governments would expand their influence to all of that galaxy and there's no way anyone could match their combined forces.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Cerberus-que and Terra Firma-like organizations were pouring heavy resources into a project like this. Despite the fact that it's a multi-race project as confirmed in videos, the talk is always about new home for humanity. Allowing other races widens possible investors to aliens as well, which is obviously wanted, but there are so many ways to make them irrelevant the moment they reach Andromeda that I pretty much expect something like that to happen in the game. It would certainly make for a great story possibilities, with you having to not only parey with native Andromeda races, but also the ones from Milky Way.

I only hope that if it turns out true we won't be forced to be goody-goody with everyone like in ME2 and ME3 where Shepard suddenly lost all his/her xenophobic capabilities from ME1. I mean, I don't think Cerberus removed my xenophobia during Lazarus Project and going from full Terra Firma support to best buddy with every alien is such a character development gap I can't even...

[–]stylepoints99 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

There's no real financial incentive for this. It takes 600 years to get to Andromeda. How long do you think it would take to mine and transport anything of value back? Why would any company wait over a millennium for a return on investment?

The entire point of this would be to establish life in another location in case the reapers obliterate the milky way, otherwise they'd just settle somewhere else within the milky way.

[–]throwawaynewday 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I know it's supposed to be private capital, but I doubt it's financially driven. Seems more likely some people very high up know that there's like a 80% chance the Reapers were going to win in Milky Way, and wanted a way out / wanted a way to secure humanity's future. Like I'm sure most common people bought the propaganda about Reapers being fake, but the richest organizations should be able to suss out the truth by buying videos or other evidence and realize they need a new home.

[–]throwawaynewday 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This might even play into the story. If founded in part by Cerberus, I could easily see some sabotage going on -- I doubt all 5 arks will make it safe and sound over 600 years.

[–]Biomilk 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Could be an eccentric businessman who's just really invested in the idea, like Mass Effect's Elon Musk.

[–]Pollardin 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Like the Illusive Man except hopefully not evil.

[–]yossarian490 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

The video just suggests exploration.

[–]Delsana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

This actually seems to be unrelated to reapers and is more a colony science experiment akin to us sending people to mars that may never get back for science.

[–]Elfgore 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Now this, this has gotten my attention more than the other trailer. It's actually making me want to ask questions. How much new sapient life I'll be seeing in this game? How does outpost building work? Are classes gone? Etc.

[–]TJ_McWeaksauce 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

I haven't read anything about Mass Effect: Andromeda, so the only things I know about it are what I can glean from these trailers.

Does anyone know if there's a settlement-building mechanic? The mention of outpost guidelines seemed to hint at it.

[–]thatguythatdidstuff 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

itll probably be like DA:I where whne you touch down on a new planet you setup an outpost that acts as your base of operations for that "zone"

[–]DrDongStrong 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

The ark thing is neat. Reminds me of Xenoblade Chronicles X though it happens in a lot of science fiction for different reasons I'd bet.

[–]Viremia 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

The question I have from this video is will they address what happened in the future to make the distance between the Earth and the moon shrink so much? Because based on that and the other video, Earth is WAY bigger than it appeared to the Apollo astronauts.

But in all seriousness, I'm glad to at last have some useful information about what the situation in the game might actually be.

[–]throwawaynewday 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ah I think it was maybe a hologram? Or maybe supposed to just be a film being shown to potential candidates. I'm not sure, it sort of cuts to the inside of a ship at one point which I also found jarring.

[–]FlyBlahTim 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is getting me really excited for Mass Effect again. I hope it's on the level of ME2. I gotta do another trilogy run.

[–]JimmyMarshall 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Those spacesuits looks like they'd be really uncomfortable in the crotch/gootch area. Never thought of that before.

[–]Schnitzelkoenig [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Kinda offtopic, but what already annoys me, is the bunch of story DLC I will have to wait for to release, because I just hate waiting for DLC after having played through a game. I will most probably buy this late 2017 after all DLC has been released. DLC for ME2 and ME3 took about half a year to release as well.

I mean, who reads chapter 3, 8 and 11 of a book after finishing the rest? This sucks :(