[Megathread] Mass Effect 3

[zealo]

I could buy BioWare saying those things, but not the voiceactors.
Nope.



Is that... ME4 hes playing?
They have an alpha and havent spent the last year hyping it to the next galaxy?

Im pretty sure they have a NDA running on it, them having an alpha is hardly a surprise, not much they can do unless EA allows it.

[Very Tired]

It's Blizzards next expansion blurry picture leak all over again.

[Deleted]

Is it just me, or is there no actual chest reward this N7 day if you did it last year?

[Nerraw]

http://storify.com/BioWare/n7-day-2013

[Glorious Leader]

http://storify.com/BioWare/n7-day-2013

I love it. Those bastards like to tease. I can't wait.

[Mordin Solus]

i'd love to see the chat in that place. "dude where are you? youre late!" "i'll be in there in a minute, i just went inside tali' zhorah"

[Deleted]

i'd love to see the chat in that place. "dude where are you? youre late!" "i'll be in there in a minute, i just went inside Grunt"

Fixed that for you.

Also, "...new enemies to encounter… ", after the reapers who used the universe as their potatofarm, where do you go from there?

[Dezerte]

Please let it not be a prequel. /crossfingers

[Elim Garak]

Also, "...new enemies to encounter… ", after the reapers who used the universe as their potatofarm, where do you go from there?

That's easy. It will turn out that reapers were trying to protect the life in the universe from other kind of Reapers who are attracted to galaxies by special "life-waves" and when they reach a galaxy they eat it whole. So that's why reapers were sleeping in the dark void, that's why they turned themselves into machines (with no "life-waves" source), that's why they turn everyone into themselves. Thank you Reapers!

P.S. I just adapted the Star Control 3 story line.

[Deleted]

I can see BioWare going with that.

[Dezerte]

That's easy. It will turn out that reapers were trying to protect the life in the universe from other kind of Reapers who are attracted to galaxies by special "life-waves" and when they reach a galaxy they eat it whole. So that's why reapers were sleeping in the dark void, that's why they turned themselves into machines (with no "life-waves" source), that's why they turn everyone into themselves. Thank you Reapers!

P.S. I just adapted the Star Control 3 story line.

I would actually like that storyline, it would make the ME3 ending much more bearable.

[Confined]

That's easy. It will turn out that reapers were trying to protect the life in the universe from other kind of Reapers who are attracted to galaxies by special "life-waves" and when they reach a galaxy they eat it whole. So that's why reapers were sleeping in the dark void, that's why they turned themselves into machines (with no "life-waves" source), that's why they turn everyone into themselves. Thank you Reapers!

P.S. I just adapted the Star Control 3 story line.

Just the type of shit Shepard tends to get his nosy head into

[Pony Soldier]

Well, if that picture really was ME 4 I just have to say that it better not be a prequel because I'm so sick of developers doing that. They make a good trilogy and then a prequel which ends up sucking. I hope this just further expands the Mass Effect universe by going forward with the game instead of going back. There was already plenty of lore items and dialogue and even books that told us about the past so we don't need a prequel. And please for the love of god don't fuck up the ending!!

[Dezerte]

I don't really care how; go hundreds, hell thousands of years into the future. As long as it's not a prequel.

[May90]

Generally, prequels suck. But I'd rather see a high-quality prequel than generic crap like this, "Reapers were defeated, and Galaxy seemed to finally be at peace... But peace didn't last long. A new force from the faraway quasar arrived, much more dangerous. Seeking a way to stop this threat, Council hires the best scientists led by the legendary Liara T'Soni (also known as Shadow Broker) to resurrect commander Shepard. But during the operation something goes wrong: all stuff is killed by an unknown insectoid race. Discover the fate of the Galaxy helping Liara reveal the horrible truth about the Universe!".
Actually, I think, the above is not even as generic as it will probably get...

There is, of course, even worse scenario possible: Mass Effect Online. If this happens... Nothing will save them from my fury!

[Valeron]

I wouldn't mind a prequel in this case actually.

I mean what would they do post Shepard anyway, the universe has been saved already. Unless there comes a new threat....ugh

[Elim Garak]

The only kind of prequels I can accept - is a 10 years later IP restart kind of prequels, like Deus Ex: HR - as a perfect example.

[Dezerte]

Prequels that could be interesting,

- Discovery of the Prothean Device on Mars
- The birth of the first Reaper

But still, with the way ME3 ended and knowing how it will end kind of ruins a prequel in this case, in such a universe with it's rich lore.

No.

[rhorle]

But still, with the way ME3 ended and knowing how it will end kind of ruins a prequel in this case, in such a universe with it's rich lore.

I just don't get that. Because either way you will have the same pitfalls of a typical prequel as you do with a sequel. Why didn't the Reapers really deal with the big bad threat of the sequel? And what can really be a threat if X ending was picked?

The ME lore is perfectly set up for a prequel because we have the Cycles. Each cycle would share similar technology since the Reapers shaped the course of development with the Mass Relays and Citadel. So it would be a familiar place but still different which would set it up for a perfect way to separate the new games from the Shepard games.

[Dezerte]

I just don't get that. Because either way you will have the same pitfalls of a typical prequel as you do with a sequel. Why didn't the Reapers really deal with the big bad threat of the sequel? And what can really be a threat if X ending was picked?

The ME lore is perfectly set up for a prequel because we have the Cycles. Each cycle would share similar technology since the Reapers shaped the course of development with the Mass Relays and Citadel. So it would be a familiar place but still different which would set it up for a perfect way to separate the new games from the Shepard games.

And I don't get that.

The game could be set in a distant future, where the galaxy has just about (or still is) recovering, thus keeping the tech. familiar and it provides an interesting period of time (the rebuilding of civilization).
The ending itself can be made 'fuzzy', i.e. not really mentioned other than something like "The Reapers disappeared" or they could do a canon ending, I wouldn't really mind.