Mass Effect Andromeda General Discussion

Maybe a DLC hint? Not sure, but it's something.

The Quarian Ark one will most likely make it first, but I'm not so sure about that.

Hopefully we'll see something around Annihilation's publication date 

Another hint? Ugh, I just wished they could say something about it

On a related note, I'll be peeved if, even in DLC, Cora gets more content than anyone else.

IMO, the characters with the most content should have less DLC content than the other characters because they already got so much in the main game.

There's a good chance that Bethesda will reveal the new Starfield IP. While Bethesda isn't known as being THE company for gay shit, Elder Scrolls Online had quite a few LGBT characters and FO4 had the all bi romance system with a background gay NPC couple. With that in mind, they might be aiming to step it up with LGBT content. Not that Starfield will definitely have gay/bi romance, just that it's a possibility considering FO4's romance system and Skyrim's marriage system.

The chance is low but it'd be hilarious if Bethesda's new sci-fi RPG is gayer than ME:A, considering how progressive Bioware likes to market themselves as.

I meant more that Starfield might not have a romance system in general.

But I think Bethesda is aware by now that it's a popular mechanic.

Maybe if Starfield is them trying to cash in on the Mass Effect crowd (with ME being the most famous space RPG franchise), then they'll have a romance system, since ME is known for its romances. Hell, when Saints Row 4 parodied ME, they basically parodied its romance system, so it's known partially for the romance stuff.

Then again, I could also see them deciding to not include romances as like, a tone thing. "It doesn't fit the vision we wanted to convey" or something along those lines. Which I wouldn't mind if they had a lot of LGBT characters.

Well it certainly would be nice if there were some other AAA gaming company for the LGBT folks to turn to.

Having more content with the crew would be awesome. It's one of the things that would get me back into MEA.

Adding more well thought out roles, content and even (a) mission(s) for the squad mates as well as characters such as Kallo, Suvi, Gil and Lexi, could be woven into the open story lines the writers already set up in the original game. 


Some ideas for those characters:

Gil: Once they find the Quarian ark, Gil's talent of improvising with advanced tech is instrumental in saving the ark itself. In addition you need his help in safely opening certain pods of the Ark's crew as the SAM responsible is either critically damaged or has been disposed off by Reaper/Geth infiltrators abroad the Ark. Based on his advice you get to send the other recruited Pathfinders across the Ark to intervene, maybe even have one of the Pathfinders as a temporary squad mate once you reach them to help them out even further. How you perform during the mission will determine the remaining start population of each species aboard the ark (and to what degree the species appears in the games hubs & surroundings) while having larger consequences in future games when it comes to (political) power balances between the species in Heleus and Andromeda. 

Lexi: Anti-Krogan extremists create a virus based on the research of genetic augmentation performed on the Krogan during their travel to Andromeda and intents to eradicate the Krogan colony on Elaadan with it. This particular plot line would involve Lexi's expertise as she has extensive knowledge on Krogan physiology, fertility and exo-genetic research. They could also combine some added content for other characters by involving Drack a bit and even Reyes if part of the story would take it to a new part of Kadara (maybe a restored waterfront now that the planet is restored by a Remnant Vault?). In the end the mission takes you to an installation on Elaadan itself, at the bottom of a large sinkhole near New Tuchunka. Aside from stopping the virus from being released, you also discover an new location to either extend the Krogan colony or provide a place for Drell colonists to settle. You have to make that choice, the larger consequences of which will be felt in later games. In MEA, choosing the Drell to colonize the spot would lead to the AI outpost having more Drell than Krogan and the main spaceport being expanded with some quest givers added to the main colony. If you choose to give it to the Krogan, the main spaceport is also expanded with some quest givers but there is tension in the AI outpost as other races start to feel uneasy about the Krogan's fast progress in relation to their own.  


Kallo: Part of the original design and construction team Kallo worked with actually make it to Andromeda on the Salarian as well as the Quarian Ark. After the initial happy reunion, not all is well it seems. It turns out that they actually ascribe to a 'Salarian first, aliens second' philosophy similar to Cerberus. Before the Quarian Ark left they managed to stow away several new warships based on the Tempest class design with the official intent of protecting the Ark. After the Ark gets in trouble, they manage to escape, leaving the Ark to fend for itself.
The ships may be relatively small in comparison to the warships back in the Milky Way but with the Nexus itself seriously under powered and the AI's general lack of military vessels, they lack the capability to stop them outright. Kallo evidently wants to stop them and you need his piloting skills more then ever to outsmart and outrun the updated vessels. In the end, you have to choose to either destroy or use the vessels for the Andromeda Initiative. This could upstage the power balance both within the AI as well as in Heleus in general. 

Suvi: 
After the arrival of the Quarian ark, the Drell, Hanar and Elcor aboard will want to settle on a place suitable for them as well. As Eos seems to be an ideal candidate she suggests to work on a rapid expansion of the colony. In order to do so they need greater access to resources on the planet itself. 

Beneath the surface they discover that aside from Remnant tech, aquifers and underground rivers...Eos also contains a vast cavern system filled with fresh water with some of the planets original flora and fauna from before Remnant started to tamper with the planet. This mission could involve both Suvi as well as some of the scientists on the Nexus. Finally, maybe involve one or two of the recruited Pathfinders as well. Eventually you find that the original ecology is quite dangerous, but also could benefit Quarian and Turians immensely as it's dextro amino based.  There are consequences however, extracting more fresh water will damage the remaining ecology significantly to the point of extinction but does allow for expansion of the existing colony and the Drell to settle. Choosing to save the remaining ecology leads to Quarians and Turians getting more say on Eos and are able to settle it in full. But the overall presence on Eos remains more limited because of lower resources. In MEA this leads to the original settlements of 'Promise' & 'Resilience' being turned into a large second settlement when choosing the first option. While if you choose the second only 'Resilience' is being reclaimed with a primarily Turian/Quarian population.