IF we get another Mass Effect game....

They left a lot of loose ends to be tied up. I am waiting for a DLC or two. I don't get why they wouldn't have planned for at least one. If there is no DLC then I think they just need to make sure all the unanswered question from MEA are dealt with. I would like to continue my Ryder's story, but I would also be open to a new protagonist.

I think if they scrap what they did in Andromeda it would just lead the exact same problems in a sequel. My belief is that if Mass Effect 2 had a different protagonist then Shepard it would have been received with far less acceptance then it was because it was starting out at square one again and there was nothing to grow from everything was completely new.

I think Andromeda wasn't designed around the world of Andromeda like Dragon Age was designed to focus more on Thedas for they spent a lot more time in Dragon Age developing the world over characters, but Mass Effect develops the characters more over the world.

I would prefer they give us a SP DLC that ties up major loose ends (at least the Benefactor stuff) and then give the next game a new protagonist (in the distant future, maybe, but still in Andromeda).

They need to finish this story before moving on with something else. We need to know what happened with Jien Garson, the Benefactor, the Quarians, etc. All of that needs to be resolved before the franchise moves on, and not through datapads.

The foundation of a great story is there...they just to give Liam, Peebee, Cora, and Vetra the same depth of character they gave Drack and Jaal. This game needs 2-3 DLCs to set it up for a sequel. If they tell the story through novels, comics and datapads, they will have a difficult time building the hype for the sequel but I don't think they will.

I'd like to continue with Ryder and crew. I don't know that I'd be interested otherwise.

Of course, I'd also like to revert most of the combat changes - regain the power wheel and control of squadmate powers, the mini-map instead of the lame-ass Bethesda style compass, the class system, and lose the damned jump jets. I honestly don't know how interested I'd be in another title with this chaotic, reactive combat instead of the tactical combat I enjoyed in MET.

I don't think a time jump is needed for Ryder to mature.  The experiences she had through MEA brought about a lot of growth, and she's become a hero in her own right.

Consider how much some of the MET characters changed over the course of the trilogy.

I want the Quarian Arc DLC, for both the SP and MP reasons, because it will bring more races in the game, including potentially different Andromeda races, both friendly and not.

In terms of the protagonist for the new game, either Ryder or a new character is good. What I do not want is the companion recycle the way the DA did it, because more and more places get taken up by the Important Companions, making each subsequent PC less and less important compared to them, and more of them reappear as the old flames of the previous protagonist, so you cannot continue relationship like you did in MET.

so, either Ryder with returning crew and a couple new relationships if desired, or new char and all new cast.

Yeah, they have all the right ingredients there with the character backstory, finished character model, and voice actor, they just need some better writing/dialogue in some cases.

Liam needs to do "something" epic/smart to justify his presence. He also needs to slow down and not be a mush-mouth.

I really liked Peebee, her voice actress and character model are solid, but her writer needs to nail down her character because she's kind if all over the place. Oh, she needs to stop using human idioms/phrases(water under the bridge, lickity-split, etc)...only so many times you chalk it up to a limited translator.

I feel they underused Vetra's "resourcefulness" and need this expanded on further, maybe teamed with her sister.

Finally, Cora needs to get fierce. We got her backstory and saw her realization about Serissa, now I want her to not hold back and show some confidence. She should be free of expectations that appear to be mostly self-imposed

It won't automatically be better if they did, and could even just be worse.

Personally, toward the end, I felt like Ryder did. There are some things that SAM will always be needed for to give Ryder an edge but there was some maturity and development.

Honestly, I didn't get a huge "Synthesis" vibe from SAM/Ryder's relationship. Synthesis in ME3 felt like this weird, forced hybridization while SAM and Ryder felt more cooperative, like there was a choice and desire to help each other as separate but connected entities.

By the way, for context, I thought Synthesis was the worst of the three options and Destroy the best.

First we have nothing to accept as their is no definitive answer. Second they should do a direct sequel and continue the Ryder story. Baring that new Protagonist stay in Andromeda.

Yeah, so far, BioWare has not left a story unfinished and they shouldn't do it here. They have the foundation and they just need to tweak the formula a bit