So no DLC for Andromeda?

Man let it go!

I debated on whether or not to do so lol.

yeah if I want to play as Shepard I'll just boot up he trilogy again problem solved. I'm not bothered whether they remaster him or not as far as I'm concerned Shepard is dead and died at the end of ME3. Deal with it

You know that a "remaster" would probably be nothing more than a glossed up version of the old trilogy made compatible for current gen systems, which would be pretty much meaningless to the PC crowd. The likelihood of BioWare producing 3 entire games rehashing/reimagining the old story and characters is nil. The likelihood of a new game after the MET featuring Shepard even less so.

I believe Cora's VA did foer one. I think it was posted on the twitter thread.

it's in the twitter thread not sure which page though if it's any help I do remember she posted it sometime in May but that''s all I remember so it's clearly after the games release. So ther's hope they'er working on something.

no because they specifically said MEA

To borrow a phrase from Udina  "You wanted proof there it is"

It was so bad that the Dragon Age wikia was toxic.

Just thought I'd post this, as Soderlund, VP of EA, still seems to believe in Mass Effect.


Engadget: I know that you have said you are very proud of the team's work and how the game turned out, but that isn't the complete consensus on the consumer side of things with how the animations worked -- glitches and bugs, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that.

Soderlund: No, and as you should. Here's how I look at this: A game that we launched in the market that doesn't function and is full of bugs, that's not who we are and that's not who we should be. Trust in me that that's something I look at and I say there needs to be a change in process and a change in strategy. What I will say, though, is that we are a large organization with 6,000 developers. If one game comes out and we have those issues, then we come out and we attack that problem.

That doesn't mean that the whole organization has that problem. But what you said, I can only agree with. It warrants a change in process, it warrants a change in approvals, which we're going through. So all I can say to those people who feel that way is, we hear you, and we agree with you. We will make sure that we rectify that going forward.

With Mass Effect, the game wasn't maybe as finished as people wanted it to be. Of course, we take that seriously. What we do is we look at that toward the Mass Effect team themselves, but we also look at what learnings can we apply to the rest of the organization so that this doesn't get replicated in another place around EA. Of course, anything that comes out of BioWare we'll apply thorough dialogue and change to ensure we get the best possible game in the market.


At no point did I hear him say, 'it's cancelled'. Changes will be made apparently, but it ISN'T the end.

EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson responded, offering a few concessions up front.

He says Andromeda “was in development for a really long time”, and admits that “overall, the aggregate review scores were lower than we would have liked”. He also notes the fanbase for the game is “very passionate, looking for very particular things. And many players found exactly what they're looking for and some players did not.”

Nonetheless, Wilson leaps to Bioware’s defence. He points out that “we did have over 100 reviewers score the game at 80 or higher,” and points to Bioware’s forthcoming content schedule, saying “new multiplayer content is continuing to be released and new content arriving overall more regularly. We're very happy with how Bioware is doing, how Bioware is treating Mass Effect. And our expectations for Mass Effect are still strong for the future and the franchise overall.”


Lying to investors is considered fraud, and a securities violation.  While the statement can be construed as ambiguous, the last sentence strongly implies that the franchise will continue.  Attempting to switch the name, i.e. saying that Anthem IS Mass Effect would be considered as such.  Such a statement would also potentially make the CEO PERSONALLY liable in addition to possibly bankrupting the company itself as it is buried under litigation.  IF the shareholders or investors KNOW about a factual misstatement, i.e. a lie, they themselves can become personally liable to OTHER investors if they learn of the dishonesty and as such can be named in a potential lawsuit.  SO, I can infer that based upon the above statement by the CEO of EA that Mass Effect is NOT done and will continue, if for nothing else that this guy probably doesn't want to lose his job and bonuses.  Essentially, unless Wilson is willing to fall on the sword, he'll continue the franchise purely out of self preservation.  It wouldn't be the first time, it won't be the last...

Of course, EA could always do what was done with Tomb Raider...remove it from Bioware's hands and hand it to another dev.  Considering the investment made so far it would be foolish to simply dump it and run.  They've committed too many resources, basically a sunk cost fallacy, to just throw in the towel.  With a potential movie in the works (though it is in whatever limbo it might be in), books, comics, goods and the like, just tossing it aside would poison the well.  This isn't just about software at this point...if Bioware and by extension, EA, were to drop Mass Effect on its head, it would negatively impact any and ALL of Bioware's franchises by association.  Many Dragon Age fans are ALSO Mass Effect fans.  There is a large crossover between franchises, and systems.  On top of that, you have word of mouth (and social media) which would mean that official news of the end of Mass Effect would spread like wildfire, ultimately consuming whichever sacrificial lamb that was thrown up to deliver such.  It could kill the career of whomever was CEO at the time (like what happened with SimCity).  

The safe money is on them slowing down, taking a breather, and coming back when they are ready.  They already know EXACTLY how much ill will can be generated by negativity towards their titles.  INTENTIONALLY killing a franchise would ruin them.  Too many factors are against the end of Mass Effect...I don't see it happening.

I'm with you. I don't believe they will continue MEA in any form, but I still got that VERY small hope - but smaller every day - for some kind closure of Ryder's storyline. Something like ending of Stargate: Universe - everyone go to statis and MAYBE one day we will wake up... It will be not so hard to connect that plot with Quarians MAYDAY signal.