Honest poll on whether Shepard should return in a future Mass Effect game

The thing is that if you brought back the OT writers then you could easily have them write up new characters that are just as good. Yes the characters made the OT good, but you don't need specifically Garrus and Tali to have a good Mass Effect game.

On top of that many of the OT writers wouldn't have a hand in it because a number of them aren't even with BioWare anymore and Patrick Weekes who had a huge hand in a number of the characters of Mass Effect has since gone on to become the lead writer of Dragon Age so he's busy with that franchise now.

The reality is that if you brought back the OT crew you'd be stuck having the ME:A writing team having a significant role in writing them.

The flaw is thinking that BioWare can get the same team of people they had 10 or even 5 years ago to write a new Mass Effect game.

No. Bioware's done enough damage to Shepard.

You know what I changed my mind. Don't bring back Shepard, because thinking about it they'll surly ruin him even more, being that good people are leaving BW left and right. Just found out Laidlaw has ran from BW today. RIP DA.

I like how "No" and "Hell no!" are tied for first right now

Nah. Let her be. Let the Milky Way be.

Maybe as a statue on the Citadel... but that's it.

I think there's great potential for Andromeda to be a galaxy of creation (in narrative tone) after the Milky Way's galaxy of destruction. A faltering start doesn't necessarily end this potential, even if it weakens, slows, and might end it.

No. I don't trust "New BioWare" with a character as pivotal and iconic as Shepard.

I can't remember the last time I saw BSN in such agreement. Did hell get a blizzard?

Not Shepard, but we should return to MW

I'd rather just years later, as we explore totally new but more civilized environments (similar to how DA4 may be going for the civilized parts of the north instead of wilderness). Still use Heleus as hub (especially the Nexus), but don't focus on the Habitats.

Then another game (a ME6 or 7) after that can do the big jump, and revisit the old colonies more.


Also it is more personal preference that a bridge to Milky Way is built over time. ME4/A we discover that everything is cut off and there is danger, ME5 we try to re-establish contact and learn about the danger (up to meeting a form of Reaper, I'd be fine with), ME6 we have contact re-established and attempt of multi-galactic civilization is begun (and so can travel between galaxies for story).

I'd say after maybe even a millennia, things have changed. Could break down Milky Way (technology) to keep it to an Andromeda's standards that are still relative to the trilogy (but MEA teases it getting better).



But anyway I'd adore a ME5/MEA2 that focuses on the exploration over the colonization. Just with less 'roaming land' part and more 'traversing space and establishing new contact' that was in MEA but not as prime.

I vote no.