If you were obscenely rich and had obtained the rights to the Mass Effect franchise what would you d

There might be or not, I don't typically name my shepard's jesus so no clue what do you mean by that, he/she is a hero .he/she could have great influence on one set of worlds but been hated by another set of worlds, sacrifices were made ( was shepard's right of taking X action?) and at the end of it everyone is right on how/what they feel towards shepard... I see conflict, exploration, dialog and a lot of shooting ("bad guys") around... 

Rambo, Superman, Batman, alien, spiderman you name it, they are all same guy none of this guys starts in a new game/movie  poor  or toilet's cleaners, they just find new conflicts and try to deal with it, thats what shepard should do. ( my Opinion) and Shepard Already has a fan base. Maybe I am wrong but That's what I would do IF i was dirt rich hehe

It does.  But Bioware seems determined not to tap it.  I'd rather see it shelved than continue to suffer like this.

I'd remaster the series with an engine and creator kit for modding. Modding has given some series a lot of legs. 

Then I'd scrap the existing ME3 and make ME2 the assembling of a sleuthing group discovering the secrets of the Reapers. That team would combine with the original team in my ME3, where the team would combine clues and use the evidence to unite the galactic races against the next Reaper attack. 

ME4 would be an exploration of the Reapers in dark space (and would lead into a discovering a Reaper threat in Andromeda) which would lead into 

ME5 which would be a clever solution to defeat the Reapers using their own Relay mouse trap. Discovery of Relay connections to Andromeda would lead to the Andromeda game. 

The Andromeda game would start out as a mission to cut off the Milky Way/Andromeda Relay connection, but would turn into an effort to save races stuck between Andromeda's Reaper cycles. I liked the Geth factions angles, using the Leviathans that angle could be explored with the Reapers and Andromeda. 

If possible I'd hire some of the original writers from Mass Effect and Baldur's Gate. 

I like this plan, here is hoping you fall into a crap ton of money... or I do. Wait yes, that's much better.   I really do wish they had made modding ME easy. 

Here's wishing to us falling into a crap ton of cash.

I'd make it singleplayer-only, and wallow in my own crapulence.

Faceman. I think you and I are thinking allot alike.

Here is to playing with a little of the current ME lore. What if we really do not know everything about the reapers?

Actually, what if Harbinger was a member of a race that created the weaponized synthetic intelligence we now know as the Reapers, on behalf of a horrible and evil master race in the universe, that he went rogue on? Then enter the collectors and the manipulation of the Gett, etc?

What if this diabolical master race had a name ..... and that name was the Jardaan?

Enter our heroes, 25-years after Andromeda with a stable and advanced Helius Cluster, venturing further into the System to unveil more;0

(1) of the Jardaan Secrets?
(2) What is the scourge anyway?
(3) Who are the Kett and their relationship with the Jardaan?
(4) Who actually created the Angara, the Jardaan or the Kett, or someone else?

Creating this is just to much fun, which is why Mass Effect needs to stay. It is unique in the gaming industry and has never been matched in its futuristic story telling. It is Bioware (along with Dragon Age) and has to keep going, as there is too much story left to tell.

Simple. Not fuck it up.

I can't believe they didn't even try to give Andromeda DLC.

First three dlc's for Andromeda, then start working on Andromeda part 2 and probably trilogy remaster. Would also release smaller side stories from Milky way between main games.

I'm sure I posted in this thread ages ago. I'm posting my current perspective.

If money were no object? I'd continue the Andromeda storyline. Many good threads were woven, regardless of the sketchy execution of the first game. There are a lot of good stories to be told, and the right team could bring those to life. Maybe one day Andromeda is brought back together with the Milky Way, but I don't think that is essential. If the current Andromeda threads could be developed and allowed to run their course, that would be sufficient. I'd end the Andromeda games with an optimistic outlook for our people there and call it a series.

I'd also return the IP to the 22C Milky Way, not by recalling or ignoring Andromeda, but by telling new stories in the Milky Way. In my opinion, one great thing about ME was exploring my own galactic backyard in the not too distant future. That was somewhat pushed to the side by the Reaper War, and then abandoned when things shifted to Andromeda. There are nearly limitless stories to be told in the Milky Way. With money no object, I'd make those stories happen. Though I'd give Andromeda a fitting treatment, the heart of Mass Effect lies in the Milky Way. This galaxy would be the focus moving forward.