What do you want?

I'm not a fan of ryder so I would, but if we keep ryder at least get rid of Sam and the I'm a super sayan all classes dude.

I suggested at one point that SAM had to decrease the connection to Ryder (maybe on par with what the rest of the pathfinder team has) and explain that by saying SAM is using most of its ability to figure out how Meridian works.

DAO Isabella was almost the smallest of side characters, she was a largely liked companion in DA2, and continued as a liked character that would maybe cause small fan revolts if she isn't in any potential Rivain-focused DA game.

Things can grow. Stories can surpass what was there before. Yes, even a galaxy savior.

If that is a concern it would lend towards them moving away form Ryder so they don't set that up again in future games. Unless they plan to galaxy hop every 3 games.

I want the Warden back.

As a cool shadowy character approaching their (supposed? optional through our choice?) Calling, that we never/rarely directly deal with, but perhaps follow the trail of in a main quest.

Up to decades of their own life being lived off-screen, so this is just one narratively centralized part of it. Replacement character(?) if dead from DAO.

Don't need to play as them, but a nod of continuity is nothing I'd oppose. Don't even need their clear face, only the legend to follow.

Acknowledging Shepard's influence can only be a good thing IMO. EA has been keeping tabs on all of our decisions in ME for a long time. Bioware could leverage the data in the Keep in a profound way by adding small nods here and there, tailor made Easter eggs if you will, that call back to what we did in previous games. Further flavoring an off center ME game without actually changing the games narrative course. It's something they've a already done in DA:I, so it's not unheard of doing.

For instance, take the side quest in Omega to help the Quarian out of servitude. If a game was set in Omega about a mercenary running protection out of Omega, the NPCs in that quest, along with many others in other Shepard quests on the station in ME2 and ME3, could be used to call back actions preformed in the previous games. All there while with Shepard or his party not appearing at all.

Shepard is a cornerstone that should absolutely not go unacknowledged. I'm just trying to get across that Shepard exists because of Mass Effect. Mass Effect doesn't exist because of Shepard.

Oh I agree. I want that too but I could live with it. If I have my way though it'd be Ryder.

No not really.

U really think there will be more games with ryder?
I guess we ll have to wait and see.

I hope to God not.

Uh no that wouldn't happen and I want Ryder because I like them.

Still looking at the current poll results and MEA2 with Ryder way outstrips any other option. Again, I know this is a very small sample of ME players, but it still gives some sense of how people might feel about the future of ME.