Infighting Among The Arks

Rage Virus.



Call it Mass Effect: 28 Lightyears Later

Who said anything about shooting?

It's pretty heavily implied, isn't it?

I will be extremely disappointed if they go back to infighting while on the nexus ships, enough is enough on infighting let it just die. They are to work together and are allies in a new galaxy against the new races and new threat if there is one

Watch this movie again and tell me the people of the Milky Way aren't going to do some gangster shit to one another



Pink Pimp Suit Krogan™ puts ugly human to sleep.

"Dad" and his Krogan goonie drop that same ugly human in the next movie.

No doubt; but that's why I said we'd see more cooperation than infighting. Plus, that's clearly not species infighting when you view more of the scene. That's fighting with some other agenda.

If Ark Hyperion goes off the rails early, and/or not everyone is eager to follow the lead of their Pathfinders and/or Jien, it's not surprising that tensions ensue. It's the Wild West out there; the only law will be what we make ourselves, which is something that was mentioned in the GI article regarding the removal of Paragon/Renegade pseudomorality.

I want an excuse to shoot some gangsta Krogan.

Even if the old prejudices are meant to be left in the Milky Way, I could imagine that conflict might eventually occur between the members of the Ark Coalition, due to how each species might approach colonisation of Andromeda.

Salarians are more likely to want to set up a centralised infrastructure first before expanding outwards, send out scouts to survey the local surroundings and establish scientific enclaves where they can develop new technology or reverse-engineer Andromeda tech in secret.

Humans are more likely to want to explore first, so will likely focus on setting up outposts on various worlds as they go, both to stake a claim and so that they have the foundation for future colonisation.

Turians are more likely to want to focus on their military presence, build up their forces for defensive purposes and to secure their territory before they expand outwards.

Krogans (much like Humans) will probably go into Andromeda like a bull in a china shop, heading out into the black straight away to stake a claim on whatever rocks are up for the taking.

Asari are more likely to create a centralised location from which to expand their influence, continue to foster diplomatic relations between the various factions and probably will attempt to create another Council at some point to ensure peace.

Conflict could occur because one or more species expand more rapidly than the others, leading to resentment when the others finally are prepared to colonise themselves? Worlds that have been claimed might end up being contested, depending on whether or not the claimant species has the capacity to actually defend it, or should that world fall into the sphere of influence of another Ark faction.

Otherwise, conflict could occur because one (or more) Ark species might do something to rub an Andromedan race up the wrong way, leading that native species targetting everyone from the Milky Way as a result. It would be rather hard to maintain positive relations and feelings towards another Ark faction, if mere association with them was enough for your own species to be shot at.

Nope. That's all still very much in the dark.

I suspect this will be the source some tension, in-game. Since this is a privately funded expedition, and apparently not a "Citadel Council venture", the issue of "who are you to decide?" will inevitably arise. At some point, I suspect Jien and the Nexus hierarchy might give us some directive, or reveal some agenda, with which we take exception.

It's hard to say in which direction the writers will take it. They can't have too much infighting, or the entire effort will implode. We are already fighting the kett. A little internal strife is going to happen, though, to keep things interesting.

I'm eager to see what the power structure is. I'm not even sure Jien really is as important as people assume she will be. She seems important at present, but things can change. As you alluded, hundreds of thousands (?) wouldn't have signed up to be bossed around by Jien Garson and some vague group. There definitely has to be a clear, multilateral structure in place.

Initially, we are cutoff from the Nexus and have to rise to the occasion. Once that is resolved, we'll get our look at the new way of things in Andromeda, no doubt. I'd be shocked if Ark Hyperion isn't mostly saved. It will likely be disabled and in grave danger, but I don't see humanity being largely lost at the outset. That's too depressing a start. Ryder will find a way to save them, and the Nexus presumably knows we were headed for Habitat 7. Eventually, they'd come looking.

(My post assumes people have read the GI article. I'm encountering a lot of confusion and resistance to "my ideas", as people who haven't yet read it think I'm inventing some of this stuff I've read.)

Tell that to a justicar.