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Post by BansheeOwnage on Dec 5, 2016 2:02:13 GMT
The funny thing is that we went to Andromeda because it was a resource rich region, but there people are fighting for whatever little resources they can find... We already know that something happened to the golden planets during the 600 years of journey, this is such of an uninformed assumption to make. As far as resource scans being off goes, the only viable reason for that would be those resources being depleted. Which the Kett or other aliens could easily be responsible for, of course. What I wonder about most is how you can have outcasts and raiders before there is enough civilization around to actually raid. Someone has to produce the stuff they are stealing first, after all! A gang of criminals on an uncolonized world won't have anyone to rob. It's a good point. The answer seems to be that the raiders are raiding each other. As I mentioned in another thread, the fact that they can do this (constantly kill each other for scraps) without attrition reducing their numbers to useless levels almost immediately means there must be a lot of raiders already, and this is the first generation of colonists. Adding to this, Ryder and co. will inevitably kill probably hundreds of these thugs during the game, so... wow. Hyperion is likely months to years late. Though I don't know if the various hubs we'll visit will be made by the MW species or some native species. Probably both. There were a bunch of Andromedans (not Kett) around the hub in the trailer and in combat as thugs (surprised I haven't seen a thread about them). So they're obviously getting along with MW species quite well and quickly, since they're casually chatting in hubs and joining gangs. Spoilers, I suppose? I really hope this doesn't mean first contact is made without us, because there only seem to be them and the Kett in the Heleus Cluster, and I really want to be able to make first contact with an intelligent species. We all know how first contact with the Kett goes down... During the Krogan rebellions, Krogan scientists on Rothla managed some kind of exotic weapon (no-one knows precisely what it was) that accidentally shattered the planet into a field of debris. Scientists studying the event by travelling to the edge of it's light-cone report a moment of extreme gravitational lensing around the planet before it was destroyed.Can I just say how freaking cool it is that if we had FTL, we could rewatch the same cosmic event by simply outpacing the light emitted from it and looking again, farther away? Like, wow, that's awesome. Gets the scientist in me all fired up. And I'm so glad the writers actually thought of this! This is why I love Mass Effect  True, I actually am fine with the female Krogan designer... especially because it was established in the lore that Krogan females are indeed more scientifically minded then most males. The only thing that irked me slightly was: The project was started quite some time before the genophage was cured (if it even was), so a highly intelligent female would have been a very valuable asset to whatever clan she belonged to, so, shooting such a person into deep space doesn't seam like a very smart move?... but who knows, maybe her whole clan joined the AI (very likely), or she was no longer fertile to begin with.You seem to be under the impression, judging from your wording, that some krogan governing body sent her to the Initiative. Did you ever think that maybe she decided to go there... because she wanted to? You know, of her own accord? We've seen a number of smart krogan over the course of the series. The thing is, most of them turn their intellect towards warfare or weapon designs (since that's pretty much the krogan way) Those that turn their brains towards less violent pursuits are generally looked down upon. Which would only be another reason to want to leave Tuchanka in favour of doing cool things with your talent  |
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Post by warbaby2 on Dec 5, 2016 2:17:54 GMT
True, I actually am fine with the female Krogan designer... especially because it was established in the lore that Krogan females are indeed more scientifically minded then most males. The only thing that irked me slightly was: The project was started quite some time before the genophage was cured (if it even was), so a highly intelligent female would have been a very valuable asset to whatever clan she belonged to, so, shooting such a person into deep space doesn't seam like a very smart move?... but who knows, maybe her whole clan joined the AI (very likely), or she was no longer fertile to begin with.You seem to be under the impression, judging from your wording, that some krogan governing body sent her to the Initiative. Did you ever think that maybe she decided to go there... because she wanted to? You know, of her own accord? Sure I did, but I also know that fertile female Krogan are highly protected and valued by their society, and that's something both genders acknowledge... they are fighting for survival, after all. So, as I said, if she did go on a "one way ticked" mission, then there had to be a VERY good reason for it... I never insinuated that she didn't have a say in it, though. |
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Post by NRieh on Dec 5, 2016 8:33:03 GMT
Well, how about a Quarian (can repair the core with a duct tape, hammer and 'keelah se'lai', also infamous for creating a viable synthetic life form)? Or may be a salarian ('smartass' being their second name)? Or may be one of those everlasting blue Asari? No? Female Krogan Lead Engineer still makes the most sense to you lore-wise and seems like the first choice? Okee, if you say so...  |
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Post by Ahriman on Dec 5, 2016 8:59:58 GMT
We already know that something happened to the golden planets during the 600 years of journey, this is such of an uninformed assumption to make. As far as resource scans being off goes, the only viable reason for that would be those resources being depleted. Which the Kett or other aliens could easily be responsible for, of course. I guess I'll just have to roll with it, because depleting a planet is kinda laughable even with ME level of tech. Not to mention entire star cluster. Ah yes, "Remnants", an ancient race of vault builders, which mined entire planets to build giant space boxes for their weapon schematics. |
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Post by azarhal on Dec 5, 2016 16:12:21 GMT
It does make me question how long the Arks have been in Andromeda before all this revolution started. I can definitely understand the arguments for this sort of thing to happen, but I was picturing at least ten years before it became practical to have such significant schisms. The rebel base we saw in the gameplay trailer especially made me scratch my head, how long would that take to set up? I don't think the timeframes are going to be realistic. There were native aliens on that "rebel base". The place was probably already settled by Andromedans before the Milkies moved in. |
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Post by Saboru on Dec 5, 2016 17:46:48 GMT
Well, how about a Quarian (can repair the core with a duct tape, hammer and 'keelah se'lai', also infamous for creating a viable synthetic life form)? Or may be a salarian ('smartass' being their second name)? Or may be one of those everlasting blue Asari? No? Female Krogan Lead Engineer still makes the most sense to you lore-wise and seems like the first choice? Okee, if you say so... I should send this to our HR people for their 'Why we anonimise applications' and 'Why you will fill in the form to justify your recruitment decisions' course. |
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Post by Sifr on Dec 5, 2016 21:13:56 GMT
Well, how about a Quarian (can repair the core with a duct tape, hammer and 'keelah se'lai', also infamous for creating a viable synthetic life form)? Or may be a salarian ('smartass' being their second name)? Or may be one of those everlasting blue Asari? No? Female Krogan Lead Engineer still makes the most sense to you lore-wise and seems like the first choice? Okee, if you say so... A Krogan engineer might be preferable considering how we've seen they build their structures and technology to last. In ME3, Shepard was sent to deal with an ancient military installation on Tuchanka with a massive ground-to-space cannon, that Hackett informs us was last fired during the Krogan Rebellions. Despite that space-cannon sitting around gathering dust for over a millennia and a half, exposed to the harsh elements of Tuchanka all the while, Cerberus troops seemed to zero trouble bringing it back online. Furthermore, Clan Urdnot's settlement is located in an old nuclear missile silo and underground bunker, presumably constructed prior to their nuclear conflict four thousand years ago. Aside from the bits of rubble strewn across the ground, the overall facilities still seems to be largely intact and operational. A Krogan engineer would design the Ark to be able to remain running for centuries without maintenance if it had to, as well as be extremely simple to fix if/when any problems did occur. The problem with having a Salarian engineer design the Ark's power systems is they wouldn't be able to help themselves and might end up over-designing everything, making it far more difficult to fix when something as small as a washer breaks. |
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