Number of Extra Trailers Until Release Date

If released in March, I would say 3. One showing the inside of the tempest with a few crewmembers. One with brother Ryder similar to what sister Ryder had yesterday. Another one revealing what Liam and Cora look like. I don't know.

Do you think we'll get companion reveal trailers like Bull, Vivienne etc got for DA:I?

Bioware should definitely release additional trailers, where:
- They show in detail how the current dialogue system works, by showcasing different results Ryder can get by using each of the potential 4-5 choice options during conversations/cutscenes.
- They could do a sneek-peek of out 6-7 permanent squadmates where we have ~15 sec conversation/banter display with each one of them.
- They should show us how Tempest looks inside and which locations within we are going to use for different purposes.
- Official / big release trailer somewhere in February.

ok, let's do a little CSI:BSN work on this:



The best indication of future behavior is past behavior, so if we track the relationship to Dragon Age Inquisition's trailers to its launch against Mass Effect Andromeda, then we can get a sense of where we stand.

Source data:

bsn.boards.net/thread/715/dragon-age-trailers
bsn.boards.net/thread/730/mass-effect-trailerslink

I've summarised the trailer type for comparison purposes, and have used as a placeholder MEA launch date, the rumoured March 21st 2017.
Please note that the 'days to launch' numbers account for the 6 week slippage of DAI, a decision taken 120 days before DAI's launch.
Also, trailers and announcements tend to gravitate toward conferences and key dates, so some external factors come into play.

DAYS to Launch       DRAGON AGE      MASS EFFECT

645 days                                           MEA Teaser
487 days                 DAI Teaser

282 days                                           Announce trailer
218 days                 Announce trailer
195 days                                           Tech demo

134 days                                           Official reveal
123 days                 Official reveal
97 days                   Antagonist trailer

110 days                                           Gameplay trailer
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - current date
93 days                   Gameplay demo

82 days                   Multiplayer trailer
49 days                   Character creator
22 days                   Hero trailer
13 days                   Cinematic trailers

You can see the 'days to launch' tie up fairly well.

IF Mass Effect Andromeda follows the same trailer/marketing schedule, I would predict the following (days rounded for simplicity):

Days                        Item                         Target date       Predicted date

100 days                  Another trailer           Dec 11 2016      Dec 14th - Something else before Christmas
90 days                    Gameplay demo        Dec 21 2016      Jan 3rd - Longer Gameplay demo first thing in January
80 days                    Multiplayer                Dec 31 2016      Jan 21st - Multiplayer trailer and/or demo late January
50 days                    Character Creator      Jan 30 2017       Feb 3rd - Character Creator demo in February
21 days                    Another trailer           Mar 01 2017      Mar 1st - Keynote trailer in March    
14 days                    Cinematic trailer(s)    Mar 07 2017      Mar 8th - Cinematic trailers coming up to launch
0 days                      Launch                     Mar 21 2017      Mar 21st - Launch

Things to look out for:

Dragon Age Inquisition pushed out the launch date by 40 days at Launch minus 120 days, to Launch minus 160, and we're already past that date now.
If we don't get a confirmed launch date at the latest by whatever date they release any information in early January, then it won't have a March 21st launch.
Nothing else before Christmas or nothing in early January would also indicate a slight slippage.
However, barring a major problem, the current marketing schedule points at a pretty safe launch window of March-April-May.

Awesome work with this analysis SofaJockey!

That it does! and we need Mass Effect nerds nowadays more than ever

I'm hoping a sort of character trailer.. of squadmates. Just like in ME2 or Dorian/Vivienne/Iron Bull/Varric in DA:I

I just need to know my squad! (Actually I need to know who I'm going to romance )

O shit I just realized March 21st is less than 4 months away.