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So they actually did it? Not only did they throw away all the iconic locations we came to love and possibly the lore itself, but they actually threw out some of the iconic species too?
It could just mean no hanar, or drell, or something. Drell are cool (as we all know), but they were also very small in number and apparently pretty intent on sticking with the hanar during the reaper invasion to help them and honor the compact. And I can honestly see a load of logistical issues trying to put the hanar in cryo for a 500 year long haul in space given their biology. The elcor ambassador in ME1 outright states they dislike long journeys in the confines of space ships, so you could say they didn't go either.
I can't see dropping the main 6 races (humans, asari, turians, salarians, krogan, quarians), though. Especially quarians. They've got so much practice as a species making sure ships stay functional on minimal resources and scavenging that it'd almost be crazy not to bring a few along when colonizing a whole new galaxy where you'll have zero infrastructure to draw from.
And maybe we'll keep some batarians, too, depending on the circumstances around the project. Though that's definitely iffy.
Even with your optimistic look on what was being said, my favorite race the Geth are still left out. If you are right, then they may as well have declared Destroy canon since what's the difference? At least that way we could stay in the Milky Way.
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shinobi602 Daddy Goggles Group™ Member in good standing Yesterday, 04:12 AM, Post #12239 Originally Posted by Bisnic Is it too much to assume that all the trilogy races will make it into Andromeda? Yes
shinobi602 shinobi602 Daddy Goggles Group™ Member in good standing Yesterday, 06:53 PM, Post #12266 Originally Posted by Daemul Urgh, whats the point of going to a new galaxy if we're still going to be surrounded by the same damn species we were around in the old galaxy? I want to be surrounded by new exotic faces, because at this point we might as well just have stayed in the Milky Way. There's all kinds of new fauna, wildlife and some new alien races. At the same it's nice to have some familiar elements. I think they'll strike a good balance.
shinobi602 Daddy Goggles Group™ Member in good standing Today, 02:38 PM, Post #12288 Originally Posted by diaspora The turians are getting the boot aren't they? Too damn popular for their own good. Well...he didn't specify "Council" races
Based on what he said it seems pretty clear not every MW species will be in Andromeda. I'm not sure what he means with Council races. Probably the four with full power. In any case it seems he hinted in the end that turians will be in.
I don't know what to think about this. Especially second quote. Oh, I'm sorry that gor many species where integral part of ME's identity
To be clear, Shinobi's second post was only the part about the balance. The first part was from another use.
bshep: it might be a little harder to be wrong about some species not being in Andromeda. Though I agree that it's better to wait until official confirmation.
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I don't know what to think about this. Especially second quote. Oh, I'm sorry that gor many species where integral part of ME's identity
To be clear, Shinobi's second post was only the part about the balance. The first part was from another use.
bshep : it might be a little harder to be wrong about some species not being in Andromeda. Though I agree that it's better to wait until official confirmation.
Indeed. I don't expect to see Raloi or Yagh inside the arcs. But i hope the others made it.
Anyway,so it wasn't Shinobi with his usual cryptic bs but someone else?
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It could just mean no hanar, or drell, or something. Drell are cool (as we all know), but they were also very small in number and apparently pretty intent on sticking with the hanar during the reaper invasion to help them and honor the compact. And I can honestly see a load of logistical issues trying to put the hanar in cryo for a 500 year long haul in space given their biology. The elcor ambassador in ME1 outright states they dislike long journeys in the confines of space ships, so you could say they didn't go either.
I can't see dropping the main 6 races (humans, asari, turians, salarians, krogan, quarians), though. Especially quarians. They've got so much practice as a species making sure ships stay functional on minimal resources and scavenging that it'd almost be crazy not to bring a few along when colonizing a whole new galaxy where you'll have zero infrastructure to draw from.
And maybe we'll keep some batarians, too, depending on the circumstances around the project. Though that's definitely iffy.
Even with your optimistic look on what was being said, my favorite race the Geth are still left out. If you are right, then they may as well have declared Destroy canon since what's the difference? At least that way we could stay in the Milky Way.
Good point with the Geth. Maybe a platform or two unintentionally infiltrated the project with a few thousand runtimes aboard them? lol
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To be clear, Shinobi's second post was only the part about the balance. The first part was from another use.
bshep : it might be a little harder to be wrong about some species not being in Andromeda. Though I agree that it's better to wait until official confirmation.
Indeed. I don't expect to see Raloi or Yagh inside the arcs. But i hope the others made it.
Anyway,so it wasn't Shinobi with his usual cryptic bs but someone else?
No, shinobi was the one that gave the hints. In the second post, The first part (from another user) ranted about not making sense that in a new galaxy there are all the old species. Shinobi replied by saying Bioware found (in his opinion) a nice balance.
That is the part that lead me to believe that some middle/major race (Quarians or Geth) might not be in.
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I prefer to wait to hear from Bioware about who is going and who isn't, because it wouldn't be the first time that Shinobi guy got something wrong.
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Agreed. Shinobi revealed nothing new, imo, making the N7 Day reveal the better choice.
Yes!!! He usually says something really vague and then when it happens to be true we got that "ohh he has inside sources!" from his fans at neogaf. But very few people seems to remember he makes a lot of wrong guesses too.
BioWare @bioware Citizens of Earth, now you can send your voice to Andromeda. Introducing the #ExplorersWanted VO Contest:
You’re an explorer. You’ve always wondered what it would be like to see the stars and discover new worlds. While we can’t physically send you to space, we can send your voice to Andromeda.
You’re an explorer. You’ve always wondered what it would be like to see the stars and discover new worlds. While we can’t physically send you to space, we can send your voice to Andromeda.
Starting September 12, 2016 at 6 PM GMT, we’re giving you the chance to voice a character in an upcoming Mass Effect videogame.
All you need to do is download a script, upload your vocal take, send the link to explorers@bioware.com, and you’ll be entered. Video and audio recordings are both acceptable. Once you’ve submitted your entry, we encourage you to share it on social media with #ExplorersWanted.
No accents, makeup, costumes, or props are necessary: just a recording of you speaking in your natural voice. If you want to be a little more dramatic, feel free—just remember that your entry will be judged on the quality of your voice performance and how well it matches the Mass Effect style.
The contest entry period closes on September 28, 2106 at 6:59 AM GMT, at which point the entries will be judged by a panel of BioWare employees. The potential winner will be notified on or before November 30, 2016.
The winner will be flown to one of our recording studios, put up in a hotel for up to two nights, and perform in a professional recording session.
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Nothing wrong about new species in the series, but c'mon, BW spent yers of development to come up with a nice set of deepened characters, interesting races and concepts and now they just kick their arses !? I mean, what the hell, turians are part of the game just like humans, and i really hope shinobi is actually hinting that turians (council races) will be in because if they don't....(i'll just cry lol) But i loved geth too, more than quarians, i actually fucked up with quarians because i would really like to have those Geth Primes as my army on the ground while fighting the reapers, not some squishy quarians (sorry quarian lovers, they have a hearth too) Legion was actually one of my favorite characters in the whole series, not only because it was well written, but because he was an artificial dude with real emotions, and he opted to wear a fucking N7 piece of armor! isn't that cool enough to keep them in the game?
Now, about this contest, that was a nice move BW! i love the idea of having some fan voicing some character in game! can't wait to see you saying you can't wait to see, i mean listen, to the best ones. I'm still curious to know which kind of character will it be though
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Have you read the script of the contest? The two mercenaries refer a lot about The Capital. This is something made it up for the contest or we have the name of the new Citadel?
BioWare @bioware Citizens of Earth, now you can send your voice to Andromeda. Introducing the #ExplorersWanted VO Contest:
You’re an explorer. You’ve always wondered what it would be like to see the stars and discover new worlds. While we can’t physically send you to space, we can send your voice to Andromeda.
You’re an explorer. You’ve always wondered what it would be like to see the stars and discover new worlds. While we can’t physically send you to space, we can send your voice to Andromeda.
Starting September 12, 2016 at 6 PM GMT, we’re giving you the chance to voice a character in an upcoming Mass Effect videogame.
All you need to do is download a script, upload your vocal take, send the link to explorers@bioware.com, and you’ll be entered. Video and audio recordings are both acceptable. Once you’ve submitted your entry, we encourage you to share it on social media with #ExplorersWanted.
No accents, makeup, costumes, or props are necessary: just a recording of you speaking in your natural voice. If you want to be a little more dramatic, feel free—just remember that your entry will be judged on the quality of your voice performance and how well it matches the Mass Effect style.
The contest entry period closes on September 28, 2106 at 6:59 AM GMT, at which point the entries will be judged by a panel of BioWare employees. The potential winner will be notified on or before November 30, 2016.
The winner will be flown to one of our recording studios, put up in a hotel for up to two nights, and perform in a professional recording session.
Are you ready to explore Andromeda?
Read the full contest rules below for details and eligibility requirements.
Check out one of above tweets. It's not pattern. Just shadows.
Someone should point out that shadows do not exist where there is light then. Focus on the floor light in the center of the image. Maybe things are different in that galaxy and shadows just show up wherever they want.
I guess they had there graphics setting turned to LOW.
In all seriousness, I've only seen a small handful of games get lighted shadows right, and usually only for a single dynamic light source that gets special cased, like if your character swings a torch beam around. Or if the scene has volumetric lightning -- a setting most gamers turn off, because it kills FPS. It's not easy to do generally.
Inquisitor: Is that innuendo? Sera: No, it's at the front!
Am I the only one who gets an Alien vibe from this screenshot? As in the movie. Maybe it's the steam.
I'm afraid to admit that the first thing that popped into my mind was, "Brewery!" Lay some of that Remnant Dark Matter Stout on me!
Well, your thought is much cheerier than mine!
On the new VA contest, it's great they're doing this again! It was really pretty neat to observe last time and even more fun to hear the VA in the game.
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Have you read the script of the contest? The two mercenaries refer a lot about The Capital. This is something made it up for the contest or we have the name of the new Citadel?
Yeah i notice that. It's very likely a real place (ingame) considering they are going to put the voice of the winner/winners on the game.
Have you read the script of the contest? The two mercenaries refer a lot about The Capital. This is something made it up for the contest or we have the name of the new Citadel?
I wouldn't put too much stock into anything in the scripts. The DAI scripts had dialogue that was never in the actual game or even referenced anything specific in the game. Instead they make up scenarios that would fit in the setting so they can see how your voice acting will fit in the setting.
Plus I think Bioware can come up with a better name for the capital than The Capital. I know it starts with a C and they love names with C but that is too simple.
Mmmmh I would love the exclusion of Quarians. I think I would spend less time playing the game than grabbing the popcorn and going through all the mad threads on reddit and here
Kidding aside, dropping elcor, volus, vorcha, hanar, batarians out of the "minor" races, and maybe drell, quarians and geth out of the ME trilogy "important" races (as in, squadmates/special story arcs during the trilogy) is probably a wise choice. Out with the old and unimportant, in with the new.
I wouldn't mind a Drell. If the planet they are on makes them die early due to excessive moisture/humidity, then maybe they'd be more likely to want to explore new places than the other races.