Synthetics in Andromeda?

The original trilogy kind of revolved around synthetics. So I hope this game skips them.

There are remnants which seem like mindless robots.

Overall this game feels more like some sort of science-fantasy thing than a sci-fi space opera thing and that's in no small part due to the lack of synthetics as well as darkness. Why is every planet we've seen gameplay footage of so far been really bright and pretty?

I get the feeling that the Andromeda Initiative will use AI to help maintain and keep the arks going while they make the trek to Andromeda -- it only makes sense. Plus, it's in the abbreviation--AI in the AI!

Plus I get the feeling that the Remnant are more than they appear, we just think they're flying drones because we don't really know WHAT they are and what they're protecting.

Either way, I just hope both have good stories and in ways that don't feel like rehashes of the previous trilogy.

Definitely. Setting aside the hate cult that's formed around the game, the campaign is one of the best I've played. Ethan was a great robot buddy.

I would have to respectfully disagree with your first part.

Personally, I felt that EDI and the Geth were already 'alive' way back in ME 2, and that the whole notion that ME 3's writing pushed; that they weren't 'complete' until they became more like us; was more than a little pretentious. The idea that human and human-like is some magical golden standard by which all other sentient life in the universe is to be measured against to determine if it is "correct" in it's existence is ridiculous considering the sheer variety of the universe at large, and would be considered incredibly racist (well species-ist technically) if any of these non-human aliens were actually real and not some characters in a video game. I mean just take the same principle that Mass Effect is saying with EDI the and the Geth and apply it to a comparison of any human culture or ethic group to another: "You are not like us, therefore you are inferior/an enemy and only by giving up your way of life and becoming more like us will you find acceptance".




On a different note, one related to synthetics in general and how they are depicted, I would really like to see a logical approach to their design. If you are dealing with a robotic race, one that is just software operating various platforms, don't go having them putting pilot seats on their space craft for the humanoid platforms to drive. They're software, they wouldn't need to create living space and catwalks for themselves since they could just download into the ship itself. More than that, it would be incredibly inefficient of a robotic race to include such obvious structural weakness in their space craft and transports or to include a breathable and temperature controlled atmosphere on ships that aren't being crewed by organics. 

I would suggest looking at a synthetic species such as the Loa from the Sword of the Stars universe for an example of what I am talking about. They are just software, and as such their ships are immune to boarding by other races because they have practically zero open spaces on their vessels. In fact, not having to create space for a crew means that the Loa could mount more weapons and armor on their vessels. 

I hope BioWare will take a similar approach to any synthetic designs they choose to work into Andromeda. A robotic species is not just a human with metal skin after all; their very nature would mean that even simple methods of travel would be vastly different for them and the organic species.

Well, i think that there will be geths as well as quarians.

Quarians can be few but they dont have their own arks. geths can be there with the explanation that their masters attacked them and they did their own andromeda initiative and it could make sense. they dont need cryosleep so it can be easily achieved by them, theoretically they can be there even longer, ever since the geth war started, as an attempt to survive if/when their masters win. Or maybe even Rogue Geths if the canon would be that shepard rewrote the geths.

It is a possibility and personally i dont like quarians so im okay with them being a few or nonexistent in andromeda. Geth on the other hand.... at least add them in multiplayer like the collectors in ME3 if they arent present in andromeda.
But since synthetics are liked by the ME players, it is highly possible that they will be in andromeda as well

I think part of that is because dark, rock planets/moons don't necessarily make the best promotional material for gameplay. We've seen concept art and brief shots of darker, more rocky planets, but they haven't been featured because people want to think they might see pretty vistas like in TW3 and DAI.