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Post by spaced on Jan 12, 2017 21:10:50 GMT
I've seen a couple videos and interviews that mention ME:A is based on a true story. I assume only thematically and not literally. Perhaps a story of a family on a colony ship to the "New World" in the 1600s or something like that. Does anyone have any insight into this? Or theories?
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Jan 12, 2017 21:13:09 GMT
"Based on" is a vague term that means it could be based on a historic event but fictionalized to work in the Mass Effect setting or part of Andromeda could contain a story based on a real guy and his family and that would make it "based on a true story".
It's some phrase artists feel the need to throw around to have more credibility. It's just silly promotional buzzwords.
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Post by spaced on Jan 12, 2017 21:18:23 GMT
Yeah I get that. I'm more just wondering if anyone has any idea what the actual "true story" may be.
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Post by keiji on Jan 12, 2017 21:20:54 GMT
I think it's because Ryder was the real name of the first woman to go in space or something like that.
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Post by Cypher on Jan 12, 2017 21:41:50 GMT
I think it's because Ryder was the real name of the first woman to go in space or something like that. If that were the case, the trilogy would be based on a true story because Commander Shepard being named after Alan Shepard. |
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Post by keiji on Jan 12, 2017 21:52:55 GMT
I think it's because Ryder was the real name of the first woman to go in space or something like that. If that were the case, the trilogy would be based on a true story because Commander Shepard being named after Alan Shepard. Good point. |
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Post by spaced on Jan 12, 2017 21:53:17 GMT
Those are all good guesses for sure. The missing ARKs are a clear comparison but I'm thinking it would be a story that's more about dealing with the locals. Giving the animosity of the Kett something like Jamestown might be more accurate.
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Post by theflyingzamboni on Jan 13, 2017 3:19:12 GMT
Links? I've never heard any of the devs say this.
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Post by derrame on Jan 13, 2017 3:39:02 GMT
humanity never tried ot travel to andromeda, so it's not based on a true story
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Post by dmc1001 on Jan 13, 2017 4:26:18 GMT
humanity never tried ot travel to andromeda, so it's not based on a true story Lies! Clearly, the Andromedans have had contact with Earth before in that message they sent us in 2013 that you never heard of. EDIT: I wouldn't bother watching it but the videos are there! |
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Post by Plague Doctor on Jan 13, 2017 14:00:44 GMT
Wasnt that part of the "Mac answers 101 questions about ME:Andromeda" video?
I thought that was just a joke.
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Post by Balsam Beige on Jan 13, 2017 14:13:36 GMT
Yeah I get that. I'm more just wondering if anyone has any idea what the actual "true story" may be.
Some of the pioneers resorted to cannibalism to survive.
Hmmm........??? Cook the raccoon: 1. Thoroughly wash the raccoon under cold running water. 2. Place raccoon in the crock pot. 3. Crumble up the bay leaves and sprinkle over the meat. 4. Add the onion, celery and bell pepper add to pot. 5. Mix onion soup, mushroom soup and water together and pour into the pot. |
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Damn, it's safe to say you're not thrilled about the AI or the likelihood of it's success. |
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Damn, it's safe to say you're not thrilled about the AI or the likelihood of it's success. Let's just say the more I read about the AI, the more half-baked and underplanned it seems. |
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Damn, it's safe to say you're not thrilled about the AI or the likelihood of it's success. Let's just say the more I read about the AI, the more half-baked and underplanned it seems. What about more like Columbus' voyage? sure he lost a ship or two, and thought he was on a different continent then he actually was. but he survived and later managed to establish a successful colony. mind you hopefully our colonization efforts don't suck as much for the locals as his did  |
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Post by Iakus on Jan 13, 2017 20:43:28 GMT
Let's just say the more I read about the AI, the more half-baked and underplanned it seems. What about more like Columbus' voyage? sure he lost a ship or two, and thought he was on a different continent then he actually was. but he survived and later managed to establish a successful colony. mind you hopefully our colonization efforts don't suck as much for the locals as his did He established a successful colony and was able to go home again. Not gonna happen with the AI, even under ideal circumstances. |
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Post by starryunicorn on Jan 13, 2017 20:54:15 GMT
What about more like Columbus' voyage? sure he lost a ship or two, and thought he was on a different continent then he actually was. but he survived and later managed to establish a successful colony. mind you hopefully our colonization efforts don't suck as much for the locals as his did He established a successful colony and was able to go home again. Not gonna happen with the AI, even under ideal circumstances. True enough, though they at least intended to try and get home someday FWIW. |
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Post by spacebeetle on Jan 13, 2017 21:59:41 GMT
Maybe something similar to the story of Hugh Glass (retold in the film The Revenant)?
I'm connecting the dots here and surely I'm doing a terrible work, but we are at far the frontier in the middle of uncharted territory trying to carve a place for us. It also would flow good with the theme of the “Ghost Ryders in the Sky”.
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Post by helios969 on Jan 13, 2017 22:34:13 GMT
Damn, it's safe to say you're not thrilled about the AI or the likelihood of it's success. Let's just say the more I read about the AI, the more half-baked and underplanned it seems. Yeah, I've resigned myself to head cannon something that actually makes sense. And I tend to agree the AI would likely go the way of Roanoke or the Donner Party...assuming the 9th was actually wiped out in battle...that's another very possible scenario. I'm still holding out hope that the whole AI is just a front for a government(s) sponsored contingency plan against the Reapers that we slowly learn about throughout the game. |
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Post by Atemporal Vanguardian-Debugger on Jan 14, 2017 0:45:20 GMT
humanity never tried ot travel to andromeda, so it's not based on a true story Lies! Clearly, the Andromedans have had contact with Earth before in that message they sent us in 2013 that you never heard of. EDIT: I wouldn't bother watching it but the videos are there! Why? Why do these fake messages always sound so BRITISH? |
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Post by capn233 on Jan 14, 2017 22:42:14 GMT
It is based on when the US and Soviets worked together to send a ship to Andromeda in the 1960s, but didn't tell anybody about it.
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