Question about New Game+

Man I'm just stoked that NG+ is still a thing.

It'll be especially useful for the Insanity trophy, adding on: will we also be able to keep our loot? 

Considering it's NG+, I'm assuming we'll be able to keep some aspects of our character. Since this game is using so many systems from ME1, exclusively, they may even just allow us to keep all of our gear.

I just wish BioWare also did NG+ with Dragon Age. It's such an amazing feature that gives these games far more replay value, in my opinion. Especially since there will be differences based on the gender since the other is a sibling, it should be interesting to see a different perspective.

That's awesome. I never played NG+ in the trilogy because I wanted to be able to roll a completely new character. Having this flexibility is a nice surprise.

Why is it brilliant and unexpected? We had the exact same option in Mass Effect 3, new Game+ and the ability to make a new Shepard, sex swap included.  

Glad to hear this, high level combat has always been more fun for me.

Transsexual characters confirmed.  Good job Bioware!

I think they said everything but plot progression stuff would carry over, but I'm not 100%.

I don't think I would have liked NG+ in Dragon Age: Inquisition for I didn't care for it in Mass Effect 1 either which I think would have been similar.  Now if Dragon Age: Inquisition worked like Mass Effect 2 and beyond where all you are doing is unlocking skills it would be something else entirely, but since there are game play consequences based on your character levels such as an areas difficulty.  At least BioWare created the Golden Nug to allow you to copy a few things between saves such as crafting recipes, Skyhold decorations, mounts, and nursery seeds.  Now it would have been better if we could also purchase amulets of power or something to increase our skills and then I think it would function exactly the same as Mass Effect.

The balance of Mass Effect 1 never felt right for me in NG+ after playing through once if you weren't at max level, but it was well done for a first try it just was missing something for me to really enjoy it.  Now it could have also been other factors of the game such as a few frustrating planets to drive on or the combat system too.

Wait, what? Yeah, of course you needed NG+ to get lo level 60 since there just ain't enough XP in the game without doing that, and even levelled to the mid-50s it's unlikely that you'll get more than a couple of the best possible items to drop before you've used up the game. But beating ME1 on Insanity was fairly trivial, whether you were NG+ing or not. (Though, honestly, I don't think I got off of Eden Prime the only time I ever tried NG+.)