Has MEA became COD?

Well, anyone who says that this is the worst game ever made is kinda full of shit. Anyway, to answer the question: no.

I could list comparisons of just ME1 vs ME:A and ME:1 would come out on top. People need to stop using this excuse.

Planetary design? Planet design was probably one of ME1's greatest design weaknesses. Most planets were virtually identical to one another. Anyone thinking that it's somehow superior to what we got now is hitting the red sand hard. 

Well pass up the red sand, because I enjoyed and felt more immersed in those off world ME1 planetary designs.

They at the very least LOOKED different. Which is more than I can say for Eos, Kadara and Elaaden. Kadara is a copy of Eos with a bit more water, and Elaaden is a replica of Eos without anything in it.

Even with the basic outdoor level design, Eletania, Nepmos, Xawin and all the other planets at least felt like different locations. And those were just random worlds you'd visit only once per playthrough, not MAIN HUB worlds you spend far too much time on. So you'd think they would've put in a tad more effort in making Andromeda hub worlds look more distinct.

aside from forum anonymity turning everyone into drama queens , where every minor quirk becomes " the worst ever" and a slightly clever thing is " the best ever" ,Andromeda opened the door to every possible reaction as it ranges from brilliant to godawful with lots of in between.

I don't play Call of Duty, nor have i played Witcher 3 ( DA gave me as much unicorn Lalaland as i can fathom in a year ) so i can't compare.
But as i advance into MEA i enjoy it more ( took me long ). I think the concept that Ryder is meant to be somewhat timorous at the beginning and grow into his own over time doesn't quite come off , hence the insipid replies - which is a shame really because the idea is good.
That and bad mechanics and bugs combined into the mother of all shit storm. So BW took shelter and is now gradually coming out . Let's see where they go.

This is the worst post ever. Stopped reading.

Pretty much this.
It's something I really miss in ME:A (well, next to the writing and the oldschool SciFi atmosphere).

I just played through ME1 again after ME:A, and dispite the fact that switching from the Nomad to the MAKO is a real pain, I still find myself doing all the side missions. Sure, the planets lack vegetation and are basically just fairly random terrain maps with differen lighting color and sky boxes but with that simple setup, they really managed to make it feel like space exploration, whereas in Andromeda, despite the gorgeous graphics and sophisticated design, somehow everything feel much more the same, like you land on the same planet all over (even Voeld is basically just a white desert). To me, that's a major reason why the side content feels so repetitive.

Now, I don't dislike ME:A, I think it's a good game (not great like ME1 was but it's fun) and the gameplay is obviously miles ahead of what ME1 offers. But just having gone through ME1 again, I feel much more in awe of the dev team that made ME1 than for the one that made ME:A.

Because next to everything else, ME1 also needed to set up the universe, which in itself is a pretty monumental task (whereas ME:A could take a lot of things for granted and it feels a little like the devs ticked off checkboxes on what they wanted to try an replicate).

The writing is a whole different level. Every alien has it's unique way of expressing themselves according to their biological and cultural backgrouund. Talking to the rachni queen who describes everything in terms of colors and music (since that seems to be their perception of telepathic communication) or to the Thorian who refers to humans just as flesh (because it is a plant, so that would be it's main point of distinction), you realize how much effort was put into the background of these characters and races to make them feel real and bigger then just characters for a 5 minute dialogue. I am not even going to start on the Sovereign encounter on Virmire. Compare that to the Angara, who are basically the most generic rubber forehead aliens possible that even a bad Star Trek episode should be ashamed of.

So yea, I agree with you, ME1 wins on every level but gameplay and the pure technical side of graphics (and the latter is mainly due to age).

Double post, move along, nothing to see here.

Either you are 12 (in which case run far away from here before we corrupt your innocent mind)

Or

You're an adult and need to grow a quad. 

The word you are looking for is "Fuck"

You can also substitute it others such as but not limited to: Hell, Fucking Hell, Shit, Fucking Shit, and Fucking Shit-Hell (Though that's a bit indulgent...Good solid "fuck" oughta do"