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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Aug 28, 2016 21:43:08 GMT

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Aug 28, 2016 17:57:28 GMT @grinch said:

Sorry about that ... wasn't trying to sneak one in, violate the intent of this thread or fail to comply with the rules of posting.

I thought the title of the link made it clear ... but of course a spoiler might have been lurking in the article ... so I should be clear that this was free of spoilers.

I think the biggest news from the link is that EA really is serious about an HD re-release of the original trilogy ... perhaps timed to build excitement about the release of MEA. Which would mean sooner, rather than later. Given the short timeline, to me that indicates an HD release is just a cleaned up graphics kind of release, containing not many, if any bug fixes and certainly nothing along the lines of a remake.

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No criticism intended or implied

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It was simply that your inclusion of a link made me think about how we would protect this 'very-safe' thread, so your post was very useful.

As I think Sartoz said earlier, there should be no spoilers anyway outside of spoiler threads, but you know what the internet is like.

Sadly, in a moderator capacity, I suspect going dark won't be an option for me, but let's at least make it possible for those who want to.

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Very grateful for this, I want to go into ME:A as blind as possible. Little difficult on a site like this. Hopefully this thread can scratch my ME:A itch without spoiling anything.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Sept 2, 2016 15:36:54 GMT

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Was ANYTHING at all revealed about ME:A plot so far?

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Sept 3, 2016 17:32:47 GMT

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Sept 2, 2016 17:33:43 GMT tarathelion said:

Sept 2, 2016 15:36:54 GMT stysiaq said:

Was ANYTHING at all revealed about ME:A plot so far?

Just a basic premise i believe

Barely a basic premise.
There was a leaked survey which we won't discuss there that have some vague hints, but that's about it.

We know where it's happening, the clue is in the title

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Sept 19, 2016 14:01:03 GMT

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Sept 2, 2016 15:36:54 GMT stysiaq said:

Was ANYTHING at all revealed about ME:A plot so far?

Only that certain posters on here have already decided it is full of holes.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Sept 30, 2016 17:28:43 GMT

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Post by shechinah on Sept 30, 2016 17:28:43 GMT

Sept 2, 2016 15:36:54 GMT stysiaq said:

Was ANYTHING at all revealed about ME:A plot so far?

As others have said, the premise but I feel I should note that we've seen something revealed that pertains to the player character and which would be considered a major spoiler by many.

I wasn't personally so bothered by it since it is something that the player character would know but I know others that want to completely experience the game without spoilers would likely be very bothered by the revelation. I should warn that you can be spoilered on this by Google if you try to search mass effect ryder as it shows up as a search suggestion. It is also commonly and casually mentioned in threads including sometimes in the title.

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Post by shechinah on Sept 30, 2016 17:42:20 GMT

On Twitter, it has been posted that the doors to the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe will officially be opened on N7 Day, the 7th November. This seems to be where they'll talk freely about Mass Effect: Andromeda including in revealing further information and go into the details especially as they've kept to what they've said earlier about doing so in the fall.

Depending on the information flow leading up to this date, I will likely begin my complete blackout of all things Mass Effect then. I want to stick around for the speculation, discussions and theories but I also don't want to get spoiled on certain things like the companions so that does seem to be the right time to take my leave.

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Sort of off topic, but not sure where else this might fit and it is nothing that deserves a thread of its own ...

I think it was a mistake for EA/BioWare to shut down BSN, but ...

With BSNuf and a community of (mostly) well behaved members ...

Outside of a few *ahem* pictures that probably didn't pass the ProBoards rules *ahem* ...

This seems to be a success, creating a place for ME and DA fans to converge, talk about games, have off topic discussions on all manner of things. In a mostly civilized fashion.

Mostly.

But ... this is a place primarily devoted to BioWare games, to the point that some of the BioWare devs apparently come here, some just lurking, some appearing in our midst, to post something relevant, to include quelling rumors or whatever. Which I think is cool. And very much in line with that which was the old BSN ... back in the day. Which gets back to shutting down BSN being a mistake ... but this site makes up for it and gives devs a place to see what some of the more passionate, knowledgeable and opinionated fans might be thinking.

I suppose from a business perspective, this makes sense for EA ... they don't have to host their own site ... with mods and all ... but their devs still can gain insight to what some of BioWare's most ardent fans are thinking. I don't give EA enough credit to think they were being Machiavellian in this ... it more like just being short sighted, but getting lucky.

Good on the devs for coming here. Thanks. Seriously folks. Now go make sure ME:A is great.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 6, 2016 4:43:38 GMT

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Post by melbella on Oct 6, 2016 4:43:38 GMT

SofaJockey or any other mod:

Not sure where to ask this so I guess I'll put it here. With N7 Day approaching and more and more info coming out from all directions, at what point will there be separate forums for spoiler/non-spoiler for MEA? As it is set up now, we have to open a forum full of spoilery threads (not there's much to spoil YET) to get to this one thread that is spoiler-free.

I don't want to have to avoid this place for several months....it's just getting going!

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 6, 2016 6:54:41 GMT

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Oct 6, 2016 4:43:38 GMT melbella said:

SofaJockey or any other mod:

Not sure where to ask this so I guess I'll put it here. With N7 Day approaching and more and more info coming out from all directions, at what point will there be separate forums for spoiler/non-spoiler for MEA? As it is set up now, we have to open a forum full of spoilery threads (not there's much to spoil YET) to get to this one thread that is spoiler-free.

I don't want to have to avoid this place for several months....it's just getting going!

Hi melbella, thanks for asking.
Yep, the plan is to open a 'Spoiler' section for MEA, I think there would be value in opening a section for MEA characters and for MEA multiplayer as well.
Cyonan plans to open new section(s) before N7 Day.

I know what people are like, though.
Occasionally through maliciousness, usually through stupidity, I expect spoilers will drop into the 'normal' section for moderator tidy-up,
which is why this 'special' spoiler-free thread exists

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 7, 2016 1:45:29 GMT

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Post by melbella on Oct 7, 2016 1:45:29 GMT

Thanks for the update.

I know avoiding all spoilers is impossible unless you take up residence in a cave, but no need to make it easy to get spoiled either.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 7, 2016 21:35:06 GMT

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Post by SilentK on Oct 7, 2016 21:35:06 GMT

I still surf the entire forum but I think November might be a good time to start hiding. Read somewhere that they were going to start putting out info then.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 8, 2016 20:39:34 GMT

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Oct 7, 2016 21:35:06 GMT SilentK said:

I still surf the entire forum but I think November might be a good time to start hiding. Read somewhere that they were going to start putting out info then.

November 7th 'N7 Day' is when a load of news is set to break.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 11, 2016 4:35:18 GMT

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Oct 8, 2016 20:39:34 GMT SofaJockey said:

Oct 7, 2016 21:35:06 GMT SilentK said:

I still surf the entire forum but I think November might be a good time to start hiding. Read somewhere that they were going to start putting out info then.

November 7th 'N7 Day' is when a load of news is set to break.

Yeah I know really looking forward to it. Got my N7-hoodie ready. I will wear it to work and be fabulous :wizard:

Figured that I would revel in all the nice news for a while and then go hide under a rock after that. Haven't got a really detailed plan, just know that I knew too much going into DA:I so lots of little things that would have been wonderful surprises ingame where known to me beforehand. It isn't easy striking the balance between joining the pre-release hype and not spoiling your first PT.

Hope there will be a few more people in here when we get closer to release

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I'm torn about N7 day. Part of me wants to jump in with both feet here on the forum and enjoy the flow of news but the rest of me fears spoilers like romance options and all my squaddies so I'll probably hang out here that day and hope some of you braver souls will venture out and tell me if the trailer and other announcements are safe. :blush:

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Oct 15, 2016 7:44:31 GMT ajensis, Seven Zettabytes, and 3 more like this

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Oct 14, 2016 23:21:08 GMT legbamel said:

I'm torn about N7 day. Part of me wants to jump in with both feet here on the forum and enjoy the flow of news but the rest of me fears spoilers like romance options and all my squaddies so I'll probably hang out here that day and hope some of you braver souls will venture out and tell me if the trailer and other announcements are safe. :blush:

We'll add official materials to the OP, but with a 'spoiler content' description, so folk can decide

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Good thread.

I'll probably be coming back more frequently as the Andromeda release gets closer.

I spoilered myself way too much for ME3 and DA:I.

But, the question is if I will have the willpower to continue staying in the dark for Andromeda?

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We'll list in the OP (and give spoiler indications) of promotional materials that drop on N7 Day.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Nov 7, 2016 0:39:02 GMT

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BAHAHAHA that ain't gonna work, dawg! In order to get HERE, they'll have to visit the Andromeda General Discussion.......and they'll kinda notice the thread titles even if they don't mean to. It will only work if there's a separate Spoiler-Free section outside of GD.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Nov 7, 2016 0:59:57 GMT

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Nov 7, 2016 0:39:02 GMT General Aetius said:

BAHAHAHA that ain't gonna work, dawg! In order to get HERE, they'll have to visit the Andromeda General Discussion.......and they'll kinda notice the thread titles even if they don't mean to. It will only work if there's a separate Spoiler-Free section outside of GD.

I just put this thread on my Favorite Sites page but yeah, that wouldn't necessarily be an option for others. People could save the thread's link and use that to go directly here.

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I use the Tapatalk app most of the time and have this thread pinned so I can come directly here without seeing the rest of the forum. It's still tempting to visit the Andromeda forum though. So very tempting. I'm sorry, I'll try not to turn to this thread as a support group to make it until the release of the game.

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	It's just my opinion, though. There's really no need to go spreading it around.

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Chill Zone (The Tavetaan) Nov 7, 2016 1:21:00 GMT

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Nov 7, 2016 0:59:57 GMT shechinah said:

Nov 7, 2016 0:39:02 GMT General Aetius said:

BAHAHAHA that ain't gonna work, dawg! In order to get HERE, they'll have to visit the Andromeda General Discussion.......and they'll kinda notice the thread titles even if they don't mean to. It will only work if there's a separate Spoiler-Free section outside of GD.

I just put this thread on my Favorite Sites page but yeah, that wouldn't necessarily be an option for others. People could save the thread's link and use that to go directly here.

Unnecessary bookmark clutter! Crap, I'm triggered!!!

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Nov 7, 2016 1:21:00 GMT General Aetius said:

Nov 7, 2016 0:59:57 GMT shechinah said:

I just put this thread on my Favorite Sites page but yeah, that wouldn't necessarily be an option for others. People could save the thread's link and use that to go directly here.

Unnecessary bookmark clutter! Crap, I'm triggered!!!

I think you're confusing Favorite Sites with Favorites. Favorite Sites only has ten slots

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