Mass Effect Andromeda Single Player Story DLC

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@Fred_vdp wrote:

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@EgoMania wrote:

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Just one slight issue. You may remember that Mass Effect 3 had multiple endings, so which version of the Milky Way should they connect to? I'm pretty sure that no matter which one they pick, there will be a crapstorm of complaints. I mean it does kinda make a difference if the races still exist individually or whether they got that shared DNA which is basically biotech in nature.

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I've thought about this and I believe the three endings (not counting the one where everybody dies) can be railroaded.

Destroy - The Reapers are gone. The galactic civilizations work together to rebuild what was lost.

Control - The Reapers make repairs, then fly into a sun.

Synthesis - The Reapers make repairs, then fly into a sun. Synthesis causes complications in all lifeforms, whose bodies reject synthesis, causing everyone and everything to revert to normal.

A theory I had while playing Mass Effect Andromeda was that the species in Andromeda originate from the Milky Way since they are humanoid and use technology similar to ours. While this turned out not to be the case, I still think a similar idea could be used. One way to bridge the games is if ark ships left after the Andromeda Initiative but arrived sooner due to technological advancements.

I hereby give BioWare and EA permission to use these ideas. 😉

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Really, I don't think we should really be looking at an integrated Andromeda/Milky Way universe anytime soon, although we should probably expect more ark ships coming in the near future, probably in various states of distress. That being the case, of the 4 endings, only 2 matter: either we win the battle of Earth, and Liara launches an ark program for herself and everyone else too scarred by the war to remain in the Milky Way, or we lose the battle of Earth and Liara heads up a top secret ark program trying to smuggle as many people out of the Milky Way as possible before the Reapers wipe us out. This is of course assuming no one smuggled a Conduit receiver on one of the arks or found a way to turn the Geth Relay Telescope into an intergalactic ship launcher.

I've thought about this and I believe the 4 endings can be railroaded.

Destroy - The Reapers are mostly gone. The galactic civilizations start to work together to rebuild what was lost, but the sudden loss of both a common enemy and many key leaders, including Shep, combined with the disruptions of war, old animosities, and newly revealed secrets cause the rise of new and resurgent factions and alliances that threaten the old order of the galaxy.

Control - The Reapers start to make repairs, but conflicts between Shep, Catalyst, Leviathan, and possibly Harbinger and one or more other Reaper generals trigger a civil war among the Reapers, with the galaxy caught in the crossfire.

Synthesis - The Reapers start to make repairs, but conflicts between Catalyst, Leviathan, and possibly Harbinger and one or more other Reaper generals trigger a civil war among the Reapers, with the galaxy caught in the crossfire. The galactic civilizations start to work together to rebuild what was lost, but the sudden loss of both a common enemy and many key leaders, including Shep, combined with the disruptions of war, old animosities, and newly revealed secrets cause the rise of new and resurgent factions and alliances that threaten the old order of the galaxy. Synthesis causes almost no effect in all lifeforms, besides increasing interspecies fertility. Joker and Edi have babies

Defy - The Crucible gets blown up, taking out Catalyst and Harbinger, leaving the Reapers leaderless. Leviathan and several of the Reaper generals try to seize control of the Reaper fleet, causing Reaper civil war and slowing galactic extermination. The surviving allies regroup and try to find ways to fight back while attempting to save as much of the surviving populace as possible.