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Subject: Mass Effect 4 scheduled for Late-2014 Early-2015 launch.

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Sticking to my guns and not buying anything from EA or Bioware until they get their -blam!- together.

  • 12.12.2012 2:00 PM PDT

It's a'me, Sesto

I hope it's a sequel (with no Shepard, obviously). It should either take place with the control or destroy ending. Control ending would be interesting to see how Shepard's decision turns out, and destroy would be nice just to see the repairing of the galaxy. Synthesis would make a stupid ass game.

To stray away from a "soldier PoV", I think it would be cool to play as a Smuggler/Mercenary, and it could be similar to "Firefly".

  • 12.12.2012 2:04 PM PDT

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Honestly dont know if i would want a sequel or prequel, prequel would be fun for the rachni wars (imo) or first contact.

Though i am looking forward to it me3 was great except for that ending so bioware is still good by me.

  • 12.12.2012 2:10 PM PDT

This world wants to drag you down... And the weight, that guilt they want to hang around your neck, you don’t have to carry it one more step. You think they won’t let you rest, but it’s not up to them. It never was.

Posted by: Loktar OGar
To stray away from a "soldier PoV", I think it would be cool to play as a Smuggler/Mercenary, and it could be similar to "Firefly".
I like this idea.

  • 12.12.2012 2:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: Loktar OGar
I hope it's a sequel (with no Shepard, obviously). It should either take place with the control or destroy ending.


I had an idea in the previous Mass Effect 4 thread I made that all 3 endings of ME3 could be canon and ME4 could have 3 different beginnings but all eventually go into the same plot.

Like what Bioware did with ... Dragon Age, was it?

[Edited on 12.12.2012 2:20 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2012 2:18 PM PDT

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why a murder train?Well, The Blues revolve around trains, and I'm trying to be Blues-y about it.
I think a t-rex sounds better, I mean Murder T-rex. just think about it.
This made my day.

I still hope that they have the story run parallel to the story or the original trilogy, that way you can see things from a different perspective.

  • 12.12.2012 2:19 PM PDT

Its a sequel folks.

I am very intrigued with how this new story will turn out. Curiosity runs rampant. Even more so with how they stated they will stay true to the three endings. Still on the fence about synthesis though. It would probably have a side story of "purists" that try and rid themselves of the genetic bindings that the green boom gave them and rebel against those who do not wish to get "purified". Destroy would keep to most of the classic galactic stuff and be based on a golden age free of the reapers. Control would have the reapers acting as big ass guardians. It would be awesome to have a part where you speak to Reaper Shepard.

So many possibilities. At least they are giving it a large amount of dev time. More so that ME3 which kind of miffs me.

  • 12.12.2012 2:24 PM PDT

signatures are for fa- wait

inb4 BW makes Synthesis canon

  • 12.12.2012 2:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: ArmedAssassin72
At least they are giving it a large amount of dev time.

I'm glad they're starting on it now which gives them just over 3 years to work on it.

  • 12.12.2012 2:40 PM PDT

Expressing my strong liberal views without shame. Favorite quotes below:

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"One starts to live when he can live outside himself."

- Albert Einstein

ME3 was a great game save the terrible ending (which really does bring the whole game down). Hopefully they have learned from the mistakes they've made in the trilogy thus far and correct them for an excellent ME4.

  • 12.12.2012 2:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: Plasma Prestige
ME3 was a great game save the terrible ending (which really

The only thing I like near the ending of the game is the cinematic where all of the fleets engage the Reapers. Everything after that is downhill.

  • 12.12.2012 2:59 PM PDT

The Song Of Nephilim

Xenoblade <3

Mass Effect has ended. Time for a new trilogy.

  • 12.12.2012 3:02 PM PDT


Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.

  • 12.12.2012 3:06 PM PDT

Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR

Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

OT: Extremely skeptical. ME3 headed into a worrying direction and I fear ME4 will continue with that.

  • 12.12.2012 3:10 PM PDT
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I do not want to stop asking. I do not ask to stop wanting.

I'll buy it.

But if it's written by the same people who wrote ME3 (not just the ending, but the entirety of the plot), I'm probably going to have to tear it down again.

  • 12.12.2012 3:10 PM PDT


Posted by: MrMassakka
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR

Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

  • 12.12.2012 3:24 PM PDT

''Hell is other people.''

If it's a prequel, I'm going to smash my head into a glass window.

  • 12.12.2012 3:26 PM PDT


Posted by: Prophet0fValor

Posted by: MrMassakka
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR

Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

Explain please?

  • 12.12.2012 3:29 PM PDT


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Posted by: Prophet0fValor

Posted by: MrMassakka
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR

Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

Explain please?

Can someone else take this, I have to get ready for a date.

  • 12.12.2012 3:31 PM PDT

I refuse to buy this at launch. Plain and simple.

  • 12.12.2012 3:33 PM PDT


Posted by: Prophet0fValor

Posted by: Dragondude8o

Posted by: Prophet0fValor

Posted by: MrMassakka
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR
ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

Explain please?

Can someone else take this, I have to get ready for a date.


Rofl. IMO the game was great up until the end. A lot of people complain that it's story wasn't as deep as 1 or 2 and was basically just tying up side mission story lines from the previous 2 games. I disagree but whatever. HOWEVER the ending was so awful and asinine I have not been able to play any of the Mass Effect games since. Any of them. The ending effectively made anything you did in any of the games a moot point. If you're one of those people who can disregard the ending and headcon your own ending, cool for you. I personally wish they had ran with the indoctrination theory since that would've been epic. But since the cemented the fact that, no this is what happened, with the "extended cut" that awful ending is forever burned into my head and I will never be able to play the Mass Effect series again, at least not with the same love and excitement.

  • 12.12.2012 3:37 PM PDT

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Posted by: EPANDEMIC
It all comes down to opinion I guess. Whilst you have not been able to play any of the Mass Effect games since ME3 I am currently playing ME2 once again as it is my favourite in the series.

If fact it is not just ME2. The other day I started a brand new ME profile and earlier today finished ME on it and started ME2.

I don't let the gameplay bother me or the endings. What keeps me playing is the ME universe itself. I love reading the codex entries and learning about the other species.

  • 12.12.2012 3:43 PM PDT
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F0ck the police

This time the reapers come back because they exist in other galaxies, in fact every one where there is life. This series is about stopping the reapers, once and for all. Also it is many years after the events of ME3 and it assumes that shepard chose destruction. In this, the milky way has recovered and everything is healthy again. In the first game you can meet commander shepard, he is retired and elderly, same goes for a few others. Also liara is a teammate.

What I would like to see.

  • 12.12.2012 4:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: jetmann113
Also liara is a teammate.

Asari can live up to a thousand years at least so Liara making a return either as a squad member or as a backgorund character (ME2 without the Shadow Broker DLC) is more than likely.

  • 12.12.2012 4:39 PM PDT


Posted by: Dragondude8o

Posted by: Prophet0fValor

Posted by: MrMassakka
Posted by: The U2 RoKKeR

Posted by: Smoke
After the whole failure that was Mass Effect 3, I am extremely skeptical about this.

ME3 was not a failure. The ending sucked. The game was incredible.
No it was not.

Explain please?

- role-playing is vastly limited. It doesn't really feel as if you are playing your Shepard, but a pre-defined one: you rarely get to choose what to say, but only how you say it. You don't give a damn about that kid on Earth, actually agree with Cerberus' ideals, or think Jokers' joke about Thessia was actually pretty funny? Too bad.
- Only 2/100 decisions have an significant impact. While these 2 decisions carry the survival of a species, 95 just add some dialogue or add up to a worthless EMS number.
- they featured the worst antagonist in modern storytelling, called Kai Leng. More laughable than intimidating.
- plot-holes. Lots of them. Biggest one being that the Reapers surprisingly never attack the Citadel or try to shut down the Relays.
- Cerberus are damn space--blam!-s. Attacking every place in the galaxy only for the lulz. They simply jump into your way everywhere, serving as random cannon fodder.
- "side-quests" are a joke. All you do is to fly on the spacemap to scan a planet for some book, flag or some other worthless -blam!- and walk back, hours on the Citadel trying to find that one bastard who gave you the task. Annoying.
- and yeah well, the last mission. All of the galaxy comes together so that you can walk around with 2 people of your squad in a dark and quiet place. Worst last mission ever.

There is a lot more, but I don't feel like writing an essay now.

[Edited on 12.12.2012 4:56 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2012 4:52 PM PDT

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