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*Darth Marsden* · 03/21/2012, 09:15 am

From what I can tell, they'll be expanding each ending and giving them more detail rather than out-and-out changing them, which should hopefully put an end to a lot of people's complaining.

Speculation, sure, but that's what I get from the response.

der_ketzer · 03/21/2012, 09:18 am

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I just hope Shepard is dead in each ending.

That is fine with me (and what happens in all 9 endings anyways even if she is breathing for a second in one end the Shepard the players used to know died in the last 10 minutes when she actually took the bullshit this DEM gave her).
As long as they remove the plot-holes and tell the players what happened to the crew. I could even live with them all blowing up.
Or they could make a "Super-Meat-Boy"-Ending and change it if you play through the game on the hardest difficulty (that was unlocked by finishing the game once in ME1+2)

DAISHI · 03/21/2012, 09:18 am

I just want ME to move onto a new hero.

der_ketzer · 03/21/2012, 09:27 am

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I just want ME to move onto a new hero.

There will be no other Mass Effect game.

DAISHI · 03/21/2012, 09:36 am

Huh? They're talking about having future ME product aren't they?

*Darth Marsden* · 03/21/2012, 09:53 am

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Originally Posted by der_ketzer

There will be no other Mass Effect game.

Uh huh. Keep telling yourself that.

It's far too popular a franchise to let die now. It's like Halo - just because the original story's been told doesn't mean there's not other ways the franchise can continue.

der_ketzer · 03/21/2012, 09:54 am

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Originally Posted by DAISHI

Huh? They're talking about having future ME product aren't they?

Yes. Tons of DLC for ME3.
I doubt there can be a Mass Effect 4 unless it's a prequel. Because of the end of Mass Effect 3. Have you ever played any of these games?

GaryCXJk · 03/21/2012, 10:14 am

Well, in their defense, they only said Mass Effect 3 would be the end of Shepard's story.

DAISHI · 03/21/2012, 11:03 am

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Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

Well, in their defense, they only said Mass Effect 3 would be the end of Shepard's story.

Sort Of what was alluding to.

Shadowknight1 · 03/21/2012, 11:32 am

I'm pretty sure that they've said that the ME universe will continue, but ME3 was the end of Shepard's story.

Alcoremortis · 03/21/2012, 12:03 pm

We should just have a survival horror game where you play as Joker in the strange new world.

SHODANFreeman · 03/21/2012, 12:18 pm

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Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

We should just have a survival horror game where you play as Joker in the strange new world.

And every enemy kills you in one hit.

Alcoremortis · 03/21/2012, 02:43 pm

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And every enemy kills you in one hit.

Not to mention just things like tripping over a tree root. I think his bones would shatter with that...

Insane Guy of Doom · 03/21/2012, 05:46 pm

I believe Bioware has said any future Mass Effect games would take place before or at the same time as Mass Effect 3, and that it's ending the the chronological end of the entire franchise.

Alcoremortis · 03/21/2012, 06:05 pm

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Originally Posted by Insane Guy of Doom

I believe Bioware has said any future Mass Effect games would take place before or at the same time as Mass Effect 3, and that it's ending the the chronological end of the entire franchise.

I guess they could always go with my other idea, which is a story that progresses from the worst ending in ME2 where everyone but Joker dies in the end. And then you would have to play through the Reaper invasion with only Joker and any new characters/non-suicide mission characters. Could be fun.

thesporkman · 03/21/2012, 07:39 pm

So apparently in the new ending, before Commander Shepard can make a choice, some kind of maintenance worker comes into the room and says, "Hey, you kids! You're not supposed to be in here!" And then he leads Shepard out to see his parents, and I guess he was just a little kid in an amusement park the whole time? But then that blue kid looks at the camera and his eyes are all evil, so maybe Shepard's just indoctrinated?

LuigiHann · 03/21/2012, 07:54 pm

I've never played any of these games but I find this discussion fascinating. I've been ignoring spoiler warnings and just reading everything, and I've followed several links to discussions elsewhere.

Without knowing the full context, I feel like there was at least one writer pushing for the "indoctrination" ending, and at least one writer pushing against it, resulting in the messy ambiguity present in the current ending. It's like somebody wrote a draft that was set in Shepard's mind and then somebody else wrote the next draft without being aware of that context. I'm coming from nowhere on that though so I don't know if that could really be the case or not.

DAISHI · 03/21/2012, 08:30 pm

My theory is that Shepard is in the Matrix, and his decision is just a game played by the Architect.

der_ketzer · 03/21/2012, 09:49 pm

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Originally Posted by thesporkman

So apparently in the new ending, before Commander Shepard can make a choice, some kind of maintenance worker comes into the room and says, "Hey, you kids! You're not supposed to be in here!" And then he leads Shepard out to see his parents, and I guess he was just a little kid in an amusement park the whole time? But then that blue kid looks at the camera and his eyes are all evil, so maybe Shepard's just indoctrinated?

This sounds great. How do you come up with things like this?
And then in ME4 the Normandy is stranded in space without food or water and Shepard is sitting in it alone writing his diary.

*Vainamoinen* · 03/22/2012, 03:42 am

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Originally Posted by der_ketzer

There will be no other Mass Effect game.

There will be no other Mass Effect game with Shepard as the main hero. I'm not quite sure what the Bioware guys said, but I'm VERY sure the ME series will go on (in stupid multiplayer sequels most likely).

03/21/2012, 09:18 am	#123
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,009	I just want ME to move onto a new hero. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

03/21/2012, 09:36 am	#125
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,009	Huh? They're talking about having future ME product aren't they? __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

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03/21/2012, 07:39 pm	#136
thesporkman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 952	So apparently in the new ending, before Commander Shepard can make a choice, some kind of maintenance worker comes into the room and says, "Hey, you kids! You're not supposed to be in here!" And then he leads Shepard out to see his parents, and I guess he was just a little kid in an amusement park the whole time? But then that blue kid looks at the camera and his eyes are all evil, so maybe Shepard's just indoctrinated? Last edited by thesporkman; 03/21/2012 at 07:41 pm.

03/21/2012, 10:14 am	#128
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03/21/2012, 05:46 pm	#134
Insane Guy of Doom Trollfic Devotee Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 94	I believe Bioware has said any future Mass Effect games would take place before or at the same time as Mass Effect 3, and that it's ending the the chronological end of the entire franchise.

03/21/2012, 07:54 pm	#137
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,657	I've never played any of these games but I find this discussion fascinating. I've been ignoring spoiler warnings and just reading everything, and I've followed several links to discussions elsewhere. Without knowing the full context, I feel like there was at least one writer pushing for the "indoctrination" ending, and at least one writer pushing against it, resulting in the messy ambiguity present in the current ending. It's like somebody wrote a draft that was set in Shepard's mind and then somebody else wrote the next draft without being aware of that context. I'm coming from nowhere on that though so I don't know if that could really be the case or not. __________________ "I think it's the idea that counts, not the actual method. As long as you set out to cause a horrible death through insects eating the person, you're good." - apenpaap

03/21/2012, 08:30 pm	#138
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,009	My theory is that Shepard is in the Matrix, and his decision is just a game played by the Architect. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

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