I am curious about this because people keep speculating about "ME4" as if colonizing that other galaxy was nothing special or relevant to the people of the main galaxy.

It probably won't, poor reception to poor writing, I doubt it'll be relevant.

Originally posted by sick duck:

I am curious about this because people keep speculating about "ME4" as if colonizing that other galaxy was nothing special or relevant to the people of the main galaxy.

I like Andromeda far more than i do the ME franchise purely for the "wandering about doing stuff" aspect.

It took >600 years. People don't (and can't possibly) know what happened to them.

Andromeda is pretty much irrelevant in the ME universe, it was just a "filler" game with the name ME tagged onto it, quite a shocking experience really when compared to the incredible trilogy.

Andromeda isnt a Mass Effect game.
It needs to be deleted.

Originally posted by BleppyBoi:

It probably won't, poor reception to poor writing, I doubt it'll be relevant.

I mean, Andromeda won't have happened by Mass Effect 4. They are still in their ships heading towards the Andromeda Galaxy.

Until more about the game is officially released people are just guessing. You can't really say nothing about it mattered or that the game is irrelevant when almost nothing is known yet.

The game could take place right after the event of ME3, in which case there will probably be references to the Andromeda Initiative but not much else.

Or it could take place 600+ years later like other people are guessing, in which case they could connect the Andromeda universe together with the Milky Way by creating some sort of advanced Mass Relay.

It's very likely there will at least be some sort of reference or easter eggs though.

It doesn't matter. ME4 will ruin ME exactly the same way MEA did.
DAI ruined DA exactly the same way DEII ruined it.
It's too bad Dragon Age never got a sequel.
It's too bad The Matrix never got a sequel.
StarWars is a trilogy.
Mass Effect is a trilogy.
/thread

Originally posted by Synavix:

Until more about the game is officially released people are just guessing. You can't really say nothing about it mattered or that the game is irrelevant when almost nothing is known yet.

The game could take place right after the event of ME3, in which case there will probably be references to the Andromeda Initiative but not much else.

Or it could take place 600+ years later like other people are guessing, in which case they could connect the Andromeda universe together with the Milky Way by creating some sort of advanced Mass Relay.

It's very likely there will at least be some sort of reference or easter eggs though.

People aren't guessing about the 600+ years. The game starts just before the Reaper invasion so basically just before ME3. After the intro you head off to Andromeda where the game truly begins. It takes 600+ years to even reach Andromeda. All of that is mentioned in the MEA game.

In short nothing that happens in Andromeda matters since it hasn't happened yet for the timeline based in the Milky Way Galaxy series of games. Considering ME4 is taking place relatively close to the aftermath of ME3 Andromeda still won't matter since those heading there will still be in transit.

Take this with a grain of salt, but I feel pretty confident about the following. I highly doubt those traveling to Andromeda could develop tech to connect to the Milky Way since by the time they awaken they'll still be using tech from 600 years ago. Not to mention threats in Andromeda still remain. As far as those in the Milky Way connecting to Andromeda I also doubt that'd be a thing. They'd likely have more concerns within their own galaxy. Concerns we'll discover in ME4 for sure. :3

I know that Andromeda is 600+ years in the future from when they left. What I said about people guessing was that some people believe that ME4 will be 600 years in the future after ME3, so that the timelines sync up.

Assuming that ME4 taking place right after ME3 is not proven either way.

If the writers for ME4 really want to link the two up, they'll find a way. Even if they just have a wormhole appear out of nowhere.

It is hinted in the trailer that ME4 will be connected to both games, which would suck since most of the original trilogy characters would probably not be alive anymore at that point, however NOTHING outside the teaser video is confirmed.
I also believe that despite Andromeda not being remotely as good as the first 3 games, they won't just abandon it since they invested a lot in its making.

Well, there's the option to freeze and embark the whole Normandy crew including Shep on the next express to Andromeda, poblem solved. I doubt it will happen though.

Originally posted by Synavix:

I know that Andromeda is 600+ years in the future from when they left. What I said about people guessing was that some people believe that ME4 will be 600 years in the future after ME3, so that the timelines sync up.

Assuming that ME4 taking place right after ME3 is not proven either way.

If the writers for ME4 really want to link the two up, they'll find a way. Even if they just have a wormhole appear out of nowhere.

I think you may be overlooking that the time interval is really 1200 years, not 600. It took the Andromeda Initiative 600 years to get from the Milky Way to Andromeda by means unspecified, and there's no reason to believe that can be shortened in any way.

So even if the Andromeda Initiative IMMEDIATELY sent an excursion back to the Milky Way as soon as they thawed out, it wouldn't arrive until 1200 years after they left.

Which is beyond the lifespan of even the most long-lived species, e.g. the Krogan and Asari.

Krogan lifespans are actually longer, but I think you're right that they probably wouldn't do a round-trip with the Andromeda Initiative returning. There wouldn't really be a point, and they probably wouldn't have teased Liara if the time gap was THAT long. Technically they could do some sort of cryo-sleep time skip while staying in the Milky Way, but I think that'd just be milking it.

But we know Geth have some sort of advanced surveillance of the Andromeda galaxy, and Asari have at least enough tech to rebuild Mass Relays, plus whatever advanced tech gets scavenged or learned from the Citadel and Reapers post-ME3. The Kett are less advanced than most species in terms of space travel, but pre-Scourge Angaran are likely more advanced, and Remnants were massively more advanced than even the Reapers. So either some sort of instantaneous gateway or at least communication could be possible.

Personally, I think linking the two storylines in SOME way is highly probably, but I would be pretty surprised if it has a significant impact. I think something like communication or maybe a Stargate-style expedition team coming one way or the other is the most we'd see, and that they'll try to keep the series separate but connected just enough to gauge interest in an Andromeda 2.

Originally posted by barzai:

Originally posted by Synavix:

I know that Andromeda is 600+ years in the future from when they left. What I said about people guessing was that some people believe that ME4 will be 600 years in the future after ME3, so that the timelines sync up.

Assuming that ME4 taking place right after ME3 is not proven either way.

If the writers for ME4 really want to link the two up, they'll find a way. Even if they just have a wormhole appear out of nowhere.

I think you may be overlooking that the time interval is really 1200 years, not 600. It took the Andromeda Initiative 600 years to get from the Milky Way to Andromeda by means unspecified, and there's no reason to believe that can be shortened in any way.

So even if the Andromeda Initiative IMMEDIATELY sent an excursion back to the Milky Way as soon as they thawed out, it wouldn't arrive until 1200 years after they left.

Which is beyond the lifespan of even the most long-lived species, e.g. the Krogan and Asari.

Yes that is definitely not happening since it would mean they abandon the setting in Andromeda entirely. I'm also curious how the story will be different based on the 5 ME3 endings, or if they'll just be lazy and pick one of them.