#next mass effect

calling new and unreleased games "the next mass effect" is not fair to them because they need to exist on their own without all the expectations players will put on them. and those same expectations already killed mass effect andromeda.

those games should be allowed to be what they are: new and exciting. and just because they have similarities with mass effect does not mean they should fit into the box players are already putting them into before they even launched!!!

Okay BioWare you crafty devils

What

does it all

Yes bring back shepard

No mod should be needed to turn off either UI or character notifications (text, sounds, etc.)

The UI should let you select a mission objective in a map without issue, even if there are other icons in the map like your vehicle or other missions objectives

The UI should have a clear map. I mean, that's my preference, I hate guessing what things mean. I want the clearest map of them all, so that I know where to go and where things are just by looking at it. No "do I have to climb a giant mountain here or is there a path in a cave underneath???" guessing. (I mean, if we were talking about a sandbox/exploration game I would say fine, go ahead obviously, but I don't think this is it). Also multiple floors mean a more advanced map

Management of squadmates discussions: One of the things Veilguard did well is that they stopped the companions talking if there was a fight and later they would resume so you could hear them properly. It's just a matter of saying "Where were we?". That's really needed. You should also have a bit of time after loading so you don't hear a dialogue immediately or feel like you're dropped in the middle of it.

Management of ambient discussions/dialogues: You can have a location that feels "alive" with ambient dialogues but we shouldn't hear everything all at once. It's pointless.

Ambient noise: I don't think it's ideal to hear the wild breath of an animal enemy who's 100 metres away when I actually chose not to kill it and I'm inside a new building. Very distracting.

Combat and cutscenes: Ideally, if you don't have a finished fight on your hand, I don't think you should have a cutscene, OR you have a cutscene but the fighting is put on hold. Because both at the same time is just a bit too much!

the tv show might even be the story in-between, getting us ready for the new game

We got very little from Bioware but so many cool posts from you all!

The news about the tv show, looking at the tags, I see we're all a bit meh about it and worried about the story being about Shepard and what it means as far as representation goes. We see a lot of IPs being shown in multiple formats, and it can be it or miss. One of you in the reblog's tags said you would love a First Contact War tv show and I would 100% prefer that tbh. But when you have no real control of future decisions, you can only hope for the best.