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[Sou Da]

https://www.masseffect.com/andromeda-initiative/training-hub/welcome

Give us a bunch of other information.

There's one human arks and three alien arks.

Humans travel on the Hyperion Ark.

 

[Ooccoo]

Where's the gameplay?

 

[A-V-B]

Where's the gameplay?

The internet reaction to N7 Day is the gameplay. Andromeda marketing team directed by Hideo Kojima.

 

[Zolo]

There are two human arks and three alien arks.

Okay. Humans get two. Asari, Turians, Salarians, and everyone else gets three.

 

[Sou Da]

Where's the gameplay?

It's an infodump vid.

 

[Chumblykins]

"The Initiative’s ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on the seemingly resource-rich frontier of Andromeda, and eventually create a reliable route between it and the Milky Way Galaxy."

Interesting that they're leaving open the possibility of eventual contact between Andromeda and the Milky Way.

 

[Latimer]

God damn in-engine fluff.

 

[Ooccoo]

Just saw that more will be shown on December 1st. Color me disappointed to wait so long...

 

[Xando]

Anyone of you guys able to log in ?

 

[DeadlyParasite]

Cool! So basically after the first Ark gets destroyed this lady in the second Ark will show up?

 

[lucebuce12]

At least the music in this was nicer than the gameplay reveal trailer.

 

[A-V-B]

"The Initiative’s ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on the seemingly resource-rich frontier of Andromeda, and eventually create a reliable route between it and the Milky Way Galaxy."

Interesting that they're leaving open the possibility of eventual contact between Andromeda and the Milky Way.

Ah, did you think we weren't meeting Super Tricked Out Cosmic Shepard at some point...

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Anyone of you guys able to log in ?

Yeah I was able to log in. Not sure if it does anything though.

 

[salromano]

Where's the gameplay?

December 1 at The Game Awards. It says it at the end of the cinematic trailer.

 

[lucebuce12]

Yeah I was able to log in. Not sure if it does anything though.

If you view this as well as the next 5 Andromeda initiative training videos, you get an exclusive pathfinder HELMET for your character when the game drops.

 

[Lime]

4 different arks with their own species inside.

My guess: the arks will be scattered in the beginning of the game and we'll have to explore and gather the races.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

"The Initiative’s ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on the seemingly resource-rich frontier of Andromeda, and eventually create a reliable route between it and the Milky Way Galaxy."

Interesting that they're leaving open the possibility of eventual contact between Andromeda and the Milky Way.

Obviously Liara going to show up at the end of the game.

 

[Rellik]

Yeah I was able to log in. Not sure if it does anything though.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I wonder what happened in the Milky Way galaxy to cause this.

 

[diaspora]

Everything they're showing is useless without a release date

 

[Sou Da]

Yeah I was able to log in. Not sure if it does anything though.

It apparently lets you see info about the game terms?

 

[deriks]

https://www.facebook.com/masseffect/videos/1207236019351779/
"Representative of the gameplay"
So nothing in this video is from the real game. Oh, boy...

 

[Novel Mike]

If you log in it tells you that once watching the video you've completed step 1 of 6 and the rest will be released later.

It's all fucking trailer shit with some in game unlocks for completing it all.

I guess I wasn't expecting much from the site itself but that is so boring and yay we'll get a piece of armor that gives us like 5% better damage... woohoo.

Really not feeling anything I'm seeing about this today.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I don't think the Nexus is an Ark. It's huge, easily 5+ times the size of the Hyperion. I'm thinking it's supposed to be the Andromeda Citadel, of a sort.

 

[Lime]

The Pathfinder

Alec Ryder – Human Pathfinder

A seasoned galactic explorer, Alec Ryder was a member of Jon Grissom’s original task force which travelled through the Charon mass relay – the first encountered by humanity – in 2149. Ryder would go on to further prove his mettle by completing N7 training, solidifying himself as one of the Alliance military’s elite. Eventually recruited into the role of Pathfinder for the Andromeda Initiative, Ryder represents the tip of the spear in humanity’s efforts to find a new home in this unknown galaxy.

Environmental conditions

While the Andromeda Initiative’s long-range scans have identified several potentially-habitable planets in the Heleus cluster, the possibility of encountering harsh planetary conditions during the search for a suitable Golden World exists. The Pathfinder and their team will be responsible for assessing and exploring any environment deemed necessary as the mission unfolds.

Andromeda Initiative

Founded in 2176 and launched in 2185, the Andromeda Initiative is a civilian, multi-species project created to send scientists, explorers and colonists on a one-way trip to settle in the Andromeda Galaxy. With powerful benefactors lending their support, the program has grown substantially in scope since its inception. The Initiative’s ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on the seemingly resource-rich frontier of Andromeda, and eventually create a reliable route between it and the Milky Way Galaxy.

 

[JeffZero]

Everything they're showing is useless without a release date

How so?

Anyway, 2185 it is.

 

[Simo]

Alec Ryder is the human pathfinder and father to Scott and Sarah Ryder i take it.

 

[Tunesmith]

I wonder what happened in the Milky Way galaxy to cause this.

Reaper invasion happened. It starts during the time of Mass Effect 2 and 3.

Example:

This was the same year Shepard was resurrected in for Mass Effect 2.

 

[GavinUK86]

Some interesting shots from that video. Couple we've seen before.

 

[Lime]

At least the music in this was nicer than the gameplay reveal trailer.

So true, it was actually pretty cool.

 

[iShouldGoPro]

Hyperion?

Pandora cameo confirmed.

 

[diaspora]

How so?

Anyway, 2185 it is.

Without actually committing to a date, they might as well show us stuff 4 years away.

 

[Metroidvania]

"The Initiative’s ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on the seemingly resource-rich frontier of Andromeda, and eventually create a reliable route between it and the Milky Way Galaxy."

Interesting that they're leaving open the possibility of eventual contact between Andromeda and the Milky Way.

I don't think it'll come up in the span of gameplay for the new trilogy (maaaaybe towards the end), but I would have to imagine this would always be an eventual goal.

Even if the goal is 'just' colonization, eventually, assuming everything works out, you'd grow and expand the species' sphere of influence/power/etc, and make sure the parent galaxy's not effed.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Obviously Liara going to show up at the end of the game.

I'd sell the game if that happened.

 

[Playsage]

Obviously Liara going to show up at the end of the game.

I think that

Spoiler

the time capsule

might appear in the game

 

[Rellik]

I think that

Spoiler

the time capsule

might appear in the game

I never thought of that.

 

[A-V-B]

I'd sell the game if that happened.

Get ready for the used game adventure of a lifetime...

 

[Poodlestrike]

I think that

Spoiler

the time capsule

might appear in the game

Andromeda Initiative launches before ME3, so nope.

 

[Zomba13]

Cool, so the timeline matches up so that I can go with my head canon that the Reapers won at the end of 3 after Shepard shot ghost kid and he got all pissy.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Reaper invasion happened. It starts during the time of Mass Effect 2 and 3.

Example:

This was the same year Shepard was resurrected in for Mass Effect 2.

Ah, cool. I hadn't looked at everything on the site. I just assumed Andromeda took place after ME3.

Edit: I'm very curious to know what Bioware makes canon regarding the reapers.

 

[JeffZero]

Without actually committing to a date, they might as well show us stuff 4 years away.

If we didn't still have a viable release window I'd agree with you but since this game will likely be out by June of next year at absolute latest I'm not too worried, heh.

Also, that middle-aged fellow in that screenshot upthread... Ryder's father, methinks?

 

[Poodlestrike]

If we didn't still have a viable release window I'd agree with you but since this game will likely be out by June of next year at absolute latest I'm not too worried, heh.

Also, that middle-aged fellow in that screenshot upthread... Ryder's father, methinks?

Yup.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Andromeda Initiative launches before ME3, so nope.

huh? I thought this takes places many many years after the events on ME3?

 

[Rellik]

Ah, cool. I hadn't looked at everything on the site. I just assumed Andromeda took place after ME3.

Edit: I'm very curious to know what Bioware makes canon regarding the reapers.

That's the date it launched. The game will be 600 years after.

huh? I thought this takes places many many years after the events on ME3?

It takes hundreds of years to get there. It doesn't teleport over night

 

[JeffZero]

huh? I thought this takes places many many years after the events on ME3?

It does, technically. But the ark expedition is in cryostasis for all those years. It launches from the Milky Way in 2185.

 

[Schlorgan]

huh? I thought this takes places many many years after the events on ME3?

The initiative starts before ME3. The game takes place hundreds of years after ME3.

 

[diaspora]

If we didn't still have a viable release window I'd agree with you but since this game will likely be out by June of next year at absolute latest I'm not too worried, heh.

Also, that middle-aged fellow in that screenshot upthread... Ryder's father, methinks?

I think June is as realistic as Holiday 2016 was for the last date. I have no reason to think them capable of finishing a project.

 

[Poodlestrike]

huh? I thought this takes places many many years after the events on ME3?

It does both!

Andromeda Initiative is founded in the 2170s (before anybody heard of the Reapers), is launched in 2185 (concurrent with or just before ME2), and only ultimately arrives in Andromeda 600 years later because space is Big.

 

[denx]

It does both!

Andromeda Initiative is founded in the 2170s (before anybody heard of the Reapers), is launched in 2185 (concurrent with or just before ME2), and only ultimately arrives in Andromeda 600 years later because space is Big.

Yeah, I think it's really interesting that the Initiative was not founded as a direct response to the Reapers.

Spoiler

Unless the people in charge knew somehow what was coming to the Milky Way.

 

[cleveridea]

Wow, I am actually much more hyped seeing this than I was for the just released trailer

Very cool, ME excite again