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First of all I would like to make it clear this not a troll post or trying to get peoples' hopes up. I genuinely, 100% believe we are going to be getting an expansion, and it was their plan all along. Here is my argument:
1.) Bioware Comments- Pre-launch, Bioware told us to make sure we keep our saves. That gives us the insight that Bioware definitely has plans to do more ME games. It does not mean ME4 because we all know that Commander Shepard's story is wrapping up with ME3. Post-launch, Michael Gamble said that if we knew what they had planned we would keep our ME3 game forever. He later said in another tweet that he wasn't talking about DLC. What else could he possibly mean besides an expansion?
2.)Bioware's History- I'm talking specifically about the fact that they have done expansions with their earlier games. We loved BG2, They gave us BG:TOB, We loved DA:O, specifically the warden. They gave us DA:A to continue his/her story since DA:O was the only game with the warden. We love Mass Effect and Commander Shepard. This is his/her last story. They are going to reward us with more, just like before. Not to mention the fact that they also have a good history with ending their games(IMO). In BG:TOB they gave that character the greatest ending possible. In Kotor, they gave us a great LS AND DS ending.DA:O's ending was epic. DA2's ending was......well forget about DA2. But ME1 and ME2's endings were also pretty good. This company knows how to end their games.
3.)It's Good Business- Yes I said it. It is good business. I'm a 40 year old man who has been playing video games since Pong. I'm also a business owner who has been in the corporate world for over 20 years. Suits love money. Suits will do anything possible to suck every last dime out of a product while they can. So if you're sitting in EA's shoes, how do you maximize profit out of the last game in a franchise. Answer, you do what they did in Harry Potter and Twilight. You split it up and make even more money. You make your customers so hungry for more that they're willing to pay any price to get more product. They also figured they would build good will with their customers when they announce the expansion. We as customers always, always want more. Why would they purposefully anger their customers with an incomplete ending? Answer, they probably thought they left enough clues about an expansion and had no idea of the poop storm that came there way. I think everyone is still so full of emotion that we weren't picking up the clues that are right in front of our face. I was like that too until last night so I'm not bashing anyone for it.
4.) Indoctrination Theory- Also known as the hallucination theory. People seriously need to go to that thread and check it out. It makes perfect sense as to why Shepard's experience in the citadel wasn't real. They're doing good work over there.
5.) The Endings and the Leak- The endings themselves are proof to me of an expansion. 2 of the 3 options end in Shepard's death. In ME2, if you didn't get the upgrades and help your companions it was possible albeit unlikely that you could fail your mission. In ME3, if you don't get your assets up or make the wrong choice in the end you fail your mission. The game highlights(as displayed by using Anderson) no it practically screams out for you to take the destroy option. This is the only way to end up with a Shepard who's alive. This is so you can continue your journey in an expansion. This is also why in a NG+ and you take the destroy option you automatically see the scene where shepard is alive. They are telling us what they want us to do. There must be a reason for this, and that reason is....Expansion!!!! We're all aware of the leak. The changes from the leaked script and what was in the game are negligible. Do you really think that Bioware would take the chance that their Mona Lisa could be ruined? The reason the game did not have wholesale changes and a delay is because they knew it didn't matter. They knew there was going to be an expansion to get the real ending so they saw no need to make big changes. Bioware is smart, they know not everyone is going to buy the expansion. However, when you know you are going to make an expansion, you still have to end the game in a way that allows for that expansion but still gives players a quasi-ending.
6.)Unresolved Citadel Plotlines- This is my guess and not based on facts so bear with me. I believe that we will be forced to take the citadel. It makes absolutely no sense that the citadel has a mechanism that can defeat the reapers and it would be completely unguarded. There also was no boss battle in ME3. The citadel is where we will face that boss. The art book says "we wanted to give players the satisfaction of fighting a character they know rather than a random creature." This is on page 20 of the art book. I don't remember a boss battle, do you? Not to mention the fact that after 3 games of annoyance and frustration, do you really think that Bioware would not let us see the fate of the Citadel Council? I don't think so. Also, Ashley's sister was on the citadel when it was taken, do you really think that she would not say anything about it? I really don't think so. Commander Bailey is still on the citadel and I'm sure we'll run into him as well.
7.) The Prothean- This may be my weakest argument (and I'm sure you'll let me know) because I haven't played with him in my party yet. Even though I have the CE, in my idiocy I forgot to download the damn code into Origin. From what I've read in the forums, at some point he says he is the catalyst. Because he's a DLC character, he cannot be the deciding factor in the defeat of the reapers. However, in an expansion where the from ashes DLC is magically included(frickin suits) and you have an auto save where you can still pick him up b/4 going to Earth, that no longer is a problem for those that didn't have him in there original playthrough.
8.) Normandy- We all know Joker and the crew, We all know that there are absolutely zero circumstances in which the crew would desert Shepard. We know this. Bioware knows this. Bioware knows we know that Bioware knows this. There are even some audio files where Joker aids us while we're on Earth. How much do you want to bet those files appear in the expansion?
9.)Future Games- If the endings stayed as is, there would be no more ME games. Who wants to play a ME game where there is no citadel and no mode of transportation to reach the entire galaxy. One of the strengths of the game are the diversity of the species and characters we come across. Without those things, there would be no reason to play anymore. That's something the suits will not allow. I guarantee it.
10.) Shepard is alive!- The simple fact that he/she is alive guarantees an expansion. Do you really think that they're going to end Shepard's story with a breath? C'mon folks we're better than that. Remember in Kotor when our identity was revealed and most of us were shocked? I was kicking myself after that because the clues were there all game. Don't be Revanized once again! The biggest clue however is:
11.)Teaser Trailer- They gave us a freakin teaser trailer for the expansion!!!! The old man says ok, one more shepard story. Repeat after me. ONE MORE SHEPARD STORY!!!!! I'm actually angry at myself for not realizing this right away. I'm sure they'll release some DLC to tide us over until the expansion comes out but it Will happen . So come on BSN, pick your chin up off the floor and get excited again. We're going to get to play our shepard's again.
Ich stimme nicht ganz überein und sage nur: abwarten.
