^I think that was always a foregone conclusion. As I've said multiple times, it's simply easier to frame the story so that they all left the Milky-way before Shepard reached The Catalyst.
No big surprises there and it's pretty much what you could assume just based off the recent trailer and the scraps of information released thus far. Which could mean this "leak" is just a hoax, but I honestly doubt it.
The only real twist here is that the Ark is something human scientists have been on the trail of since they first uncovered the Prothean archive on Mars. It makes sense that Shepard would be kept in the dark about this since (aside from the obvious "not needing to know") they're a front-line asset and there's no guarantee that they couldn't be captured and/or indoctrinated by the reapers. There may even have been some question as to whether or not Cerberus had left some nasty surprise in Shepard's skull or not.
I'm curious how they'll maintain a sense of being connected to the previous games without the ability to bring back familiar characters. The only one I could potentially see crossing over is Liara in the form of a VI with her image acting as a virtual gatekeeper to all the Prothean data they brought with them.
Plus I suppose it's possible a few minor characters ended up on the Ark, though I can't think of many likely candidates off the top of my head. It'd have to be someone who is 1) Alive in all worldstates and 2) not part of the assault on London. I suppose that includes Aria, Conrad Verner, Bailey, al-Jilani, Sha'ira & Aethyta if they just so happened to be off the Citadel when the Reapers showed up. Kolyat Could also show up I suppose as just about anything could have happened to him after the memorial in 'Citadel'.
Anyone else of significance that I missed? It's a pretty slim list so far.
No big surprises there and it's pretty much what you could assume just based off the recent trailer and the scraps of information released thus far. Which could mean this "leak" is just a hoax, but I honestly doubt it.
The only real twist here is that the Ark is something human scientists have been on the trail of since they first uncovered the Prothean archive on Mars. It makes sense that Shepard would be kept in the dark about this since (aside from the obvious "not needing to know") they're a front-line asset and there's no guarantee that they couldn't be captured and/or indoctrinated by the reapers. There may even have been some question as to whether or not Cerberus had left some nasty surprise in Shepard's skull or not.
I'm curious how they'll maintain a sense of being connected to the previous games without the ability to bring back familiar characters. The only one I could potentially see crossing over is Liara in the form of a VI with her image acting as a virtual gatekeeper to all the Prothean data they brought with them.
Plus I suppose it's possible a few minor characters ended up on the Ark, though I can't think of many likely candidates off the top of my head. It'd have to be someone who is 1) Alive in all worldstates and 2) not part of the assault on London. I suppose that includes Aria, Conrad Verner, Bailey, al-Jilani, Sha'ira & Aethyta if they just so happened to be off the Citadel when the Reapers showed up. Kolyat Could also show up I suppose as just about anything could have happened to him after the memorial in 'Citadel'.
Anyone else of significance that I missed? It's a pretty slim list so far.
