User blog comment:N7EagleEye/New Mass Effect 4 Details/@comment-173.184.17.177-20130629065903

There's not enough info to say it will suck but there is still some hope. But it would be impossible to play as Shepard's child as there are many different love interest and some people didn't have an interest when they played. The game play mechanic may not change drastically to like an RTS, they could tell the story through a C-sec officer or merc or some other faction. I personally hope they do like the first Dragon Age and allow some race options.