User blog comment:Reaper Salvation/Mass Effect 4- Sequal Prequal or something else/@comment-11209678-20140121043547/@comment-24390691-20140206132222

I agree 100% there. I would LOVE to write on the game, but it would be a nightmare in some ways. In the event of a sequel, they would HAVE to pick a canon story, the fact is the implications of the endings are simply too big to just ignore or handwave away and that's not even getting into the possible side outcomes like the Krogan being wiped out or thriving again. The comic strip idea could work really well, let us decide the main ending and then certain elements of the additional bits of it like which species lived and which ones didn't.

In regards to the reapers, I think saying they were destroyed would be the simplest solution, though them returning to dark space does work for synthesis but if they did that and picked Control then that would be weird considering who is controlling them. I'm not really sure on the appearance effects in synthesis subsiding over time... but I suppose thanks to how vague they were on how extreme those changes were it could gel.

A prequel really does limit potential. The only way it wouldn't is if they decided to add in non-canon endings as I mentioned, but some fans wouldn't really give two craps about choosing them since it isn't "real." The League of One was the main thing that came to my head when I was writing that bit as you know they've done some things that have had major consequences that we don't know about. I didn't think about how unrelatable the salarians are though... That and the lack of sex drive would REALLY kill romantic subplots. xD

I do like Traditionalfire's idea of changing things up and not having you not be a major hero; Sadly, since Bioware's cup of tea seems to be all about saving the galaxy (at least, in my experience in playing their games) I'm not sure that will happen...