User blog comment:556503/Why I'm disappointed that Commander Shepard won't be in the new Mass Effect./@comment-11209678-20131101041231

I've heard rumors that the next game could be several centuries after the trilogy. If this is so, I hope they maintain some connections to Shepard. For example, Liara would most likely be alive and it could be possible that Wrex could be as well. This would be a good way to keep Shepard in the game, without him/her actually being in the game. Also, any dialogue with these characters could be broad enough that it wouldn't require a save file transfer or anything for anyone's specific Shepard.