[quote=@Drinky]
Well, I'll be a bit forthcoming and say I think this RP is a bit over my head. I RP'd for a number of years but am only recently getting back into it, hence the low number of posts on this account. That combined with the fact there's a bit of competition for the CS approval process I think it would be best if I retract my previous interest in this RP. I'd love to do a Mass Effect RP, but perhaps it would be better if I got my feet a little more wet before joining something like this.
[/quote]

It's a lot of info-dump, I can appreciate that. We also have this habit of getting really involved with our characters, so I can appreciate how daunting I might be to someone who's not really used to roleplaying with any of us, but I can appreciate knowing your limits and not wanting to stress yourself! I certainly have had times where I just couldn't for the life of me think of a character idea even though I [I]really[/I] wanted to a join a game, so don't fret and certainly no hard feelings! Keep your eye out, there's usually a few ME roleplays that pop up every once in a while on the site. One thing I might recommend is if you have someone you like writing with in the games you're in now, see if they'd be interested in doing something like a 1x1! I know looking at that section seems like it's like 99% romance games, but that certainly isn't mandatory. Sometimes it's just good to write a story where you don't have to worry about group dynamics; it's good practice!
 

Either way, thank you so much for the interest and maybe I'll see you around!

[quote=@cider]
May I assume I don't need extensive knowledge about the later stages of the story of the video game? I never even came close to finishing the Andromeda game (didn't like it), but I've played the main series and like the world to the extent that I've participated in fandom RP's before. That being said, if I do need to know that stuff I'm willing to read up on it.

I'd also like to ask about the powers; how will they work IC? How gamey are they compared to the actual games? Especially the soldier and tech abilities like concussive blast or barricade. 
[/quote]

It's hard to say, but it is recommended that you are quite familiar with the setting itself, including the locations, major NPCs, the whole secret with the Kett, etc. This game will likely be spoiler-tastic by nature and because it's an Andromeda game, it has a bit of a different tone/ set up than you might expect in a Milky Way set ME RP, namely that this game may go long stretches before returning to "civilization" and there's only a few locations we can feasibly go to as a group, instead of the countless cities, planets, and stations present in the original trilogy, as well as limiting the dynamics to a few species. As long as you're actually interested in the setting and the story, I don't see a problem!

Powers and what not aren't going to work exactly like in game for practical reasons, we kind of go off of "realism-lite" rules for how we approach combat situations and equipment, powers, whatever. Concussive shots will work a lot like in game, for instance, since it's a power that works kind of like super-charging your weapon/ using the second barrel to fire a high impact knock-down round, which probably translates to the guns shaving off a larger metal fragment and firing at a slower, non-penetrating velocity based on computer calculations the firearm system makes. 

Barricade would probably work something like the energy bubble in Halo 3 where it's a machine that's planted and produces the protective energy field, and it would probably be based on personal shielding principles. We see that the Kett have similar energy shields, and I imagine the ones you use in game are run off of a battery and have a limited life, not unlike you see in the game.

It's pretty much figuring out plausible mechanics for how things work in the game and wondering how they'd work in real life. You won't be shooting an unshielded or unarmoured Kett in the head six times to drop them with a pistol, an stuff like flamethrowers would ignite materials in the environment, overheat armour, cook flesh, y'know, the good stuff.

Hope that helps!