What I think Mass Effect could use

Most of us know that Mass Effect Andromeda wasn't as great as we all wanted it to be. Maybe there are some die hard fans that loved it but I think it's safe to say that the majority wasn't too happy with it and I can't blame them. The game had several issues and that definitely made it a rough experience to play the game and trying to enjoy it. So what does this mean? Is this the end for Mass Effect or will we get a new Mass Effect game? Is this a sequel to Mass Effect Andromeda or will the developers make a completely new story? Here is what I think that Bioware should do with the Mass Effect games.

Make your own character and story.

You're probably yelling at me that you can already create your own character in Mass Effect and you're not wrong, but what I mean is to have absolute control over character creation. So not just human Spectre or Pathfinder but actually pick your own race and your own job or function aboard the ship. I always wanted to play as one of the other races, for example a Turian or Krogan look pretty cool but I wouldn't mind trying out the Asari or Quarian either. Just let people pick their own character, make their own story and make it memorable. I don't care if it's a stand alone game or if the game forces you into a story but give the characters also some personal stories. For example in Dragon Age Origins you could pick your own character and with that your own background story, this would result into some unique conversations and missions. Certain characters would respond differently to you and that was actually a lot of fun. This also made it a lot more fun to play the game a second time, because playing as another race gave you a bit of a different experience. I would love to see that in Mass Effect, to be able to creat your own unique character that doesn't have to be a human character. If this is possible in multiplayer then why not in single player? After four Mass Effect games it's about time that this is introduced into the game!

More about story and less about combat.

What I really don't like about a game that you play mostly for the story is repetitive combat or endless fighting. You want to see what happens to the characters, what they discover and what is going on. If I get lost in endless fighting then you lose touch with the story and the characters even. That doesn't mean that it should be a point and click adventure but make the fighting a secondary thing and not a primary thing. At least that's how I see it, because as much fun as it can be to shoot some douchebags in the face it's really the moments I spend on the ship with my crew or progressing the story that I like the most. Which doesn't mean that the game has to be some type of movie but maybe more of a fun experience and less of a repetitive shooter. But this is my opinion and not a fact, I really hope that there will be another Mass Effect game and I would love to play it. Let's hope it will be better than Mass Effect Andromeda!