The Reapers have returned. After fifty-thousand years, they have come to repeat the cycle of genocide that has gone on since times long forgotten. Earth has fallen, and Cerberus has thrown its lot in with the Reapers, openly declaring war on the rest of the galaxy.
But when a mysterious planet appears out of nowhere in the Attican Traverse, an N7 special forces group, designation Aegis, is sent to investigate possible Cerberus activity on the planet, and what started as a routine operation turns into a war that could tip the scales in favor of either side.
Chapters (1)
I take it the N7s are multiplayer-based?
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That is correct. Rolled up a bunch of new characters specifically for this fic. Don't worry, you won't be seeing anything like Krogan Warlords, N7 Slayers or the like; though I'm going for a diverse team, both functionally and racially, there are just some classes that would be Mary Sues in a story, and I'm fervently trying to avoid that.
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Good to hear about racial diversity - for me, Mass Effect's appeal comes from seeing different perspectives from different eyes. Consider doing that with Cerberus as well - even through the indoctrination (or because of it) their perspective would be interesting.
As for the Sue issue - I don't think that will be an issue. Those high-end classes are there, but they're 'rare', which you could reinterpret as saying they're hard to train and so are rarer seen in the field. Just 1 rare class in the team wouldn't unbalance things that much.
A full, 4-man party coming to Equestria?
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Actually, I'm going to be breaking the rules a little bit and allowing them to use larger squads. They're going to need it.
I've always thought of N7 as a purely human organization, what with being a branch of the Alliance military. My headcanon is that the aliens are volunteers who offer their abilities to improve the squad's tactical versatility and bolster the amount of force an N7 squad can bring to bear. The aliens' reasons for it vary, of course.
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http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/War_Assets/Alliance#N7_Special_Ops_Team
It says initially led by humans, so I suppose the Alliance started the whole thing off.
Alright - I'll be waiting for the next chapter then!
Good story, but I notice some sentences that don't have capitalization in them. You should fix that when you have the chance.
Why the dislikes? Because it's a crossover? Or because it's a Mass Effect crossover?
I am no critic, but I can see that this is very well done. I am looking forward to reading the future chapters of your story, my good brony/pegasister.
ps. Here, have a like, a fave and a watcher.
Cool, another Mass Effect crossover (one of the few crossovers i actually enjoy). Like previously said, there are some issues. Consider getting an editor (check the group).
Now this is a good story all of my likes/faves/read laters
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. Never doing that again, let me tell you. I'm editing the end of the chapter right now anyway, so I'll look through it and see if I can't find those errors you mentioned. Either way, I'm glad that you both liked it enough to fave it, and I'll do my best to keep it an enjoyable read.
Huh. I guess that's what I get for doing all my proofreading at 1:30 in the morning
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Though in all fairness to the ones who disliked it, now that I'm looking back at it, the ending could use a little more attention, so I'm going to work on that before finishing up Chapter 2.
Oooh, a 3-for-1. I like it!
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Glad you liked it! If anything, I intend to make sure it gets better.
Favoriting this, but no thumbs up. I'll give you a thumbs up when I see good N7 interactions.
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I'll do my best not to disappoint.
2379242No pressure on ya, I just have high hopes for this story.
Interesting start. Looking forward to see how the rest of it pans out.
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Glad to hear my story has caught your interest! I'm currently editing the ending of the first chapter in addition to working on the second, so the next update will include both.
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Gladly, now that my week of tests and quizzes is finally done! Working on it during my spare time over the next couple weeks leading up to finals. It's a proven stress reliever for me.
Will you please update this story now?