However, the community was still clamoring for specific quality-of-life improvements, particularly regarding romance options and replayability. Players wanted to correct mistakes made in their initial playthroughs without starting a brand new character from scratch. Patch 1.12, released on July 31, 2017 (for PlayStation 4 and PC, with Xbox One following shortly), was designed to be the definitive polish layer.
While the patch fixed a lot, it was also notable for what it did not include. By August 2017, dataminers had discovered assets for the Quarian Ark DLC (including voice lines for a new squadmate). Patch 1.12 add any of those assets. It contained no new missions, no new weapons for single-player, and no hint of story continuation. In hindsight, this was the first clear signal that BioWare had moved on. Mass Effect Andromeda Patch 1.12
However, the euphoria lasted only a few weeks. On the heels of Patch 1.12, EA announced that there would be . The planned Quarian Ark content was repurposed into a novel ( Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation ) and a comic series. The multiplayer would receive minor balancing updates for a few more months, but Patch 1.12 was effectively the last major "content" patch the game ever saw. However, the community was still clamoring for specific