User blog comment:Kiadony/Same sex romances in ME3 confirmed?../@comment-2256917-20110808003808

I agree with you that catering to mere demands is foolish, if it means sacrificing intelligence or good art/imitation, etc. (e.g., catering to the demand for a return of infinite ammo, i.e. something impossible by nature, would be unfortunate. On the other hand, Tali's account of why she's attracted to Shep, and Garrus's as to why he would consider romance with Shep, seem to me to be plausible and fitting to their characters, even if such was "fanservice"). I've noticed that Bioware clearly didn't bow to the countless fan-demands for a ME2-return of Ash or Kaidan. -- That said, the game's core is not romance but the action and story, so, as long as the game doesn't become a smut novel... But to satisfy your worry or "faith" in Bioware, note that the possibility of such a romance was, apparently at some point, intended or implemented even in the first game--that is to say, at a time when they didn't yet have a Mass Effect fan-base to serve.