User blog comment:Bluegear93/Tali's face./@comment-24174486-20120725211929/@comment-24174486-20120726203057

"They did not satisfy their customers. The fact that so many people were upset over their bad writing is proof enough."

How many people were outraged when Mass Effect 2 had a different style than ME1?

How many people were outraged over the idea of multiplayer?

How many people were outraged over the inclusion of homosexual romances?

Any creator knows that there will always be people who dislike something, even if it is critically-acclaimed like ME3. Simply because more people express a negative opinion or they express it more fiercely doesn't mean that more people have a negative opinion.

"And for the record, the uproar about the ending isn't about Shepard dying. That in itself is a misconception."

I've seen a lot of complaints about Shepard dying in the end. I've noticed a lot of "fan" endings that are only different in that Shepard lives.

"I also don't see how the Extended Cut is in any way 'for dummies' "

Dummies books aren't just for dummies. X3 I describe it as that because the majority of the Extended Cut content, especially the epilogue, doesn't provide new information. Many of the epilogue scenes are outcomes that were outright told to you during the events of the third game.