User blog comment:Agentsmit58/Shepard's story has truly ended and wont have DLC to continue the story!!!/@comment-5159807-20120602183223/@comment-4950455-20120603093432

Frankly, I think people tend to misunderstand the stuff about not using Reaper tech - while occasionally mishandled by the writers, overall I think it was a little more nuanced then the "anything to do with the Reapers is eeeeeeeeeevil and will indoctrinate those fools who dare to use it" view a lot of fans have.

However, you're absolutely correct that their FTL is not a cure-all situation. The galactic extinction event some fans seem determined to see is not likely the case, but neither is instantaneous (or near-future) recovery.