User blog comment:Markurion/Extended Cut or Prolonged torture?/@comment-1074875-20120407093813/@comment-5503561-20120407163632

Indeed why kill Shep? If they want to go on with the franchise, cool. Make it like KotOR - had Revan save the day then disappear, allowing for a sequel. Granted, the sequel allowed for crappy mmo that is like 400+ later, but the point stands, and remains true here too. Defeat the Reapers soundly, make the next installment 400+ in the future. Liara, Wrex and couple of other long-lived characters can make an appearance, plus eventual descendants of others. Solid concept, make it happen.

But no, instead we have galactic-wide armageddon in the name of 'artistic integrity' and space magic.