User blog comment:Aleksandr the Great/Bioware HAS Written Themselves into a Corner/@comment-5287758-20121110094841/@comment-4721065-20121111084935

What if we use the WW2 analogy? There was great restoration and economic growth in the post-war times, yet there also was great paranoia, risk of nuclear annihilation and proxy wars like the Korea War, which unfortunately didn't resolve one way or the other. I wouldn't be suprised if something like that happened in the post-Reaper War times.

Your proposal still doesn't really address the Control endings. Essentially the only way to go forward with your scenatio would be to have the Shepbringer say "F*** it, guys, I don't care anymore, do whatever you want" and withdraw from the conflict, which isn't really something that most Control players would be satisfied with.