User blog comment:Rusty650/About the Idea of "Mass Effect 4"/@comment-4452849-20130702164720/@comment-7622429-20130702172234

What's meant by this is the idea that once the Reapers have been dealt with by whatever means,the remanining races will begin to start a galaxy wide conflict amongst each other because of their differences and inability to agree on one coherent system of ideals with the disappearnce of a common enemy in the Reapers and their agents. It's one of the most logical choices for the plot if the next Mass Effect game were set after the events of the trilogy.