User blog comment:The Milkman/The Writing of the Ending/@comment-30764484-20120605044952/@comment-4237253-20120608040546

@Alex T Snow

The term "catalyst" refers to something that starts or speeds up a process. Which is exactly what the Citadel does to the Crucible. Yes, they are bad writers, but it has nothing to do with the nomenclature of the MacGuffin.

The fact that they don't have an Internet connection does change anything. Companies make games for people with consoles, not specifically for people with consoles that have Internet. You're comparison is NOT the same thing. BioWare themselves stated you didn't need online play to get all the war assets needed for the "best ending", which turned out to be a lie. Nor should I for any game. You can't say "oh, well you don't get the whole product, because we couldn't bother to release it with the game. It doesn't matter though, you're less important because you lack an Internet connection." That's just stupid. Few things in life are simple, but that sure is.