User blog comment:The Milkman/No Love For Leviathan?/@comment-5038903-20120916134142/@comment-4237253-20120920062232

1. Yes, but we're only shown glimpses. Many assumed that a lot of the galaxy was destroyed along with the Mass Relays, and with no amount of reliable in-game information to go on, I'm not sure if I can say that's entirely unjustified. We don't really get to see what life is like after the conflict is resolved. An epic character-driven trilogy needs a lengthy denouement. And yes, upon analysis of the Crosscade comparison video, you can note many minor differences. However, it's largely the same video with only a few variations. It's like Heavy Rain. In one ending, a character can be shown starting a new life with his son. In another, he's shown doing it with a love interest. The content of these epilogues largely changes. However, you can see a minor variation on the hand of the protagonist, depending upon previous choices. Mass Effect 3 gave us more of the latter, and not enough of the former.

And yes, I'm aware that, the higher the EMS, the less the collateral. I'm just saying that it's not dramatic enough.

2. Not really. Obviously, if BioWare had done some things differently, they would not have this big an uproar. The fact that this many people have responded this way shows that they did something wrong. And whilst you can't please everyone, this insulted more people than it had too. I'm not saying they have to please everyone, just to make it more enjoyable for the majority. You can please the majority. In fact, when you do, that's how you know you've done your job right.

And no, not all "anti-ending" arguments are based on ignoring the content of the ending. To you, someone saying "there are no differences in the endings" might seem like ignorance, but it isn't far off from the truth; it's just not worded with semantics in mind. It's an exaggeration, but not a huge one. There were not a lot of differences in the ending cinematic. The fact that people ignored those tiny differences, or simply counted them out, shows that they simply weren't profound enough to make the ending enjoyable for most. Try not to take everything so literally and technically.