How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mass Effect 3 Ending

After all the brouhaha I heard about the ending for Mass Effect 3, I was a little hesitant to actually complete the story.  I stayed spoiler-free (mostly), and eventually forged my way to the end after a long night and all-day playthrough today.

So, here is my official response to everyone that's calling for Bioware to change the ending to Mass Effect 3:

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Yup, that's right: sod off.  Or more specifically, "Grow a quad emotionally and sod off, you mouth-breathing, keyboard-turning, cultuarlly-immature sacks of hot air."

I'm not saying the ending was a flawless dismount for Bioware's incredibly popular (and incredibly risky) space opera series, just that the criticisms I've seen don't hold water for anyone who appreciates storytelling that's more emotionally mature than, say, The Cat and The Hat.  Or the Twilight series.

Disagree with me?  GOOD.  Let's talk about it.

SPOILERS AHEAD.  YE HAVE BEEN WARNED. 

SWTOR: An Opinion

It seems hardly fair to call this a "review", since the only access I've had to the game has been beta testing for a little more than a month.  Likewise, there have been plenty of "impressions" already put out there, and I didn't want to repeat that when I sat down and committed to digital ink what I thought of Bioware's entry into the MMO market proper. I say proper, because you cannot tell me Neverwinter Nights wasn't massive, multiplayer, and online, not to mention a really great moment in D&D's digital history and roleplaying online in general.

Therefore, let the record show that this is simply an "opinion" of The Old Republic, its potential, its gestation, and its impending birth into a world of fans angrily clamoring for The Second Coming of the MMO, Star Wars, or Both.

Be warned:  I sense spoilers in the Force after the jump...