In the glixel article, Ty Franck made this comment: "... because endings are so important – you better know what your ending is and you better be setting that

In the glixel article, Ty Franck made this comment: "... because endings are so important – you better know what your ending is and you better be setting that ending up right from the beginning. Otherwise it just feels muddy and unsatisfying." The point I took from both articles was that the Mass Effect series never had a solid vision for the ending (which Karpyshyn admitted), and it showed in the way many (most?) people reacted to ME3.