Quote Originally Posted by Monk View Post
I still am of the opinion (expressed on the last post of page 9) that Bioware simply ran out of time and had to scrap half the ending, almost mirroring what happened with KOTOR 2. All the signs are there.
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I messed up with the Qaurians and Geth with the result that the Quarians got wiped out and Tali threw herself off a cliff...yet I had the romance scene with her before the final showdown. So yeah I'm inclined to believe they ran out of time.