Mass Effect 3 controversial endings: Oh OK, I see where you're coming from...genius!

I couldn't resist, I had to watch Mass Effect 3's endings to see what the was fuss about and at first I was confused but after watching hypothesis videos from the fans I am left impressed. It was ingenious of Bioware to conjure such a masterful mind fuck ending and only those who'd paid attention to the series' narrative would truly appreciate it.

Basically, the Reapers--main protagonist in the game and the entire series--have the ability to coerce minds through "indoctrination" or brainwash.  Through out the series key characters were brainwashed or indoctrinated by the Reapers, most notably Saren--one of the main villains in Mass Effect--he thought he was in control of his actions but he was coerced by a Reaper.

If I had played through Mass Effect 3 I probably would have figure this out because the game gave many cues, through the last segments of the game, that you're the process of being indoctrinated.  The ending of Mass Effect 3, although not much of an ending by traditional standards, is Shepard's struggles of overcoming indoctrination. However, what is confusing is no matter which path you chose--although there is a correct path, because with that path Shepard lives to the end--everyone dies. In the Mass Effect universe, the Mass Relays--a method of space travel used to travel between galaxies and solar systems within the speed of light--plays a vital role game's story. Once the Mass Relays are destroyed countless of planets and races with inevitably be doomed. Destroying the Mass Relays to stop the Reapers is not an option but a counterproductive tactic that makes your efforts of saving all walks of life pointless. You would be a savior to all races but a catalyst to their demise.

Many were offended by the game's endings and I understood why but here is the ingenious hook by the masterminds of Bioware. Everything that happened in that segment--sequences of choice building up towards the ending, everything--was all a hallucination. Fucking Brilliant!

Bioware my hats off to you, sir, but fuck you at the same time.  Bioware has created an overwhelmingly demand by the community for an improved ending, to be more precise, a real ending to the Mass Effect story. If this was premeditated then they are some smart fuckers. From a business perspective, they are geniuses for manipulating the market to create demand. On the other hand, many are confused and have yet to figure out that everything that was a mere hallucination, and when the complete closure finally because available only then they will appreciate the narrative.

On the other hand, once again companies like Bioware are fucking with their fan base by milking the franchise. I don't know if the ending will be an all out sequel and an epilogue DLC expansion but if is DLC then why should we pay a premium to get a complete experience, it is disgusting. I don't think there is going to be a Mass Effect 4 because there is not much weight in the story to carry over but there is enough story left for DLC.

I am against these practices of cutting out major segments of the game and I am against this. Not everyone has access to the internet or a wired gaming platform, so those people will miss out. Mass Effect could have been one of the greatest games of all time if the real ending was included in the game.  The current ending is not much of an ending but an "intricate" cliffhanger where only the few will decipher.

Update: This is a fascinated analysis thesis written by the community and it does make tons of sense, please read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT4IUepvrU1pfv_B95oQj0H84DlCTUmzQ_uQh1voTUs/preview?pli=1&sle=true