It started as a way to promote trading and find others who play the games, ie friends. Then continued to just be lucrative and then eventually written into some stories where there are basically multiple realities.

I must say I was quite into this story. I understand and agree with most everything you said about the way things went. I especially love that you at no time throw blame or disdain around at either BioWare nor EA. Which is the most common aspect of any review of any bit of writing about Mass effect. I'll stay tuned to…