"I think this is an important moment. I think if those people got what they wanted and [BioWare] wrote their ending, they would be very disappointed in the emotional feeling they got because ... they didn't really create it."

"I think this whole thing is making me a little bit sad because I don't think anyone would get what they wanted if that happened."

"If computer games are art, then I fully endorse the author of the artwork to have a statement about what they believe should happen -- just as J.K. Rowling can end her books and say that is the end of Harry Potter. I don't think she should be forced to make another one."

Internet fact: the number of words written about Mass Effect 3 has now surpassed the library of Congress. Another Internet fact: that first Internet fact was a lie. Even so, a teeming horde of gamers feels that the big exclamation point on Shepard's journey turned out to be more of an ellipsis, and they've begun a War Effort of their own. Refund demands, charity work , complaints to the FTC, and, of course, ballyhooing on every social network known to man or genocidal machine have made up the brunt of their attack. The end result? BioWare's taken notice , but the RPG powerhouse's next move is still a question mark. If you ask BioShock creator Ken Levine, however, a re-tooled ME3 ending would be the worst possible outcome.He explained during a discussion about the future of videogames at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (via Vox Games ):BioWare-Mythic (read: Warhammer Online developer -- not actually affiliated with Mass Effect) senior creative director Paul Barnett shared that sentiment, comparing the situation to an admittedly less interactive medium.So then, the only real remaining question is how much choice and user participation cast the dice in the other direction. But then, even that argument largely goes out the airlock when you consider that Mass Effect is mostly Shepard's story, with the player merely decidinghe/she will go about saving the universe. It's not as player-driven as, say, earlier BioWare games where your character was mostly a blank slate.But what's your take? Does BioWare reallyfans anything, or should one voice of authorial intent drown out a thousand outraged cries? More to the point: Players who dislike ME3's ending, do you actually want to see it changed?