Unpopular opinions

Bioware had the right idea with a bittersweet ending in the ME3 finale, it just wasn't well executed. A sunshine and rainbows ending to Mass Effect 3 would have been completely out of sync with a story focused on a war in which billions had died.

I liked the dream sequences, though they could have been better executed as well. Bioware was on the right track in having Shepard having actual human weaknesses. The mistake was in having the child take center stage, rather than casualties on the team.

There should have been casualties in Shepard's inner circle in the finale of ME3. Not all of your current squadmates should have made it through unscathed.

Replacing the original cast of ME1 squadmates with an almost entirely new squad of replacements in ME2 was a mistake, even though I like some of the ME2 squadmates.

The Suicide Mission should have been saved for the finale of ME3 rather than introduced in the middle chapter, although unlike ME2's Suicide Mission, I think some casualties should have been unavoidable.

A superweapon was necessary to defeat the Reapers. A conventional victory would have both been implausible given the technological disparity between the Reapers and the Council species, and would have turned Shepard into a bystander for the final victory. If the victory is won conventionally in a fleet battle, Admiral Hackett is the true hero of the story, rather than Shepard.

ME1 is the weakest game of the trilogy, and has the largest plot hole in the series. The story does not make sense at all.

Ashley is neither specist or a bible-thumper.

Vega is the best human companion of the series.

The Leviathan DLC was better than the Citadel DLC. Actually it was probably the best DLC of the series.

The second half of the Citadel DLC, though enjoyable, lays on the humor a little too thick. Some of the characters felt more like Tumblr fan comic versions of themselves.

The Clone and Brooks should have been indoctrinated. Their motivations make zero sense otherwise.

Tali looking near exactly like a human is dumb. That popular fan art the Talimancers loved so much that was the obvious inspiration for her reveal was dumber.

Steve > Joker

I like Grunt, but would have gladly traded him for either Okeer or the Shaman of Clan Urdnot.

Overall Mark Meer turned in a better performance than Jennifer Hale. Only in the first game was the opposite true.

Morinth should never have been a recruitable character. Options are great only when the options make sense. Recruiting a crazy person who wants to murder you, does not.

Vanguard is the most boring class to play.

Sheploo looks better than 99% of all custom Sheps I've ever seen posted on the BSN.

Despite being a popular fan complaint, long hair & beard options did not make sense for Mass Effect's CC. Shepard was a Marine, not a some hipster who slings soy lattes for a living.

The N7 hoody is the worst of the uniform options for Shepard.

The Phoenix armor Ashley wears in ME1 is less tactical than the long hair in ME3 that the fans love to complain about.

I don't know about that... I"ve always had better luck with Tali staying alive longer.  Garrus is usually the squad mate who tends to "die" the most frequently in my games.  I often take Tali on the mission to take down Saren. on the Suicide Mission, and on the Priority Earth mission (particularly when romancing her)... all on insanity difficulty... and she has gone down very, very few times during those games.

and then Kaidan spam a Lift and I sit at the back sniping with Tali shooting at it with a shotgun until it die. You're fighting mostly Geth in the main story, Tali have the greatest advantage when utilized properly. 

Garrus only get swarmed and keel over and die. Thorian vomiting on top of him, die.  Krogan Battlemaster body slam, die. Geth armature, die. Geth Colossus die. Geth Juggernaut, die. Geth Prime die. You're already babysitting him for the entire trilogy, its fine to just keep him on the ship and calibrate the mako.

To themikefest, gothpunkboy is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Well there are plenty of idiots online. Just because someone has a certain display picture, it doesn't mean they are not that gender or appearance. there are plenty of reasons you would pick that picture. Please correct me if I am wrong, is that the voice actress of Trayvor of ME3? well regardless it is a good picture and she is pretty. 

What ever you say sweet heart. Tell you what you stop the hatred of Liara beyond all logical reason to dislike a character and I might consider actually attempting to remember your gender.

You're correct. She, Alix Wilton Regan, also is one of the female voices for female Inquisitor. Good voice. A very talented woman. Looking forward to hearing her voice in future Bioware games

We need to hear more of (Lady) Grey DeLisle in BW games, and they ought to give roles to Tara Platt and Carrie Keranen too.

I would say both could be introduced in ME1. Steve can drive the Mako and Sam does her comms beside the CIC.

Why do you care so much about convincing Mike of anything? It's pretty clear he and I don't necessarily have the same opinions about certain things in these games. Yet, I don't have a problem with him and I don't think he has one with me. The key is to just allow each other to have our opinions rather than try to convince the other to change. It's really that simple. It makes for a much more pleasant experience here. And, to be honest, his knowledge of these games is so extensive that he's a great resource if there's any game play issue you're having. So, really, why bother getting upset when people don't agree with you?

Yes, and if it means booting Pressly off, that would be an added bonus. 

He was assigned to the Normandy for the retrofits. Him being the requisitions officer would work as well. In ME2 he can be the shuttle pilot

I agree with what Prince E says about what Traynor could do in ME1

I would keep him.