What pushes you to keep on playing while knowing the support has ended?

I still play this game because I like it and because I'm still able to pug around. Perhaps it helps slightly that I haven't completed an SP playthru yet.

That's it, really...

The lure of unlocking that fucking Dhan.

My buddy is gonna make guide vids, and needs credits. And warp, when it comes.

A simple word called fun, I know I've complained about certain aspects of the game & probably will in the future, but that is because I enjoy playing it & the things I've moaned about have hampered that fun, I plan to continue playing this game until I am no longer enjoying it.

For me right now, what keeps me motivated is the multiplayer, but behind that, is if i'm truly honest the upgrade cards that I am working towards.

CHARACTER CARDS
Common: 240/240
Uncommon: 120/120
Rare: 149/160
Ultra Rare: 91/140

WEAPONS:
Common: 50/50
Uncommon: 400/400
Rare: 855/1000
Ultra Rare: 71/680

Weapon mods, i've collected all the ones you get from card turns, but i've not bothered with the ones you get from mission funds.

Equipment:
I have got : 12/20 of the available equipment and have much of what i actually want here.

Apex rating is NOT a driving force for me, nor is my position on the leaderboard. Whilst I am approximately 150 at the moment on the leaderboard with over 41000 apex rating, this is not a measure of how good I play, it is a a measure of how much i've played. The only thing i can say truly about my apex rating is that i've earned it all honestly and without resorting to cheating ever. However I am also very aware of a certain amount of CHEATING that some players got up to with aimbots, esp and cheat engines which allowed them to skyrocket on to the leaderboards and to the very high end of it.. gaining 3-4k apex in less than 2 hours is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE imho without cheating somehow and if anyone would care to explain how that was actually possible in a plausible sense then i'll back down my suspicion on it!!

So for me at least, Where I see it going stale is when there is no longer any goals to work towards. Once you remove the rewarding part of turning over the elusive upgrade cards you are chasing and its just down to playing for playings sake, i'm not sure i'll have the same motivation, or at least not the same level of motivation that I have now while chasing after cards for rare weapons and ultra rares. So once i'm fully maxed out which looks to be no time soon.. then it will probably drop off severely for me.

I am not hopeful for anything much from Warp either, a damage over time weapon hit that at best you can split into two and hit two targets with it is not my idea of something amazing. So you hit something with that only to see someone else waltz in at the last second and kill the last 1% of it with a lucky hip-shot and then get xxxxxxx killed xxxxxxxxxx.

I think we've seen the best of the bunch for the new characters already with the Juggernaut tbh.

It is still fun for me. My goal is to solo the highest possible difficulty with the worst character. Builds are more important to me then level of weapon.

At my advance age and E.A. track record, this maybe my final Mass Effect game. Might as well enjoy it.

That too! 

I'd like to unlock the Kishock, Shorty and Shilesh just to see how they feel. Unfortunately, this would require more time than I can afford to spend on gaming at the moment. By winter I may have more time, but I'll probably spend more in ME3.

Enjoy it, plus taking my Vanguard and running around like a maniac (or idiot depending on your POV) is a great way to wash away the stress of a long day.

I think, if I am 100% honest with myself, what pushes me is that I really want to try a Siphon Hurricane or Dhan. Quite lame but we all have our quirks. And the thought of trying Warp in this game eventually when the drip drip blesses us with it.

Also, this thread asking basically what's the point of playing kind of reminds me of this funny reddit discussion I captured some time ago:

The new content is the only thing roping me back in ever. And now that I maxed the juggernaut, prolly not playing for a while.