uhhh...no it's not.

the merchandise thing is done in other games as well. the difference is, EA puts in extra digital contents on it.

n getting weapons in this game depends on chance/luck.
so yes u can use real money but you are not buying weapons, just more try--i know ppl who spent $20 but only got usual weapons.

n again, balance in MP is not really an issue. it's a Co-op play, not competitive.
n the real advantage with ppl who placed 1st is how many EXP you got.
money is not really much difference.

so your problem with it is that ppl who play more will more or less has the same advantage as ppl who pay more?

that's a fair trade IMO.

The first one i have wrote about in my previous post, which is the Galactic Readiness system, where the more multiplayer you play, the less nonsensical fetching quest you need to do to get good ending. Such as fetching something to the Elcor Diplomat to "save" the Elcors from Reapers. That mission alone could be a decent side quest where you get to see how Elcor fight in battles that has been mention in the codex since the first game. If you dont want to play MP, then, you have no chance to get the best ending, as all i know, at the moment, the highest EMS without MP is 3900 which is 100 short to the best ending. You do not have a choice here to get the best ending via single player. Instead, you have to either buy Inflitrator or play their multiplayer to increase your galactic readiness.

The second one would be the random card packs that Bioware chose to implement into the game. It's just a disgusting method of keeping players hooked to the game, as you'll never know what you'll be getting next. So, you just keep playing through a grindy process to get new items. Some might get Widow sniper rifle in the first Vet box, while some could not get it after 20 Spectre Boxes. As for me, i really dislike the randomness as you have no control on what you'll get, unlike the unlock trees in CoD or BF3. Just keep playing and hope you'll get it someday. Had enough of these random cards crap in Need for Speed World, dont think i want to stomach another round in Mass effect 3.

Then, they add the option of buying cash in game with real world money, that just show how greedy EA has been. Thanks for showing a great example and ruin the game industry. I expect the next CoD will have option to buy guns or attachments with real money. Oh wait, Diablo 3 has a real money auction house that also encourage the same "The more money i have, the easier to win" behavior.

Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, KOTOR, Jade Empire,
Bioware created them also?

Whats KOTOR?

Conclusion its the change of writer that screw up the story of Mass Effect?

Deception is messed up because Dietz can't write worth a damn.