The Normandy

Okay.
Today I started reading a fan-produced "rewrite" of Mass Effect 3, called ME3: Vindicated.
Overall, it's not terrible. The goal of the document was for one fan to address the dissatisfaction he felt from playing ME3, which goes beyond the typical "the ending sucks!" posts - that still persist today!
Almost two years after its release and so many fans (well, the most prominent people to share their negative reviews seem to be a majority) still slam the game, BioWare and EA. Myself, as a big fan of the Mass Effect fanchise, it's quite heart breaking to see such hateful comments from fellow fans of the series.
I'm glad to come across the comments that I share views with - that support BioWare's creative vision, the end of Shepard's story, and the close of the trilogy. I never really invested in the Indoctrination Theory, although I did find it really interesting.
It's also nice to read that there are fans that are still displeased with the ending, even after the Extended Cut, but they moved on! They don't begrudge the company.

Also, in the intro to this document, he mentions that the two BioWare co-founders and CEOs  left the company as a direct result of the backlash to ME3's ending. False! That is his unsupported theory. I hope people don't read this and think that it is true.

What I'm slowly starting to understand by reading through Vindication is that firstly, it's a glorified fanfiction. Second, it's a fan's reshaping of the game into a vision that is suited to his satisfaction. Third, despite all the nasty things he says about the writers, pretty much slamming their talent and tooting his own horn at his creative writing efforts, is that this is the work of a very dedicated fan. I don't agree with it, but in some way it is nice to read about the vision this really invested fan has.
I feel like I'm wording it poorly, but pretty much, despite the overwhelming negativity that saturates the document, you can tell it's from a honest place and this guy really does adore the series, despite what he says about ME3.
Sigh. But credit where credit is due, I really like his idea about a new class for Shepard. I forget what he called it, but it is a combo of biotic, tech and soldier - made possible from the implants Shepard received from the Lazarus Project. Conceptually, I loved this idea. Adding a class to the game would have been quite an addition. However, his specs for this class seem too OP. He doesn't come from a game design background though, so the unpolished feel of this character build I can overlook. You want to make your own creations to be tha BEST creations, so I think that's what happened there. Still, like I said, I really liked that idea.
 That said, I think it's only a nice idea in retrospect.
When I loaded up ME3 for the first time, I didn't huff and puff over the classes and wish for something new. I think now that I'm presented with the idea for a new one that I found it exciting.
But then, I don't really thirst for it, y'know? We didn't see new classes, but in the multiplayer we got to play as the different races and explore their talents. The Talon Mercenary, omg. I love that omni-bow. I don't have that character, but gosh I love being on a team with someone who does! :D
I like the Alliance Infiltration Unit too, with the defence matrix. That shit is sweeet. Again, I don't have one. With the Reckoning DLC I got the Krogan Warlord, and I lovelove him.

The worst part of this document tho. De romances. :T
Um. He suggests Khalisah be a legit romance option too.
And he included a romance scene for Kelly for the Citadel DLC.
And his James romance is brutal man. A lot of punching, hitting, and sex (or just makeouts). The inclusion of these scenes he wrote out is why I don't take this document so seriously, it's so eyeroll worthy and reads like fanfiction. Because really, that'd be the right word for this whole document.

I've stopped reading at the 250 page mark, where he's just starting to dive into the Khalisah romance. I might continue reading through the document more tomorrow after my brain has refreshed.
This document is pretty annoying to read, but it's worth it to read some of the ideas that I can agree with him on.