-The ending is 99% the same, no matter what you do in the game, you can butcher the entire Arhipelago and there's little to no change.
I got a completely different ending in my 2nd playthrough, maybe only the port Maje slides were the same.
I'm sorry but a slider is not the biggest motivation for another playthrough, I'm talking about the way you approach to get another ending, different routes, different interactions, maybe find a way to kill Eothas or I don't know, branch it a little, maybe they should have ditched the garbage VO and give me another route?
Aren't there 5 ways to approach the ending? 4 factions + going alone?
I went alone, regretted it
It felt like the stalemate caused the worst endings for everyone.
It's all fluff, you take a side with one faction, another comes agaisnt you, there's a lame CYAO to the big battle and from there it's the same crap, defeat the guardian, talk to Eothas, suck his dick or not, he still does what he want. This is not proper branching, it's the same crap as Mass Effect ending, chose the right color and watch some crappy ass sliders. No,
there should have been a way to stop Eothas, cut the VO budget and give you a different route, it's not rocket science. Now a lot of people won't have the same motivation to replay for the story because they know whatever you do, Eothas still does whatever the fuck he wants with or without you.