@DarkenedPsycho They have a completely separate teams working on the multiplayer so no it will not sap attention from the single player. I think they did the multiplayer as a favor to fans who wanted to keep playing Mass Effect without playing the story to death. So they are not "jumping on a ban...
This seems like something that would be on Disney Channel. Mostly because of the lousy script that feels like it's trying to appeal to 14 year olds.