User blog comment:MarvelFan2012/More questions and answers about Spider-Man/@comment-1895174-20130324223345/@comment-3048593-20130324225335

All of the three things you mentioned. Marvel didn't prolong the event to cover more story, they were almost bankrupt and needed the money that the Clone Saga was gaining due to its popularity.

From what I've heard, the worst of the Clone Saga is said to be Maximum Clonage and the finale, with the death of Ben Reilly.