tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192577553319851052.post7078547362677177777..comments2012-06-26T08:50:59.483-07:00Comments on Dave City: Sol Bulletin #20Nickersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410214855689692589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192577553319851052.post-69062074398735674662012-06-01T14:19:04.764-07:002012-06-01T14:19:04.764-07:00This issue has been edited for strictly "Doyl...This issue has been edited for strictly "Doylist" (as opposed for Watsonian) reasons. The original version contained a reference to the Shadow Broker as the source of the Alliance's intel. This was meant as a clue about what's really going on behind the scenes with Persephone and the mystery surrounding Shepard's whereabouts. I was always iffy about including the reference, but I really wanted to introduce the idea that Liara is operating as the Shadow Broker.<br /><br />Upon re-reading, the reference seemed forced and extremely out of place. Liara would be unlikely to use the Shadow Broker persona in a way that would compromise her identity, especially while trapped in the Sol system, and very few people who did know she was in the system would be likely to announce that fact in public without good reason.<br /><br />With that in mind, I took out all reference to the Shadow Broker and left the source of the Alliance's intel vague.<br /><br />While I'm making director's commentary-style comments, let me note that I love James Vega, but as a special forces soldier he's a little hard to work into Sol Bulletin entries - especially if he's working as an N7, which I thought he should be. This is the only appearance he's made thus far. <br /><br />He'll make at least one more appearance (I write this as of Sol Bulletin #24), but it'll probably be regarding what he was doing during the Battle of Earth, not what he did after.Nickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410214855689692589noreply@blogger.com