smecky-kitteh wrote...
well i think is in one tough pickle. not just with tali but with damn near every other fan base. they all have VERY loyal fans and i think it impossible to give them all a big role. i mean look at ME1. they had 6 chars and all of them were barley able to make an apearence in ME2. now they have 10 new chars on top of the allredy populer 6 and i think its going to be impossible to pleas all the fans. they will have to step on some toes and i would hate to quote someone from another thread but i really dont envy them right now. the fact that every squad mate can end up dead at the end of ME2 leaves way to many variables for the next game. o well im just going to enjoy the ride for better or for worse. regardless of how the game turns out i think the fan feedback will be...intresting 
The best course of action I can think of for them, is have most characters go back to ME1 level of involvement. They're still in your mind, and they affect the game in minor ways, but they aren't too important either.
On top of that, make your LI have an expanded role compared to the other characters. That way, no one game is loaded with characters taking over, but fans of 9 different characters get their favorite one to be the main one.
you also appeal to the huge percentage of people that want the romance arc expanded. I don't see how this doesn't work really :happy: