Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien wrote...
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Default Shep is irrelevant to use as a comparison with regards my initial post about a ME2 Shep who doesn't do it.
ME import Shep isn't the same as Default Shep
As I said previously they MIGHT decide to have it that somehow thanks to some other help Liara did become the Shadow Broker. But it WON'T be a Shepard who didn't do it. A default ME3 Shep, maybe, but an Import Shep who didn't do LotSB won't have.
If Shep doesn't do BDtS it is mentioned that Kate Bowman died. HOWEVER if Shep DID do BDtS and killed Balak, then it talks of her dad holding a service for her. Two different things, just like with Wrex as previously mentioned. If Shep didn't kill Wrex due to not recruiting him, Wreav makes no mention of Wrex like he would if you did kill Wrex.
So by those 2 examples, in ME3, if a non-LotSB Shep Import meets up with Liara, she is most likely NOT going to talk to Shep as if Shep helped her become the Shadow Broker, if she is that. I still think there is the possibility for the Yahg to still be the Shadow Broker unless Liara explains getting help to deal with her situation.
What, so those two instances are conclusive proof that default ME3 Shepard would not have helped Liara become the Shadow Broker? I really don't understand your reasoning behind the Wrex comparison either. In a default game, Wreav mentions that Shepard killed Wrex on Virmire? Doesn't that prove my point regarding the fact that Shepard has acted in the past without the player's influence? You're deconstructing your own argument.
Shepard still completes her missions on Eden Prime, Therum, Noveria, Feros, Virmire, Ilos and the Citadel. They're major plot events. LotSB details a major plot event, because it is made clear that it is a
story bridging DLC. That is, it is a part of the ME series' narrative, regardless of whether the player completed it or not. Honestly, what is so bad about Liara providing a brief recap of the events of LotSB if the player did not complete it?
Also, Default Shepard is a very worthwhile comparison, as we're discussing Shepards that avoided crucial plot choices and had the decisions made for them in their stead. Which is...exactly what LotSB is.