Barquiel wrote...
StreetMagic wrote...
Barquiel wrote...
I suppose Tali, Liara and Garrus would have had the best excuses 
Garrus is some high ranking military advisor. Tali is an Admiral. Liara is the Shadow Broker.
But they have big fanbases. Which is integral to the story. :happy:
Actually, not sure about Tali there. I doubt her fanbase is that much larger than Miranda's.
I remember one of the ME2 developers saying that Miranda was the most used squadmate in ME2...I don't really know why they "sidelined" her (maybe Yvonne Strahovski was busy?). And as far as we know Tali wasn't supposed to be a squadmember at first (I usually skip her recruitment in ME2, so I wouldn't have cared).
I've pointed out my own theory lately on why they sidelined her. They're obsessed with death. They wanted to write a story revolving around all of these people dying or were going to die. The base story is built off the worst possible playthrough of ME2. That's what all of those forced dreams are for (not just the kid). Even when you did everything right, and people live, they still want to insist on themes revolving around death and pessimism. Not victory, confidence, or triumph.
Of course, they created content to account for ME2 squad living, but it never shapes the tone of the games. It behaves in a way as if death surrounds Shepard everywhere, and in the end, Shepard is ready to finally die too.