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[Anacronian Stryx]

Just face it people - a Bioware promiss is no promiss at all.

[Drone223]

Just face it people - a Bioware promiss is no promiss at all.

Actually i wouldn't be surprised if Bioware decided that it's not worth the time and money to rewrite a poorly written novel that will sell a handful of copies. 

[JeffZero]

For a universe where the introductory story relies on an entirely vague and magical brain cipher delivered secondhand from a sentient plant, I wouldn't really recommend this course of action.

I love this post so much.

[dreamgazer]

Originally a rewrite was promised, but now it seems as if they've just washed their hands of it and pretend it doesn't exist. I suggest we do likewise. 

There really isn't anything wrong with that at this point, either. Star Wars and Star Trek had been doing that with their black sheep EU stuff for decades, and this book was composed by an outside source. They might benefit from stating that they've disregarded it, but it'd also draw unnecessary attention to Deception. It's a toss-up.

Honestly, looking at the fan climate around this novel, I wouldn't blame them for reevaluating the situation. Sales would be nonexistent for a reprint, and they'd really only be working to appease critics ready to pick it apart since just about everyone else has forgotten than it exists.

Personally, I think the edited manuscript probably exists, but it was never put into production because it would be nothing but a cost-sink.

[JeffZero]

My thoughts exactly. And yeah, even once Star Trek began making a concerted effort under newer editors to forge a kind of unified universe, there were inevitable duds, and they've simply been swept under the carpet as best as possible -- that's the smart route.

[Linkenski]

From what I've understood it was so fundamentally broken with its misinterpretation and ignorance of lore that it's downright impossible to fully rewrite.

[JeffZero]

That sounds like a challenge.

Tell you what: $700 and a bottle of rum. You supply me with that and I'll give everyone a rewrite.

Actually, better make it two bottles.

[The Love Runner]

We were deceived.

Still, I will never forget the many LOLs as a result.

[Vespervin]

So that's why it's called "Deception."

[Drone223]

We were deceived.
 

You can't blame them for not publishing a re-write, With so many plot holes and the general reputation of the novel, its not even worth the time and money to re-release it.

 

On a side note if Bioware ever decide to hire a writer outside the dev team to write the next novel I'd recommenced Eric Nyland. He did fantastic work with the Halo novels.

[Seishoujyo]

Bioware should scrap this novel make it non canon and let Weekes write another novel with Gilian Grayson.

[JeffZero]

I'm of the estimation that future Mass Effect tie-in novels are going to be designed around selling the key prologue concepts of the upcoming second leg of the franchise, so to speak, rather than dealing with any of the fallout of the older trilogy () of books. Supplemental media such as this is meant to generate interest in new ideas among the hardest of the hardcore fandom, those that'd actually see one of these books on the shelf and decide that they want to read it. 

 

That said, depending on how and where exactly NME is destined to be headed, Gillian Grayson making an appearance is of course by no means out of the question. I know just as little as anyone else. For all we know the sector of space she was headed toward is the opening plot point in NME!

[Seishoujyo]

I'm of the estimation that future Mass Effect tie-in novels are going to be designed around selling the key prologue concepts of the upcoming second leg of the franchise, so to speak, rather than dealing with any of the fallout of the older trilogy ( ) of books. Supplemental media such as this is meant to generate interest in new ideas among the hardest of the hardcore fandom, those that'd actually see one of these books on the shelf and decide that they want to read it. 

 

That said, depending on how and where exactly NME is destined to be headed, Gillian Grayson making an appearance is of course by no means out of the question. I know just as little as anyone else. For all we know the sector of space she was headed toward is the opening plot point in NME!

 

It would be great to have Gilian as a companion or even LI in NME, they just need to forget that Deception ever existed and make the story uhm... let's say 15 years after ME3 and she would be something like 28 years old ? And here we have a great biotic teamate.

[Han Shot First]

I don't think they could ever have made Gillian Grayson a companion character in the game series. She should have only been 16 years old during the events of Mass Effect 3. Also she is severely autistic. Both would work against her being a squad mate on covert military operations.

 

At best she could have maybe had a cameo like Kahlee Sanders.