User blog comment:JakePT/Deception Out, Response Abysmal/@comment-918878-20120130235723/@comment-1691295-20120131024042

There's a few issues here. One of them being that the book isn't officially out yet. The other being that the controversy largely broke out on the weekend.

I don't care how much of a mess it is, but I don't expect anyone to have to work on the weekend to solve canon issues in a fictional universe. Especially given how hard they must be working at this stage in the game. Casey Hudson in particular doesn't even have time to tweet.

This is a very delicate issue for them however. There is an undeniable problem here that isn't going to go away and seriously affects the integrity of the Mass Effect franchise and a PR disaster for the it is the last thing they want a month away from ME3.

Then there's the fact that the game writers and producers are employees of a larger public company. They can't go out and comment on an upcoming project without consulting with everyone involved.

Not to mention the fact that going through the book again, checking with internal sources and games sources etc. to work out and confirm the issues is no doubt a time consuming process. They'll probably also want to talk to Dietz and possibly Karpyshyn, which might be impacted by their schedules.

While I'm sure we all want answers, there are lots of perfectly valid reasons we can't get one right away. I'm sure one is coming, and there is no real rush. Sit tight and I'm sure we'll hear something.