User blog comment:Xaero Dumort/Fixes that could strengthen re-releases and the like./@comment-4452849-20130711185454/@comment-4950455-20130711235901

I thought the original Thessia plan was honestly a pretty terrible idea, partially because it was a straight-up repeat of Virmire. If you want more tough choices in ME3 (and I thought it had plenty, though the follow-ups weren't always the best), then they should be a little more original.

The other problem is that unlike Virmire, where it's two specific characters to choose between, here one of them was to be determined by the player. As JediSpectre117 notes, that lets people who know about it in advance basically game the system by bringing their least favorite character to Thessia. And conversely, it could make people who unknowingly brought along their favorite squadmate (but also like Liara) feel they were being "punished" for it.

At the same time, though, I'm rather tired of people who want there to always be a "golden option". Life doesn't work that way, and it's pretty deeply embedded in the series that Mass Effect doesn't work that way either.