User blog comment:Temporaryeditor78/ME3 cut content temp repository/@comment-1679409-20130216081500/@comment-4953843-20130217060252

it seems the dev department were told to bring to life whatever the creative heads brainstormed at the moment. then the creative heads simply stripped whatever they thought wasn't appropriate enough for the overall feel they want for the game, then allowed the leftovers to be stored within the files for whatever reason (fan bonus, no particular reason, etc).

yes, the creative process is a b--- like that. people make mock-ups, the head honchos didn't like it, back to the drawing board, rinse-repeat until a compromise is reached.

happens all the time, and you can barely expect that leaking the stuff to the fans was a major influence in the decision making. it's probably not.