User blog comment:Mkcstealth/The Ghost of Commander Sheperd!/@comment-4707281-20120728231916/@comment-1388547-20120728234751

It's pretty obscure. Yes, it is an oversight, but not one that players will encounter unless they're specifically seeking that end and nail a narrow window of EMS values. Although I may be biased because I always shoot for happy endings, and would never intentionally follow a course that led to this situation.