ME2's Final Mission (Spoilers... SPOILERS!!! Ok?)

[manythings]

It doesn't take that long. I lost half the crew and it was only 2 hours after they got captured.

You can only get one planet landing after they get caught, and any additional missions will allow the crew to die.

On my paragon (2nd) playthrough I didn't know the crew were at risk since I just did Legions mission and went through the Omega 4 relay in the first playthrough. So imagine my shock, surprise and annoyance as I find out I killed the entire crew on my "Heroism" playthrough.

 

[manythings]

You have to fully upgrade the ship and gain everyone's loyalty and make non-retarded decisions with the assignments.

i've done this twice to perfection, and i mean perfection, and i get to the end where they are on the ship and for some god unkown reason i have one coffin laying there both times on different playthroughs and my whole team and stuff is there so i have no idea who dies and how to save them...=\

its really pissing me off. but oh well.

This is a gaming thing I hate. When everyone else seems to be doing that one magic thing and I just don't know what it is...

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

First playthrough I ever did I got all my team members surviving. I had the ship fully upgraded, I was full Paragon, and Half-full Renegade, if that even matters. I had all the loyalties done, even though Miranda hated me because I hit up Jack. [ Screw you, that relationship option is like, the only satisfying one ] For my tech specialist, I chose Tali and I went fast enough that she didn't take too much damage, because I was badass ************. For the fire team, I chose Garrus because he has Soldier experience. Biotic Specialist I chose Samara, because she was a Matriarch, pretty much biotic goddesses. In my party for the last fight, I had Grunt and Mordin. Everyone lived, and I blew the fuck out of the Collector Station. I am a champion. Also, I saved the whole crew of the ship.

TL;DR I am a winner and everyone lived.

 

[Dusk17]

There is one thing most people do not know and that is that there is a secret timer once you enter the base.. You have to rush through as fast as you can and if you do it fast enough everyone will survive. I used Tali for tech expert. Samara was the biotic. I sent Mordin back to the ship. Miranda led the first team and Jacob led the second team. This has worked every time for me but you have to do it as fast as you can. Do not be afraid to use heavy weapons if a section is taking to long.

 

[crudus]

I only lost Thane and he was my specialist. What you should do is save it before the big fight and see how you do if you just keep doing it and mix up the order.

 

[spartan231490]

send either the salarian or the geth as ur tech spec in the begining, i tried both and one lives every time, but i cant remember which. I always put garrus in charge of the first fireteam, that works. I send grunt to take the rescued crew back, never lost anyone. I use jak as the biotic spec, never had a problem. and i take somara and tali with me for the final leg. It's always worked for me.

side note, i always kept tali in my main party.

 

[Vrex360]

Whole team needs to be loyal and the ship fully upgraded. For me I found the best pattern in the base was:

Tunnels: Legion
First Fire Team Leader: Jacob

Escort crew back to Normandy: Jack
Second Fire Team Leader: Garrus
Biotic field: Samara

Holding the line: Grunt, Mordin, Legion, Miranda, Jacob, Samara and Thane.

For the final battle: Garrus and Tali

It worked like a charm, everyone lived. This was my first playthrough too so I felt pretty awesome.

 

[imaloony]

Okay, here's what you do.

First, get everybody's loyalty. I don't know if you NEED all of them, but it helps.
Second, get the three ship upgrades (Shield, Hull, and Cannon from Tali, Jacob, and Garrus respectively)
Third, the execution, here's what you do:

Round 1:
Leader: Jacob/Miranda/Garrus
Specialist: Tali/Legion

Round 2:
Leader: Jacob/Miranda/Garrus
Specialist: Samara/Morinth/Jack
Escourt Duty: Anyone Loyal (I suggest Mordin, because he has a HIGH chance of dying at the last part.

Round 3:
Team: Any two loyal teammates (I suggest Jack and Tali, try not to take Grunt or Garrus, or god forbid, both).

Here's the reasoning behind the Team and Escourt Selections.

At the last part while fighting the reaper, your team is "Holding the Line". Each member of your team has a score related to this, which is increased if they're loyal. Now, the three who have the lowest scores here are, you guessed it, Tali, Jack, and Mordin, with Mordin being the lowest. Garrus and Grunt have the highest. So, if your team (The guys you left behind) don't have their score exceed a certain number, the guy with the lowest score dies, usually Mordin if he's there. So, if you leave the toughies (Garrus and Grunt) and take the softies (Tali and Jack), everyone will survive!

 

[Irridium]

Here's how I got my team to survive:

Getting them all loyal and all ship upgrades should go without saying.
Anyway, on to the mission.

Send legion in the tubes. Legion is a robot and therefore can work under stress faster than any organic.
Have Garrus or Miranda lead the other team. Garrus has experience leading a small team against large odds, and Miranda is engineered to be perfect.
Have Mordin escort Normandy survivors. He's a doctor so he can help anyone who needs it.
Have Garrus or Miranda lead the second team. See above.
Have Jack as your biotic barrier person. Supposedly the strongest(human) biotic ever.
And just take whoever with you for the final battle.

Thats what I did, and they lived.

 

[manythings]

There is one thing most people do not know and that is that there is a secret timer once you enter the base.. You have to rush through as fast as you can and if you do it fast enough everyone will survive. I used Tali for tech expert. Samara was the biotic. I sent Mordin back to the ship. Miranda led the first team and Jacob led the second team. This has worked every time for me but you have to do it as fast as you can. Do not be afraid to use heavy weapons if a section is taking to long.

Do you have any kind of hint at how long exactly I have? Though it does make sense. My first playthrough of the biotic part was smooth and Jacob survived but the other ones haven't been nearly as good. That being said I am not even sure how I could trim more time off the firsst section, this last time I almost hit the buttons before Tali had gotten to the gates.

 

[manythings]

Okay, here's what you do.

First, get everybody's loyalty. I don't know if you NEED all of them, but it helps.
Second, get the three ship upgrades (Shield, Hull, and Cannon from Tali, Jacob, and Garrus respectively)
Third, the execution, here's what you do:

Round 1:
Leader: Jacob/Miranda/Garrus
Specialist: Tali/Legion

Round 2:
Leader: Jacob/Miranda/Garrus
Specialist: Samara/Morinth/Jack
Escourt Duty: Anyone Loyal (I suggest Mordin, because he has a HIGH chance of dying at the last part.

Round 3:
Team: Any two loyal teammates (I suggest Jack and Tali, try not to take Grunt or Garrus, or god forbid, both).

Here's the reasoning behind the Team and Escourt Selections.

At the last part while fighting the reaper, your team is "Holding the Line". Each member of your team has a score related to this, which is increased if they're loyal. Now, the three who have the lowest scores here are, you guessed it, Tali, Jack, and Mordin, with Mordin being the lowest. Garrus and Grunt have the highest. So, if your team (The guys you left behind) don't have their score exceed a certain number, the guy with the lowest score dies, usually Mordin if he's there. So, if you leave the toughies (Garrus and Grunt) and take the softies (Tali and Jack), everyone will survive!

See this is weird, everyone keeps saying Mordin is a problem but I haven't lost him once yet. I even brought Grunt AND Garrus to the final bout and didn't lose anyone on the defence team. I typically send Grunt or Garrus with the survivors to keep them safe.

 

[elricik]

I just finished my fifth playthrough of ME2 and I still haven't saved everyone. At least two of the bastards seem to always die. Anyone got any input? On a peripheral note is there something about Tali'zorah that makes here especially difficult? She just always seems to end up dead, except for the one time I kept her in my actual party.

Just to note no matter who I've sent the first specialist has never survived whereas the second person has died in different places.

EDIT: Everyone is loyal and the disputes have been settled without losing loyalty. All ship upgrades and I really try to be careful.

First specialist: I've used Tali(twice), Garrus, Legion and Jacob. All died.
First Fire Team: Samara. It shuts Miranda up so I consider it a safe bet.

Biotic specialist has never been a problem, I used miranda once and never again. Lost Thane which annoyed me no end.
Second fireteam: I've used Samara (twice), Grunt, Zaeed and Jacob. Jacob was the only one to survive.

Never lost an escort.
Only ever lost Miranda once and Tali once with the defence team.

I had the same problem, I used this chart and got through the entire thing without losing a single person.

Save it to your desktop and zoom in on it.

 

[(whitty name here)]

Well, I had:
Legion as tech specialist both times
Garrus as squad leader both times
Samara as the biotic user
Grunt as the escort for the puny humans and "HE IS KROGAN" apparently
Legion and Thane went in with me for the final battle
Everything was maxed
I had every loyalty completed, but Jack hates me because of that little episode she had with Miranda

 

[Dusk17]

On the first part it seems to be as long as you open all the doors for the tech expert b4 it tells you its getting hot or w/e they say. B4 it warns you to hurry up. I had to use the collector particle beam and rush my way through the first part. I am not sure about the other parts but as fast as possible. I also had to use the cain mini nuke thing on the scion to save time in the part where the biotic escorts you.

 

[reg42]

Check the Mass Effect wikia, that's how I did it.

 

[da Loof]

Also remember to be at least 80% Paragon or Renegade by the time tali and legio are both loyal and also when jack and miranda are both loyal. otherwise when they get in an argument one of them will become unloyal and you will have to become 100% paragon or renegade to make them loyal again. Gameinformer Magazine (the one with Gears of war 3 on the cover) has two pages dedicated to acheiving the perfect ending to the final mission. You can also find the guide on Gameinformer.com

 

[manythings]

I just finished my fifth playthrough of ME2 and I still haven't saved everyone. At least two of the bastards seem to always die. Anyone got any input? On a peripheral note is there something about Tali'zorah that makes here especially difficult? She just always seems to end up dead, except for the one time I kept her in my actual party.

Just to note no matter who I've sent the first specialist has never survived whereas the second person has died in different places.

EDIT: Everyone is loyal and the disputes have been settled without losing loyalty. All ship upgrades and I really try to be careful.

First specialist: I've used Tali(twice), Garrus, Legion and Jacob. All died.
First Fire Team: Samara. It shuts Miranda up so I consider it a safe bet.

Biotic specialist has never been a problem, I used miranda once and never again. Lost Thane which annoyed me no end.
Second fireteam: I've used Samara (twice), Grunt, Zaeed and Jacob. Jacob was the only one to survive.

Never lost an escort.
Only ever lost Miranda once and Tali once with the defence team.

I had the same problem, I used this chart and got through the entire thing without losing a single person.

Save it to your desktop and zoom in on it.

OOO, a visual aid. Hail Stalwart ally, when I save everyone I will give you the partial credit.

 

[lizards]

Don't ask me my entire team died...

Did you just rush it or something?

I put everyone opposite I was supposed to, no one was loyal and I spent like 3 days scanning planets and doing missions so everyone except Doctor Chakawas and Joker died... it was totally worth it...

It doesn't take that long. I lost half the crew and it was only 2 hours after they got captured.

I wasn't sure how long it would take so I threw on some Led Zeppelin and screwed around for a few days...

well at least you had zeppelin on

that makes everything better

 

[spartan231490]

Everyone needs to be loyal
Buy all the upgrades you can for the ship and your team members

For the Tech specialist, pick Tali, Legion or Kasumi
For the distraction team leader, pick Miranda, Garrus or Jacob
For the Biotic specialist, pick Jack or Samara/Morinth
For the second team leader pick Garrus, Miranda or Jacob again.
Have Mordin escort the survivors
Take Tali with you when you fight the Terminator reaper.
Make sure to leave Garrus, Grunt and Zaeed to hold the line. Take any but those 3, they're the best at holding the line and they work best when they're all together. (Note: You can take one, but if you're unsure about your success rate, leave 'em all.)

Who the heck is kasumi? Isn't she from a FF game? I think you meant moridin? the salarian.

 

[manythings]

Everyone needs to be loyal
Buy all the upgrades you can for the ship and your team members

For the Tech specialist, pick Tali, Legion or Kasumi
For the distraction team leader, pick Miranda, Garrus or Jacob
For the Biotic specialist, pick Jack or Samara/Morinth
For the second team leader pick Garrus, Miranda or Jacob again.
Have Mordin escort the survivors
Take Tali with you when you fight the Terminator reaper.
Make sure to leave Garrus, Grunt and Zaeed to hold the line. Take any but those 3, they're the best at holding the line and they work best when they're all together. (Note: You can take one, but if you're unsure about your success rate, leave 'em all.)

Who the heck is kasumi? Isn't she from a FF game? I think you meant moridin? the salarian.

You get kasumi in a DLC package. Kasumi's Lost (Stolen?) Memory. I'm not forking out for it.