Guide: How to survive the suicide mission & save everyone?

#301 Posted by jlatimer11 (1 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

When I originally played the game after it came out (and before DLC), my first and only run everyone came out alive.

Now today I just finished the game and TWO people died. I can't figure it out.

Vents: Legion
Squad Leader 1: Zaeed
Barrier: Jack
Squad Leader 2: Zaeed
Escort Leader: Jacob
Final Team: Tali and Garrus

Died: Legion (First set of doors), Zaeed (Second set of doors)

I was loyal with everyone except Zaeed. I just can't figure out how Legion died.

#302 Posted by TheSpartanDon (158 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Beat the game (2nd Playthough) and everyone made it, I was loyal with everyone minus Jack. I just never assigned her to a role (obviously) I picked Legion for the Vent, Garrus to lead Team 1. Then I picked Miranda to lead Team 2, Samara to make the bubble and Mordin to lead the survivors back. Then I think I picked Garrus & Legion as my final squad (no particular reason, I just like them both)

Funny thing though, Miranda was shot in the gut as the 2nd doors shut. But she just recovered from it and was completely fine.

But on my original play through quite a few people died, I never prepared the ship at all. So 3 people died straight off the bat. Since I screwed up Samaras loyalty mission too one of my members were taken by the flies. All the good characters died so I ended up just starting over. I'm not playing ME3 without Garrus. :P

#303 Posted by mastercole229 (1 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

i was on casual and the only person i had not lolyaly was jack and jack died randomliey i took maranda and grunt with me and mordan took the escort so i think that sucks i was going for a perfect save and i dont have a save to do the mission over so i have to restart and i followed every thing the guide said oh well i didnt like jack that much anyway

#304 Posted by PromoteViolence (2 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@Killjoi: What you said about leaving behind a strong team for the "rear guard sequence" is absolutely correct. Every team member has a combat rating which increases with loyalty and a certain check is required to keep everyone alive while holding the door during the boss fight. If the defense check isn't met then people will start dying off, usually in order or weakest non loyal members first. Grunt and Zaeed are the BEST for this; Grunt even pumps his shoulders when Shepard says that we need someone to hold the door(indicating that he is the man for the job). That is why sending Grunt as the escort is a horrible idea.

I've played ME2 over 10x(always getting all loyalties) but I made a mock playthrough just to test something out. On this playthrough, I recruited all team members including Kasumi but only got the loyalty of 6 people and NO ONE died. I used Garrus as team leader twice(you need him loyal for the gun upgrade), Jacob for the escort(you need him loyal for the armor upgrade),

#305 Posted by ThePickle (3518 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

@mastercole229: Jack probably died because you didn't have the ship armor upgrade.

#306 Posted by PromoteViolence (2 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Jack as the biotic specialist, and Tali as the tech specialist(you need her loyalty for the shield upgrade). Take Tali and Jack on the platform with you because non loyal members might fall off or get crushed at the end, and leave behind your loyal Grunt, Zaeed, and Garrus to keep everyone else alive. Having all the party members, even if they aren't loyal, will still provide you with extra firepower to assist holding the door. I don't recommend playing the game this way but if you want to get this achievement quickly then this is the way to go.

#307 Posted by MarioBoza (35 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Just beat the game for my first time wow, what a game! so happy part 3 comes out this year. i can barely contain myself.
all my members survived and they were all loyal and i was playing on normal.

for me it was
Legion, Garrus, Jack, Garrus, Mordin, Miranda + Samara

#308 Posted by Gerhabio (1932 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Fuck yeah, got it first try. Thanks, duder.

#309 Posted by Sammo21 (1996 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

@jlatimer11: Don't put Zaeed in charge of anything. That's one problem.

#310 Posted by vpcwiu (35 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Just beat the PS3 version with zero deaths. I had full loyalty for everyone except Jack, which I lost in the argument with Miranda and was unable to regain.

My selections:
Vents: Tali
1st and 2nd Squad Leader: Garrus
Shield: Samara
Escort: Mordin
Final Team: Miranda + Grunt

#311 Edited by yyZiggurat (921 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

I beat the PS3 version on Veteran difficulty with no squad deaths but I took my time finishing the DLC and other assignments so I lost all of the crew. I didn't use a FAQ for this; I'm pretty stoked about that

Vents: Tali (I don't trust the machine)
1st Squad Leader: Garrus
2nd Squad Leader: Miranda
Shield: Samara
Escort: Jacob
Final Team: Morin & Grunt

Everyone was loyal except for Zaeed.

#312 Posted by FoxMulder (1347 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Got all loyal except for Zaeed. I just couldn't have those innocents die in the factory and I didn't give a shit about his character so I found his loyalty pointless. Then I picked Miranda over Jack. On normal I was able to keep everyone alive picking all of the right people for their jobs.

#313 Posted by vpcwiu (35 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

@FoxMulder: I went to save those people during Zaeed's loyalty mission and I was still able to gain his loyalty in the post-battle conversation.

#314 Edited by StriderNo9 (817 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Vents: Legion
1st and 2nd Squad Leader: Miranda
Shield: Samara
Escort: Tali
Final Team: Miranda + Garrus
All loyal all lived.

#315 Posted by Billy_MF_Mays (1 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

I think there is a lot of speculation in the guide. I completed the suicide mission on the Insanity difficulty with no deaths and my crew being saved. My DLC included the Firewalker Pack, Zaeed, and the Cerberus armor and weapons. I had every upgrade I could possibly get except for one heavy skin weave. When it comes to upgrades, I know for a fact that the armor, shield, and weapon upgrade for your ship is required. However, perhaps Jack's implants and Mordin's tech damage upgrade are also required, but even then I am very unsure. The rest of the upgrades are just for personal progression and to make life a little easier when fighting through the Collector's base. I played the PC version for this and I was full paragon soldier, in case anyone was wondering about those details.

This is how I fought through the mission and I actually used all the squad mates available to me.

Part 1: Vents
Tech Expert: Tali
Fire Team Leader: Garrus
Squad: Mordin and Legion

Part 2: Seeker Swarms
Biotic: Jack
Diversion Team Leader: Jacob
Escort: Zaeed
Squad: Grunt and Thane

Part 3: Endgame
Squad: Miranda and Samara

I am kind of glad I did not have Kasumi for it would have made it uneven.

#316 Edited by Mikemcn (6791 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

I kinda regret reading this before playing through that last mission. (Especially since now Jack is alive in my playthrough, hate that woman.) I won't expose myself to anything come Mass Effect 3 time.

#317 Edited by Lethner (1 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

After Killjoi hint I`ve used, all loyal, all ship upgrades (aside from Med-Bay Upgrade):

Vents: Legion
Leader: Garrus (1st and 2nd)
Escort: Mordin
Barrier: Jack with implants
Final Team: Miranda+Grunt

And finished will all members alive!

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

though during the final "defend door" cutscene - when a squad member says something and Shepard says to Joker "take them all" (or smth like that) it was cleary visible that Garrus took some shots and was laying on the ground xD

#318 Edited by phrosnite (3377 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

One name... Garrus. Everybody survive. People need guides for this kind of stuff? Andraste's tits... Well I should not be suprised because I saw people having problems with the "puzzles" in the FADE quest in Dragon Age 2.

#319 Edited by Mike76x (519 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

This method has worked for me on every difficulty with all loyal.

Vents:                                         Legion
1st (Fire) Squad Leader:        Miranda
Shield:                                       Samara
2nd (Fire) Squad Leader:      Miranda
Escort:                                       Mordin
Final Team :                             Miranda and Grunt
Sexual Intercourse:                Miranda on normal - Jack (non romance) casual sex on insanity

#320 Posted by SwiftOnGames (1 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

This was my second time running through Mass Effect 2; I wanted to have a perfect save game for when ME3 launches. In my first attempt at the game when it launched, I ran with this lineup: Thane as the Technical Specialist(Thought Stealth would matter), Garrus as Team 1 Leader, Samara as Biotic Specialist, Jacob as the Escourt, Miranda as the Team 2 Leader, and my final team was Garrus/Tali(Didn't want to lose my two favorite characters). Samara wasn't loyal, I screwed up her loyalty mission, so she failed as the Biotic Barrier. That led to losing Legion, as he was gobbled up by the swarm. I also lost Thane, because he wasn't ideal for the Vent mission.

My second time through just now, I went with this lineup; Legion as the Technical Specialist, Garrus as Team 1 Leader, (Loyal)Samara as Biotic Specialist, Mordin as the Escourt, Jacob as the Team 2 Leader, and my final team was again, Garrus/Tali. I didn't lose anyone this time.

#321 Posted by DeF (4166 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

Combination	Vents	1st (Fire) Squad Leader	Shield	2nd (Fire) Squad Leader	Escort	Final Team	Notes (assume all loyal unless mentioned)

	Legion	Miranda	Samara	Jacob	Zaeed	Miranda/Mordin	Normal difficulty, everyone survived. Everyone was loyal, Paragon and Renegade were both above 75%. All upgrades used.

that's how I did it.

#322 Posted by djhicks1 (96 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

Vents: Tali

1st fire squad: Miranda

Shield: Samara

2nd fire squad: Miranda

Escort: Mordin

Final team: Grunt & Miranda

Everyone Loyal. Difficulty Casual. Thanks for the help @Killjoi

#323 Posted by DiggyHole333 (2 posts) - 1 year, 3 months ago

Is it possible that members who aren't loyal can survive?

I chose the wrong choice in Tali's loyalty mission and she isn't loyal Miranda isn't loyal because I chose Jack instead, I failed Thane and Samaras loyalty missions

That's all my favourite characters, and I don't want them to die

#324 Posted by bio595 (307 posts) - 1 year, 3 months ago

@DiggyHole333: I don't think so, sorry

#325 Posted by DiggyHole333 (2 posts) - 1 year, 3 months ago

@bio595: oh, well thanks anyway

#326 Posted by ABritishNerd (318 posts) - 1 year, 3 months ago

This was extremely helpful, thank you for doing it :D

#327 Posted by SgtMathias (1 posts) - 9 months, 13 days ago

Used this one:

#4/Killjoi

Legion

Jacob

Samara

Jacob

Legion

Garrus+Thane

Hardcore

and I can confirm it's working perfectly on Hardcore difficulty. (Maxed out Vanguard, Paragon, all squad mates loyal)

#328 Posted by familyphotoshoot (626 posts) - 9 months, 13 days ago

the fuck is wrong with you?

#329 Posted by TwiztedKat (1 posts) - 3 months, 25 days ago

Tali for the vents, Miranda for leader on both squads, Mordrin as escort, Jack for sheild's, final team Kasumi and Thane. Got through just fine everyone lived even the crew.

Mass Effect 2

After a violent death by an unknown force and a timely reanimation by the human supremacist organization Cerberus, Commander Shepard must assemble a new squad in the seedier side of the galaxy for a suicide mission in the second installment of the "Mass Effect" trilogy.

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