Due to getting very excited for Mass Effect 3 I've been replaying Mass Effect 2 and hey guess what? It's still awesome. But I have been doing a lot more experimentation with my squad mates during this playthrough but my first run i stuck with the same people as much as possible. Just curious who everyone stuck with and if they may stick with em again in 3?

(please don't spoil any new squadmates in 3 if possible besides the known few =D)

For me though I always rolled with Garrus and Miranda. I loved Garrus in the first me and was incredibly happy to see him again. As far as Miranda, I liked her overload ability and she was my squeeze of course (perfect in every way eh?) anyway what about you guys?  I plan on sticking with Garrus again in Mass Effect 3 unless some of the new members catch my eye. 
 
 
As requested, a list of characters 
Garrus 
Grunt 
Jack 
Jacob 
Kasumi 
Legion 
Miranda 
Mordin 
Samara 
Tali 
Thane 
Zaeed

It's been awhile, but I think it was Tali and Garrus for the most part.

Miranda/Grunt pretty much the entire game. ME1 I tolled with Ashley/Garrus.

Garrus for a majority of it, followed by Mordin and then Legion for what little I had him.

My ME1 duders, Tali and Garrus.

For most of the game I think I used Tali, I dont think she is great in combat but she is my favourite character, and then Garrus since I used him in ME1. Near the end of the game I swapped in Tali and Legion hoping they might work out their differences.

Tali and Garrus

Grunt 4 lief.

Garrus or Tali, and then Legion at the end, on the side.

man I was hoping for a list I can't remember.

I think it was Garrus and... Jacob? I donno

In my first playthrought, I stuck with Miranda/Grunt. In subsequent playthroughs, I ended up going with with Garrus/Grunt. The reason I use Grunt is pretty obvious: he's basically a tank. The reason why I would choose Garrus over Miranda when is because Miranda can't use the more powerful weapons in the game, and is lacking when it comes to health. Not to mention Garrus will eventually get armor-piercing ammo, meaning he can be effective against any type of protection (i.e. whether it's shields/barriers/armor).

I've been playing through it again myself, and find that I'm rolling with Garrus and Miranda for the most part, but sometimes switching one (or both of them) out for Mordin and/or Samara. I've been doing my best to avoid information on ME3, so I don't know which characters I likely will/won't be using, but goddamn I do love me some Garrus.

Mostly Samara , due to her being asari and having awesome powers ... next one would be , I dunno I rotate my teams often :P

I'm weird. I pick the characters on a mission-by-mission basis based off who I think has the most personally at stake or can relate more to that setting or goal. Oh, I'm going after a Matriarch? I guess I'll go with Liara or Samara. A hive of scum and villainy? I guess a character like Jack or Wrex is more appropriate. Etc.

Tali, all the time, every time. Not sure why, but something about her makes me want her to be a part of the crew all the time.

In my first playthrough, in which I didn't know what to expect in missions (and because I didn't read the transmissions), I chose pretty randomly. Subsequent playthroughs just called for the most adept at disposing whatever enemies lie in the mission. Like Kasumi and Garrus for robot-heavy missions. But, for some reason, Jack comes to mind. I used her Shockwave ability a lot because of those damn husks.

Garrus for a majority of it, followed by Mordin and then Legion for what little I had him.

Different dudes depending on what enemy was in the mission or my class. Thane and Jack/Samara/Morinth for collector missions for warp and crowd control, 2 of Tali/Legion/Garrus for geth, Against meatbags whomever, maybe a bit more Grunt than anybody else.

I used Garrus more often than not simply because of ME1 ties (in that game I used Garrus and Liara almost exclusively), but I can say that the other member was different a lot of the time. I remember taking Grunt, Thane, and Samara with pretty good regularity, too.

I should note that I was playing as an engineer.

Also, if Liara is a full-time squad member in ME3, I expect to be back to a Garrus/Liara combo for basically the entire game. Seems like the perfect way to finish the series.

Edit: Oh yeah, now I remember - I used Kasumi quite a bit, too.

Tali always. I found her character to be the most enjoyable, and her drone was useful every now and then. I swapped the third spot between Mordin and Thane depending on what I was fighting. I do, however, wish Legion would have joined earlier in the story so I could have used him more in my squad. I feel bad for not using Garrus, who was one of my favorites in 1, but he just didn't seem as interesting compared to Thane. Calibrations, calibrations, calibrations.

@Wrighteous86 said:

I'm weird. I pick the characters on a mission-by-mission basis based off who I think has the most personally at stake or can relate more to that setting or goal. Oh, I'm going after a Matriarch? I guess I'll go with Liara or Samara. A hive of scum and villainy? I guess a character like Jack or Wrex is more appropriate. Etc.

You're not that weird. I do it a lot too, and I find that it makes more sense in the role-playing context.

If I also remember correctly, some companions had extra dialogue in certain conversations, depending on who you brought with you.

@N7 said:

Garrus for a majority of it, followed by Mordin and then Legion for what little I had him.

It really was a shame that Legion came in a little late, I thought they could have done a lot more with him. But what they did was awesome, even though there was very little of it.

I remember using Garrus for basically every mission. Can't remember who else, though. It's been 2 years and I kinda flew through that game.

Legion must be my favorite ME character. He's completely unexpected and very, very reminding of HK-47. After that, anything non-human. I have a penchant for Mordin.

Garrus because he's pretty awesome. I think Miranda was the second most frequent partner.

I basically always went with Miranda and Mordin. As I remember it, I tried other combinations of characters, but those two always had a range of abilities that would cover all the different damage types there were (warp, tech, fire) rather well.

Garrus because he's awesome and Miranda because you know, her butt.

I always tried to rotate my players. I don't need to over-exert anybody. hah... No, I mostly just wanted to make sure I heard weird interactions between different characters. I think, after I finished the game and was just going to wrap up side quests I rolled Miranda and Garrus.

Miranda and...Thane or Garrus. Can't remember.

@Gamer_152 said:

I basically always went with Miranda and Mordin. As I remember it, I tried other combinations of characters, but those two always had a range of abilities that would cover all the different damage types there were (warp, tech, fire) rather well.

Same here. I felt the combination of those two made pretty good tactical sense when it came to fighting multiple enemies with armor and shields, especially on the higher difficulties. I'd sometimes switch one of them out for Garrus or Tali, but I usually stuck with Miranda and Mordin.

Also, "ONE LESS."

I used Garrus because he's my bro. And Tali because, well, Tali.

@benspyda said:

Garrus because he's awesome and Miranda because you know, her butt.

Dat ass!

Miranda always, because she was the only character with both warp and overload, which covered you for every situation. Second companion was whoever I thought suited the situation story-wise for that mission.

Jack and Samara

I switched it up every mission. My least used was probably Grunt and Jacob.

I used Miranda and Mordin through most of the game, although I did occasionally switch it up.

@N7 said:

@Sackmanjones said:

@N7 said:

Garrus for a majority of it, followed by Mordin and then Legion for what little I had him.

It really was a shame that Legion came in a little late, I thought they could have done a lot more with him. But what they did was awesome, even though there was very little of it.

Legion was my man, man.

As is apparent by my (latest) avatar, I concur. Legion and Grunt made my team nice and rounded, range-wise.

I mixed it up a bunch in my main save, but never Jack. Towards the end Legion and Thane. In my insane run (still stuck at final boss) Miranda and Mordin at all times because they had the most useful powers.

Mordin and Miranda, I liked both of their abilities, Mordin is really funny, and Miranda dat ass

My least used was probably Grunt and Jacob.

Miranda and Garrus.

Or Samara and Thane. As an adept Samara and Thane turned the game into a joke.

I usually rolled with Grunt and Miranda, and I was a Sentinel. I found that between Miranda and I, we had a shit load of powers (I had the squad warp ammo) and Grunt was a solid ass kicker. This was also who I primarily used on my Insanity run was well.

Garrus and Jack.

Garrus, Jack and Tali

garrus and jack mostly, mordin sometimes

Across 3 playthroughs, including one on Insanity: mainly Miranda and Mordin - but sometimes rotating out Mordin for others (Kasumi, Jack, Grunt) depending on mood.

I used Thane and Samara pretty much the entire game. They were my favorite characters and they both had useful abilities, so why not? I used a bunch of different combinations on the first Mass Effect though because I played through it so many times.

I tried to use switch it up often, but more than often used Garrus. He's my homie from way back when yo.

I think most of the time I used Miranda and Jack (to make it my femme fatale trio^^) and once he was available, I threw Thane in there sometimes to switch it up a bit.

Up until the end of the game I used everyone, but the real money maker was tali and legion with their bots. Was more like a squad of 5 at that point.

Samara was cool as well at Liara.