Advice on Mass Effect 2 DLC

[Icingdeath]

Hello Escapists, I finally got my hands on Mass Effect 2 as well as some MS points not long ago and wanted some advice on a piece of DLC: The Lair of the Shadow Broker. I had a couple of questions about it:

1. Does Liara permanently join your squad?

2. If, in Mass Effect 1, you chose the romance option for Liara, is the Liara romance scene at the end of the mission, required, or can you still choose a different romance option for a different character?

 

[Mikeyfell]

wouldn't you like to know....
1)no she doesn't
2) over the course of the DLC you have to do several Paragon interrupts in order to get the Romance scene at the end. I think

the shadow broker DLC is worth it if you liked Mass Effect

there's some funny stuff if you play it after the last mission of the on disk game.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Sadly, Liara does not join forever. I REALLY hope she'll be back for the 3rd game. You do, however, get her special ability, Stasis, which is useful for stopping Scions for a time.

Why would you choose anyone over Liara? I can understand choosing Tali if you play as a male, but still...Anyway, as far as I know, you don't have to do the romance scene (I always did though). However, I'm betting you'll be breaking her heart if you don't. You really should buy it though. Best DLC I've ever played.

 

[Zhukov]

1. Does Liara permanently join your squad?

No. Only for the duration of the mission. However, rest assured, there is a reason for this.

2. If, in Mass Effect 1, you chose the romance option for Liara, is the Liara romance scene at the end of the mission, required, or can you still choose a different romance option for a different character?

It's optional.

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Overall, I recommend LotSB. If you liked ME2 and you liked Liara then you will probably like this.