WARNING MASS EFFECT 2 ENDING SPOILERS

[The Rookie Gamer]

I managed to save my whole team, and all the crew. From the sound of it, you had no ship upgrades, as others have mentioned, which always results in 3 characters dying.

 

[akibawall95]

The first time I played everyone survived I was very happy with myself.

It is too bad that Thane might die of his lung thing. I bet that because he is such a popular character that in Mass Effect 3 they will add a quest to cure him.

 

[Zaik]

Zaeed (don't care) and Mordin (nooooooooo!) died.

Miranda nearly died in that bit after you defeat the human Reaper and you slide down, but Shep saved her. Dunno if its possible for someone to die in that bit or not, but it was squeaky-bum-time for sure.

I don't get why everyone is so obsessed with having everyone survive though. I've had one playthrough and left it at that - having perfect playthroughs destroys the point of the games. I don't want to know the opposite outcome of every choice.

That part happens no matter what you do.

The part shortly after that where you wake up and both of the people you brought with you are still down is a loyalty check. If they're not loyal, they're dead, otherwise they just get right up and go on.

 

[Vykrel]

first playthrough, i only lost Jacob... mainly because i was in a party while the plan was being formed in the ship, and Jacob volunteered for the tech-based mission. if id heard what he said, i wouldve realized that it was that kind of mission and it didnt suit him lol

the second playthrough, i lost nobody. but Jacob took a bullet to the gut and i was about to flip out if he died lol he ended up just shrugging it off. i literally said "Jacob, I swear to GOD if you screw me over again..."

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Uh...Let's see....

Well, Thane got shot trying to close that big door after the section where he's in the pipe...Turns out he dies every time you put him there. Legion got carried away by a swarm of those little bug things(forget what they're actually called) which is dumb, cause he's a fucking robot. And I believe Miranda and Jack just kind of died at some point, without any context.

My first playthrough was not my best...

EDIT: OH RIGHT! And Zaheed died at some point...Yeah, for some reason that detail slipped my mind.

 

[Bigsmith]

First play through I lost Tali, the krogen and Jack and legion.

My most recent. No one died.

 

[Gitty101]

Everyone survived because I had fully upgraded my ship and used logic to determine who should do what...

 

[Zhukov]

Got everyone through on my first playthrough. Didn't use FAQs or anything.

Nobody dies on my watch.

 

[joshthor]

first time i tried the ending i made bad squad decisions and lost legion, zaeed, mordin, and garrus. but i reloaded, chose the correct people and lost no one.

 

[erbkaiser]

Lost Mordin on my first playthrough, but now have both a Paragon and a Renegade save where I saved everyone + my crew, on the highest difficulties.
The trick to saving Mordin is apparently to always send him back with the crew, since he tends to die if left behind to take a stand.

Who to pick where is quite obvious IMO, the only real variable is who to take along as playables.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I completed Mass Effect 2 today and I've lost 4 members of my team. Tali, Legion, Thane and Jack. Three died on ship while Tali died during mid fight. What's your experience?

My first play through, I didn't use a guide, but I didn't loose any PCs during the mission - I always do side-quests before the main mission, so everyone was loyal and the ship had the maximum upgrades (and I had 400,000 left over of every element but Eezo), BUT Kelly and the crew got melted down, cause I was screwing around taking Legion on various side quests.

Second time, I knew not to wait and I lost no one.

I love doing side-quests, so I always get my whole crew loyal as fast as possible. Also, I like having the extra power and the new outfit.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

I didn't lose anyone and i didn't use a guide, my only regret was i couldn't bring kaiden along and kill him again like i did in ME1

 

[Theron Julius]

I sacrificed Tali cause I hated that stupid *****.

You, sir, have no heart at all.

Anyhow I didn't lose anyone. Perfection ftw!

edit:

I didn't lose anyone and i didn't use a guide, my only regret was i couldn't bring kaiden along and kill him again like i did in ME1

Ninja'd!

I agree with you about Kaidan as well, but I wish I could have killed both of them. Ashley was a ***** and Kaidan was a prick.

 

[Mikkaddo]

I did things almsot exactly right for the final mission. I ended up only losing Thane, the rest survived and I am DAMN proud of myself for that. Apparently i should have sent either tali or Legion into the pipes at the start of it but since Thane enters the game going through pipes and talks about his home planet being such high temp it made it seem like Thane was meant to be the one for it. Oh well. Always next time.

 

[anonymity88]

I saved right before the human reaper boss. Fought it with Grunt and Miranda and then watched Miranda fall off a ledge and get beamed by a falling girder. Luckily I'd saved it prior to that so I could watch it again and again and again.


=)

 

[Shycte]

No man was left behind.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I never lost anyone on any of my playthroughs. I just figured that having all my stuff in the best fighting order was kind of, you know, a good idea. XD

 

[Booze Zombie]

Everyone lived, because I had sent Mordin as the crew escort in my first playthrough, not realising that this is awesome because he's the most likely to die out of all characters, due to him being a scientist.

 

[Confidingtripod]

only lost thane, meh never liked him

 

[Corpse XxX]

First round through i lost Tali and Miranda..

second run through everybody survived..

You need all loyal teammembers and on last mission you need to choose the leaders and such that they recommend in order for all to survive..