Here's why I disagree.
Think about what Saren needs to do (which is essentially the same as what Shepard needs to do to follow him):
1.) Get the Beacon visions; one from Eden Prime and one from Virmire (AFAIK, it's never clarified if the Virmire vision is actually complete or if it merely fills in some of the blanks from the Eden Prime, but has blanks of its own complemented by the Eden Prime beacon).
2.) Understand what the beacons are showing him. For this he needs the Cipher from the Thorian.
3.) Interpret the meaning. I assume Saren is not a Prothean expert, but that Sovereign had enough knowledge to tell Saren that it was Ilos, similar to Liara telling Shepard.
4.) Now that he knows it's Ilos, he needs to find a way there, which means finding the coordinates for the Mu relay. Once he has that, he can go.
Now, think about it: there is no reason for Saren to look for the Mu Relay until all else is done, because he doesn't even know he needs to find it until he learns about Ilos. Therefore, the Mu Relay is the last piece of the puzzle for him and Sovereign to go figure out what exactly the Protheans actually did. Now, once he gets that, there's no reason for him to stick around, right? Therefore, for Saren, getting the coordinates from Benezia should be the last thing.
When you are on Noveria, Benezia tells you that she *just* transmitted the coordinates to Saren. Then, no matter how you play it, you get to Ilos soon after Saren does.
So, given all that, how does it make sense for Virmire to come last? Why would Saren wait around after finding the information he needed to know? Because he *was* there to confront you. So, therefore, I disagree that Virmire is logically last, though I see your points about the missions which open up after the other places, especially Noveria (it bothers me to do the Listening Post missions before rushing to Ilos, but I can't help sticking it to Cerberus).
For me, the most logical story progression is this:
Eden Prime - Citadel - (Feros - Therum) - Virmire - Noveria - Ilos.
If you prefer, you can switch Therum and Feros, if you want to pick up Liara earlier, but I think the story flows better if you meet her after Shiala. If you play it like this, then it is like you are always only one step behind Saren, and so it makes sense for you to arrive soon after him on Ilos after you bit on the Citadel (it would have taken him time to explore and figure out where on Ilos to go; you merely had to follow him).
IMHO. I just can't see the story itself making sense any other way. But, then the Listening Post missions are out of place because when you get to their end, whichever squadmate is with you will ask about what Cerberus is, even though you've probably already done the other Cerberus missions.
Modifié par Interactive Civilian, 09 juin 2011 - 07:22 .
Both Noveria and Feros spawn multiple assignments that can only be accessed once you have completed those missions. Noveria has the Listening Post assignments, Feros has a few ExoGeni ones. 
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