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[StayFrosty05]

Okay, not who you want to take on the final run or who your favorite squaddies are, but who...of the available squad mates...do you think should go on the final run with Shep and why?

 

My thoughts:

 

Garrus...since he has been there from the very beginning with you, fighting Reapers and their lackeys by your side all along.

 

Javik...it's what he exists for and he has seen the extinction of his entire people at the hands of the Reapers, he has earned the right to go toe to toe with them and be in the thick of it in the one chance the allied forces have to defeat the Reapers.

 

James...never wanted to leave Earth in the first place, wanted to stay there and fight, his fiercely passionate about fighting the battle on Earth.

 

I am sure good reason can be given for all the cast, these are just the three who stand out to me most.

 

 

[themikefest]

Since the game can be played with only James, Liara and edi, which I've done a few times, I would at least make James a required squadmate since its Earth. Liara is required for Thessia, Tali is required for Rannoch, if alive, the platform is required for Chronos, Garrus required for Menae if alive, so why can't James be required for Earth?

 

Most of my playthroughs, I take Ashley and James with me. I have never used Garrus or Tali for Earth.

[Excella Gionne]

I've never taken James with me before for the third part of Priority: Earth. If I have Garrus, why do I need James? I have Garrus use his Tact. Cloak with his sniper and he usually ends up killing some things that I wanted to kill. EDI just uses her Claymore + Repair Matrix to kill everything else while walking really fast.. Liara gets Reave to help her survive longer, because she dies the quickest. I usually play on Casual normally, and so, they're always stealing the show. I sometimes kill them so that I can take screenies.

 

EDIT: It's mostly aliens that I take. Sometimes Kaidan, but never James, nor both at the same time.

[cap and gown]

James keeps begging to come on missions, and I keep picking someone else. OK, not really. I did take him on Priority: Tuchanka because he was pestering me so much. And I did take him on the Dreadnaught mission once just to hear him call Tali Sparks. Not sure I've ever taken him on Priority Earth. Maybe in my first few games when I was still getting a handle on the system. Generally, though, James is the odd man out.

 

I would say it would depend on my Shepard who I take, especially for the beam run. I think the VS has a high priority. They have been there since the beginning. I would say a LI also has a high priority, if available. Javik has generally already gotten to see one reaper die on Tuchanka, so I don't think he has a prior claim to the others. Taking EDI on any mission is . . . problematic since the animators can never decide if she is supposed to use her mobile platform to speak to you or the intercom. It is especially problematic during the Beam Run when she is the one being evacuated since, as she herself points out, the platform is disposable. And Tali, darling, it is just too bad Reaper husks are not robots. You do a wonderful job fighting robots, dear, but against organics? Well, let's just say its too bad Kal Reegar died on Palaven.

[FaWa]

I usually take my LI (That scene is great with EC) and either Liara/Tali, because them being there is just so random to me for some reason. I love it lmfao

[Undead Han]

Assuming the EC is installed...

 

The LI (if applicable) to get that final farewell. The second squadmate after that could really be anyone except Javik or EDI.

 

It isn't a good idea (from the player's perspective...not Shepard's) to take Javik or EDI in my opinion, because neither one makes much sense in evacuating. EDI isn't her platform and would probably survive just fine in the Normandy (where her servers are located) if her platform gets annihilated on Earth. Javik is the Prothean embodiment of vengeance. It's OOC for him to limp aboard the Normandy. I think if Javik stays in character he'd continue charging forward even if it means a high risk of getting gunned down. He isn't concerned about his own person survival...he only wants to destroy the Reapers.

[Vazgen]

In this order for me:

Garrus + Tali, James + Ashley, Javik + Liara, Javik + Kaidan, Ashley + EDI (take humans only if STEEVE!! doesn't die)

 

Garrus + Tali make quite a good combo with very fast recharge on their powers. Marauders and Banshee barriers don't stand a chance. After that I join in with my Inferno Grenades and explosive drone. James and Ashley - super squad, destroys enemies left and right. Take some anti-shield power and you're all set. Javik + Liara - biotic explosions everywhere. Quite useful for Banshee section, though you have to be careful with Liara. Javik + Kaidan - large boost to shield regen, good power setup for both, biotic explosions and dealing with shields alike. Ashley + EDI - last one in my list, because of EDI acting weird with the missiles and her disposable platform being evacuated, as well as low survivability and long cooldown on her powers. Ash has Concussive Shot and Inferno Grenade which offset that a little but I prefer throwing those myself (and curse Banshee bubble of denial afterwards ). I might take Garrus + James the next time.

Oh and Javik says Shepard's line in the truck - "We fight or we die" *gets evacuated later*

[Dabrikishaw]

Javik. Him being on the final run is not optional for me. Everyone else is subject to my whims.

[FaWa]

I didn't know people actually took actual gameplay into consideration when picking their party in Mass Effect. Interesting. 

[Vazgen]

I didn't know people actually took actual gameplay into consideration when picking their party in Mass Effect. Interesting. 

If your build heavily depends on squadmates you have to consider that

[Valmar]

 I have Garrus use his Tact. Cloak with his sniper and he usually ends up killing some things that I wanted to kill.

 

Your Garrus has tactical cloak?

 

 

Personally, I prefer taking Tali and Garrus. They've been with Shepard since the start, I see it as fitting that they end it together. I agree with the sentiment that Javik should take part in it but as brought up by others I don't like the OOC evac scene. Little bit of metagaming there, which I usually try to avoid.

[Orikon]

My LI (Tali) and Javik. Either that or Garrus/LI,Garrus/Javik,or James/Javik.

[Alamar2078]

It's hard to say who "should" come with you because there are so many variables.  In the end I imagine you have to see who is most expendable vs. most valuable in a combat oriented mission of this nature.  You combine this with Shepard's abilities and that should tell you who to go with.  These factors aside:

 

James doesn't seem to have many ties in critical spots and theoretically he's supposed to be a little on the Tanky side and otherwise combat effective so he likely passes muster.

 

Edi seems like another natural option because even if her body is destroyed that doesn't really kill her so the risk is minimal.  Her knowledge and various tech powers tip the balance in her direction.

 

I would rank Garrus & Javik as close contenders.

 

Tali & Liara should both probably be held in reserve as risking them seems like too big of a risk without an appreciable reward.

[spockjedi]

All of them! That's what multiple trilogy runs are for. Generally speaking, I choose Shepard's LI, plus a very good, complimentary squadmate that makes the team balanced and strong.

[StayFrosty05]

Assuming the EC is installed...

 

....Javik is the Prothean embodiment of vengeance. It's OOC for him to limp aboard the Normandy. I think if Javik stays in character he'd continue charging forward even if it means a high risk of getting gunned down. He isn't concerned about his own person survival...he only wants to destroy the Reapers....edit.

That is a brilliant point, I hadn't thought of that ...it makes no sense for him to give up.

[Alamar2078]

I would say a combination of rushing through or similar explains why Javik limped off

[sH0tgUn jUliA]

Pre EC I took James and Javik.

 

Post EC I took Liara and James.

[themikefest]

How many would take those same squadmates if those squadmates died on the beam run no matter what the ems is? I know I would and I have. Many times.

 

For those who may not know, both squadmates die on the beam run if ems is below 1900.

[Vazgen]

I'd take EDI and Javik if that was the case No moral dilemma for Destroy if you've also killed the geth on Rannoch

[KaiserShep]

Assuming the EC is installed...
 
The LI (if applicable) to get that final farewell. The second squadmate after that could really be anyone except Javik or EDI.
 
It isn't a good idea (from the player's perspective...not Shepard's) to take Javik or EDI in my opinion, because neither one makes much sense in evacuating. EDI isn't her platform and would probably survive just fine in the Normandy (where her servers are located) if her platform gets annihilated on Earth. Javik is the Prothean embodiment of vengeance. It's OOC for him to limp aboard the Normandy. I think if Javik stays in character he'd continue charging forward even if it means a high risk of getting gunned down. He isn't concerned about his own person survival...he only wants to destroy the Reapers.

This. For me it's basically always Liara and Garrus.

[StayFrosty05]

How many would take those same squadmates if those squadmates died on the beam run no matter what the ems is? I know I would and I have. Many times.

 

For those who may not know, both squadmates die on the beam run if ems is below 1900.

I generally take Garrus and James, but 'yes', if that were the case my choice would change to Javik and EDI, reason being defeating the Reapers is the sole reason Javik is there anyway, as for EDI, it's just her mobile platform...Though inevitably she dies anyway, given I choose Destroy.

[themikefest]

I generally take Garrus and James, but 'yes', if that were the case my choice would change to Javik and EDI, reason being defeating the Reapers is the sole reason Javik is there anyway, as for EDI, it's just her mobile platform...Though inevitably she dies anyway, given I choose Destroy.

It doesn't change for me unless its a specific playthrough. The majority of playthrough I've done with my ems below 1900 has been with Ashley and James. So they die. Liara has been killed a few times and the robot twice I believe. I've taken Javik once on the beam run, but never with low ems.

 

I have never taken Garrus or Tali on the beam run.

[Undead Han]

That is a brilliant point, I hadn't thought of that ...it makes no sense for him to give up.

 

That was my only complaint with the evacuation scene farewells. It just feels out of character for Javik and EDI to be evacuated considering Javik's win-at-any-cost mentality, and EDI not being in any danger of dying unless the Normandy goes boom.

 

So from a metagaming perspective I never take those two post EC.

 

How many would take those same squadmates if those squadmates died on the beam run no matter what the ems is? I know I would and I have. Many times.

 

For those who may not know, both squadmates die on the beam run if ems is below 1900.

 

I might change the lineup slightly. Liara was the LI and Garrus was probably the non-LI character Shepard was closest to. I rolled with the canon bro routine and Garrus was my second favorite character. As much as I like a little tragedy and bittersweet tone for ME3, I'm not sure I'd want Shepard to lose both his best friend and the wife. I'd probably leave Garrus in for the tragic outcome and replace Liara with Javik. 

 

Javik is one of my favorites as well, but having him die isn't nearly as sad. He planned to kill himself after the war anyway in my canon playthrough, and having him die in the final battle against the Reapers seems an appropriate end to his character arc.

 

Or instead of Javik I might go with Vega. I like Vega, but having him die at the end might seem like a fitting conclusion to his arc as well. His final conversation on Earth would then seem like a sad foreshadowing: "So I guess this is it, no? One more push, one last fight."

 

This. For me it's basically always Liara and Garrus.

 

I messed around with a few different combos on different playthroughs, but those two are my canon.

[Voxr]

With EC I take my LI (Mostly Tali sometimes Liara and a few times Kaiden.) And Garrus. They were there since the beginning may as well be there at the end.

 

James is meh and I don't take edi cause I know I'm just gonna end up killing her anyway :/

[im commander shep]

Tali and Garrus normally, like a few people have said been there from the beginning and are 2 of my favorite characters. Might switch out Tali for LI (if it's not Tali). To be honest ME3 has my least fav squad choices, James Javik EDI not that bothered by.