However, you’ll still have time to do one more mission before the Collectors snatch your humble Normandy employees away, but that’s it. So, in summary, before you get the Reaper IFF, make sure you complete all loyalty missions (except Legion’s, obviously) and any other side missions or assignments. This is the perfect time to do Legion’s loyalty mission, as this is the only time you’ll be able to earn said geth’s allegiance pre-Collector Base if you want to rescue the entire crew. Whilst EDI is installing said IFF, you’ll be allowed to do at least one more mission before we cut to the Normandy kidnappings. In said Reaper IFF mission, you’ll obtain geth squad member, Legion, and activate him (because why wouldn’t you). Then, the Collectors come and abduct the crew. Once it counts down and you access the Galaxy Map, a cutscene starts where you and your squadmates go off on a mission. When you complete the mission in retrieving the Reaper IFF, what’s essentially an in-game ticking clock will start. Like when you’re trying to peacefully resolve the Tali and Legion fight, saving the entirety of the Normandy Crew is all about timing. It’s a cutscene that’s still uneasy on the eyes. By the time I got there, half my crew, including favourite space secretary, Kelly Chambers, were processed into Human Reaper paste-fuel. Instead of choosing to go through the Omega 4 Relay after the Collectors abducted everyone on the ship, I chose to take more time to prepare. The consequence of mistiming your rescue of the Normandy crew in Mass Effect 2 first hit me hard like a ton of metaphorical bricks.