Stupid newbie questions about ME2

There are some renegade interrupts that are just too hard to pass up.  Did you do the one during Grunt's loyalty mission? Or Mordin's? Even my uber-Paragons take those.

Thane seems really interesting. Creepy, but interesting. I'm not quite sure what to think of him yet.

I did during Mordin's That one was pretty awesome. I don't think I took the one for Grunt, though.

I didn't go back to count the points, but the paragon meter is about 60% full (third bar is almost full), while the renegade meter has a little less than 1.5 bars full. I do have the 100% bonus for being a mechanic.

I've gotten a few morality choices to show up, but just minor ones. All the major decisions lately are grayed out. It's ok...I know what to do now for next time.

Renegade when interrogating Talid is really the best.  I understand you're trying to help her get a certain outcome but damn I love Renegade here.  Also, Renegade on Thane's recruitment mission with the Eclipse merc is great.

Would it matter which way the OP went on Legion's mission is, say, there is no intention to import the save into ME3?  I'm saying this because, I think, the only ME game the OP owns right now is ME2 and it's sounding like the OP is interested in perhaps redoing a playthrough from the beginning so this one probably won't ever be imported into ME3.

For now, I will continue to help, and if she chooses not to import this playthrough into ME3, that's her choice.

No. For that to happen both have to be loyal. Since the evidence was turned in, she will not be loyal, but not exiled.

I actually bought ME3 last week and will buy some of the DLCs before I start in the next couple of days. I do intend to import this playthrough so I appreciate all the advice I'm getting to help ME3 go better I can try for a "perfect" PT later, maybe with ME1 as well (though I haven't bought that one). I know I had said I don't like the combat, but the more abilities and weapons I get that make enemies go kaboom, the more I'm enjoying it

Yesterday I fired the Cain at a group of geth and just set there stunned at the size of the explosion

I apologize for the unfortunate wording of that particular post... as I explained, I was really just wondering if I was missing something...  i.e. why themikefest was saying that particular mission "had to be done" in the renegade way.  I wanted just to make sure of my understanding... that is, that the difference it would make was limited to ME3 and that it would not actually make any difference within ME2 (without spoiling anything about ME3 for you).   I've never gone paragon myself on that quest with Tali already being disloyal... in short, I'm still learning lots of things from themikefest myself.

I do recommend that you buy ME1 to shoot for a perfect playthrough.  The 190-point paragon/renegade import bonus you get makes passing all the checks quite a bit easier.  Bioware were justifiably criticized over how tight the checks in ME2 were... basically forcing players to lean heavily in one direction or the other just to get a reasonable outcome to the game.

... and BTW, yes, the CAIN RULES!!!!

It does.   A favorite.  Used it in ME2 on the IFF mission.  Does wonders for ending the fight quickly.

Good.

The one thing that gives me a hard time on the IFF is those scions. For those I use the collector particle beam
Good. Good. My evil plan is working nicely

You're doing fine. When you get to the point to make the decision in the loyalty mission, choose to destroy the heretics.

The romance scene will happen just before going through the Omega-4 relay.

Any advice on how to arrange people for the suicide mission? I may end up doing it tonight, depending what time I get home from work. The flow chart doesn't make much sense right now, but I think that's just because I don't know the structure of the mission. (Yes, I understand how to read flow charts in general ) If it will make more sense as I go, then I can just keep it open on my tablet or something.

Here you go
bsn.boards.net/post/255823/thread

Why did I post in that thread?
1) Its a thread devoted to the suicide mission
2) There might be other folks who would be curious how to have everyone survive with the same conditions you have, but not look in this thread..