User blog comment:RayShepp654/New ME3 info from Xbox World Magazine (SPOILERS)/@comment-3268946-20110514031700

It's good to see that the characters are actually maturing, instead of remaining basically the same throughout the series. Plus, smaller teams are a good thing. I some characters I never used outside of their respective loyalty missions. I ended up just leaving Mordin behind every mission while Kasumi and I fought the collectors.