Forum:After the IFF...


 * SPOILER* Has anyone else experienced this? I've played through several times and I've noticed it change. Sometimes, after completeing the Reaper IFF mission, I go to start Legion's loyalty mission and it starts the irreversible IFF installation scene where the Collectors attack the ship. However, on my very first playthrough, I was able to do Legion's loyalty mission before the Normandy is attacked. All I'm looking for is an answer on what determines when the scene occurs and I know it involves N7 missions. I just don't understand why sometimes it doesn't let me gain Legion's loyalty before the Normandy crew is abducted. I haven't played ME2 in a while, but I'm pretty sure that loyalty missions are categorized as N7. If that's the case, it should let me get his loyalty each time because the story can only play out 1 of 2 ways. (1) I complete all N7 missions before the Reaper IFF mission and afterwards I do 1 more N7 mission that I didn't have before to allow time for the IFF to install OR (2) I don't do any N7 missions before the Reaper IFF mission and the game gives me the choice of a few N7 missions to do before the Normandy is attacked.

EDIT: I thought of a third way but I still have no clue if it's right or not. (3) I do the perfect amount of N7 missions before the Reaper IFF mission and I am automatically forced to have the ship get attacked.