User blog comment:Bronzey/Massively effected: game design in Mass Effect 2 and a conflict of interests/@comment-1763658-20100418214010

As for getting your squad-mates, it is meant to be like that. You can chose to or not to take them along the mission. Just like a checklist. They go as far as killing them if their not loyal so that it doesn't effect ME3's story in their part. Although ME's way was better...