@Lethal blade00 yes, but it is a useless place.

The most wait what moment was that names like Conrad still exists.

The plot hole in ME2 after Shepard gets the Reaper IFF. For some reason, Shep takes literally all squadmates into the shuttle to travel to a mission, despite this act having a high risk of the ship being detected while the IFF uploads, yet any details of such a seemingly vital task are never mentioned. Collectors soon find the Normandy and enter via the cargo bay, before capturing everyone but Joker. Collectors jump in - thrashing and slashing at the crew (which doesn't kill them somehow) - instead of using seekers, hence the reason Joker conveniently manages to evade capture. Also, EDI manages to flush out and space all the remaining Collectors from the ship without spacing any loose objects, such as stationery or utensils.

Erm what established that there was a high risk of detection when uploading the IFF?

How do you know the Collectors breeching didn't kill? when was it ever mentioned that the Collectors did not cause any KIA?

And you know no loose objects got spaced because? I ask because the only thing we see is the Normandy go into FTL none of the Spacing, so doesn't seem hard to suspect that some loose objects also got spaced.

Something computer-related, can't remember what, established that. And, dude, none of the crew died coz they will all be back at their posts after the suicide mission. And I had a hard time reading that last bit.

There's no reason for Shepard *not* to take the squad somewhere else since none of them will be helpful installing the RIFF. The ship is obviously parked in a random area of space which is camouflage enough until the IFF starts broadcasting a deeply-hidden signal. When this is discovered, Joker even gripes at EDI, "Why didn't you scrub it?"

Collectors already know seeker swarms are likely to be ineffective on the Normandy crew since they were clearly useless during Horizon, and the Cruiser infiltration/trap. It's entirely possible that the Collectors invaded the ship to *capture*, not kill the crew (since live hostages encourage cooperation more than dead ones), with Joker clearly considered to be the most infirm/easiest. In addition, if Shepard delays rescue long enough, there *are* casualties.

As for the loose debris, it's quite possible that some things were evacuated but unlikely to be much. Even on ocean-going vessels, most items are secured so any rolling or pitching of the ship won't continually throw clutter. It's entirely probable that a frigate (made for combat as well as stealth/reconnaissance) commanded by an Alliance military-member would also secure as much loose material as possible to avoid flying debris (when gravity is minimized to aid ship performance).

No, there was no reason for Shep to take the entire squad (8 squadmates minimum) somewhere else, since he never needs more than two. Yes I know the Collectors boarded to capture the crew, but they blatantly use lethal force on some crewmates, yet they wind up alive and well after the rescue. And yes, I know some crewmates die if Shep doesn't launch the rescue immediately, but that's not relevant. And no, some of the ship's various objects were blatantly not secured.

Really no reason at all? Yes we only ever bring 2 per mission but a gameplay mechanic shouldn't automatically mean it is impossible.

Indeed if you rescue the crew then all the visible NPCs are all back in place. but see that's the thing, those are the Viable NPC's. You are operating on the assumption that everyone we meet is indeed all the crew and there is no one else.

Then they flew around hitting walls and some might have gone out the air lock, how is this a plot hole? whet Relevance is there to learn that some of the surgical equipment and brandy flew out the Airlock when EDI purged the ship?

The sentence clearly said, "...no reason for Shepard *not* to take the squad...". Shepard also went on the occasional mission with only one squad-mate. That doesn't instantly invalidate the other trips where two were invited, which also doesn't invalidate the one trip where everyone gets a shuttle-ride.

Some crew fought back and would have required firmer (still non-lethal) methods to be subdued. 'Blatant' is personal perspective. The entirety of the crew isn't visible all at once, nor is there an available roster to study, so the SR2's compliment may only be guessed by counting bunks in the crew quarters. Hadley was also laid up in the infirmary after trying to protect Joker during the attack, so no, the entire crew did not 'wind up alive and well after the rescue'.

Yes, a few data-pads or cafeteria trays might have been briefly airborne or even sucked into space. However, it's just as likely that some of those things might have means by which to keep them in place - some form of magnetism or likely mass-effect tech. The evacuation of such bits is irrelevant given the need to escape and how quickly the Normandy departs.

These complaints have about as much relevance as re-opening a two-year-old thread.

Yes, I know the sentence clearly said, "...no reason for Shepard *not* to take the squad...", and I am refuting that - there WAS no reason to take the whole squad.

Yeah Shep also went on missions with only 1 squadmate, and 1 is less than 2, not more. 8 is much more than 1 or 2.

Again, yes, the crew DID end up alive (if saved immediately).