New Shot of Tempest (as in, not a trailer screenshot or whatever) on PS4 Pro Website

I like it and I like the name.
But it reminds me too much of the Normandy and there is no Normandy without Joker...
I miss Joker damnit!

I see what you are saying.
I am sure I will like the new squaddies but there will always have the original trilogy in the back of my head and I won't be able to avoid comparing.I will try but the urge will be too strong...I know it

About the ship, I remember reading somewhere that it will be bigger than the Normandy.

Well, we're going into a galaxy where the aliens are all considered hostile until we get the okay from them.  It's not hard to track everything as being hostile.  It is hard to track everything as being friendly and then one ship is hostile.  What I'm trying to say is that a VI could do the piloting for us.  Possibly, that would be a good thing for us.  A VI would land us farther away from settlements than we really need to be landed.  Could be a good thing if it turns out that the aliens are hostile.

Well, meh. You run into quantity of ships vs quality of ships. We don't really have a whole lot of quantity ships, not even the metal to produce them. Therefore, if one gets shot down, it's screwed. So, therefore, sending shuttles isn't a good idea. We have no idea what kind of RADAR they have, nor even to what technology level. They could have super-advanced RADAR tech that could detect a pebble entering their atmosphere. If that's the case, I'd wanna take down my entire ship. Because then, we'd at least stand a chance at getting out of there alive. Plus, we'd know that if a ship got destroyed, we'd know about how powerful (or could at least guesstimate) they were.

Plus, one thing we haven't considered. What if the AI (Ark Initiative) started to make these things specifically so that they could enter atmospheres? Instead of sending down a team of three, why not send your entire squad? Of course, this will prolly lead to a whole bunch'a "Rescue mission" type of posts from people, but I think that in one or two, yes. You will have to do a rescue mission. This means you play as an alien, at least for that mission. I can very easily see Ryder getting captured, a salarian (or the krogan) saying, "Why isn't he back yet? I'll be back." Grabbing a rifle off of the shelf and then going to get Ryder.

Looks as small as the Normandy SR1. Tempest is actually not far from the character.

You made a good point. Maybe while we part to explore with our two squadmates, the rest of your team can do other things in the post aligned with their personalities (Asari tomb robber looking for technology, the Krogan protecting the ship or killing hostiles who approach...). At the end of the mission maybe they give you news about other side missions or giving you resources.

I can't really tell from the cartoonist image we have.

By the look of things it's smaller than both Normandy's and I like that a lot!

Still don't love the nose/cockpit, but it already an improvement to the old design's

Hoping we'll have Ryder's bunk/cabin in the tempest, rather than on an Arc.

You both make excellent points (you and Addictress), ones in which I hadn't even considered.  After reading your post I was thinking kind'a a war table esque thing inside the Tempest.  And a fuel counter that if we get below, we can't go on another mission.

O good read about the matter:
masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Helium-3
masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Codex/Ships_and_Vehicles#Starships:_Thrusters

I don't believe they are GARDIAN lasers. I always assumed they were "landing gear". Either that or part of the engine assembly.

Although, can the SR-2 land? I can't remember. Of course, it should be able to on account of ME fields...

You're right, it would by odd. Sort of like removing the armaments from your scouting vehicle...