The next "Normandy/Tempest"

I'm fine with customizing the interior, it should not take a lot of resources away from making the worlds we visit or impact the storyline. But put enough effort into it to do it well ... not like Anderson's apartment in the Citadel DLC. That said, I'd also be fine with a ship that lacked any customization, that presented itself as totally utilitarian and lacking any luxurious accommodations.

Size wise, a scout ship/frigate/corvette type of craft seems about right for Mass Effect. A youngish protag could well be in charge of a small vessel.

A larger "capital ship" would be commanded by a far more senior person, probably someone a bit old to lead missions. Also, a larger ship and its resulting crew would require a lot of resources to make it seem both alive and functional as opposed to just a fixed set piece. The efforts to make that larger ship come alive would be significant ... and if the only purpose was to move from Point A to Point B, a waste of resources. If those resources were used to justify "Peacekeeping In Spaaaaaaace" (i.e. space battles), that would take A LOT more resources that I think would be better used on exploring other planets and space stations ... as well as character development.

TL;DR: Small ships are a good fit. I'm fine with customizing them, but it's a "nice to have" feature that I wouldn't miss if it wasn't there.

I want to customize the ship. Go to the local galaxy chop shop to have whatever changes done to the interior and exterior. If playing as merc or bounty hunter, I would like to hsave unlimited options for customizing.

I would not be against playing a main character that is onboard a much larger vessel doing whatever assignment/mission. The main ship, can house the ship the main character uses. It would be like a Command center. You interact with others listening to what they encountered during whatever missions they were on. The little ship you use, there would be the option to customize it. During off duty hours, the main character can walk around the Command ship checking out spots to purchase whatever, getting upgrades for the little ship, upgrades for weapons and armor. Even getting alternative outfits for you, the crew and squad. Go to the theatre to watch a movie. Go to the gym to workout. Go to the club to relax. Since this would be military, customizing would be very limited.

In your cabin, obviously. Just as the Space Hamster and the fish in the Aquarium.

Now, now. Space Hamster is one of the best charcaters in the trilogy. Too bad Bioware never released the space hamster dlc. It would have been a hit. The fish add's life in the cabin. Many humans have fish tanks with fish in them. It make's it feel like a home away from home.

And yes, Humnity #1. Always is, always will be. 

But not aliens. They don't belong in comfortable places, they belong with the rubbish or with the dirty laundry, washing said dirty laundry. 😉😄

We've seen a couple of ship designs (the Mudskipper & the SFX). The Mudskipper is from the MW and I suspect the SFX is from Andromeda.

But given how early they are in the process, who knows what we'll end up with in the end.




I thought this was an interesting piece of concept art though. Mike teased that it wasn't a mass relay, so perhaps it's a ship (a Mass Runner)? It'd be fun to have our own (trans-galactic?) capital ship.

It would be interesting if it were a ship with a mobile mass relay in it. It could quickly move ships to hot spots.

No, and he's not a varren, either. Though he might be biotic since he feeds and cleans up after himself. Normal hamsters can't do that. Not that I've seen. I think he just got eezo exposure in the womb.

Space Hamster is smarter than any Alliance clown out there. He was able to avoid them for 6 months whihe his caretaker was under false arrest with the circus, I mean Alliance. I like for Bioware to make him a squadmate for ME4. He specializes in stealth