The Nomad (Official Thread)

I wonder if the Mako will be air-deployed or you'll have to park the Tempest?

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LOL
I hope there is a mage to resuscitate the crew of the Mako once it hits the ground.

A small dropship deploying the MAKO on the planet makes the most sense. Parking a huge vessel on the surface of a planet is not only risky but extremely dangerous because you do not know if there is enemy activity where you land. You risk the entire ship instead of a small squad. 

Alien 2 combat drop. Thats how its done. 

I'm more worried about the crew when i'm driving (they'll threaten to kill me if i don't pull over) than the actual landing tbh... (see the fan-comic in the 1st part of the thread)


(Smooth and easy)

This is how you use the Mako!! how can there be people that think this wasn't awesome!!

Loved the Mako! I only hope we can drive it on a more diverse terrain.

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It seems like the Mako is only to get you from point A to B... fast. Which means, combat is designed around the Jet Pack and on foot.

I have no other hypothesis as to why there is no weapon mounted on the Mako.

If we knew the size of the ship it would be different, in that one frame from the trailer where its in the background of a desert like planet it doesn't look very large, but that's speculation.

I see what your meaning, Maybe there are different landings they'll use for hostile environments versus just landing and exploring. (wishful thinking)

However with the shields, and I'm also assuming that the Tempest will have stealth capabilities, it wouldn't be impossible to swoop down and land to drop off the Mako assuming the Tempest isn't a large ship, However it appears to be a Normandy SR1 size.

But this is all assumptions. I'm mostly going off what they showed us in the trailer where it appears that the Mako is driving from the Tempest either from close by like it already existed the Tempest or straight out the cargo bay.

(Personally I'd prefer a 4 wheeled variant of the Mako for a fast attack land vehicle. But perhaps the six wheels accounts for different planet gravity levels and why a hovering vehicle wouldn't work well for moving over the landscape [could use too much energy hovering on a planet with heavy gravity] Of course then we add in mass effect #space science and its all a wash. :/ )

I didn't mind the MAKO in ME, I just didn't like how you were forced to climb mountains. Because of it, I skipped searching side quests, like files, medallions, etc.

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Now would that not be interesting?

The Mako was awesome.

It was not his fault the terrain wasn't ideal to drive!

BioWare better do it justice this game

I expect:

* Micro thrusters
* 6WD independent steering
* 155mm mass accelerator cannon
* Cat/toast landing system
* Goat climb technology
* Full seating for 3 w/ vomit tanks