Andromeda Initiative briefings (6/6 Golden Worlds and Settlements)

Oh yeah, I remember reading it and thinking "Tali stole the Alliance's tech!". 

Where did they say it has the same technology of the Normandy? They said it's the fastest and stealthiest ship of its class, not in general. The Tempest isn't in the same ship class of the Normandy.

Well, it is extremely similar, and the drive core is identical (which I believe was paramont to make a stealth ship). So it's reasonable to think the technology is the same. I mean, did we know about any other stealth technology in the ME universe?

The Geth have the right idea of windows just being structural weaknesses. I like how in ME3 the Kodiak doesn't have windows but you can use a screen to project what cameras outside the ship capture, creating the illusion of windows with all the upsides without all the bad sides. To be fair, this may be what the Tempest does since I can't really see any of the windows from the outside. 

Wait....the tempest AND the nomad have no main guns?????????



WTF?!?!?!

But how great it will look when we'll look out the windows and see the planets, stars, asteroids, nebulas, and all other spectacles they're making.

You went into a video briefing of the ship/nomad expecting that?

They haven't done a showcase of that since DAO.

The Tempest and Nomad are both attractive and granular with gorgeous artistry and clean layouts - Kudos to the talented graphic artists in the trenches at BW for creating beautiful spaces to operate in and around. The Tempest has the look and feel of the Normandy to some degree. I noted that the orange colors and hues seen in the Normandy's electronic and electrical equipment seems to be absent this time around. Also absent are the thick cables snaked around the deck floors that were prevalent on the Normandy (applause!). Very roomy in all areas except the kitchen area, yet there doesn't appear to be seated terminal stations for operation crewmates to man; odd, or I need to review the briefing again. Looks like everyone will be standing except for the pilot and navigatgor. The crew kitchen with seating for 5-7 is smaller than I had hoped for, as I think a larger space would be a great place for the squad mates and crew to have a few conversations while drinking a 'cup o joe' or tea. I guess we won't be hanging out in the kitchen; just standing at circular work centers. I'm wondering: When we are in the pathfinder's quarters and looking out through the panoramic windows, will we see meteoroids and stuff wizzing past the ship and show a sense of movement through space? By granular looking, I mean that we see a lot of small details on interior and exterior surfaces. Dust, wear and tear, and imperfections on the Nomad, for example, give a 'heavily used' appearance, and we've seen this granularity on Alec's dusty space-combat suit in earlier vids. I really like this visual-graphic improvement towards a better realism in high-def. Aside from the irritatingly fast-paced salarian VO, the Tempest and Nomad briefing is a nice foray into seeing our new milieu.

I'd imagine all the drones are automatic but I guess we'll find out when we start playing.

I have not seen yet the trailer, but that doesn't surprise me if that's the case. The nomad had already no weapons and it doesn't make any sense. Ryder prefer running and jumping everyhere in an open battle and vast environments against big monsters that could swallow him without warning like in the trailer. Why would you need a canon on your mako to help you, when you can make things more difficult with your little arms and weapons, it isn't funny otherwise. 

The worst is not that there are no weapons for the nomad, because I suppose the gameplay was not thought that way by the devs, I can accept that, and I just have to headcanon in my head. 

The worst for me is rather people trying to claim that it makes absolutely sense that the nomad has no weapons. An explorer, especially in mass effect is not unaware of dangers of space, and hostile environments. An explorer would still need to take into account the factor that his mission could be epic fail if he doesn't take a few mesures to protect himself. But I don't bother to argue, I just shrugg. The topic is not important enough for me to waste my breath lol.