I want to quit Andromeda Initiative. It's a suicide mission.

Ai Lead Engineer and Architect of Tempest speaking...

1. "Hey! Ai-fellow, you do not realize that the nose is actually built with the essence of... very strong material... Uhm... No actually it's because there's an invisible Mass Effect field around it that makes it weightless... I think... IT HOLDS BECAUSE I SAY SO! Uhm, our art designers were adamant that the nose wouldn't topple the ship. Again, because we've said so."

2. "We heard some complaints that the Mako was bad in Mass Effect 1, so we decided to remove half of it, by which I mean, the part that wasn't broken which is the cannon. On the other hand the Need For Speed team that hasn't produced a good racing game in 10 years I mean, myself has designed it to have much better handling, vroom, vroom, ZOOM! Uhm, it's highly efficient, you'll see...!"

"Well, it's part of tradition whether military, council-ranks or Cerberus that we send our top-leading forces into suicide missions, just like when Commander Shepard entered Omega 4 and that beam on Earth (oh I forgot, that hasn't happened in my timeline yet!) or Ilos. Actually you may end up boosting your new Nomad through a Remnant relay, I mean, Gravity Well Mass Relay, ah, fuck... OVER AND OUT!"

- Unused draft by Mac Walters
Scrapped because Casey Hudson gave a phonecall and told him it needed to be cut.

Well if we're tossing explanation reasons for gameplay reasons. Okay at that point I don't much care. I prefer to focus on the person based combat - I'm one of those get out of the Mako in ME1 because it's way more fun that way people. I'm not the target audience for this plea. So long as you don't screw with my person based killing with your vehicle combat you can put anything you like on it. Although, add a water cannon and even I'd be tempted.

This is Mae, your onboard VI.  Welcome recruit.  We do appreciate your inquiry. However, I am currently being propositioned by your pathfinder and have 1.2 million windows open.  Please hold.

Sounds of heavy breathing.

Oh sorry, that was supposed to go to my headset.

Sounds of multiple alarms going off.

Shit... forgot to recycle the oxygen... again... Mumbling - "When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

Sounds of fans coming back on.

Now, recruit... to answer your questions...  The designers found that the Tempest rocked with a more comfortable rhythm after they removed the front supports and the Nomad's guns were removed to make room for the bar and hot tub. 

But if you want a more personalized demonstration of the features of this vessel, Honey - Just "Come up and see me sometime!" 

"I promise to give you a good ride." 

Turns to Pathfinder, "You know Ryder, these new recruits still don't seem to be getting why we really decided to strike out for Andromeda.  Do you think changing the name of the ship to 'Temptress' would make it too obvious?"

The assumption is apparently that guns on the Tempest or Nomad will always be useless, but fleeing using speed and/or stealth will always be a viable option. We will always be outgunned, but never be outrun! *

*unless required because drama

Likely the Tempest has no guns because the required ammo stores would have taken some valuable space that was needed for the Pathfinder's Pleasure Palace.

Otherwise you get half the XP anyway.

spacebeetle

In ME1 MAKO easily shot giant worms.
In ME2 we were put into condition to kill the maw by foot.

Andromeda vehicles are made to evac us fast, to reduce collateral damage to planets. It’s a safety measure, obviously.

The only question everyone ignored: WHAT IF NOMAD WILL BE DAMAGED???
I think the crew is more valuable than random desert or rocky planet!

Alright, sure whatever mate. I hope you have something else to do on March 21st.

pff, LUL

We of course ask to captain Picard to beam us up.
Or we use remnant tech to repair the Nomad. How does it work?

1. Eezo
2. i would prefer a LMG to equip the nomad with some teeth. 

I'm curious if we'll somehow be able to upgrade the Nomad. If the Nomad is the equivalent of the "horses" (whatever species they happened to be) in DA:I. Maybe we can't swap them out for different types but we'd get to make changes. Perhaps durability would be sacrificed for weapons or something. Could make for an interesting twist.

Found this article:


www.gosunoob.com/mass-effect-andromeda/nomad-tempest-customization-information/

1. This actually isn't much of a problem even if it is a questionable design choice. The lore talks about how through using the mass effect you can limit or eliminate the effects of gravity. The example the lore uses is that the fully sealed suits have a small core that makes the wearer feel like they are experiencing the gravity they are familiar with rather than the actual gravity of where you are. This also applies to ships up to a certain limit, and the Tempest is well within that limit. 

2. This I fully agree with. There is no good reason why the Nomad and Tempest are not equipped with armaments for protection of the crew. Especially since armaments can be used for things other than defense, like for example clearing a path of obstructions.