You can't change companion weapons or armour

So we're complaining that this game isn't DAI in space now?

It's straight out of the codex:

The shielding afforded by kinetic barriers does not protect against extremes of temperature, toxins, or radiation

I've said for months DAI in space wouldn't be a bad thing.  Not after ME3.

Who would have thought right out of the gate MEA would do something worse than ME3?  

1. If someone sneak up you are dead no matter what, heavy armor does not protect you against the deadliest attack. Being a tech character using drone she is the last person you could sneak up against.
2. Wearing an armor does tire you, that is why every biotic does wear the strict minimum when they wear it. Kaidan and Wrex being exception but that is because they are hybrid not relying on these power.

I won't argue one Samara styleto, after all ME2 had a llot of miranda's ass focus to understand the logic behind that suit.
But yes it would be intersting to stop considering tech and biotic to fight and move as a soldier in a middle of a fight. Using biotic shield, auto-targeting and drone allow efficiency on the field without standing like a boss in open area.
That is like saying the cerberus technician to bess less dangerous than the comon soldier because they are easy to kill and have no armor.

So if I was a biotic with the power of levitate my enemy i would not fear someone coming to bite me.
If i am a tech with long range, elemental device or invisibly cloak i would not fear them too.
Each class has its weakness.
Saying that biotic user are vulnerable to melee bite is as pertinent and should rely on armor they are not train to use instead of their power (it is in direct conflict) is as pertinent as saying a soldier is useless because it has no protection against biotic ability.

Would Samara or Jack be as strong if they had heavy armor limiting their stamina ? More resilient sure, but they would lose mobility and their key strenght.
That is why we have a squad...to compensate the weakness of one class by an other.

Stupid Us army not using armor covering their entire body and protecting from every type of hazard at anytime !
They don't know how to make war.

Even asari commandos wear light armor.

What?  I actually liked DAI.  It's definitely got flaws, but overall I enjoyed it.

Could not agree more.

Well this was explained in mass effect revelation. Kinect barriers protect against high velocity projectiles. It's the speeds that matter. You couldn't get a random piece of metal to reach those speeds without something that may help project it that fast. And in the case a random piece of metal can reach those speeds, I would assume the kinetic barrier would stop it. Also kinetic barriers and biotic barriers are two different things.

Light armor.
But a light armor is not here to protect you from deadly shot, it simply cannot. It is here to protect you from the terrain and small injury. That is why you always see reinforcement on shoulders, knees, elbows and hand. Not because it should be protected from shot but to avoid scratch and burn that could be really anoying on the field.
and it is the case here.

And yes Asari commando does wear minimum armor, and we are talking about a commando, so special forces with a standard uniform suited for their line of work. Are we accusing the tech scientist to not have professional armor ?



This is not a equipement to stop bullet, but one not very limitating and suited for commando mission.

It can protect you from a ricochet, or shrapnel, or an animal bite.  It would also carry medigel dispensers in case she did get hurt.

What can Peebee's jacket protect her from?  Not even a cool  breeze, I think, given her exposed belly and holes in the sleeves.

And if she's going into teh field with professional soldiers and explorers, then yes, I'd like the OPTION for her to dress the part.