Andromeda 2 SHOULD have more squadmate customization

yes, let us choose what armor they wear and what weapons they use

Definitely do miss tactically commanding my squad's power usage.

Tactical power usage and what not is something I'd want back. Micromanaging squad equipment isn't.

I'm not convinced that it was cut. I think it's more likely that they always intended to go full DA2; maybe they saw the timesheets from the DAI squadmate designers and passed..

Well Ryder is the captain of the Tempest correct? Then why the hell can't he pick his own crew/squad??? If I had my way both Peebee and Liam would be back in stasis.

Give us about 9 or 10 different characters that we are allowed to fill our 6 slot squad with. Not only would that allow me to be more invested in these characters but it gives us another reason to play through the game again.

I'm okay with not assigning weapons to the team, especially with the customization available in this game.  It was easier for them to build more effective AI knowing the characteristics of the weapons the squaddies would be using, and it probably helped with balance, too.

I'm also (generally) okay with not customizing their armors, but would still really, really like to have:
 -- Everyone in full protective armor (no breather masks or skin exposed)
 -- Everyone in AI colored / themed armors.  Or some other way to make them look like a team.
I find it difficult sometimes to differentiate between friend and foe in the heat of battle.  I've never been so frequently guilty of friendly fire as I have in this game.

Another bigger issue for me is how the hell I am supposed to choose power evolutions for them when:
 -- I can't control their power use, and
 -- Have no data about the status of their shields and health?

In previous games, I knew how I wanted to develop a squaddie's skill because I knew how I wanted to use it in combat.  Being able to keep tabs on their shields & health also helps determine whether evolutions that support their defenses would be more beneficial than the alternatives.  Choosing power evolutions in this game feels more like coin flipping than actual tactical choices.

I would have liked some alternate outfits, like they did in ME2 & 3. But beyond that, I personally don't care to much about customizing crew equipment; it's busy work and I'm fine not having it.

I honestly don't know why they didn't give more outfits to your squad.
Also not being able to change their weapons sucked. Bioware added all these guns to the game (can't use them all by myself) but no option to give them to your team. They really made some odd choices with this game

Yeah I am more upset with the limited powers you can give them. If Peebee is a biotic then let us give her a choice equal to the player. Now you are basically stuck with squadmates that you can't change. I suppose we'll get new outfits in the DLC. In DA2 there was a mod you could use to allow switching squadmates armor. I kind of like being able to manage the squadmates.
In a game (MEA) where you have constant micromanaging with research, away teams, and quests it's crazy that they took away the micromanaging that actually affects gameplay.

I like the game but the only time I see anything from squadmates in battle is when one of them dies..Except maybe Drack who is out there melee-destroying everything.

I was talking about game mechanics, not lore or appearance.