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[Serza]

Yeah.  And in reality even if they can land it is a waste of fuel to land instead of just staying in orbit and sending a shuttle.  Probably should have always done that, but the Illium aerobraking looked cool.

 

Yeah. Then again, landing offers an opportunity to restock on vital supplies (that aren't gameplay, such as food, water, etc.) much more effectively than just hauling it up there with a shuttle by a few trips. Plus, Cerberus is paying for the fuel bill anyway, so why the hell not? (Technically they are, every mission you go on, you receive Cerberus Funding for)

[General TSAR]

The red and white color scheme on just one side is kinda ugly, but I'm guessing that's because it's asymmetrical.

 

I'll think I'll grow to like it.

[capn233]

Yeah. Then again, landing offers an opportunity to restock on vital supplies (that aren't gameplay, such as food, water, etc.) much more effectively than just hauling it up there with a shuttle by a few trips. Plus, Cerberus is paying for the fuel bill anyway, so why the hell not? (Technically they are, every mission you go on, you receive Cerberus Funding for)

 

Right, that's why I always ordered the most expensive thing on the menu.

[Cheviot]

In the scene where the Tempest first appears, did it make an interstellar jump without a Relay?

[The Dystopian Hound]

In the scene where the Tempest first appears, did it make an interstellar jump without a Relay?

they can do that I think.

[Element Zero]

In the scene where the Tempest first appears, did it make an interstellar jump without a Relay?

It was coming out of FTL travel.

I like the new animation of those "FTL contrails", or whatever you want to call them. We always had some limited animations for red/blue shifted emissions in connection with FTL travel, but this looks pretty cool in the new engine.

[Element Zero]

they can do that I think.

Yeah, there'd be no game, otherwise. People got so used to using Relays that many have started to get foggy concerning the basic lore.

We use standard ships with mass effect cores, capable of FTL speeds, for interstellar travel all of the time. You drove your little Normady from star sytem to star system all the time. The Mass Relays allowed one to jump vast distances, essentially instantaneously, through an artificially created massless corridor of space.

We won't have Relays in Andromeda, but it won't matter. Everything will take place in one star cluster. All that FTL travel that was represented by driving your little Normandy around on the galaxy map will now be more accurately played out as major, interstellar excursions.

[KirkyX]

It was coming out of FTL travel.

I like the new animation of those "FTL contrails", or whatever you want to call them. We always had some limited animations for red/blue shifted emissions in connection with FTL travel, but this looks pretty cool in the new engine.

Oh yeah, that shot of the Tempest exiting FTL has gone in my, 'FTL is so sick, you guys' folder. It's a lovely bit of animation.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Yeah, there'd be no game, otherwise. People got so used to using Relays that many have started to get foggy concerning the basic lore.

We use standard ships with mass effect cores, capable of FTL speeds, for interstellar travel all of the time. You drove your little Normady from star sytem to star system all the time. The Mass Relays allowed one to jump vast distances, essentially instantaneously, through an artificially created massless corridor of space.

We won't have Relays in Andromeda, but it won't matter. Everything will take place in one star cluster. All that FTL travel that was represented by driving your little Normandy around on the galaxy map will now be more accurately played out as major, interstellar excursions.

[Jedi Comedian]

I like the name "Tempest" more than "Normandy".

[The Dystopian Hound]

I like the name "Tempest" more than "Normandy".

I like both.

[Element Zero]

Why so sad? No Relays means no Reapers.

We will still have all the other mass effect technologies. Realistically, how many centuries would pass before we started trying to build our own relays in Andromeda? We'd eventually do it. The Protheans were close, and the Asari were at least advanced enough to bring the idea to the table (even if they did "laugh the blue up her ass", or whatever).

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Why so sad? No Relays means no Reapers.

We will still have all the other mass effect technologies. Realistically, how many centuries would pass before we started trying to build our own relays in Andromeda? We'd eventually do it. The Protheans were close, and the Asari were at least advanced enough to bring the idea to the table (even if they did "laugh the blue up her ass", or whatever).

The Mass Relays were just an iconic thing of Mass Effect for me, as well as others I know. To have a Mass Effect game without them is just going to feel like something is missing. It'd be like watching a Star Wars film without the Force: sure you can do it and it can even be great, but there is something missing. 

 

Plus I still think that the Reapers having been to Andromeda in the past would be able to deal with a lot of issues, and could have lead to good scenes especially if they are the reason for going to Andromeda.

[Element Zero]

The Mass Relays were just an iconic thing of Mass Effect for me, as well as others I know. To have a Mass Effect game without them is just going to feel like something is missing. It'd be like watching a Star Wars film without the Force: sure you can do it and it can even be great, but there is something missing. 
 
Plus I still think that the Reapers having been to Andromeda in the past would be able to deal with a lot of issues, and could have lead to good scenes especially if they are the reason for going to Andromeda.

I agree with the Relays being iconic and the sentiment around that.

I would not like it if the Reapers had been to Andromeda, though; especially if they'd built Relays and some "infrastructure". Their programming/purpose was very much centered on preserving life in the Milky Way. They had no need to go to Andromeda and setup shop. Plus, I'd like to be rid of them. They were a great foe, for all their issues that people here love to complain about; but I'm ready for something totally new. No Reapers. No Shepard. I want enough of the species, technologies and cultures we knew to make it absolutely Mass Effect, and then we can start meeting new species and threats.

In practice, it probably won't make much difference that we're now using FTL all of the time, instead of often using Relays. Still, I'm interested in seeing how it works. If it's seamless, without loading screens, I think it could be pretty cool. We'll still have all of our other familiar tech, as well, so I think it will still feel like home, so to speak.

[capn233]

The worst part of no mass relays is no animated mass relay loading screen, or catapult scene.

[Element Zero]

Yeah, they'll have to come up with something decent for the inevitable loading screens. I think those were the least obtrusive loading screens in all of my gaming experience. (Only the truly hidden loading screens were less so, like the elevators.)

Maybe we'll get a nice screen of Tempest accelerating to FTL.

[The Dystopian Hound]

The worst part of no mass relays is no animated mass relay loading screen, or catapult scene.

Those were nice.

[Xtreme-Void]

What are you people judge bao?

 

 

Btw even though I admit it's like a penis, 

I like it and the color scheme.

[Onuris22]

I like the Tempest more than I do the look of the Normandy, though I still love that one, too.

 

It looks advanced, and could have been in construction after they had decided to build the Normandy for the Andromeda mission depending on the overall timeline of events, which would explain why it looks like it does.

[Element Zero]

Tempest looks very sleek. She almost looks like a sea creature in form, as strange as that might sound. It looks like equal parts stealth aircraft and sea creature at work as inspiration.

[DarthLaxian]

Oh, the Tempest is that long and sleek ship... now I'm disappointed.

 

Agreed, I'd have loved to have a more "meaty"/bulky ship (still looking great - unlike "the farm-machinery" (the new Mako) - though...but it reminds me of the Normandy (SR-2!) a little much!), if that is even the Tempest (could be it's just an Alliance frigate (like another version of the Normandy-Type, the Alliance didn't take the SR-2 appart for nothing after all!))

 

greetings LAX

[Element Zero]

Agreed, I'd have loved to have a more "meaty"/bulky ship (still looking great - unlike "the farm-machinery" (the new Mako) - though...but it reminds me of the Normandy (SR-2!) a little much!), if that is even the Tempest (could be it's just an Alliance frigate (like another version of the Normandy-Type, the Alliance didn't take the SR-2 appart for nothing after all!))
 
greetings LAX

LAX, I hate to be the one to break your heart, but it says TEMPEST in big ass letters across the hull. That's definitely Tempest.

[Teabaggin Krogan]

Yeah, there'd be no game, otherwise. People got so used to using Relays that many have started to get foggy concerning the basic lore.

We use standard ships with mass effect cores, capable of FTL speeds, for interstellar travel all of the time. You drove your little Normady from star sytem to star system all the time. The Mass Relays allowed one to jump vast distances, essentially instantaneously, through an artificially created massless corridor of space.

We won't have Relays in Andromeda, but it won't matter. Everything will take place in one star cluster. All that FTL travel that was represented by driving your little Normandy around on the galaxy map will now be more accurately played out as major, interstellar excursions.

 

What if the Ark ships had portable mass relays though, so that you could jump in between different ark ships which could be at different locations of the galaxy. We have been repairing and bringing back old non functional and dormant relays in the milky way, it's not too far to assume we might have developed our own versions of the mass relays.

 

What if we send task forces to several clusters and establish portable relays similar to the original ones so that we can easily jump between different clusters conveniently. But it would only be feasible to a limited extent due to the time taken for reaching farther out clusters through conventional FTL drives. However that could be expanded upon in future games. 

[Vegeta 77]

For people saying its to small or not much armour there not going to give Ryder who is green with not much experiance one of there more heavy armoured lethal ships they go to N7s or other high ranks in the Alliance.

[Element Zero]

What if the Ark ships had portable mass relays though, so that you could jump in between different ark ships which could be at different locations of the galaxy. We have been repairing and bringing back old non functional and dormant relays in the milky way, it's not too far to assume we might have developed our own versions of the mass relays.
 
What if we send task forces to several clusters and establish portable relays similar to the original ones so that we can easily jump between different clusters conveniently. But it would only be feasible to a limited extent due to the time taken for reaching farther out clusters through conventional FTL drives. However that could be expanded upon in future games.

My post was in answer to a very specific question, and mostly uses the original trilogy as he context for my answer. I could definitely see us developing our own Mass Relays in the future. I'd say it's inevitable, really.

I pointed out in another post, somewhere, how the Protheans were on the cusp of Relay technology. The Asari were already advanced enough for Aethyta to suggest attempting the feat, even if they did "laugh the blue up her ass". Nothing drives ingenuity like necessity, and Mass Relays will be a near necessity at some point; whether that's in 50 years, 500 years or 1000 years depends upon what we find in the Helios Cluster, Andromeda.

I'm not sure if we will use anything like Relay tech in MEA, or not. My gut says not, but I will find out the same day as the rest of you guys. I can't wait, honestly.