Mass Effect 2

[synkr0nized]

Originally Posted by DFM

Yeah, don't humans have like the smallest fleet in the galaxy? By like, a 1 to 8 ratio?

The treaty only covers dreadnoughts; I do not recall the numbers for frigates. It may be possible that we have many of the smaller vessel types [which are stated as being superior in many fighting conditions anyway] to give Alliance fleets more even standing. Also, as mentioned in that link, events at the end of the first game have likely resulted in the Alliance fleets being at less of a disadvantage and given more concessions for numbers were there restrictions previously.

Still, it was my understanding that the turians, at least, had several battle groups scattered around known Council space for defense and so forth, so I wouldn't consider their fleet to be lacking currently. But I also have not read any in-between-games "official story" yet, so maybe the Alliance fleet is becoming the big dog.


I am pretty sure other races have and use VIs, as not every VI you met in the first game were made to look human.

[stefan]

If I remember correctly the difference between the Human fleet and other fleets is that other fleets are concentrated on bigass battleships. Human fleets on the other hand are focused on shittons of smaller ships working together.

[Aerozord]

I'd wonder why we were the only ones, dont they all have VI tech? wouldn't be hard to duplicate us

[DFM]

What Normandy doesn't have a VI

Edit: Unless you mean in Mass 2

Edit for Aerozord: Everyone's got VI tech, but we're the only ones who I guess thought to put it in charge of weapons systems, IDK

[Kim]

Originally Posted by DFM

What Normandy doesn't have a VI

I don't remember enough to know what a VI is, I just remember a bit about how the Normandy has some special something or other that other ships didn't, and vaguely remembered a line similar to the latter half of the original post.

[Aerozord]

its the only stealth ship, and I mean the ONLY one

[Krylo]

Normandy has a fucking massive engine in a very tiny ship, and stealth systems.

And the best damn pilot in the Alliance Fleet.

Also: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Alliance_Navy

The Alliance Navy is one of the greater naval forces in Citadel space, rivalling that of the turians. Its military prowess has drawn the attention of the Citadel Council. While the Council is concerned about the possible outcome of another war between humans and turians, they are also keen to harness the Alliance Navy's peacekeeping potential, especially in unstable regions like the Skyllian Verge and the Attican Traverse. The Navy also makes humans an attractive prospect as the newest Council species.

[Eltargrim]

Normandy mk 2 has a fucking massiver engine in a larger ship with better guns and an AI. And the best damn pilot in the fleet

[DFM]

Hopefully it doesn't die like a bitch this time.

[Aerozord]

and humans know from WWII Germany, that scaling down size of a defeated enemies ships, doesn't limit their ability to make a formidible army. In fact it can, and judging by ME did, have the opposite effect thanks to forcing out of the box thinking